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1991 Chevrolet Lumina Fuel system Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Fuel system reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
9
Latest Apr 18, 2005
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
3%
of 352 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1991 Chevrolet Lumina submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 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.

Owner reports naming fuel system

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

ElectricalFuel system
Filed Apr 18, 2005
Fire reported

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE 15 MINUTES AFTER BEING PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE FIRE ALSO DAMAGED ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE GARAGE, AND AN UPPER ROOM. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY ONE OF TWO THINGS, EITHER FUEL LEAKAGE OR ELECTRICAL. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.*AK VEHICLE HAS HAD FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM REPAIRED IN 2001 AND 2002. RIGHT SIGNAL REPAIRED IN JAN. 2004, HEADLIGHT DIMMER SWITCH REPAIRED IN APRIL FOR TEXAS INSPECTION. THEN VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN MAY. *BF *NM

NHTSA ID
10113642
Incident
May 4, 2004
Mileage
199,000 mi
Body & structureBrakesElectrical+6 more
Filed Oct 30, 2001

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON A SIDE STREET, APPLIED BRAKES AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, HE ENDED UP INSIDE OF A PARKING LOT, SUBFRAME FELL IN THE STREET.*AK. CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME MODEL OF VEHICLE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED, ALSO THE REAR BRAKES WERE INOPERATIVE, A STARTER, 2 ALTERNATORS, 2 WATER PUMPS, A BAD CRANKCASE OIL LEAK, 2 SERPENTINE BELTS, THE LEFT FRONT WINDOW WAS INOPERATIVE, A NEW THERMOSTAT, A FUEL PUMP, FUEL INJECTOR, TIE ROD END, THE REAR STRUT FELL APART, THE STEERING JOINT BECAME COMPLETELY DISENGAGED FROM THE SUBGRAME, THE LIGHT SWITCH ON THE STEERING COLUMN WAS INOPERATIVE.*JB

NHTSA ID
898503
Incident
Sep 2, 2000
ElectricalEngineFuel system
Filed Dec 21, 1999

WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT INDICATION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, CAN' T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. ALSO,ALTERNATOR/BATTERY/COMPUTER, AND FUEL FILTER LINE FAILED AND WERE REPLACED BY DEALER. *AK

NHTSA ID
852620
Incident
Oct 18, 1999
BrakesFuel systemSuspension
Filed Nov 23, 1999

CONSUMER NOTICED CORROSION AND RUST ON THE FUEL LINE/BRAKE LINE, AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS, IN BOTH FRONT AND REAR. IF PARTS RUST ALL THE WAY THROUGH, IT COULD EVENTUALLY LEAD TO LOSS OF CONTROL. ALSO, BOTH REAR CALIPER SLIDE PINS SEIZED, CAUSING PREMATURE BRAKE PAD WEAR. BOTH REAR CALIPERS AND ALL BRAKE PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID
853256
Incident
Nov 1, 1999
Fuel system
Filed Oct 22, 1996

FUEL INJECTORS FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.

NHTSA ID
510463
Incident
Sep 1, 1996
ElectricalFuel system
Filed Aug 20, 1996

ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE FAILED, ALSO FUEL INJECTORS/WIRING HARNESS FAILURE. *AK

NHTSA ID
507674
Incident
Aug 7, 1996
Fuel system
Filed Oct 26, 1995

OIL LEAKS FROM MANIFOLD. TT

NHTSA ID
973991
Incident
Aug 1, 1995
Fuel system
Filed Sep 1, 1995

PLASTIC LINER SHATTERED IN FUEL TANK, FROZE FUEL GAUGE, HAD TO REPLACE FUEL TANK. *AK

NHTSA ID
971473
Incident
Aug 28, 1995
EngineFuel systemTransmission
Filed May 12, 1995

TRANSMISSION SLIPS, DOES NOT LOCK IN OVERDRIVE. *AK

NHTSA ID
965248
Incident
Dec 23, 1994

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Brakes183Body & structure52Engine36Seat belts28Electrical23Steering20Tires & wheels10Interior & seats10Other / unspecified9Transmission9

Elsewhere on this vehicle

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