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1996 Chevrolet Lumina Fuel system Problems

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

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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.
12
Latest Apr 10, 2003
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.
5%
of 245 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.
0
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 1996 Chevrolet Lumina submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 12 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

Fuel system
Filed Apr 10, 2003

THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE, IT WAS SERVICE ON 3 OCCASIONS. *JB

NHTSA ID
10015619
Incident
Apr 10, 2003
Fuel system
Filed Mar 19, 2003

SENDING ASSEMBLY IN FUEL TANK MELTED. *AK

NHTSA ID
10011330
Fuel system
Filed Jan 29, 2003

FUEL FILTER BURNED UP INSIDE GAS TANK. THE WIRES WERE BURNED AND THE PLASTIC BODY WAS BURNED AND CHARRED. MECHANIC WAS SURPRISED THAT THERE WAS NO FIRE OR EXPLOSION. HE SAID IT WAS PROBALY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND BEING THAT I HAD A FULL TANK OF GAS SAVED THE CAR FROM GOING ON FIRE.

NHTSA ID
10004910
Incident
Jan 27, 2003
Mileage
39,900 mi
EngineFuel systemVisibility
Filed Nov 24, 2002

VEHICLE WAS SERVICED ABOUT 2 YRS AGO BECAUSE IT STARTED LOSING POWER AND WAS RUNNING ROUGH. THE POWER WINDOW ON DRIVER SIDE STOPPED FUNCTIONING. BRAKES GRIND WHEN WET EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED. NOTICED AROUND THIS TIME THAT THE CAR TEMPERATURE GAUGE SOMETIMES CREEPED UP ABOVE NORMAL. IT SEEMED TO BE LOSING ANTI-FREEZE. THE HEATER STOPPED WORKING. I REFILLED THE ANTI-FREEZE. IT SEEMED TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT IT SLOWLY RETURNED. VEHICLE WAS ALSO VERY SLOWLY LOSING OIL. LAST MONTH (10/02) I STARTED HOME FROM WORK. THE CAR SUDDENLY OVERHEATED. STRONG FUMES CAME INTO THROUGH THE VENTS, BURNING MY EYES. I HAD TO STOP REPEATEDLY TO LET THE CAR COOL SO THAT I COULD GET HOME. I WORK ONLY 3 MILES FROM HOME. WHEN I GOT HOME, THE OIL STICK CONTAINED OIL HALFWAY UP THE STICK. STARTED OVER FLOWING FROM THE OIL CAP WHEN I RESTARTED. SMOKE WAS HEAVY FROM THE BACK. HAD SOMEONE CHECK THE CAR. THE CAR IS NOT FUNCTIONABLE. WILL NOT TURN OVER. REPLACED THE STARTER BUT DIDN'T HELP. THERE IS OIL IN THE RADIATOR, WATER IN THE OIL. SEEMS TO BE FUEL IN THE ANTI-FREEZE. APPEARS TO BE A BLOWN HEAD GASKET OR MORE. HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS MAKE AND MODEL YEAR WAS RECALLED FOR MOTOR PROBLEMS PREVIOUSLY PARALLELING THESE SAME PROBLEMS. DT

NHTSA ID
770078
Fuel system
Filed Aug 7, 2000

6 FUEL INJECTORS FAILED. NL

NHTSA ID
553564
Fuel system
Filed Jul 14, 2000

WHILE DRIVING AND WENT TO ACCELERATE AND ENGINE SHUTDOWN. MECHANIC LISTENED TO CAR, AND COULD NOT HEAR FUEL PUMP TURNING ON. THEN, SAID THAT FUEL PUMP HAD BROKEN. MECHANIC DRAINED FUEL OUT, AND NOTICED THAT ELECTRICAL HARNESS THAT WAS PLUGGED INTO FUEL PUMP SHORTED OUT, AND CAUSED IT TO MELT. MECHANIC INSISTED THAT PLUG WAS NEVER CONNECTED COMPLETELY BY MANUFACTURER. CONSUMER SAID WHEN THERE WOULD BE A SHORT AND GAS LOW ENOUGH, IT COULD EXPLODE.*AK

NHTSA ID
865396
Incident
Jul 4, 2000
Fuel system
Filed Mar 3, 2000

THIS VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED A ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ON OR FLASHING MANY TIMES THROUGHOUT THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS. IT HAS STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY & HAD TO BE TOWED IN MULTIPLE TIMES. BULLETINS APPLY BUT THE DEALER SAID THEY HAD ALL BEEN DONE, NOT ACCORDING TO THE REPAIR ORDERS. IT IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM THAT THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE DESPITE THE FACT THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM. LETTER HAS BEEN SENT TO THE DEALER PRESIDENT WITHOUT RESOLUTION & NOW ONE SENT TO GM.

NHTSA ID
719644
Fuel system
Filed Jun 17, 1999

FUEL PUMP WAS NOTICED BURNING WHILE BEING REMOVED FROM ENGINE; MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID
838241
Incident
May 17, 1999
Fuel system
Filed Jun 3, 1999

THE ENGINE CUT OFF, LOST ALL POWER DUE TO THE FUEL PUMP BURNING UP. DEALER SAID THAT FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID
838819
Fuel systemSteering
Filed Apr 8, 1999

THERE IS A LEAK COMING FROM POWER STEERING AND FROM THE " O" RINGS WHICH IS RUNNING FROM UNDER THE HOOD ONTO THE ENGINE. *AK

NHTSA ID
836600
Incident
Apr 1, 1999
Driver assistanceEngineFuel system
Filed Jun 30, 1998

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH ,GOING UP OR DOWN HILL VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO HESITATE, EVENTUALLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM, BUT HAS REPLACED FUEL FILTER AND VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR. DEFECT IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK

NHTSA ID
823848
BrakesEngineFuel system
Filed Oct 27, 1997

ENGINE FAILED.

NHTSA ID
605304

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

Brakes37Engine36Airbags34Electrical31Transmission22Steering19Visibility17Seat belts17Exterior lighting11Interior & seats11Body & structure9Driver assistance9

Elsewhere on this vehicle

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