1998 Chevrolet Lumina

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2001· SUSPENSION

  VEHICLE SHIMMIES AND MAKES A LOUD NOISE. DEALER HAS REPAIRED/ REPLACED STRUTS FIVE TIMES. CONSUMER STATED THAT BEARINGS AND STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

• 12/31/2000· STRUCTURE

  TRUNK SPRING WEAK, LID FALLS. SPRING CAN BE ADJUSTED, BUT IS VERY DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALY DANGEROUS IF SPRING SLIPS WHILE TIGHTNING IT. *AK

• 12/30/1998· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  HORN DESIGN CREATES A DIFFICULTY IN TRYING TO ACTIVATE DURING EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, ONLY ONE LOCATION CAN BE HIT TO ENGAGE DUE TO AIR BAG/HORN DESIGN.

• 12/23/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE ABS BRAKES FAIL TO STOP VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. HAS HAPPENED TWICE. VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSE TO BE A "BUY BACK". *AK

• 12/21/2004· 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

• 12/20/1999· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHEN TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, CONSUMER UNSURE IF THE PROBLEM IS LINKED TO THE TRANSMISSION OR ENGINE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS YET TO REPLACE PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 12/19/2012· ENGINE

  MY REPORT: ORIGINAL DIAGNOSTIC CODE WAS 3RD CYLINDER SPARK PLUG. SYMPTOMS WERE CONSISTENT WITH THIS. CAR DROVE FINE THAT EVENING UNTIL THE ENGINE HAD TROUBLE, SPUTTERED AND SHUT OFF. MECHANIC LOOKED AT IT AND DETERMINED THERE WAS NO COOLANT AND CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THE ENGINE FAILED BECAUSE THIS MODEL AND YEAR IS KNOWN FOR COOLANT LEAK INTERNALLY BY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF COOLANT LEAK EXTERNALLY PRIOR TO THIS, DIDN'T BLOW WHITE SMOKE OUT THE BACK, THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT DIDN'T GO ON, THE OIL WAS FULL, NO MILKY STUFF IN RADIATOR EITHER, THE CAR DROVE LIKE NEW, AND THE CAR ONLY HAD 76,000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR HAD ONE PREVIOUS OWNER AND WAS WELL-MAINTAINED BY THAT OWNER AND MYSELF. I BOUGHT IT 2 YEARS AGO WITH ONLY 38,000 MILES ON IT. I LOOKED INTO WHY THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WOULD LEAK AND FOUND 2 REPORTS. BECAUSE THIS WAS A DEFECT, I SHOULD BE COMPENSATED WITH AND ENGINE OR MONEY FOR THE ENGINE FROM CHEVY: PROBLEM REPORTS: CHEVROLET LUMINA REPORT: INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS MAY LEAK COOLANT OR ENGINE OIL MODEL YEARS AFFECTED: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001 ENGINES AFFECTED: 3.1L V6, 3.4L V6, 3.8L V6 THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET MAY DEVELOP AND EXTERNAL ENGINE OIL OR COOLANT LEAK. IN SOME CASES, AN INTERNAL COOLANT LEAK MAY OCCUR CAUSING COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE ENGINE OIL. OUR TECHNICIANS TELL US THAT OPERATING THE ENGINE WITH A COOLANT/OIL MIX CAN RESULT IN INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE. REPLACING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET SHOULD CORRECT THESE LEAKS. UNFORTUNATELY THE 3.1 LITRE ENGINE HAS A MANUFACTURE FLAW. THE GASKET IS PLASTIC AND RUBBER. OVER TIME THE PLASTIC CRACKS DUE THE HEAT AND THE RUBBER SEAL FAILS. FELPRO HAS REDESIGNED THAT GASKET. INSTEAD OF BEING PLASTIC AND RUBBER IT IS STEEL AND RUBBER. *TR

• 12/18/2016· AIR BAGS

  DASH AIRBAG IS PROTRUDING OUT. VECHILE STATIONARY. SEE PHOTOS.

• 12/16/2015· ENGINEFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET LUMINA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE EXCESSIVELY. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE THEN THERE WAS FIRE COMING FROM THE FRONT UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VALVE COVER GASKET FAILED AND THE UPPER MANIFOLD WAS CRACK. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED DUE TO THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AFTER THE FIRE OCCURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 245,000.

