1999 Chevrolet Lumina Problems

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR HOME AND IT SHUT OFF , NOW IT WON'T TURN BACK ON

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET LUMINA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VALVE COVER GASKET FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000. UPDATED 08/16/16*LJ UPDATED 08/17/16 *JB

TURN SIGNAL SWITCH CAUSES REAR BRAKE LIGHTS NOT TO WORK. I DIDN'T FIND OUT ABOUT IT UNTIL A POLICE OFFICER PULLED ME OVER FOR THE BRAKE LIGHTS NOT COMING ON. I WAS LET OFF WITH A WARNING. I DID A SEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME WITH THE SAME MODEL VEHICLE. THIS CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE PEOPLE BEHIND YOU ON THE ROAD WILL NOT SEE THAT YOU ARE STOPPING. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING OR WORKING ON/OFF. FOUND THE CAUSE TO BE THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH AFTER REPLACING THE STOP LIGHT SWITCH SEVERAL TIMES. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER AT NO COST TO THE OWNERS OF THE CARS. *JB

1999 CHEVROLET LUMINA LS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE PASS-KEY 11 SECURITY SYSTEM ACTIVATED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE STEERING AND BRAKING FUNCTIONS WHILE BEING DRIVEN. *JS

1999 CHEVROLET LUMINA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SEVERAL MECHANICAL PROBLEMS AND RECALL ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE CUT OFF, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS DETERMINED, THE IGNITION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE WIRING HARNESS IN THE STEERING COLUMN WENT OUT, THE EGR VALVE WAS REPLACED TWICE, THE CONSUMER HAD SHIFTING PROBLEMS AND THE HEAT AND A/C WERE INOPERATIVE. *JB

MY STEERING WHEEL HAS BEEN LOCKING UP WHILE DRIVING AND I HAVE ALMOST CRASHED INTO OTHER VEHICLES AND BUILDINGS.

1999 CHEVROLET LUMINA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SEVERAL MECHANICAL PROBLEMS AND RECALL ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE CUT OFF, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS DETERMINED, THE IGNITION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE WIRING HARNESS IN THE STEERING COLUMN WENT OUT, THE EGR VALVE WAS REPLACED TWICE, THE CONSUMER HAD SHIFTING PROBLEMS AND THE HEAT AND A/C WERE INOPERATIVE. *JB

WITHOUT WARNING ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK TO THE FLOOR WHILE DRIVING DRIVING 22 MPH, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A LIGHT POLE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

VEHICLE RAN OFF THE ROAD AT 50-60 MPH AS CONSUMER SWERVED TO AVOID A ANIMAL. VEHICLE HIT THE DITCH, THEN ROLLED 2-3 TIMES. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER HIT HIS HEAD ON THE WINDSHIELD AND SUFFERED FACIAL INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. TS

TL*THE CONTACTS OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET LUMINA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIFT FROM THIRD TO FOURTH GEAR THE GEARS WOULD STICK AND THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE INTO THE NEXT GEAR. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 163,700. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

VEHICLE WAS RUNNING HOT. TOOK IT TO MIDAS, MIDAS WHO SAID IT WAS A INTAKE MANIFOLD PROBLEM WITH THE PLASTIC CAP AND NEEDED TO REPLACE IT FOR TOTAL OF 700.00. MIDAS SAID THEY HAVE HAD A LOT OF CUSTOMERS WITH SAME PROBLEM DUE TO ANTIFREEZE STRENGTH THE DEALERSHIP WAS REQUIRED TO PUT INTO VEHICLE. ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE STALLING, AND WHEN FILLING VEHICLE UP WITH GAS, WHICH SEEMS TO RUN OUT OR MAYBE LEAK OUT FAST. *AK

1999 CHEVROLET LUMINA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SEVERAL MECHANICAL PROBLEMS AND RECALL ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE CUT OFF, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS DETERMINED, THE IGNITION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE WIRING HARNESS IN THE STEERING COLUMN WENT OUT, THE EGR VALVE WAS REPLACED TWICE, THE CONSUMER HAD SHIFTING PROBLEMS AND THE HEAT AND A/C WERE INOPERATIVE. *JB

THE HEATING SYSTEM FAILED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE ANTIFREEZE. *AK *SC

VEHICLE KILLS WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. NOT EVERY TIME BUT I'VE BEEN STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION TRYING TO RESTART IT FROM A STOP LIGHT. *TR

WITHOUT WARNING ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK TO THE FLOOR WHILE DRIVING DRIVING 22 MPH, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A LIGHT POLE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

DRIVING AT 70MPH THERE WAS A THERE WAS A LARGE INCREASE IN NOISE AND VIBRATION FOR A MINUTE FOLLOWED BY A LOUD BANG. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT AN EXPLOSIVE TIRE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED. SEVERAL PLACES ON THE SIDEWALL WERE TORN AND THE TREAD HAD BULGES ON IT. THE DEFECTIVE TIRE WAS REPLACED. 2 MONTHS LATER THE SAME BRAND AND MODEL TIRE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CAR STARTED TO RUMBLE - FORTUNATELY AT ONLY 45 MPH IN TOWN. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THERE WAS A BULGE ON THE TREAD SO THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. SINCE 2 PRIMEWELL TIRES ON THE SAME AXLE FAILED WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER, I BELIEVE THIS IS MANUFACTURERS DEFECT - NOT JUST A SIMPLE COINCIDENCE.

