Transmission
Filed Feb 9, 2004
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A PROBLEM WHEN SHIFTING GEARS IN COLD WEATHER. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10057729
- Incident
- Feb 3, 2004
- Mileage
- 50,000 mi
1996 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.
22
Latest Feb 9, 2004
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.
9%
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 the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules. 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. 22 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
EngineTransmissionVisibility
Filed Jun 1, 2001
DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WINDOW WENT DOWN WOULD NOT GO BACK UP-NO PROBLEM WITH THIS WINDOW BEFORE-DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WINDOW-SLUGGISH,OFTEN LOSES POWER......DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW KNOB PUSHED IN CANNOT RETRIEVE IT.....ENGINE BEGAN OVER HEATING IN NOV...ANTIFREEZE PUT IN...ANTIFREEZE MIXED IN WITH ENGINE OIL..ENGINE FROZE UP-HAD TO BE REPLACED.........ANTIFREEZE PART JUST SHATTERTED AS CAR COMING OUT OF PARKING SPACE--FLUIDS LOST-ENGINE LOST POWER---MECHANIC REPORTS NEW TRANSMISSION NEEDED ESTIMATES $2,500---MECHANIC REPORTS THAT THIS OR SIMILAR FAILURES OF TRANSMISSSION COMMON ON THIS VECHICLE AND THAT TRANSMISSION EXPERTS ARE AWARE OF THIS AND HAVE FREQUENT COMPLAINTS.....ALL THESE EVENTS OCCURRED IN LAST 6 MONTHS IN ADDITION TO THE NEED OF BRAKE HUB BEARING ON LEFT REAR WHEEL..TOTAL ESTIMATED COST $5,000
- NHTSA ID
- 746268
- Incident
- Dec 1, 2000
Transmission
Filed May 4, 2001
TRANSMISSION FAILED. NLM
- NHTSA ID
- 561072
Transmission
Filed Sep 22, 2000
THIS CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF AND ONLY HAS 63,000 MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. OIL WAS CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES OR 3 MONTHS. NO ABUSE HAD BEEN DONE. NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT. NO DENTS. IT IS IN PERFECT SHAPE. OIL AND TRANSMISSION FLUID CLEAN. SO WHAT HAPPEN? THIS IS COSTING ME TIME AND $2000 FOR A CAR THAT SHOULD HAVE HELD UP. I FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THIS PROBLE AND PART FAILURE TO A FAIRLY NEW CAR. PLEASE RESPOND ASAP.
- NHTSA ID
- 732236
- Incident
- Aug 15, 2000
Transmission
Filed Sep 7, 2000
TRANSMISSION GEAR CASING SHATTERED AT ABOUT 50 MPH LEAVING VEHICLE WITH ONLY 1ST GEAR, NO REVERSE
- NHTSA ID
- 730569
- Incident
- Aug 20, 2000
Transmission
Filed Nov 4, 1999
DURING ACCELERATION VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT FROM 2ND TO DRIVE. DRIVE GEAR WAS NOT ENGAGED AND ENGINE RACED FREELY. UPON INSPECTION TRANS FLUID WAS OK. VEHICLE CONTINUED NOT GO INTO DRIVE BUT COULD BE DRIVEN IN 2ND. AFTER SEVERAL MILES VEHICLE BEGAN TO PERFROM NORMALLY. DEALER COULD FIND NO PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION AND INDICATED MIGHT BE WITH SOLINODES IN TRANS. PROBLEM MAY GET WORSE OVER TIME. HOPEFULLY IT DOESN'T FAIL ON 2 LANE ROAD DURING PASSING MANUEVER!!
- NHTSA ID
- 714344
- Incident
- Oct 25, 1999
Transmission
Filed Sep 23, 1999
WHILE DRIVING AND STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT VEHICLE STARTED OFF AND WOULD NOT GO OVER TWENTY MILES PER HOUR .SOON AFTER AND TRYING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE AT ALL. A GARAGE DIAGNOISED THIS AS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 848498
- Incident
- Sep 14, 1999
Driver assistanceTransmission
Filed Jul 30, 1999
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE VEHICLE JUMPED OUT GEAR. ALSO, ENGINE RACED VERY HIGH. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 843885
- Incident
- Jul 25, 1999
Transmission
Filed May 28, 1999
TRANSMISSION PUMP FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOOSE ALL POWER TO THE WHEELS OF THE VEHICLE. NLM
- NHTSA ID
- 545813
Transmission
Filed Apr 30, 1999
NO SUMMARY
- NHTSA ID
- 706139
- Incident
- Apr 22, 1999
ElectricalTransmission
Filed Feb 24, 1999
THE RELEASE SHIFT LEVER BUTTON FREEZES IN FREEZING WEATHER ONLY RELEASING WHEN THAWED OUT.
- NHTSA ID
- 544052
Transmission
Filed Nov 6, 1998
TRANSMISSION KEEPS SLIPPING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO IN TO REVERSE WITHOUT WARNING . *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 830334
Transmission
Filed Aug 21, 1998
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO THE A TUBE COMING OUT OF THE SOCKET, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO BE INOPERATIVE AND THE VEHICLE TO STALL WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 827072
- Incident
- Aug 16, 1998
EngineTransmission
Filed Jul 16, 1998
TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE IN THE PASSING GEAR MODE/ENGINE MAKES TICKING SOUND.
- NHTSA ID
- 538405
Transmission
Filed Feb 18, 1998
TRANSMISSION FAILED AT PURCHASE.
- NHTSA ID
- 530613
- Incident
- Jul 1, 1996
Body & structureBrakesTransmission
Filed Dec 19, 1997
SINCE OWNERSHIP CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED BRAKING PROBLEMS, NOT ENGAGING PROPERLY.
- NHTSA ID
- 526930
- Incident
- Mar 29, 1997
Transmission
Filed Jun 12, 1997
CONTROL VALVE ON TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF ACCELERATION.
- NHTSA ID
- 518529
- Incident
- May 9, 1996
Transmission
Filed Jul 8, 1996
AFTER DRIVING AT HWY SPEED FOR SEVERAL MILES THEN EXITING, AUTO-TRANS W/OVERDRIVE PERFORMS ERRATICALLY, SLUGGISH. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 985665
Transmission
Filed Jun 25, 1996
TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *SD
- NHTSA ID
- 505833
- Incident
- Jun 25, 1996
Transmission
Filed May 14, 1996
DRIVER KNOCKS TRANSMISSION OUT OF DRIVE WHEN HE BRAKES DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER.
- NHTSA ID
- 504229
- Incident
- Mar 28, 1996
Transmission
Filed May 13, 1996
VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 30 MILES PER HOUR DUE TO TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING UP WHEN IN OVERDRIVE. *DSH
- NHTSA ID
- 504551
- Incident
- May 9, 1996
Transmission
Filed Jan 5, 1996
WHEN STOPPED AT LIGHT OR HILL WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, VEHICLE WILL MOVE BACKWARDS. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 977481
- Incident
- Jan 1, 1995
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.
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Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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