1995 Chevrolet Lumina Engine Problems

I DROVE A LUMINA THAT HAD A PROBLEM THAT SOUNDS LIKE SAME TYPE OF ENGINE SHUTOFF PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN IN THE NEWS LATELY. IT HAPPENED MOST OFTEN WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. AS I DECELERATED ON EXIT RAMPS, THE ENGINE WOULD SHUTOFF. THIS BECAME A FAIRLY REGULAR OCCURRENCE WITH THIS CAR. SEVERAL MECHANICS WERE UNABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. (I BELIEVE IT WAS A 1994 OR 1995 LUMINA THAT I OWNED. I COULD NOT FIND A RECORD OF IT.) *TR

NHTSA ID

10565892

Incident

Feb 19, 2009

Mileage

50,000 mi

VEHICLE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IS LEAKING. THIS IS DUE TO THE MANIFOLD BEING MADE OF PLASTIC WHICH BREAKS AND CAUSES IT TO LEAK. GM IS AWARE OF THIS FLAW BUT I DID NOT SEE RECALLS SO I AM REPORTING THIS MATTER IN HOPES THERE CAN BE A RECALL FOR THE FAULTY PART. *TR

NHTSA ID

10428150

Incident

Jun 11, 2011

Mileage

142,353 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHEVROLET LUMINA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO OVERHEAT AND MUST CONSTANTLY APPLY ANTIFREEZE. THE VEHICLE HAS NO VISIBLE LEAKS AND WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT ANTIFREEZE LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 86,558.

NHTSA ID

10190364

Incident

Jun 22, 2005

Mileage

86,558 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE HESITATED WITHOUT WARNING. UPON INITIAL INSPECTION BY THE CONTACT, IT WAS DETERMINED THE FAILURE WAS POSSIBLY RELATED TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT ALERTED.

NHTSA ID

10174392

Incident

Nov 13, 2006

Mileage

134,000 mi

THE COOLANT WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHILE PARKED. VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A MECHANIC'S SHOP, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WATER PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10107149

Incident

Jan 10, 2005

I HAVE A 1995 BLACK LUMINA. THE CLEAR COAT AND THE PAINT IS PEELING OFF. IT HAS RAN HOT EVER SINCE I BOUGHT IT. I HAVE HAD THE THERMOSTAT CHANGED AND RADIATOR FLUSHED.I HAVE TO KEEP THE HEAT ON LOW EVEN IN THE SUMMER TO KEEP IT FROM OVER HEATING! THE BRAKES NEED ADJUSTED OR REPLACED ON A CONTINUES BASIS. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED,OFF A CAR LOT, IT WAS THREE TO FOUR YRS OLD AND RIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT IT WAS DISCOVERED IT HAD A MAIN SEAL OIL LEAK THAT WOULD COST NEAR A GRAND TO FIX!! THE TRANSMISSION WINDS LOUDLY AND "JUMPS" EVEN THOUGH THE TRANS FLUID IS CHECKING OUT FINE. EGR SOLENOID WENT OUT ON MY CAR IN 2001!! WHY DOES THIS PART COST A FORTUNE AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD MESS UP MY EMISSION CONTROLS IF NOT FIXED? JUST TO MAKE MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT STAY OFF!!

NHTSA ID

10070399

Incident

Jun 15, 2002

I HAVE THE 3.1 MOTOR IN MY VAN. IT HAS A STEADY JERKING ACTION WHEN THE EXCELLERATER IS PUSHED DOWN. WHEN I LET UP OF THE PEDAL IT WILL USUALLY SMOOTH OUT. NOBODY SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. ALSO DOOR LOCKS ARE GIVING ME PROBLEMS. WHAT IS GOING ON AT GENERAL MOTORS? I HAVE DRIVEN CHEVYS AND BUICKS ALL MY LIFE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10043734

