Chevrolet Lumina Complaints

3,431 consumer complaints on file.

#10057769February 9, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING IN RAINSTORM WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED. CONSUMER HAD TO WAIT UNTIL THE RAIN STOPPED BEFORE GETTING HELP. THIS OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. A RECALL WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057781February 9, 2004
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A LEFT TURN STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP. DRIVER WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS NOT HURT. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE SHAFT INSIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056884February 9, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
MY 1999 LUMNIA, AT 28,000 MILES DEVELOPED A COOLANT LEAK AROUND THE INTAKE GASKET AND HEAD GASKET. WAS SMALL BUT DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY, THEN A WEEK LATER THE ALTERNATOR, AT 38,000 THE COOLANT LEAK WAS VERY NOTICEBLE. $$$ TO REPLACE GASKETS WHEN I WAS TOLD THE MANUFACTUER KNEW OF THE BAD GASKETS USED IN ITS MANUFACTUREING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056785February 8, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:PINION SHAFT
WE HAVE A 1998 CHEVROLET LUMINA THAT EXHIBITS THE SAME PROBLEMS TURNING LEFT AS NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 03V527000. GM SAYS THAT THIS CAR IS NOT AFFECTED BY THE RECALL. THE VIN# IS [XXX]. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE THIS CAR REPAIRED. WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS? *AK UPDATED 07/30/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057642February 6, 2004
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DRIVER'S SEAT BACK BROKE, CAUSING CONSUMER TO FALL BACKWARDS INTO REAR SEATS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056467February 3, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
PLASTIC COMPONENT OF HOOD LATCH RELEASE CABLE BROKE DURING COLD WEATHER. UNABLE TO CHECK/FILL COOLANT, WIPER FLUID ETC. ~$250 TO REPAIR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056235January 31, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1997 LUMINA HAS PAINT PEELING ON HOOD AND SIDES OF CAR. I HAVE SEEN THIS ON SEVERAL OTHER WHITE PAINTED LUMINAS IN TOWN AND AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS A PAINT DEFECT. THIS PEELING PROCESS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOME TIME NOW BUT HAS RECENTLY GOTTEN A LOT WORSE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056150January 29, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY
ON DRIVER'S REAR SIDE, APPROXIMATELY 5 INCHES FROM THE GAS TANK, THERE WAS A HUGE BUBBLE UNDER THE PAINT. A FEW DAYS LATER THE PAINT BROKE OFF, LEAVING A LARGE AREA WITHOUT PAINT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055054January 28, 2004
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
LACK OF HEAT (TO DEFROST WINDSHIELD, RESTRICTING VISIBLITY), LOW COOLANT LIGHT COMING ON, ALL THE RESULT OF A FAULTY VALVE WHICH ALSO CAUSES THE CAR TO REGISTER THAT IT'S OVERHEATING. ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON DUE TO A FAULTY SENSOR. EMERGENCY BLINKERS ARE BROKEN. GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL WELL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056047January 28, 2004
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND CHANGING LANES STEERING FAILED. STEERING WHEEL ROTATED, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT REACT TO THE MOVEMENT. THIS OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054910January 26, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
FOR YEARS THE FUEL GAUGE HAS NOT REGISTERED PROPERLY. WHENEVER THE TANK GETS TO THE EMPTY STAGE THE GAUGE SHOOTS UP TO THE FULL MARK. HAVING RUN OUT OF GAS HAS MADE IT VERY INCONVENIENT. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054925January 26, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED...GASKETS LEAKING. COOLANT WONT STAY IN ENGINE. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND MANY 1999 LUMINAS (3.1 V-6 ARE HAVING THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM) APPROXIMATELY COST OF REPAIRS $1,000.00 GM IS DEFINITELY AWARE OF THIS HUGE PROBLEM. A TOTAL RECALL OF THIS VEHICLE AND CORRECT THIS PROBLEM MUST BE MADE IMMEDIATELY. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054811January 24, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY
PAINT PEELING FROM CAR IN SEVERAL VERY LARGE AREAS. ONE SPOT NEARLY ALL OF RIGHT REAR QUARTER PANEL IS NOW GONE. A LOCAL MECHANIC., AND TWO LOCAL BODY MEN AGREE THIS CAR HAS BEEN REPAINTED. I PURCHASED IT FROM THE DEALER NEW "DEMONSTRATOR" BUT WAS TOLD IT HAD NEVER BEEN WRECKED. BUT KNOW SEVERAL FAMILIES AROUND HERE WITH 96 MODELS, ALL ARE PEELING. THE SAME WITH MY AND EVERY OTHER 85 MODEL GREY CHEVY. WHAT CAN WE DO? *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054823January 24, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
LEAKING GASKET ON 1999 CHEVROLET LUMINA WITH ABOUT 55000 MILES. INTERNET LISTS MANY CARS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. IT SEEMS THAT GM USES BAD GASKET MATERIAL. IT COSTS OWNER $650 TO REPAIR. GM SHOULD BEAR THE COST BECAUSE THEY USED BAD GASKETS. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055785January 23, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN TURNING CORNERS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. JUST RECENTLY, THE PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055796January 23, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER. BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED NECK AND HEAD INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10051790January 23, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE CUT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055715January 22, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IT WOULD BE HARD TO TURN. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, AND MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 03V527000 CONCERNING STEERING BEARING FAILURE DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057319January 21, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
LETTER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL FOR CHEVY LUMINA WHICH HAS EXPERIENCED STEERING PROBLEMS. *PH THE ENTIRE STEERING UNIT HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE. THERE WAS A LOUD POP NOISE, SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE LEFT URNS. THE CONSUMER MADE REPAIRS TO THE PULLEY THAT WAS CONNECTED TO THE POWER STEERING UNIT. THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN POWER WAS LOST AGAIN. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT THE PULLEY WAS WOBBLY AND THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS FRIED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056020January 16, 2004
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. *PH EVENTUALLY THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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