Chevrolet Lumina Complaints
3,431 consumer complaints on file.
- #845380September 9, 1999SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
REAR BRAKES DO NOT WORK, PUTTING ALL THE WORK ON THE FRONT BRAKES AND CAUSING THEM TO WEAR DOWN QUICKLY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN TO DEALER MANY TIMES FOR REPAIRS, PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. ON NEWER MODELS THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN RESOLVED. *AK *ML
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #847269September 9, 1999ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING ,CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DEALER DETERMINED, THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS A CRACK IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #847392September 9, 1999POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE MAKE A LOUD NOISE, ALSO, VEHICLE DOES NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED REPLACING. PARTS HAS YET TO BE REPLACED PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETIALS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #847071September 8, 1999SEAT BELTS
DRIVERSIDE SHOULDER SEATBELT DOES NOT FULLY RETRACT BACK INTO DOOR AFTER FASTENING SEATBELT, CAUSING LOSS OF PROTECTION. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #609574September 8, 1999STEERING
STEERING.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #847143September 8, 1999SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
ALL FRONT SEAT BELTS FAILED TO LATCH ; DEALER NOTIFIED AND REPAIRED THEM ON TWO OCCASIONS. BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRED. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #847189September 8, 1999SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH ONE OF THE BOLTS THAT HOLDS THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT UP SHEARED OFF, CAUSING THE SEAT BACK TO COLLAPSE. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #711063September 8, 1999ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
MAY OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS FAIL DEALER HAS KIT. REPAIR COST $350 SHOULD BE A RECALL.THEY KNOW IT!!
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #847045September 7, 1999SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT WON'T RETRACT AND ISN'T WORKING. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #847061September 7, 1999SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE TESTING DRIVING VEHICLE BEFORE PURCHASING IT CONSUMER NOTICED IT THERE WAS SOME PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. BUT DEALER IGNORED THE SITUATION. SUBSEQUENTLY, CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHE VEHICLE DUE TO A BRAKE PROBLEM. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #846950September 7, 1999VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE THROTLE IS STUCK IN OPEN POSITION. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #846760September 3, 1999VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
IF WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE TO BE USED DURING THE RAIN/SNOW, THEY WOULD FAIL TO COME ON. WOULD HAVE TO PLAY AROUND WITH SWITCH BEFORE WIPERS WORK. THIS CAUSES THE DRIVER TO HAVE POOR VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING. ITS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, BUT BECOMING WORSE. WILL BE TAKING TO DEALER TO CHECK. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #846861September 3, 1999STEERING
NHTSA RECALL # 97 V 058 000 / VEHICLE HAVE EXPERIENCED BOTH FRONT AND REAR CRADLE BOLTS PULLING THROUGH THE RETAINERS. DEALER NOTIFED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR REAR CRADLES, BUT NOT THE FRONT UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. CONSUMER SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER OR PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INORMATION. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #782878September 2, 1999ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE MOTOR MOUNT CRADLE BOLTS SEARED IN HALF, CAUSING ENGINE TO DROP DOWN AND THE STEERING GEAR BOX AND SHAFT RIPPED APART. *ET
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #548333September 2, 1999ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE DAMAGE. MJS
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #846497September 2, 1999VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INTERMITTENTLY INOPERABLE WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #846530September 2, 1999AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH ON WET PAVEMENT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, WENT INTO A DITCH AND HIT A TREE. VEHICLE SPUN AROUND WITHIN A 90 DEGREE ANGLE, AND SLAMMED BACK INTO THE ENBANKMENT. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #846281September 1, 1999SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #846282September 1, 1999SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS INOPERATIVE BECAUSE BEL DOES NOT LOCK I BUCKLE HOUSING. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #548191August 30, 1999SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
BACK OF DRIVER SEAT BROKE CAUSING SEAT TO COLLAPSE. *YC
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0