Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1990 Chevrolet Lumina submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 37 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 37, in the owner's own words
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE FILLING THE RADIATOR WITH ANTI-FREEZE A PUDDLE WAS NOTICED UNDER THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE AGE OF THE PART. WHILE LOCATING A REPLACEMENT PART IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ORIGINAL RADIATOR WAS THE INCORRECT TYPE FOR THE VEHICLE. THE RADIATOR WAS REPLACED WITH A 1993 MODEL RADIATOR BY THE MECHANIC.
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE WILL STALL COMPLETELY OUT, CAUSING LOSS OF ALL POWER. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
WHEN GOTTEN OUT OF VEHICLE TO CHECK OIL FOUND OUT THAT ENGINE WAS NOT ON LINE, AND ONE OF SIDE OF ENGINE WAS LEANING TO A SIDE. THEN ,FOUND OUT THAT FRONT ENGINE CRADLE BOLT WAS BROKEN JUST LIKE STATED IN A RECALL THAT HAD RECEIVED BEFORE.*AK
OIL FILTER VIBRATES LOOSE,NO MATER THE TYPE FILTER.IT'S COMMON TO ALL 3.1'S AND PROBABLY HAS YET TO BE ADRESSED.*AK
SMALL OIL LEAK AT INTAKE MANIFOLD, MOSTLY JUST ANNOYING WONDER HOW MANY OTHERS HAVE SAME PROBLEM
00V189000/CRADLE BOLTS: BOTH CRADLE BOLTS HAVE PULLED THROUGH THE RETAINER CLIP DUE TO CORROSION/RUST. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK OIL PRESSURE SENDING SWITCH AND ENGINE COOLANT HEATER PIPE IS LEAKING. *YH
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30MPH AND NOTICED THAT STEERING WHEEL WAS LOOSE AND HARD TO STEER. ALSO, REAR SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING DOWN/ AND REAR MOUNT PIECE WAS ON THE GROUND. REAR MOTOR MOUNTS SUPPORT THE ENGINE . *AK
WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION FRONT ENGINE MOUNTS DROPPED, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
COSNUMER NOTICED NO STEERING AND NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING. CONSUMER LOOKED UNDER VEHICLE AND NOTICED ENGINE ON GROUND. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFOMATON. *AK
WHEN TRAVELING CONSUMER NOTICED A CLOKE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE MOUNTS WHICH SUPPORT THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION BROKE, CAUSING THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT FORWARD. ALSO NOTED THE ISSUANCE OF RECALL 97V058000 INVOLVING THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM. HOWEVER, VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. DEALER WANTS OWNER TO PAY FOR REPAIR COSTS. *AK *ML
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME WAS ON DECEMBER 2, 1997. THE DEALER NEVER ADMITTED WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, BUT I PAID A $500 FEE. THEY DID NOT TELL ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE WORK. I FOUND OUT AFTERWARDS BUT THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THAT TIME TOLD ME IT WAS NOT THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALL. HE REFUSED THE REIMBURSEMENT. I WAS ALMOST IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT DUE TO PROBLEM. I LOST ALL POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER RICK PULLED MY FILE AND SAID IT WAS NOT THE SAME PROBLEM. HE DID NOT HAVE THE CAR TO LOOK AT BECAUSE IT HAD NOT BEEN TOWED THERE YET. I'M REALLY SHAKEN UP AND AFRAID THAT I'M GOING TO GET A HASSLE FROM JEFFERSON CHEVROLET. IN ADDITON, I WANT MY MONEY BACK FROM PREVIOUSLY. *AK
ENGINE MOUNTS SHEARED OFF, CAUSING THE MOTOR TO MOVE, AND MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. BUT, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