• 12/16/2010· STEERING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET LUMINA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN, SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V527000 ( STEERING:RACK AND PINION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 104,000.

• 12/15/2005· POWER TRAIN

  LOWER INTAKE GASKET FAILURE. LOSS OF ATF TRANSMISSION FLUID. *NM

• 12/14/2015· ENGINEFire

  ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE.WHILE I WAS DRIVING.

• 12/09/2018· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I WAS FORCED TO DRIVE THIS COMPANY VEHICLE BY NEW TRANSPORTATION MANAGER, EVEN THOUGH I HAD ANOTHER COMPANY VEHICLE ASSIGNED TO ME TO DRIVE. FROM 11/9/2018 TO 11/13/2018 I WORKED OVERTIME PLUS MY REGULAR WEEK OF WORK. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME USING THE HEATER IN THIS VEHICLE AND I WAS WORKING LONG HOURS WITH THE HEATER ON BECAUSE THE WEATHER HAD CHANGED. ON 11/11/2018 AT ABOUT 0600, I STARTED HAVING A HEADACHE AND MY THROAT WAS IRRITATED BUT I WENT HOME AT 0800 AND CAME BACK TO WORK OVERTIME PLUS MY REGULAR SHIFT ON THE SAME DAY AT 2000. MY HEADACHE HAD INTENSIFIED AND I TOOK ALEVE FOR IT AND DRANK MILK FOR MY IRRITATED THROAT AND WEN HOME AT THE END OF MY SHIFT AT 0800 ON 11/13/2018. I WORKED THE REST OF THE WEEK BUT MY HEADACHES CONTINUED AND ON 11/19/2018, I ASKED THE MECHANIC TO SMELL THE CABIN OF MY VEHICLE AND AFTER SMELLING IT, HE TOLD ME TO PARK IT AND REPORT IT TO MY MANAGER BECAUSE IT HAD AN EXHAUST LEAK. ON 11/26/2018, I WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND THE DOCTOR PLACED ME ON MODIFIED DUTY UNLESS I WAS NOT PROVIDED A DIFFERENT VEHICLE TO DRIVE AND THEN I WOULD CONSIDERED TEMPORARILY FULLY DISABLED UNTIL 12/14/2018. ON 11/28/2018, MY MANAGER TOLD ME I WAS GOING TO BE DRIVING THE DIRTY VEHICLE AFTER I HAD ASKED FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE. I HAD MY SUPERVISOR SMELL THE CABIN AND HE GAVE ME HIS TRUCK TO DRIVE AND I DROVE IT FOR 2 DAYS. ON 11/30/2018, MY SUPERVISOR TOLD ME THAT OUR MANAGER HAD CLEARED THE DIRTY VEHICLE AND I HAD TO GO BACK TO DRIVING IT BUT I WENT HOME FULLY DISABLED INSTEAD. ON 12/4/2018, I WAS FORCED BACK INTO WORK AND I DROVE MY MANAGERS TRUCK. ON 12/5/2018, I DROVE THE DIRTY VEHICLE TO THE FIRE STATION AND IT TESTED POSITIVE FOR AN EXHAUST LEAK WITH CARBON MONOXIDE IN THE CABIN. I HAD MY 2 DAYS OFF AND ON 11/8 AND 11/9/2018, I HAVE BEEN STAYING AT THE OFFICE BECAUSE THEY'RE FORCING ME TO DRIVE THE DIRTY VEHICLE AGAIN AND I CAN'T GO OUT TO WORK.

• 12/08/2004· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  VEHICLE TENDS TO CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING EVEN AFTER THE STEERING COMPUTER CHIP WAS REPLACED. VEHICLE SWERVES UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE BEING DRIVEN AT ABOUT 50-55 MPH. *AK THE STEERING VEARED TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT. BRAKE POWER BOOSTER PUMP WENT OUT LEAVING THE VEHICLE BRAKELESS. *TC

• 12/04/2003· STEERING

  WHEN MAKING ONLY A LEFT TURN, VEHICLE LOOSES POWER STEERING. AS A RESULT STEERING BECOMES DIFFICULT. THERE IS RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT THE VIN # IS OUTSIDE THE REMEDY SCOPE. *PH *MR