Incident

Jan 1, 1995

Mileage

60,000 mi

INTAKE GASKETS LEAK. I JUST BOUGHT A CAR LESS THAN THREE WEEKS AGO, AND A FEW DAYS AGO, THE CAR STARTED HEATING UP, THE "HOT" LIGHT LIT UP, AND LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OVER RIGHT AWAY AND HAD TO PUT SOME WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID IN THE OVERFLOW BOTTLE SO I COULD GET SOMEWHERE, TO CALL SOMEONE. THEY BROUGHT ANTIFREEZE, AND WHEN WE WENT TO FILL THE RADIATOR, IT WAS ALREADY FULL. THINKING MAYBE IT WAS JUST A THERMOSTAT, WE REPLACED THAT, BUT IT KEPT DOING THE SAME THING, NEXT SUGGESTION WAS THERE AN AIR BUBBLE SOMEWHERE, SO THAT WAS BLED. STILL SAME PROBLEM. WENT TO CHECK THE OIL, ONLY TO FIND THAT THE ANTIFREEZE WAS DUMPING INTO THE OIL PAN. CALLED THE HEAD SHOP ONLY TO FIND THAT THIS MOTOR (3.1) IS KNOWN FOR THE INTAKE GASKETS GOING OUT ALL THE TIME. LOOKED FOR RECALLS, NOTHING LISTED FOR INTAKE GASKETS, SO WE CALLED A DEALER TO PUNCH IN OUR VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY SPECIAL RECALL PROBLEMS FOR ANYTHING THAT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET. THE SEARCH RESULTED IN FINDING OUT THAT THE INTAKE GASKET HAS BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST ONCE, UNDER WARRANTY. THE CAR ONLY HAS 108,000 MILES ON IT, AND NOW, TWO SETS OF INTAKE GASKETS THAT WE KNOW OF, MAYBE MORE NOT REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THAT'S RIDICULOUS. I HAVE GOT A DODGE VAN THAT HAS 220,000 AND THE ORIGINAL INTAKE GASKETS HAVE NEVER WENT OUT. I REALLY THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL, AND REPLACED WITH A BETTER SET OF GASKETS BECAUSE APPARENTLY THE ONES USED ARE CHEAP, AND WORTHLESS.*JB

NHTSA ID

10010359

Incident

Mar 9, 2003

Mileage

108,000 mi

COOLANT MIXED WITH OIL AND RUINED ENGINE. REQUIRED ENGINE REPLACEMENT. DT

NHTSA ID

770257

Incident

Mar 27, 2002

VEHICLE OVERHEATED SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS TAKEN TO DEALER. WAS TOLD NOTHING WRONG. IT WAS TAKEN AGAIN FOR SAME PROBLEM AND THE MECHANIC SAID THE A/C COMPRESSOR WAS OVERHEATING IT. IT WAS REPLACED, BUT THAT WASN'T THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT OVERHEATED AGAIN. THE LAST TIME IT WAS TAKEN AN OIL CHANGE WAS DONE AND CHECKED FOR OVERHEATING PROBLEM DUE TO SPOUSE TAKING SICK DAUGHTER TO SEE A DOCTOR IN LOS ANGELES. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS FINE AND OKAY TO TAKE TO LOS ANGELES. THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED DURING THE TRIP AND THE A/C WAS NOT USED ONCE DUE TO COLD WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHEVROLET DEALER IN LOS ANGELES. THE MECHANIC SAID THE OIL WAS CONTAMINATED WITH COOLANT AND THE DEALER IN LAS VEGAS SHOULD HAVE NOTICED IT. THE HEAD GASKET AND OTHER RELATED PARTS AND FLUIDS WERE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE $1790. I COMPLAINED TO THE MANUFACTURER AND FIRST THEY OFFERED $200+. I SAID NOT ENOUGH, SO THEY OFFERED $400. I SAID IT DIDN'T EVEN COVER THE A/C COMPRESSOR THAT WAS GOOD AND NOT THE PROBLEM, NOT TO MENTION THE MONEY I SPENT ON CAR RENTALS WHEN MY CAR WAS WAITING TO BE SEEN BY A MECHANIC. IT WAS NEGLIGENCE ON THE LAS VEGAS DEALER THAT MY DAUGHTER HAD TO SUFFER IN PAIN ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. AS FOR THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND HOSE. I BELEIVE THEY BROKE SOMETHING WHEN TRYING TO REPAIR THE OVERHEATING PROBLEM. THE POWER DOOR LOCK NEVER REALLY WORKED SINCE I GOT THE VEHICLE AND THE RADIO ALWAYS GOT VERY HOT WHICH COULD LEAD TO AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. I BELEIVE THIS VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THE ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ESPECIALLY WHEN I WAS SHOCKED THAT OTHER OWNERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS.

