A FUEL SMELL STARTED COMING FROM THE VENTS OF THE VEHICLE, AND THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10115505
- Incident
- Mar 21, 2005
Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Chevrolet Lumina submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 19 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
A FUEL SMELL STARTED COMING FROM THE VENTS OF THE VEHICLE, AND THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
MANIFOLD INTAKE GASKET FAILED. *YH
WINDOW MOTOR FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. *SLC
IN SEPTEMBER OF 200 I REPLACED 3 INJECTORS AND NOW IN SEPTEMBER OF 2001 I HAD TO REPLACE ALL 6 INJECTORS.*AK
FUEL LEAKING FROM GAS TANK. NOTICED A STRONG SCENT OF GASOLINE, A FEW DAYS LATER DISCOVERED A PUDDLE OF GASOLINE UNDER CAR. ALL FUEL LINES APPEAR O.K. GAS TANK IS LEAKING FROM CENTER OF TANK. *AK
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
RIGHT HAND INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED. *AK
THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WILL ONLY OPERATE ONCE IN A WHILE, THERE WAS A RECALL 97V017, HOWEVER THE DEALER IS TELLING THE CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *SLC
INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED DUE TO CORROSION BETWEEN MANIFOLD AND HEAD. HEAD AND INTAKE MANIFOLD SHOT. FUEL PUMP BURNED OUT INSIDE GAS TANK. THE CONNECTOR MELTED ON THE PUMP.
6/11/99 OIL RUNNING OUT OF ENGINE..INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE. REPLACED.11/9/99 LOW COOLANT LAMP ON. COOLANT IN WATER PUMP. PUMP REPLACED. LOW COOLANT LIGHT ON..PRESSURE TESTED. NO LEAKS FOUND.2/17/00 LOW COOLANT LIGHT ON. NOTHING FOUND BY DEALER. ABS BRAKE FAILURE. 3/2/00 ENGINE RUNS HOT. PRESSURE LEAK NOW FOUND. COOLANT IN OIL. DEALER FAILURE SINCE 6/99!!! CONSUMER MUST PAY!! HELP ME!
LUG NUTS BENT.
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD, AND A ODOR WHICH MAY CAUSE A FIRE. DEALER SAID THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS/ ENGINE VALVE COVERS AND " 0" RINGS, ETC. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
STEERING COLUMN MAKES NOISE.
THE GAS TANK LEAKS EVERY TIME IT IS FILLED UP WITH GAS. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE TANK. *AK
FUEL PUMP FAILED.
NOTICED FUEL LEAKS COMING FROM VEHICLE. OWNER IS UNCERTAIN ON WHERE THE FUEL IS COMING FROM. DEALERS HAVE LOOKED AT VEHICLE BUT HAVE NOT DETERMINED A PROBLEM. OWNER HAS MANY CONCERNS ABOUT THIS . *AK
THERE IS A THUMPING NOISE EMITTING FROM THE GAS TANK WHEN THE VAN IS ACCELERATED OR DECELERATED.
SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT OPEN AND CLOSE PROPERLY.
WHEN AUTO IS FULL OF GAS IT LEAKS OUT-WHICH MIGHT CAUSE A FIRE. TT
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