• 12/02/2003· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS AND WITHOUT WARNING STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING WHEEL USUALLY LOCKED UP WHEN IT WAS RAINING. *JB *NM

• 12/02/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN ENGAGED. WHEN CONSUMER MADE A LANE CHANGE FROM RIGHT TO LEFT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DISENGAGED. THE CRUISE CONTROL ALSO DISENGAGED WHEN THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WAS TURNED ON. THIS CONDITION HAPPENDED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. *PH *TT

• 12/01/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  DT: THE CONTACT STATES WHEN TRYING TO START VEHICLE THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. WHEN TURNING THE IGNITION HEARD AN EXTREMELY LOUD POP. SHE RAISED THE HOOD AND DISCOVERED THE MANIFOLD COMPLETELY SHATTERED. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THIS SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY, AND THE MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE.*AK THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS INSTALLED.

• 11/29/2004· STEERING

  RACK AND PINION STEERING LOCKED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. DEALER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT.*AK

• 11/28/2000· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE PUTTING VEHICLE IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE MOVES FORWARD, AT THIS TIME THE STEERING AND BRAKES DO NOT WORK, ALSO THIS WILL HAPPEN WHEN THE CONSUMER WILL PUT THE VEHICLE IN OVERDRIVE OR DRIVE. *SLC

• 11/19/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHILE GOING UPHILL OR PASSING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SHOP AND THE FUEL FILTER WAS REPLACED-THIS DIDN'T REMEDY THE PROBLEM. DURING A 600 MILE TRIP, THE CONSUMER HEARD A HIGH PITCHED NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT REAR UNDERSIDE. THIS ONLY HAPPENED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. IT HAD BECOME APPARENT TO THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE FROM THE FUEL PUMP OR FILTER SOCK. THE GAS TANK WAS CHECKED FOR DIRTY GAS, BUT THE FUEL TANK LIQUID WAS CLEAN. THE FUEL PUMP/FILTER WAS REPLACED AND REMEDIED THE PROBLEM, UPON INSPECTION OF THE FUEL PUMP THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE PUMP HAD A LABEL AFFIXED TO IT'S SIDE, THE LABEL HAD PARTIALLY MELTED AND THE RESIDUE HAD RUN INTO THE FILTER SOCK WHICH PROBABLY CAUSED THE LOSS OF POWER. *SCC *NLM

• 11/18/1998· STRUCTURE

  CARRIAGE/CRADLE BOLTS BROKE, RECALL COMPONENT HOWEVER VEHICLE DENIED DUE TO VIN #.

• 11/16/1998· WHEELS

  ONE OF THE FIVE LUGS BROKE OFF THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 11/14/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  VERY HARD TO INVOKE SOUND FROM THE HORN. MY FAMILY ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE HORN FAILED TO PRODUCE SOUND. *AK

• 11/10/1999· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE GONG UP A SLIGHT INCLINE AT 30 MPH AND UP VEHICLE JERKED/HESITATED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO CUT OFF. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 11/10/1998· STRUCTURE

  TRUNK LID FALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN OPENING CAUSING LID TO FALL ON CONSUMER.

• 11/09/2001· POWER TRAIN

  UPON ROUTINE INSPECTION I NOTICED A BOLT WAS LAYING LOOSE ON THE DRIVER SIDE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON TOP OF THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING. AFTER REALIZING WHERE IT WENT I NOTICED THAT ANOTHER BOLT WAS MISSING!! THE TWO BOLTS ARE THE TRANSMISSION TO ENGINE BLOCK MOUNTING BOLTS. I HAVE NOT FOUND ANY OTHER BOLTS MISSING OR LOOSE BUT IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE THEIR LOCATIONS. WOULD NOT WANT TO BE TRAVELING DOWN THE CROWDED HIGHWAY AT 65MPH AND HAVE THE TRANSMISSION COME APART FROM THE ENGINE!!!.......THANKS DAVE CORYEA