NHTSA ID

760891

Incident

Mar 30, 2002

CAR STALLS ALL THE TIME

NHTSA ID

9005355

WINDOW MOTOR FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. *SLC

NHTSA ID

564059

Incident

Aug 2, 2000

VEHICLE STARTED USING UP ANTIFREEZE, MECHANIC CHECKED FOR LEAKS AND PRESSURE LOSSESS, NONE FOUND. CHECK OF OIL ATER A WEEK FOUND ANTIFREEZE IN OIL. INDEPENDENT ENGINE REBUILDER STATED THAT THERE WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH GM WATER INTAKES ON THE "M" ENGINES. *AK

NHTSA ID

756442

WITH KIDS ON A HIGHWAY IN DIFFERENT STATE WHEN ENGINE SUDDENLY DIED. TOWED TO DEALER WHO SAYS OIL PUMP FAILED AND NOW NEED NEW ENGINE AT $4000 ( CURRENT BLUE BOOK VALUE -$4000!). WE HAD CHECKED OIL ABOUT 25 MILES BEFORE AND WAS FINE AND NO DUMMY LIGHTS OR GAUGES INIDCATED PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

751430

Incident

Aug 25, 2001

VEHICLE STARTED OVERHEATING. REPLACED THEMOSTAT AND WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT THE HEAD GASKETS WERE FAILING. TOOK VEHICLE TO CHEVROLET WHO RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND INFORMED ME THAT HEAD GASKETS WERE LEAKING. DEALER TOLD ME THAT INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE IS COMMON IN THE 3.1 BUT FAILURE OF HEAD GASKETS ARE NOT AS COMMON. THE DEALER REPLACED BOTH HEAD GASKETS AT A TOTAL COST OF OVER $900. I ASKED THE DEALER IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS AND HE REPLIED NO. I HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL PEOPLE SINCE THE TIME OF MY REPAIRS AND THEY TO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR VEHICLES....OVERHEATING WITH ASSOCIATED HEAD GASKET FAILURE. AT THIS POINT I AM VERY DISPLEASE WITH GENERAL MOTORS INABILITY TO RECOGNIZE THAT A PROBLEM DOES EXIST WITH HEAD GASKET AND INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE ON THE 3.1 ENGINE. I HAVE FOUND THAT LOCAL MECHANICS ARE WILLING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM EXISTS WHILE THE GM MECHANICS WILL NOT. *AK

