Chevrolet Lumina Complaints

3,431 consumer complaints on file.

#10110791February 19, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
EXCESSIVE BRAKE PULSATION AND VIBRATION; WITH INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111676February 17, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THE VEHICLE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING LOSS OF COOLANT AND THE BLOWER MOTOR IS BLOWING OUT COOL AIR INSTEAD OF HEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH A CRACK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110107February 8, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
LOUD TAPPING SOUND FROM ENGINE WHEN FIRST STARTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108179January 28, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
DEAR NHTSA, I DRIVE A 1995 CHEVROLET LUMINA. RECENTLY I HAD THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH REPLACED. ($150) THE SWITCH JUST WORE OUT FROM OLD AGE. I HAVE LOOKED ON MANY WEBSITES AND THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE IN THESE CARS WITH MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME FAILURE. THE REAL PROBLEM IS WHEN THE SWITCH WEARS OUT AND FAILS; THE LUMINA'S BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT FUNCTION. THE BRAKE LIGHT CIRCUIT RUNS THROUGH THIS FAULTY TURN SIGNAL SWITCH AND PREVENTS THE BRAKE LIGHTS FROM COMING ON WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD, AS CARS BEHIND YOU DON'T KNOW THAT YOU HAVE APPLIED YOUR BRAKES AND MAY NOT REDUCE SPEED IN TIME TO PREVENT A COLLISION. I AM APPALLED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT CIRCUIT GOES THROUGH THIS FAILURE-PRONE FAULTY SWITCH. I WANTED NHTSA TO BE AWARE OF THIS SITUATION AND HOPEFULLY WARN UNSUSPECTING MOTORISTS.*AK THANK YOU
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109675January 20, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE MADE A WHINING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. CONVERTER AND PUMP NOISEY. *BF THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107421January 18, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE VEHICLE IS LEAKING COOLANT OUT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD, WHICH IS CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO HAVE ANY HEAT, IT ALSO CAUSED THE ENGINE TO OVER HEAT. OWNER WILL CONTACT MANUFACTURER. *JB...COST OF INTAKE MANIFOLD REPLACEMENT $689.15 PLUS TAX. CUSTOMER DECLINED REPAIRS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106531January 18, 2005
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW
I HAVE A 1998 CHEVROLET LUMINA THAT THE BACK GLASS SHATTERED THIS MORNING. MY WIFE WAS LESS THAN 2 MILES FROM HOME WHEN THIS HAPPENED THERE WAS NO ICE OR FREEZING WEATHER TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS THERE IS A REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER THAT WAS ON AT THIS TIME. THE GLASS WAS THROWN THROUGHOUT THE BACK SEAT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106536January 18, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
1998 CHEVROLET LUMINA - BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE (CENTER LIGHT IS OK, BOTH TAILLIGHTS DON'T WORK). VERY COMMON, ACCORDING TO WEB SEARCHES OF THE PROBLEM. RELATED TO TURN SIGNAL AND/OR EMERGENCY FLASHER SWITCH (IF THESE ARE PHYSICALLY 'JIGGLED' BRAKE LIGHTS TEMPORARILY WORK). *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107149January 10, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THE COOLANT WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHILE PARKED. VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A MECHANIC'S SHOP, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WATER PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106909January 6, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS TANK. THE SEAM WHERE THE TOP OF THE TANK AND THE BOTTOM COME TOGETHER ARE RUSTED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE A LOT OF GASOLINE. CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE THE FUEL TANK REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109077January 5, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
ALL 6 FUEL INJECTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO GAS BLEND. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103243January 5, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
THE LEVER USED TO CHANGE GEARS BROKE OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN CONSUMER WAS PUTTING VEHICLE IN PARK. TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS, AND TWO NEW PARTS AND SWITCH WERE INSTALLED IN ORDER TO CHANGE GEARS.*AK *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101785December 21, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ANTIFREEZE LEAKED FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103736December 14, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
TEN MONTHS AFTER THE RACK AND PINION BEARING/ STEERING RECALL 03V527000 REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED IT FAILED. WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO A SPIN AND CRASH INTO A GUARD RAIL. A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AFTER THE CRASH AND INDICATED THAT THE RACK AND PINION BROKE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103563December 13, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103618December 13, 2004
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN HEARD A LOUD NOISE. VEHICLE STARTED BOUNCING. TRIED TO ACCELERATE, BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099401December 7, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER STATED FUEL LEAKED. DEALER INDICATED THAT FUEL TANK RUSTED WHICH PRODUCED A HOLE. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT FUEL LEAKED CONSTANTLY FROM THE VEHICLE. MOVING OR PARKED THE CONSUMER NOTICED A PUDDLE OF GAS UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT DUE TO LACK OF DRIVING THE FUEL TANK RUSTED OUT. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100879December 1, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
(1) OUR '99 LUMINA HAD AN INTAKE GASKET FAILURE AND A WATER PUMP FAILURE WHICH I WAS TOLD IS DUE TO A DESIGN FAILURE OF THE GASKET (2) THANKFULLY WE FOUND THE PROBLEM SOON AND THE ENGINE WASN'T EFFECTED (3) THE SHOP REPLACED THE INTAKE GASKET SET, WATER PUMP, REPLACED COOLANT AND SEALS AT A COST OF $795.13. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101983December 1, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH DOWN A CIRCULAR RAMP IN A PARKING GARAGE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL DID A 90 DEGREE TURN OUT OF THE CAR. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE BALL JOINTS FRACTURING. THERE WAS NO INJURY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101759November 29, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
RACK AND PINION STEERING LOCKED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. DEALER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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