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1991 Chevrolet Lumina Transmission Problems

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

Data refreshed

Transmission 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 Aug 15, 2002
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 the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules. 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 transmission

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

Transmission
Filed Aug 15, 2002

I WOULD LIKE TO SAY I KNOW OF OTHER OWNERS OF THE CHEVORLET/LUMINA MAKE AND MODEL THAT HAS HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. IT IS MY CONCERN AS A BUYER WHEN SAFETY IS OF CONCERN. IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE INFORMATION PROVIDED TO ME BY CREDIBLE RESOURCES I WOULD NOT BE DOING THIS. SAFETY IS A FACTOR. THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IS THAT 1ST GEAR SLIPS. YOU HAVE TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND THEN INTO DRIVE WHEN YOU STOP TO GET FIRST GEAR TO DEPLOY. CURRENTLY MY VEHICLE IS IN A DEALERSHIP AT THIS MOMENT AND HOPE THAT THEY WILL WORK WITH ME ON THIS. IF THERE IS ADDITIONAL RESOURCES THAT I CAN RETRIEVE...CAN YOU PLEASE SEND ME THE INFORMATION? I...AS A CONSUMER...WOULD LIKE TO BE COMPENSATED FOR THIS SAFETY DEFECTS.*AK

NHTSA ID
765684
Incident
May 22, 2000
Transmission
Filed Aug 26, 2001

ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS (NOT ALL THE TIME), UPON COMING TO A STOP (I.E., WAITING AT TRAFFIC AND OR WAITING FOR TRAFFIC LIGHT TO TURN GREEN) THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT, AGAIN RESPOND TO "D" POSITION, EVEN UPON PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL (IT JUST REVS UP). THEN SUDDENLY, THE TRANSMISSION WILL ENGAGE TO THE "D" POSITION THUS ENABLING THE CAR TO MOVE IN A VERY QUICK AND OR SNAP MOTION. I BELIEVE THIS COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT SITUATION, ESPECIALLY IF THERE IS A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. SOME TIME AGO, I HAD THIS PROBLEM CHECKED OUT BY A CAR REPAIR SHOP AND THE ATTENDENT INDICATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THIS SITUATION IS NOT NORMAL AND MAY REQUIRE FURTHER REVIEW. I WILL GREATLY APPRECIATE ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN PROVIDE.*AK

NHTSA ID
751144
Transmission
Filed Mar 22, 2001

SHIFTER BUMPED WHILE TUNING RADIO-CAR SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AT 70 MPH. SEVERAL INCIDENTS. *AK

NHTSA ID
742873
Incident
Jul 8, 2000
Transmission
Filed Dec 30, 1999
Crash reported

VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO PARKED WHILE STILL RUNNING. CONSUMER GOT OUT AND WENT TO FRONT DOOR. WITHIN MINUTE LATER, VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND RAN INTO THE REAR END OF A TRUCK. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK

NHTSA ID
854595
Incident
Dec 18, 1999
Transmission
Filed Jan 29, 1996

WHEN DRIVING SOMETIMES THE TRANSMISSION WOULD LOCK UP . TT

NHTSA ID
978458
Transmission
Filed Jan 29, 1996

PURCHASE CAR USED THE REVERSE CLUTCH BURN OUT. TT

NHTSA ID
978342
Transmission
Filed Sep 15, 1995

VACUUM LEAK THAT CAUSED AUTO TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE WHILE ON FREEWAY HAD TO CUT ENGINE OFF TO STOP AUTO. TT

NHTSA ID
972053
BrakesInterior & seatsTransmission
Filed May 30, 1995

TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN REVERSE. TT

NHTSA ID
966056
Incident
Mar 1, 1991
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 / unspecified9Fuel system9

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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