ON AUGUST 28, 2005 THE LEFT FRONT TIRE ON MY VEHICLE SUFFERED A MAJOR TREAD SEPARATION. THE ONGOING ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM WITH THE COOPER TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY OF FINDLAY, OHIO, IS DISTURBING TO SAY THE LEAST. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT YOUR AGENCY WISHES TO KNOW OF THESE SITUATIONS. *NM

I HAVE A 1999 CHEVY LUMINA, THAT IN 2007 BOTH THE REAR DOOR LATCHES BROKE A FEW MONTHS APART I CONTACTED THE DEALER BOTH TIMEAS AND HAD THE LATCH REPLACED AT A COST OF 2 APPROX. 200.00 EACH I HAD ASKED IF THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE PART ONCE THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE OTHER REAR DOOR THEY REPLIED NO. I THOUGHT THIS WAS STRANGE SINCE I ONLY USE THE VEH TO GO TO WORK AND RARELY USE THE BACK DOORS. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED MY AUNT WAS IN THE REAR SEAT WHEN I WENT SLOWLY AROUND A BEND AND THE DOOR FLEW OPENED AND WOULD NO LATCH TO CLOSE. I EXPRESSED MY CONCERN ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE LATCH LETTING LOOSE WITHOUT WARNING, AND THE A FEW MONTHS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING LUCKILY NO ONE WAS IN THE BACK SEAT. AFTER HAVING BOTH DOOR HINGES REPLACED WITH NEW PARTS AT A COST OF OVER 400.00 I THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE THE END OF THE PROBLEM. TODAY WHILE COMING HOME FROM WORK THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR FLEW OPEN, I HAVE CONCERNS FOR THE SAFETY IF SOMEONE WOULD BE IN THE VEH, GM DOES NOT SEEM TO SHARE MY CONCERNS AND SEEM NOT INTERESTED IN TRYING TO RESOLVE A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

VEHICLE WAS RUNNING HOT. TOOK IT TO MIDAS, MIDAS WHO SAID IT WAS A INTAKE MANIFOLD PROBLEM WITH THE PLASTIC CAP AND NEEDED TO REPLACE IT FOR TOTAL OF 700.00. MIDAS SAID THEY HAVE HAD A LOT OF CUSTOMERS WITH SAME PROBLEM DUE TO ANTIFREEZE STRENGTH THE DEALERSHIP WAS REQUIRED TO PUT INTO VEHICLE. ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE STALLING, AND WHEN FILLING VEHICLE UP WITH GAS, WHICH SEEMS TO RUN OUT OR MAYBE LEAK OUT FAST. *AK

BOUGHT 99 CHEVY LUMINA USED 5-6 MONTHS AGO CHECKED EVERYTHING OUT, FOUND NOTHING SERIOUS WITH CAR JUST MINOR TUNE UP NEEDED AND NEW TIRES. GAVE CAR TO MY SON AS A GOOD FIRST CAR, LAST NIGHT TOOK HIM TO FILL UP GAS TANK AND SMELLED GAS, LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND SAW A DRIP COMING FROM WHAT APPEARS THE GAS TANK. PARKED CAR AT HOME AND LOOKED UNDER CAR, NO LEAK THOUGHT MAYBE I SPILLED GAS, THIS MORNING HE LEFT FOR SCHOOL AND THERE IS A VISABLE PUDDLE FROM WHERE HE WAS PARKED. *JS

CAR CAUGHT FIRE IN MY DRIVEWAY 10 MINUTES AFTER I RETURNED HOME. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED AND FIRE DEPT. WAS ABLE TO PUT OUT FIRE BEFORE IT SPREAD TO MY HOME. FIRE INSPECTOR SAID IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS CAUSED BY THE FUEL INJECTORS. *TR

VEHICLE WAS RUNNING HOT. TOOK IT TO MIDAS, MIDAS WHO SAID IT WAS A INTAKE MANIFOLD PROBLEM WITH THE PLASTIC CAP AND NEEDED TO REPLACE IT FOR TOTAL OF 700.00. MIDAS SAID THEY HAVE HAD A LOT OF CUSTOMERS WITH SAME PROBLEM DUE TO ANTIFREEZE STRENGTH THE DEALERSHIP WAS REQUIRED TO PUT INTO VEHICLE. ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE STALLING, AND WHEN FILLING VEHICLE UP WITH GAS, WHICH SEEMS TO RUN OUT OR MAYBE LEAK OUT FAST. *AK

