2001 CHEVROLET LUMINA Problems & Recalls

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET LUMINA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE WIPERS AND TURN SIGNALS ACTIVATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ...

Mileage: 175,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET LUMINA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE WIPERS AND TURN SIGNALS ACTIVATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ...

Mileage: 175,000

JULY 2009 I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT AROUND 75 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE DIED AND WOULDN'T START, PULLED OFF THE ROAD, ENGINE WOULD CRANK BUT NOT START, AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT STARTED AND I DROVE HOME. I CALLED A MECHANIC AND HE SAID IT PROBABLY WAS THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE, GO TO THE JUNK YAR...

Mileage: 109,300

2001 CHEVROLET LUMINA HAD GASKET FAILURE. *NJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET LUMINA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V364000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH) WAS REFERENCED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR MECHANIC. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WER...

Mileage: 90,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET LUMINA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V364000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH) WAS REFERENCED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR MECHANIC. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WER...

Mileage: 90,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER COMING TO A FULL STOP AT A CROSSOVER, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SEIZED COMPLETELY. A RATTLING NOISE, THEN A BUMP WAS HEARD INSIDE THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ...

Mileage: 40,668

RIGHT REAR ROARING SOUND. TIRE WEAR ON INSIDE TREAD. TIRE ROTATION AND 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT REQUIRED. EVIDENTLY CAUSED BY DRIVING THROUGH POTHOLE IN STREET AND KNOCKING REAR TORSION BARS OUT OF ALIGNMENT ON RIGHT SIDE. VERY CHEAPLY BUILT. *JB

Mileage: 90,000

THE VEHICLE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING LOSS OF COOLANT AND THE BLOWER MOTOR IS BLOWING OUT COOL AIR INSTEAD OF HEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH A CRACK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GAS...

Mileage: 66,000

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 25 MPH AND HEARD A SEVERE RATTLING COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT THE MAIN ELECTRICAL HARNESS WHICH WAS NOT BRACKETED PROPERLY. THE HARNESS ALSO CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE SERPENTINE BELT. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE ...

Mileage: 52,000

THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY SEIZED UP. THE CAR WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. THE PLANETARY GEARS (2) WERE STRIPPED. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT.*AK

Mileage: 55,420

I PURCHASED A 2001 CHEVROLET LUMINA ON MARCH 15,2002. THREE TO SIX MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER BEGAN TO COMPLAIN OF HEADACHES, DIZZINESS, STOMACH ACHES, NAUSEA, AND EXTREME FATIGUE. WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS CAUSING THESE SYMPTOMS. WE TOOK OUR DAUGHTER TO THE DOCTOR SEV...

Mileage: 29,000

REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT LATCH PROPERLY. ALSO, INTERMITTENTLY THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR WILL NOT LATCH PROPERLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BELTS, BUT THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD RECUR. *AK

Mileage: 49,500

SEAT BELTS FAILED. THE BUCKLE WOULD NOT LOCK INTO THE LOCKING MECHANISM. CONSUMER DIDN'T HEAR THE CLICK WHEN FASTENED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND COMING TO COMPLETE STOP AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT PROPERLY FROM THE FIRST GEAR TO THE SECOND GEAR. ALSO, HAD A BRAKE PROBLEM. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

Mileage: 58,000

WHILE DRIVING AND COMING TO COMPLETE STOP AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT PROPERLY FROM THE FIRST GEAR TO THE SECOND GEAR. ALSO, HAD A BRAKE PROBLEM. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

Mileage: 58,000

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ABS FAILURE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE THE FAILED TO STOP. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE SENSOR, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK *PH *JB

Mileage: 18,336

CONSUMER NOTICED WHEN TRAVELING IN THE MORNING AND WHEN BACKING OUT VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A RUBBING SOUND. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED SOUND WAS NORMAL. *AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED TRANSMISSION CHANGING GEARS SLOWLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

THERE IS A CONSTANT KNOCKING IN FRONT END WHEN DRIVING. DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT STRUTS, DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM.*AK

THERE IS A CONSTANT KNOCKING IN FRONT END WHEN DRIVING. DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT STRUTS, DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM.*AK

WHEN APPLYING ACCELERATOR PEDAL AFTER A STOP ENGINE WILL REVV, BUT VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE. THEN, VEHICLE WILL LURCH FORWARD, THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CANNOT FIND CAUSE.*AK

WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND APPLYING BRAKES IT MADE A LOUD NOISE IN THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER,AND DEALER INDICATED THAT IT WAS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT NORMAL SPEED AND MAKING A TURN REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT BECAME UNLOCKED. THIS CAUSED CHILD SAFTY SEAT TO FLIP OUT AND SEAT TO FACE DOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION . *AK

THE DOOR HANDLES CANNOT BE EASILY GRIPPED WITH FINGERS MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR OLDER OCCUPANTS. NLM