NHTSA ID

751291

Incident

Jul 20, 2001

THE TIRE DEVELOPED A CRACK (FIRESTONE). NLM

NHTSA ID

561559

CAR WAS PURCHASED AT A DEALERSHIP. I UNDERSTOOD IT WAS A USED CAR AND I WANTED TO PURCHASE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT LET US. TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE THE TRANSMISSION BLEW. WE BOUGHT ANOTHER TRANSMISSION FROM DEALERSHIP AND THEN THAT ONE FAILED. FINALLY, I COMPLAINED TO THE MANUFACTURER AND RECEIVED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS CAR HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 3 TRANSMISSIONS, NEW HEAD GASKETS AND NOW THE ENGINE FAILED. THE LOCKS ON PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE DO NOT WORK. THE CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED. I WAS TOLD BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP ME IN ANY WAY DUE TO THE AGE AND MILEAGE ON THE CAR. I KNOW PLENTY OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THEIR CARS FOR AT LEAST 8 OR 10 YRS. AND STILL HAVE THE SAME ENGINE. I SUSPECT THE DEALERSHIP KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THIS CAR AND SOLD IT TO US ANYWAY. THE CAR WAS SOLD TO US FOR $12,500 THEY ADDED AN ADDITIONAL 25% INTEREST, SO IN THE END WE ARE PAYING OVER $20,000 FOR THIS CAR. IT IS NOW GOING TO COST ME $4,800 TO FIX THE CAR. THIS PRICE EXCEEDS WHAT I OWE. THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE DAY 1 AND NOW THE WINDOWS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO. THIS VEHICLE IS USED TO GET TO WORK AND HOME, IT'S NOT LIKE I WAS OUT DRAG RACING IN IT. I'M JUST VERY UPSET. ANY FEEDBACK OR SUGGESTIONS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU.

NHTSA ID

742803

Incident

Mar 5, 2001

I AM LOSING 2 QUARTS OF OIL PER 1000 MILES. IT SUDDENLY STARTED AND THE SOLUTION IS REBUILD MOTOR @ $1,200 TO $2,500. WOW!!!!*AK

NHTSA ID

741990

Incident

Jan 1, 2001

TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS READING HOT ENGINE, ,CONSUMER STARTED TO ADD COOLANT, AND THERE WAS NO VISABLE SIGNS OF LEAKING. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER, TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT TO HOT, THEN, WITHIN MINUTES IT WAS BACK TO NORMAL. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING. MANIFOLD AND HEAD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID

881776

Incident

Jan 28, 2001

MOTOR FAILED AFTER COOLANT LEAK INTO BOLCK REPLACED MOTOR, REPLACED AGAIN AFTER 10000. *AK

NHTSA ID

740484

Incident

Nov 1, 1999

VEHICLE WAS PARKED. NOTICED COOLANT LIGHT ON. PLACED COOLANT IN ENGINE AND LIGHT WENT OFF. WEEK LATER, LIGHT BACK ON. THIS PROCESS WAS REPEATED NUMEROUS TIMES. FINALLY TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, AND LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED. NEXT DAY, MECHANIC INDICATED HEAD GASKETS HAD FAILED. MECHANIC CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER NOTHING COULD BE DONE DUE TO ALUMINUM PIECE HAD MELTED & VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY. PART WAS REPAIRABLE. INFORMED ENGINE WAS NO GOOD AND DEFECTIVE IN BEGINNING, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

NHTSA ID

878293

Incident

Dec 8, 2000

GASKET FAILURE CAUSED ANTI-FREEZE TO MIX WITH ENGINE OIL AND DESTROY LUBRICATION TO BEARINGS CAUSING BREAKDOWN AND ENGINE KNOCK. ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED APPROXIMATE COST OF $4,000

NHTSA ID

739219

Incident

Dec 31, 2000

ENGINE DIED COST $5000 TO BUY A REMANUFACTURED ONE AND HAVE IT INSTALLED BY A MECHANIC AT A SERVICE STATION. REMANUFACTUED WILL NOT HONOR QUARANTY-STATES ENGINE HAD INTERNAL COMBUSTION CAUSING A PART TO BRAKE AND SO WE HAVE HAD NO CAR FOR THE PAST 2 MONTHS

NHTSA ID

731716

Incident

Mar 15, 1998

ENGINE STALLS ONLY ON INTERSTATES HIGHWAYS AROUND 65 MPH.

NHTSA ID

729992

Incident

Jun 2, 1999

I OWNED A 93 LUMINA, WHICH I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT 2 TIMES, DUE TO COMPLETE FAILURE. NOW I OWN A 95 LUMINA, WHICH I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A BRAND NEW ONE DUE TO MAJOR FAILURE. THE COMPUTER AND MAP SENSOR FAILED, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT BY THE DEALER. CHEVROLET CAN DO BETTER THAN THIS. *AK

NHTSA ID

724766

Incident

Jan 4, 2000