BOLT HEAD CAME OFF OF REAR SWAY BAR BUSHING.*MR OVER HALF OF THE BOLT CRACKED BEFORE IT BROKE OFF. *TS

TURN SIGNAL SWITCH CAUSES REAR BRAKE LIGHTS NOT TO WORK. I DIDN'T FIND OUT ABOUT IT UNTIL A POLICE OFFICER PULLED ME OVER FOR THE BRAKE LIGHTS NOT COMING ON. I WAS LET OFF WITH A WARNING. I DID A SEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME WITH THE SAME MODEL VEHICLE. THIS CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE PEOPLE BEHIND YOU ON THE ROAD WILL NOT SEE THAT YOU ARE STOPPING. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING OR WORKING ON/OFF. FOUND THE CAUSE TO BE THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH AFTER REPLACING THE STOP LIGHT SWITCH SEVERAL TIMES. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER AT NO COST TO THE OWNERS OF THE CARS. *JB

THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT TRACK BROKE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE PROBLEM BUT 13 MONTHS LATER THE PROBLEM RE-OCCURRED. *NLM

THE SEAT BELT SOMEHOW WRAPPED UP ONE SIDE OF A PASSENGER'S NECK AND AROUND THE WAIST, THE SEAT BELT HAD TO BE CUT FOR THE PASSENGER TO GET LOOSE. *SLC

I TOOK MY CAR FOR A SERVICE REPAIR. (TUNE UP) ONLY TO DISCOVER ON THE WAYA AWKWARD SMELL AND MISFIRE. UPON ARRIVING I WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE INTERNAL HOOD INSULATION BROKE FREE AND CRUMBLED IN CHUNKS ON TOP OF MY FUEL INJECTOR AND CREATED A HEAT THAT MELTED FOUR OF THE FUEL INJECTOR WIRES COVERS AND ALL.

DURING A LEFT FRONT IMPACT BOTH REAR DOORS CAME OPEN AND LEFT REAR WHEEL HUB BROKEN OFF AXLE NO OTHER DAMAGE TO REAR OF CAR. *AK

1999 CHEVROLET LUMINA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SEVERAL MECHANICAL PROBLEMS AND RECALL ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE CUT OFF, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS DETERMINED, THE IGNITION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE WIRING HARNESS IN THE STEERING COLUMN WENT OUT, THE EGR VALVE WAS REPLACED TWICE, THE CONSUMER HAD SHIFTING PROBLEMS AND THE HEAT AND A/C WERE INOPERATIVE. *JB

I HAVE 3 DIFFERENT COMPLAINTS. 1. THE ROTORS ON MY CAR HAD TO BE REPLACED 3 TIMES BEFORE I HAD DRIVEN 36,000 MILES. THEY WOULD WEAR UNEVENLY, AND CAUSE NOISE AND VIBRATIONS WHENEVER THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. 2. THE TRANSMISSION LEAKED FROM THE PAN, AND THE GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED 2 OR 3 TIMES.THE TRANSMISSION STILL LEAKS. AND THE BRAKES NEED FIXING AGAIN, BUT THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 36,000 MILES. 3.WHENEVER THE ENGINE IS UNDER ACCERLATION, MY AIR CONDITIONER DOES NOT COOL. THE VENTS CLOSE OFF PREVENTING COLD AIR FROM COMING THROUGH. HOW MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE REPORTED PROBLEMS SIMILAR TO THESE?*AK

THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SEEM SAFE, THE TIRES HAVE A LOUD ROAR, AND THE CAR IS HARD TO KEEP IN THE ROAD. SOMEONE FROM ANOTHER DEALERSHIP TOLD US IT SEEMED LIKE THE WHEEL BEARINGS. COLES KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES BUT SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. IT HAS BEEN CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES. I FEEL THAT THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE FIXED.LT IS STARTING TO SHAKE AND SHIMMY ON SPEEDS OF 40 AND HIGHER.( DOT NUMBER: )

I HAVE A 1999 CHEVY LUMINA, THAT IN 2007 BOTH THE REAR DOOR LATCHES BROKE A FEW MONTHS APART I CONTACTED THE DEALER BOTH TIMEAS AND HAD THE LATCH REPLACED AT A COST OF 2 APPROX. 200.00 EACH I HAD ASKED IF THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE PART ONCE THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE OTHER REAR DOOR THEY REPLIED NO. I THOUGHT THIS WAS STRANGE SINCE I ONLY USE THE VEH TO GO TO WORK AND RARELY USE THE BACK DOORS. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED MY AUNT WAS IN THE REAR SEAT WHEN I WENT SLOWLY AROUND A BEND AND THE DOOR FLEW OPENED AND WOULD NO LATCH TO CLOSE. I EXPRESSED MY CONCERN ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE LATCH LETTING LOOSE WITHOUT WARNING, AND THE A FEW MONTHS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING LUCKILY NO ONE WAS IN THE BACK SEAT. AFTER HAVING BOTH DOOR HINGES REPLACED WITH NEW PARTS AT A COST OF OVER 400.00 I THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE THE END OF THE PROBLEM. TODAY WHILE COMING HOME FROM WORK THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR FLEW OPEN, I HAVE CONCERNS FOR THE SAFETY IF SOMEONE WOULD BE IN THE VEH, GM DOES NOT SEEM TO SHARE MY CONCERNS AND SEEM NOT INTERESTED IN TRYING TO RESOLVE A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR