Chevrolet Lumina Complaints

3,431 consumer complaints on file.

#840891June 23, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING ROLL BACK; WHENEVER VEHICLE IS ON A INCLINE IT WOULD ROLL BACK IF BRAKE OR ACELERATOR PEDAL WAS NOT APPLYED. DEALER NOTIFED AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGN THAT WAY. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE ADDTIONAL INFORMTION ON THIS MATTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#840989June 23, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT A 35 MPH IMPACT. ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON RIGHT PASSENGER'S SIDE. BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707766June 22, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT OPERATE FAST ENOUGH TO PERMIT VISIBILITY IN HEAVY RAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707740June 21, 1999
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
WHILE CHANGING FRONT DISC PADS A PIECE OF RUBBER WAS NOTICED HANGING, FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THE REAR SUBFRAME MOUNT MISSING THE WASHER AND ALLOWING A GAP OF APROX 1/2 INCH BETWEEN FRAME MEMBERS, WHILE LOOKING THROUGH INTERNET FOR IMFORMATION ON FILURES OFTHIS PART I FOUND RECALL INVESTIGATION 97V0058000 WHICH DISCUSSED ALLEGED SUBFRAME //INSULATOR FAILURE WHICH RESULTED IN RECALL 97V058000. THE VECHICLE WAS PURCHASED ANDORIGINALLY REGISTERED IN MICHIGAN WHICH ACCORDING TO RECALL IS THE BASIS FOR THE RECALL ISSUED. UPON CONTACTING NUMBERS GIVEN FOR GM I WAS TOLD THAT VECHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL, THIS DOES NOT SEEM CORRECT, ALL GM STATED WAS VECHILE WAS NOT UNDER WARRENTY PLEASE ADVISE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#546183June 17, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837143June 17, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
THE HEADRESTS ARE NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THE DRIVER'S HEAD AND THEY ARE LOOSE. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FOAM IN THE HEADREST. VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM REAR BY A TRUCK . DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#838241June 17, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP WAS NOTICED BURNING WHILE BEING REMOVED FROM ENGINE; MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#840326June 17, 1999
POWER TRAIN
ODOMETER RECORDS 2 MILES TO EVERY ONE MILE. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707591June 16, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
SEAT LATCH FAILED, CAUSING THE SEAT TO RECLINE BACKWARDS. REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT WAS MAKE AND WITHEND A YEAR FAIL AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#839813June 15, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED SEVEN TIMES SINCE OCT OF 1994. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY DEALER SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. PLEASE! COULD NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER OR GIVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#839858June 15, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THE FUEL SENDING UNIT AND FUEL TANK SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL, AND MAY CAUSE A CRASH. DEALER NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TANK, AS WELL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#839880June 15, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, AIR BAGS
HORN WOULD BLOW ON ITS OWN. INFORMED BY MECHANIC THE AIR BAG HAD A SHORT WHICH CAUSED THE HORN TO BLOW. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT REGARDING THE AIR BAG DEFECT. ALSO, THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAS AN INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEM CAUSING WINDOW TO BE INOPERABLE. DEALER DISCONNECTED THE AIR BAG TO KEEP HORN FORM BLOWING, AND GM OFFERED TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE REPAIRS NEEDED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707501June 13, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
STATE SAFETY INSPECTION MECHANIC NOTED THAT BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE DEEPLY RUSTED AND/OR PITTED AND SHOULD BE INSPECTED BY A GM SERVICE CENTER. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AT DAGLEY CHEVROLET GEO INFORMED THAT BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE RUSTED AND PITTED SO DEEP THAT THEY COULD NOT BE RE-SURFACED, THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED AND THE REPLACEMENT WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY GM. I LOOKED AT THE ROTORS MYSELF AND FIND THAT THE INSIDE BRAKE ROTOR FRICTION SURFACES ARE RUSTED OR PITTED AWAY, APROX. 1/3 OR LESS OF THE FRONT INSIDE BRAKE PADS ARE ACTUALY MAKING CONTACT WITH THE ROTOR SURFACE. IN MY OPINION, THIS RESULTS IN A VERY SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF BRAKING EFFICENCY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#839437June 11, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S DOOR LOCKS BROKE. ALSO, ABS BRAKING LIGHT STAYS ON, INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#546035June 8, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES SCRUBBING/RUBBING WHEN BACKING UP OR TURNING TO THE RIGHT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838969June 7, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
VEHICLE HAS A DEFECTIVE ECM PROMT IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. REPAIRS WERE MADE BUT PROBLEMS STILL EXIST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838819June 3, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
THE ENGINE CUT OFF, LOST ALL POWER DUE TO THE FUEL PUMP BURNING UP. DEALER SAID THAT FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838832June 3, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S DOOR HINGES ARE CORODED AND FALLING APART WHICH MAY CAUSE INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707173June 3, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THIS IS A LEASED CAR I HAVE HAD SINCE NOVEMBER 1998. I DRIVE WITH AN ACCELERATOR ADAPTER THAT ALLOWS ME TO USE MY LEFT FOOT. THIS IS THE THIRD CAR IN WHICH I HAVE USED SUCH AN ADAPTER AND HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS. NEITHER DID I HAVE TROUBLE WITH THIS CAR UNTIL MAY 1999. IN MAY I HAD THREE INCIDENTS OF SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED ACCLERATION WHILE SLOWLY BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY OR A PARKING SPACE IN A LOT. WITH EACH INCIDENT IT WAS INCREASINGLY MORE DIFFICULT TO STOP. THE FIRST TIME FIRM PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE FINALLY STOPPED IT AND I COULD SHIFT INTO DRIVE AND STOP. IN THE SECOND THE CAR FINALLY STALLED OUT AFTER BUCKING AND ROARING AS I LITERALLY STOOD ON THE BRAKE WHILE PULLING ON THE STEERING WHEEL FOR MORE PRESSURE. THIS WAS AFTER BACKING ALMOST THE LENGTH OF A 200 FOOT DRIVEWAY WHICH ENDS IN A BUSY STREET. IN THE THIRD INCIDENT THE CAR FINALLY STOPPED AFTER RAMMING A VAN AND MOVING ITS BACK END 2 FEET FROM WHERE IT WAS PARKED AND BOUNCING OFF A SECOND VAN AFTER WHICH MY CAR SPUN AROUND FULL CIRCLE AND FINALLY STALLED OUT. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT I HAD CHECKED THE ADAPTER AND EVERYTHING WAS OK. I INTENDED TO TAKE THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE THE FOLLOWING WEEK AND THOUGHT I'D TELL THEM WHAT HAPPENED AT THAT TIME. BUT THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED THE FOLLOWING SATURDAY AND THE THIRD THE TUESDAY AFTER THAT. I WAS TOLD BY THE SHOP THAT FIXED THE CAR THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT BUT THEY DID NOT GET A GM ENGINEER TO CHECK IT AS MY INSURANCE COMPANY SUGGESTED. HAROLD CHEVROLET NOW HAS THE CAR AND ARE TRYING TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I DO NOT WANT THE CAR BACK AND I WANT TO GET OUT OF THE LEASE BEFORE THE CAR KILLS SOMEONE. NOT ONLY WAS THE RESULT WORSE EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED BUT THE TIME BETWEEN DECREASED WITH EACH INCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707070June 1, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE CAME TO A ABRUPT STOP. IT WOULD NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR. IN DRIVE GEAR, WITH ENOUGH ACCERATION, THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD AND STOPPED AGAIN WITH LOUD SOUND ACCOMPANIED. DEALER CLAIMS TRANSMISSION FAILURE, NEW TRANSMISSION NEEDED. 48000 MI. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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