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1998 Chevrolet Lumina Body & structure Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the body or structure system, filed with NHTSA

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Body & structure 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.
10
Latest Jan 15, 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.
4%
of 223 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 vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1998 Chevrolet Lumina submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 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 body or structure

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

Body & structure
Filed Jan 15, 2004

ALL FOUR DOORS FREEZE IN THE WINTER. THE CAR CAME WITH AN AUTOMATIC STARTER AND WHEN ITS COLD IN THE WINTER ALL DOORS ARE STUCK. I WILL SET THE HEAT ON THE MAX AND START THE CAR THROUGH THE AUTO STARTER AND LET IT LOOSEN FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. YOU STILL HAVE TO GET ALL THE ICE OF AROUND THE WHOLE DOOR AND EVENTUALLY ONE WILL OPEN AFTER YOU KEEP PULLING ON IT. THEN YOU MUST GO INSIDE AND PUSH AND KICK THE DORRS FROM THE INSIDE TO GET THE OTHERS TO OPEN. THIS IS A HASSLE HAVING 2 TODDLERS AND A SON TRYING TO GET TO SCHOOL IN THE MORNING. WONDERING IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS DEFECT AS I LOOKED TROUGH CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND ALSO OTHER COMPLAINTS ARE LISTED AS THE SAME. THANKS FOR ANY INFO.

NHTSA ID
10070710
Incident
Aug 15, 2003
Body & structureInterior & seats
Filed Feb 20, 2001

SUNVISOR WAS REPAIRED BY DEALER A NUMBER OF TIMES, BUT CONTINUES TO COME OUT OF CEILING. TURN INDICATOR - THE HANDLE WILL NOT RETURN TO THE OFF POSITION. LEFT SIDE OF DRIVER SEAT - ALL SUPPORT ON THE LOWER PORTION ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVERS SEAT HAS FAILED. YOU MUST SIT ON THE FRAME OF THE SEAT. THE DRIVER WEIGHS ONLY 145 LBS.*AK

NHTSA ID
741214
Incident
Jan 1, 2000
Body & structure
Filed Dec 31, 2000

TRUNK SPRING WEAK, LID FALLS. SPRING CAN BE ADJUSTED, BUT IS VERY DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALY DANGEROUS IF SPRING SLIPS WHILE TIGHTNING IT. *AK

NHTSA ID
738542
Incident
Feb 28, 2000
Body & structure
Filed May 10, 1999

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS VEHICLE DOOR LOCKED AUTOMATICALLY. *YC

NHTSA ID
545450
Body & structure
Filed Mar 3, 1999

REAR DOORS FROZE SHUT DURING SNOWY WEATHER.

NHTSA ID
544236
Body & structure
Filed Feb 1, 1999

POWER DOOR LOCK FAILED. *YC

NHTSA ID
607421
Incident
Sep 15, 1998
Body & structure
Filed Jan 28, 1999

WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED OR SHUT OFF THE DOOR LOCKS WILL ACTIVATE BY THEMSELVES, LOCKING THE CONSUMER IN OR OUT OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID
834215
Body & structure
Filed Nov 18, 1998

CARRIAGE/CRADLE BOLTS BROKE, RECALL COMPONENT HOWEVER VEHICLE DENIED DUE TO VIN #.

NHTSA ID
542629
Incident
Oct 31, 1998
Body & structure
Filed Nov 10, 1998

TRUNK LID FALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN OPENING CAUSING LID TO FALL ON CONSUMER.

NHTSA ID
542532
Body & structureVisibility
Filed Oct 27, 1998

SUNVISORS ON PASSENGER/DRIVER SIDES WOULD COME LOOSE WHEN PULLED DOWN FOR SHADE USE. WOULD OBSTRUCT DRIVER/PASSENGER'S VISION. DEALER SAID NO WAY OF REPAIRING VISOR. ([XXX]). *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID
829569
Incident
Jul 4, 1998

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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