• 11/05/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR BRAKES ON MY 1998 LUMINA. THEY WOULD DRAG AND MAKE A METAL TO METAL NOISE. I TOOK THE CAR INTO FRONTIER CHEVROLET 5 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. AS I SAID, THE BRAKES MADE A METAL TO METAL NOISE, THE BRAKES WOULD DRAG, SOMETIMES EVEN SKIDDING THE TIRES ON DRY PAVEMENT. THIS HAPPENED WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE BRAKE PRESSURE ON THE PETAL. THE LAST TIME I WAS INTO FRONTIER CHEVROLET, THE SHOP FORMAN TOLD ME THAT HE WAS NOT GOING TO FIX IT BECAUSE HE DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG. I CONTACTED GM AT THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE HOTLINE ON AT LEAST TWO OR POSSIBLY THREE OCCASIONS. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T REACH THE SHOP FORMAN AND THEY WOULD GET BACK TO ME. THEY NEVER DID. I LIVE IN MONTANA WHERE ICY ROADS ARE A PROBLEM IN THE WINTER. WITH WINTER WETHER SETTING IN I GAVE UP ON THE DEALER AND TOOK THE CAR INTO AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE CENTER TO HAVE THE BRAKES FIXED. I DIDN'T WANT TO CHANCE THE BRAKES LOCKING UP ON ICY ROADS AND SENDING ME OUT OF CONTROL. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SOON DISCOVERED METAL SHAVINGE ON THE DRUMS AND OTHER BRAKE PARTS. HE SAID THE SHOES WERE RUBBING ON THE INSIDE OF THE DRUMS WHEN THE PETAL WAS DEPRESSED. THIS CAUSED THE SHOES TO BIND INSIDE OF THE DRUMS, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKES TO DRAG AND POSSIBLY LOCK UP. HE MEASURED THE ORIGINAL SHOES AND THE REPLACEMENT SHOES AND FOUND THAT EVEN WITH 31,000 MILES OF RUBBING ON THE INSIDE OF THE DRUMS, THE ORIGINAL SHOES WERE .007 WIDER THAN THE REPLACEMENTS. MY NEIGHBOR TOLD ME OF A PONTIAC GRAND AM THAT SHE OWNED THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. SHE ALSO TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER, WHO COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ( IN ANOTHER CITY), TOLD HER THAT GM HAD INSTALLED THE WRONG SHOES ON HER CAR. THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM FOR GM. WHILE THIS DIDNOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, IT VERY EASILY COULD HAVE IF I HADN'T HAD THE CAR FIXED AT MY OWN EXPENSE, EVEN THOUGH THE PARTS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I HOPE YOU WILL LOOK INTO THIS PRO

• 11/04/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  BOTH REAR BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE FAILED AND ONLY THE CENTER HIGH MOUNTED LIGHTS ARE WORKING. I REPLACED THE BULBS BUT TAHT DID NOT HELP SO I DID A LITTLE TROUBLESHOOTING AND FOUND THAT THE BULBS WORKED AS THEY LIT UP WHEN I USED THE SIGNAL LIGHTS, HAZARD LIGHTS, AND HEAD LIGHTS. I NEXT TRIED REPLACING THE TURN SIGNAL/HARZARD FLASHER BUT THIS DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. I CHECKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY TURN SIGNAL LEVER AND THAT IF THIS PART WAS WIGGLED THE LIGHTS WOULD WORK AGAIN. I CHECKED THIS ON THE CAR AND FLIPPED THE HIGH BEAMS ON AND OFF A COUPLE OF TIMES VIA THE TURN SIGNAL STALK AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS STARTED TO WORK AGAIN. I FIND THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS THAT A CRITICAL PIECE OF SAFETY EQUIPMENT RELIES ON SOMETHING AS TRIVIAL AS A TURN SIGNAL STALK. I HAVE ALSO HEARD THAT GENERAL MOTORS HAS ISSUAD A RECALL CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM BUT THAT IT WAS VERY NARROWLY CONFINED AND DID NOT INCLUDE THIS VEHICLE DESPITE THE FACT THAT MANY PEOPLE SEEM TO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM.*AK

• 11/04/2003· AIR BAGSCrash

  MY 1998 CHEVROLET METRO LSI WAS TOTALLED YESTERDAY IN AN ACCIDENT WITH A SCHOOL BUS. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEFLATE, AND JUDGING THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE ACCIDENT, I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR MUTILATED. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOMETHING DONE. *AK

• 10/28/2014· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET LUMINA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, AN UNUSUAL SOUND EMITTED FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 229,000.