AFTER PART FAILED, CONTACTED RIVERSIDE CHEVROLET IN TULSA OKLAHOMA. THEY RAN MY VIN BUT NOTHING CAME UP. THE SAFETY CAMPAIGN IN 1997. NEITHER RIVERSIDE NOR THE MAIN GM CENTER KNOW EXACTLY WHEN THE BOLTS WERE CHANGED, IF IN FACT THEY WERE.ONE OF THE BOLTS BACKED ALL THE WAY OUT WHILE THE OTHER WAS SHEARED IN HALF. GMS' ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE SAID ALL PARTS ARE GUARANTEED FOR12 MONTHS. RIGHT NOW THERE IS ONLY ONE BOLT IN THE CRADLE. I COULD NOT AFFORD TO HAVE MY MECHANIC DRILL AND RETAP THE OTHER SIDE. I THOUGHT GM WOULD FIX MY VEHICLE AND REMBURSE ME FOR THE TOWING AND REPAIRS UP TO THAT POINT. LUCKILY I WAS ONE A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED THANK YOU RICHARD DORROUGH
THE MOTOR MOUNT CRADLE BOLTS SEARED IN HALF, CAUSING ENGINE TO DROP DOWN AND THE STEERING GEAR BOX AND SHAFT RIPPED APART. *ET
ENGINE CRADLE BOLTS FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO DROP, AND RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
I WS DRIVING AT ABOUT 35 MPH WHEN I HEARD A NOISE LIKE I WENT OVER A BUMP OR POTHOLE. THEN I FELT A PULLING TO THE RIGHT, LIKE A FLAT TIRE,SO I IMMEDIATELY PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT. WHEN I STOPPED AND LOOKED UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL, IT LOOKED LIKE SOMETHING WAS FALLING. I GOT BACK INTO THE CAR AND TRIED TO MOVE IT FURTHER INTO THE LOT, AND THERE WAS A NOISE AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE. WHEN I GOT OUT, THE FRONT ENGINE CRADLE HAD FALLEN TO THE GROUND. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL NO LONGER WORKED. AT FIRST LOOK, THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER AND MY MECHANIC THOUGHT THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE BOLTS HAD BROKEN, BUT WHEN THE MECHANIC WENT TO FIX IT, HE FOUND THAT THE ENTIRE ENGINE CRADLE HAD ROTTED OUT AND HAD FALLEN. IT WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE ENGINE MOUNTS, TIE RODS, AND FRONT UPPER MOTOR MOUNT. IF I HAD NOT PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT, I WOULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. INITIALLY, IT WAS REPORTED TO CHEVY THAT THE ENGINE MOUNTS HAD BROKEN. WE WILL BE SENDING THEM A LETTER WITH PICTURES OF WHAT HAPPENED WHEN THE PICTURES ARE DEVELOPED. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE APPARENT UNLESS A MECHANIC WAS AWARE THAT THERE COULD BE A PROBLEM AND CHECKED THE ENGINE CRADLE REGULARLY. *AK
ENGINE FAILURE CAUSING ENGINE FIRE. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT).
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED , ANY TIME, THE ENGINE JUST SHUTS OFF AND LOSES CONTROL. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WILL RESTART AND SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE TOWED TO A GARAGE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHECKED ABOUT 15 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM SINCE APRIL OF 1997. MECHANICS ARE NOT ABLE TO FIND OUT WHAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 5 MPH THE ENGINE FELL OUT OF VEHICLE, POSSIBLE CAUSE ENGINE MOTOR MOUNT FAILURE. *AK
ENGINE CRADLE BOLTS FAILED CAUSING DAMAGE TO STEERING SHAFT PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.
DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH HEARD LOUD NOISE, FRONT CRADLE BOLTS HAD CORRODED AND RUSTED OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. REAR CRADLE BOLTS WERE RECALLED. *AK
DOOR STRIKER BROKE OFF OF BODY PANEL.
FRONT ENGINE CRADLE FELL TO THE GROUND.
WHILE DRIVING FRONT CARRIAGE FELL DOWN, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, NEARLY CAUSED CRASH; FRONT CRADLE BOLTS/WASHER RUSTED/CORRODED, PULLED OUT; ACCORDING TO DEALER, NEED NEW CARRIAGE, POWER STEERING LINES, CRADLE BOLTS NEED REPLACING. *AK
ENGINE/MOTOR REPLACED. MJS
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