Chevrolet Lumina Complaints

3,431 consumer complaints on file.

#10086918August 16, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
FRONT BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING, SQEALING NOISE WHEN BACKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087726August 11, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
WATER LEAKED INTO THE CRANK CASE BECAUSE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS DEFECTIVE. ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WERE FOUND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086384August 8, 2004
STEERING
WHEN DRIVING THROUGH SMALL PUDDLES IN THE ROAD DURING OR AFTER RAIN, POWER STEERING QUITS WORKING WHEN SERPENTINE BELT GETS WET. THIS STEERING FAILURE LASTS FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS UNTIL BELT THEN GRIPS AND STEERING RETURNS.*AK MECHANIC FABRICATED DEFLECTOR TO PREVENT WATER FROM SPLASHING DIRECTLY ON BELT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087392August 6, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:PINION SHAFT
NHTSA RECALL 03V527000 CONCERNIN STEERING GEAR BEARING. A WEEK AFTER THE LOWER PINION BEARING WAS REPLACED THE PROBLEM RECURRED WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE LOWER PINION BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10084031August 2, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, TIRES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DEALERSHIP REPLACED TWICE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD THAT WAS LEAKING COOLANT INSIDE THE ENGINE. ALSO, TIRES SHOWED SIGNS OF EXCESSIVE WEAR EVERY 3000 TO 4000 MILES. DEALER HAD FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION ALIGNED. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED, BUT EXCESSIVE WEAR STILL PERSISTED. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A BRAKE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061242July 30, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. *AK THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE PROBLEM MAY HAVE BEEN RELATED TO RECALL# 03V527000. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082909July 29, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR SUDDENLY STALLED. IT WOULD NOT RESTART. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO CHECKED IT TO FIND THAT THE ENGINE HAD DIED DUE TO A FAILED CAM. THIS CAR ONLY HAS APPROX 58000 MILES ON IT AND IT IN SHOW ROOM CONDITION. I TAKE EXTRA CARE TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS ARE MET. THERE IS NO WAY THAT THIS ENGINE SHOULD HAVE FAILED. MY EXTENDED WARRENTY EXPIRED IN MAY AND NOW THE DEALER WANTS ME TO PAY FOR A NEW ENGINE. AN ENGINE THAT COSTS AS MUCH AS THE BLUE BOOK VALUE OF THE CAR IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083745July 29, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED NHTSA RECALL 03V527000. CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES HAVE LOWER PINION BEARINGS IN THE POWER RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY IN WHICH THE RETAINER TABS WERE NOT CRIMPED PROPERLY. THESE RETAINERS COULD FAIL AND PERMIT THE BALL BEARINGS TO ESCAPE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY INDICATED SORRY THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDE IN THIS RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083545July 29, 2004
STEERING
PROBLEMS WITH STEERING ON 1998 CHEVROLET LUMINA.*MR THE VEHICLE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT AT LOW SPEEDS, PARTICULARLY ON LEFT TURNS SUCH AS ENTERING A PARKING SPACE OR PARALLEL PARKING. THE CONSUMER RESEARCHED THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND FOUND A RECALL 03V527000 THAT SEEMED TO DESCRIBE THE PROBLEM THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCED. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND INFORMED HIM OF THE RECALL. WHEN THE REALER CHECKED THE RECALL HE TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083703July 28, 2004
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 97V058000 CONCERNING REAR CRADLE BOLT FAILURE. THE PROBLEM RECURRED AFTER RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083769July 23, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION ON 200 CHEVROLET LUMINA.*MR THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH ONLY 42549 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT SHE WOULD POSSIBLY BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083982July 22, 2004
POWER TRAIN
THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER SUDDENLY CAME OUT OF THE HOLE ALONG WITH THE SMALL BOLT THAT WAS INSERTED. *MR *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079424July 19, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN TURNING ON THE VEHICLE, HIS FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, HE PLACED THE VEHICLE IN GEAR AND SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND WENT THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED AND WAS UNSURE AS TO WHY THIS HAPPENED. *AK *SC *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10076183July 15, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHILE DRIVING DURING RAINY WEATHER, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK. *AK THE WIPERS FAILED MANY TIMES BEFORE THE PROBLEM WAS REMEDIED. IN ONE PARTICULAR INCIDENT, THE CONSUMER WERE CAUGHT IN A RAIN STORM. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083501July 14, 2004
SEATS
PROBLEMS WITH 1993 CHEVROLET LUMINA.*MR THE SEAT RISER WAS BROKEN IN FIVE PLACES AND THE SEAT IN TWO. THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE SEAT HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED NOR HAS THE VEHICLE BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER REQUEST THAT THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDE A REPLACEMENT SEAT AND RISER AT NO COST. THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT HE COULD DO THE INSTALLATION HIMSELF. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042319July 6, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY.*MR THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES FROM THE AIR BAG. THE NEXT DAY THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND BROKE THE WINDSHIELD. *NLM *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10080366July 5, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
ENGINE OVERHEATED DUE TO INTAKE GASKET FAILURE. WIFE AND MINOR CHILD STUCK ON THE SIDE OF INTERSTATE AT 9:30 PM.,WITH STRANDED VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080240June 30, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT LOW SPEED VEHICLE LOST STEERING POWER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079803June 24, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. DEALERSHIP INFORM EDTHE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM PERTAINED TO THE FRONT RIGHT BALL JOINT FAILURE, AND THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072188June 23, 2004
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
THE HEATING SYSTEM FAILED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE ANTIFREEZE. *AK *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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