• 10/27/2004· STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ALL MY ANTI-FREEZE LEAKED OUT AND THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT NEVER CAME ON BUT I DID NOT HAVE ANY HEAT. I DID NOTICE ANTI-FREEZE ON THE GROUND AND TOOK MY CAR TO A REPAIR SHOP. THEY SAID I NEEDED A WATER PUMP AND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS REPLACED.*AK I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED A POPPING NOISE ON THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL WHEN TURNING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. NO FATALITIES OR INJURIES AS YET.

• 10/27/1998· VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE

  SUNVISORS ON PASSENGER/DRIVER SIDES WOULD COME LOOSE WHEN PULLED DOWN FOR SHADE USE. WOULD OBSTRUCT DRIVER/PASSENGER'S VISION. DEALER SAID NO WAY OF REPAIRING VISOR. ([XXX]). *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 10/24/2003· STEERING

  WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER TEMPORARILY. TOOK VEHICLE DEALERSHIP, BUT PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED.*AK *TS *JB

• 10/24/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  CONSUMER NOTICED THE CONTAINER GAS TANK IS RUSTED.*TS CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY MANUFACTURER THAT THE GAS TANK IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER.*JB

• 10/23/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS

  AIRBAGS ARE DEFECTIVE. REPAIRED BRAKES, STARTER

• 10/22/2003· STEERING

  THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING WITH THE ENGINE OFF. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION AND POWER STEERING PUMP. *AK *SCC *JB

• 10/22/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  CONSUMER STATES GAS TANK LEAKS, CANT FILL UP BECAUSE GAS LEAKS OUT. TOOK TO CHEVROLET AND THEY CANT GET A NEW GAS TANK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

• 10/22/2000· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  NO SUMMARY

• 10/21/2003· STEERING

  THE POWER STEERING LOCKED WHEN THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM *PH *NLM

• 10/21/1999· AIR BAGS

  VEHICLE BEEN EXPERIENCING ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH AIR BAG SENSOR COMING ON AND REMAINING ON. DEALER /MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK

• 10/19/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  NO MAJOR WARNING LEADING TO ENGINE FAILURE. AUTO HAS 95,000+ MILES ON IT AND ENGINE SEIZED WITH NO APPARENT WARNINGS OR PROBLEMS OBSERVED. FOUND OUT THAT TYPE OF ENGINE IN MY CAR HAS A DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURED PART IN THE ENGINE THAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM OF WHICH CHEVY WILL NOT RECALL. IF PROBLEM WOULD HAVE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, FATAL ACCIDENT COULD HAVE OCCURRED.*AK

• 10/19/2003· STEERING

  98 CHEVROLET LUMINA STEERING WON"T TURN TO THE LEFT WITHOUT JERKING ,SOMETIMES IT IS EASY AND OTHERS IT"S LIKE THE POWER STEERING WON"T WORK BUT TURNS EASY TO THE RIGHT. *LA

• 10/19/2001· TIRES

  FIRESTONE, AFFINITY, P21560R15; WHILE LOOKING OVER TIRES NOTICED ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES GROVE HAD CRACKS AROUND TIRES.*AK CONSUMER STATED UPON LOOKING AT TIRES, HE NOTICED THAT THEY CONTAINED CRACKS IN ALL 4, DEALER INFORMED CONSUMERS T HAT TIRES WERE OK.*SLC

• 10/13/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  LOSS OF POWER / STALLS/ AS IT IS BEING DRIVEN DOWN RD.*AK

• 10/13/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  IGNITION FAILED. YH

• 10/12/2003· AIR BAGS

  WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER LATER DETERMINED THAT THE IRS (INFLATABLE RESTRAINT SENSOR) AND SIR COIL FAILED. *AK *PH *NLM

• 10/12/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE CUTS OFF SPORADICALLY. VEHICLE HAS TO BE TURNED OFF AND STARTED BACK UP IN ORDER TO GET ENGINE STARTED BACK UP. DEALER CAN'T FIND A SOLUTION. *AK

• 10/12/1998· VISIBILITY

  SIDE REAR VIEW MIRRORS VIBRATE/FAILED, MAKING IT HARD TO SEE VEHICLES IN THE REAR.

• 10/09/2001· SUSPENSION

  WHENEVER DRIVING ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT OR ON HIGHWAY THERE IS A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT BALL JOINTS WERE SEVERELY DAMAGED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK