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1999 Chevrolet LUMINA problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

103 owner complaints analyzed

2 distinct recall campaigns

63,200 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1999 model year. Data updated: 2026-10-01 (October 1, 2026). 49 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe is the most frequently named component, appearing in 11 of 103 complaints (10.7%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Braking behavior	25	24.3%
Steering behavior	8	7.8%
Transmission and shifting	6	5.8%
Engine operation	5	4.9%
Electrical and battery issues	5	4.9%
Fuel system concerns	3	2.9%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe

Engine And Engine Cooling

Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip

Electrical System

Air Bags:Frontal

Engine

Component breakdown data
Category	Count
Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe	11
Engine And Engine Cooling	9
Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System	9
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	7
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	7
Electrical System	6
Air Bags:Frontal	4
Engine	4

Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe: 11; Engine And Engine Cooling: 9; Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System: 9; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine: 7; Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip: 7; Electrical System: 6; Air Bags:Frontal: 4; Engine: 4

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 7; 25,000 to 49,999: 6; 50,000 to 74,999: 15; 75,000 to 99,999: 5; 100,000 to 149,999: 8; 150,000 and above: 8

50,000 to 74,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (15). 54 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

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1999: 8; 2000: 12; 2001: 5; 2002: 11; 2003: 12; 2004: 12; 2005: 6; 2006: 4; 2007: 3; 2008: 3; 2009: 6; 2010: 6; 2011: 4; 2014: 3; 2016: 4; 2017: 2; 2018: 1; 2019: 1

Pattern summary

Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 25 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 8 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 6 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10025442 · 2003-07-05 (July 5, 2003)

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. HO…

Owner-reported narrative. 7,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10025442 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10048561 · 2003-11-24 (November 24, 2003)

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE CONSUMER HEARD A CLANKING AND GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE SOUNDS COULD BE HEARD WHEN EVER THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE RIVETS FROM THE BRAKES SHOES RUSTED OFF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *JB *MR

Owner-reported narrative. 23,238 miles reported. Look up ODI 10048561 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10438879 · 2011-12-07 (December 7, 2011)

I WAS DRIVING MY HUSBAND'S 1999 LUMINA. I STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION TO WAIT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. THE LIGHT CHANGED I PROCEEDED INTO THE INTERSECTION, I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL, HOWEVER THE CAR PROCEEDED STRAIGHT. THE TIRES WOULD NOT TURN, HOWEVER THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED FREELY BUT THE TIRES WOULD NOT TURN. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC. AFTER HE EXAMINED THE CAR IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE WELDS THAT HOLD THE SUPPORT STRUCTURE TO THE FRAME HAD FAILED. I HAD TO HAVE THE ORIGINAL WELDS REDONE COSTING ME $ 400.00 THEN ANOTHER $ 30…

Owner-reported narrative. 79,528 miles reported. Look up ODI 10438879 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10576171 · 2014-04-01 (April 1, 2014)

WHILE DRIVING, MY CAR WILL JUST SUDDENLY CUT OFF AND THIS OCCURS WHETHER STOPPED AT THE LIGHT OR WHILE PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. THE VOLT LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR JUST CUTS OFF AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER (YOUMAN'S CHEVROLET, MACON, GA) TRIED TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM BY RUNNING DIAGNOSTICS, BUT COULD NEVER DETERMINE THE CAUSE. SINCE THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO OCCUR, AND WONDERING IF THE PROBLEM COULD BE DUE TO THE AGE OF THE CAR, I PARKED THE CAR AND PURCHASED ANOTHER CAR IN MAY, 2013. THE CAR IS STILL…

Owner-reported narrative. 150,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10576171 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10075362 · 2004-06-14 (June 14, 2004)

MY STARTER RECENTLY WENT ON MY 1999 CHEVROLET, LUMINA, UPON REPAIR IT WAS FOUND THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A SHORT CREATED BY A SEAL FAILURE IN MY ENGINE. THE ANTIFREEZE IS LEAKING OUT MY ENGINE BLOCK FROM THE MANIFOLD/SEAL AND ONTO MY STARTER. THIS WAS SAIDD TO BE DUE TO THE PLASTIC SEAL USED ON THE ALUMINUM ENGINE. IT IS SAID TO NOT BE "CHEMICALLY COMPATIBLE" CAUSING "INEVITABLE WARPING OF THE SEAL". THE COST FOR REPAIR IS BE $600 JUST FOR A NEW SEAL. BUT AT 54,000 MILES THEY SUGGEST TO DUE THE STANDARD MAINTAINANCE WHILE THE ENGINE IS OUT LIK…

Owner-reported narrative. 50,150 miles reported. Look up ODI 10075362 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10116336 · 2005-04-04 (April 4, 2005)

ONLY BY OBSERVING A SLIGHT BUT LESSER COOLANT LEVEL IN THE OVERFLOW JUG OF MY 1999 LUMINA L/S PASSENGER CAR, WERE WE MADE AWARE OF THIS COSTLY DEFECT AT SUCH AN EARLY STAGE. A SUBSEQUENT AND CLOSER LOOK AT THE APPLICABLE AREAS, RESULTED IN CONFIRMATION OF A LEAK AT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. AT A COST OF $850.00 TO REPLACE GASKETS AND VITAL FLUIDS, I WAS VERY SURPRISED TO ENCOUNTER SUCH A HEAVY DUTY REPAIR FOR THIS LOW MILEAGE AND VIGILANTLY LOOKED AFTER CHEVY PRODUCT. FORTUNATELY FOR ME THE DISCOVERY WAS MADE PRIOR TO AN ENGINE OVERHEAT, WHICH WOULD…

Owner-reported narrative. 52,916 miles reported. Look up ODI 10116336 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10185597 · 2007-03-20 (March 20, 2007)

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

Owner-reported narrative. 111,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10185597 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10056884 · 2004-02-09 (February 9, 2004)

MY 1999 LUMNIA, AT 28,000 MILES DEVELOPED A COOLANT LEAK AROUND THE INTAKE GASKET AND HEAD GASKET. WAS SMALL BUT DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY, THEN A WEEK LATER THE ALTERNATOR, AT 38,000 THE COOLANT LEAK WAS VERY NOTICEBLE. $$$ TO REPLACE GASKETS WHEN I WAS TOLD THE MANUFACTUER KNEW OF THE BAD GASKETS USED IN ITS MANUFACTUREING.

Owner-reported narrative. 28,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10056884 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10106909 · 2005-01-06 (January 6, 2005)

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS TANK. THE SEAM WHERE THE TOP OF THE TANK AND THE BOTTOM COME TOGETHER ARE RUSTED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE A LOT OF GASOLINE. CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE THE FUEL TANK REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 71,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10106909 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10661874 · 2014-12-03 (December 3, 2014)

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

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10661874 at NHTSA ↗

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Data completeness

103 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

47.6%Usable mileage49 / 103 records

80.6%Valid incident date83 / 103 records

100.0%Valid filing date103 / 103 records

80.6%Ordered incident and filing dates83 / 103 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

From model yearThrough model year

Component complaint heatmap
Component	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2008
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	118.7% ODI 10192939 · 159,000 mi I NOTICE SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN, INSIDE MY CAR, QUITE OFTEN- AT LEAST 2 TIMES A WEEK. MY BRAKES WEAR OUT FASTER THAN THEY SHOULD. I HAVE TO REPLACE THE DRIVERSIDE HUB ASSEMBLY KIT EVERY 3-6 MONTHS BECAUSE IT STARTS CLICKING THEN WEARS OUT THE BRAKES IF I DON'T GET IT DONE- AT THE CHEAPEST 100 EVERY TIME. CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN A WRECK AND I DO NOT KNOW WHY IT DOES THIS. *TR Look up ODI 10192939 at NHTSA ↗	346.9% ODI 10099813 CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE ABS BRAKING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE HAD TO BE PLACED ON A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE FOR INSPECTION. *AK Look up ODI 10099813 at NHTSA ↗	124.9% ODI 508556 COMPUTER/BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING THREE WARNING LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE ON THE DASH, AS WELL AS AN ACCIDENT. Look up ODI 508556 at NHTSA ↗	154.3% ODI 10019263 BETWEEN NOVEMBER 2002 AND MAY 2003, I HAVE GONE THROUGH 4 BATTERIES AND 3 VISITS TO THE DEALER FOR ELECTRICAL "SHORTS." EITHER THE ANTILOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT, OR THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON, AND THE INTERIOR DASH LIGHTS WOULD BECOME INCREASINGLY DIM INDICATING A BATTERY DRAIN. WITHIN A DAY OR TWO, THE BATTERY WOULD BE COMPLETELY DRAINED, AND THERE IS NO POWER AT ALL. THE DEALER REPORTS FINDING PROBLEMS IN THE BATTERY CELLS AND SHORTS IN THE HARNESS UNDER THE DASH EACH TIME, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. *NLM Look up ODI 10019263 at NHTSA ↗	135.8% ODI 717090 THIS PROBLEM WAS ADDRESSED PROPERLY BY THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I WOULD APPRECIATE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THE PROBLEM IN DEPTH WITH A NHTSA REPRESENTATIVE DUE TO THE PROBLEM DATING BACK TO A 1993 LUMINA, A 1995 LUMINA AND NOW THE 1998 LUMINA. I HAVE HAD A LOT OF EXPERIENCE WITH BRAKE SYSTEMS AND FEEL THAT I CAN POSSIBILITY HELP TO ANSWER SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS OF DRIVERS STATING THAT THEIR BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR BOARD. WHEN I HAD MY CAR SERVICED, THE SERVICEMAN STATED THAT HE HAD COMPARED MY VEHICLE BRAKES AND … Look up ODI 717090 at NHTSA ↗	76.8% ODI 10136111 · 2,400 mi CONCERN: 1999 LOW MILEAGE CHEVROLET LUMINA. PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEMS. CORROSION OR DEFECTIVE WHEEL SENSORS CAN CAUSE TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING AT SLOW SPEEDS. MY CUSTOMER EXPLAINED THAT HIS ABS LIGHT WAS ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. HE HAD DRIVEN THREW HIS FENCE AFTER TURNING INTO HIS DRIVEWAY. HE MENTIONED THAT HE WOULD LOSE ALL BRAKING IF THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME, THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL UNIT WAS ACTUATING. IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IF THE ABS LIGHT WAS ON IN ALL VEHICLES THE ABS WOUL… Look up ODI 10136111 at NHTSA ↗	13.3% ODI 898417 ONGOING PROBLEM WITH BRAKES SQUEALING WHEN STOPPING AT AN INTERSECTION AND/OR WHILE BACKING UP. DEALER NOTIFIED . FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK Look up ODI 898417 at NHTSA ↗	29.5% ODI 10027092 · 18,336 mi 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 Look up ODI 10027092 at NHTSA ↗	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Caliper	129.5% ODI 508024 REAR CALIPER SLIDES BIND, CAUSING REAR BRAKES TO FAIL/EXCESSIVE WEAR TO FRONT BRAKES. Look up ODI 508024 at NHTSA ↗	20.4% ODI 805640 THE BRAKE CALIPER STICK AND THERE ARE NO BRAKES . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK Look up ODI 805640 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc	97.1% ODI 514589 BRAKE NOISE. Look up ODI 514589 at NHTSA ↗	51.0% ODI 564059 WINDOW MOTOR FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. *SLC Look up ODI 564059 at NHTSA ↗	41.6% ODI 602786 AMERICAN TIRE BLEW OUT. Look up ODI 602786 at NHTSA ↗	41.2% ODI 561955 VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED BRAKE PROBLEMS, FRONT ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE, FRONT BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, REAR SHOES GLAZED. STEERING GEAR REPLACED DUE TO CONSUMER LOSING POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING, POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED, RACK WAS ALSO REPLACED. WATER PUMP WAS LEAKING AND WAS REPLACED. AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER STATED SIR COIL INOPERATIVE. *SLC Look up ODI 561955 at NHTSA ↗	31.3% ODI 703927 WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN, THE BREAKS REQUIRE A GREAT DEAL MORE PEDAL PRESSURE TO STOP THE CAR IN THE RAIN. Look up ODI 703927 at NHTSA ↗	32.9% ODI 722286 WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, THE BRAKE PEDAL GETS SOFT WITH 1" - 2" OF FREE TRAVEL, THE BRAKES FADE OUT AND THE BRAKE PEDAL GET REAL HARD. THE DEALER SAID THAT'S THE WAY LUMINA BRAKES ARE. UPON MY INSISTING, THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT PADS AND TURNED THE ROTORS WHICH IMPROVED BRAKING IN THE RAIN. THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE THE REAR PADS OR TURN THE REAR ROTOR EVEN THOUGH THE REAR ROTOR IS STAINED AND PITTED. A CHEVY DEALER MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEMS THAT MY LUMINA IS HAVING THE BRAKE PADS HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND THE ROTORS… Look up ODI 722286 at NHTSA ↗	13.3% ODI 898417 ONGOING PROBLEM WITH BRAKES SQUEALING WHEN STOPPING AT AN INTERSECTION AND/OR WHILE BACKING UP. DEALER NOTIFIED . FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK Look up ODI 898417 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components	129.5% ODI 483390 BRAKES CONTINUE TO SQUEAK AFTER REPEATED REPAIR ATTEMPTS. *SKD Look up ODI 483390 at NHTSA ↗	173.5% ODI 507749 BRAKES SQUEAL/PERFORM POORLY. Look up ODI 507749 at NHTSA ↗	62.4% ODI 526930 BACK DOORS HARD TO CLOSE DUE TO MISALIGNMENT. Look up ODI 526930 at NHTSA ↗	51.4% ODI 709884 NOT EVEN 6K MILES AFTER COMPLETE REPLACE, BRAKES VIBRATE & NEED LONGER STOP DISTANCE DUE TO FAULTY ROTORS Look up ODI 709884 at NHTSA ↗	52.2% ODI 548981 IGNITION FAILED. YH Look up ODI 548981 at NHTSA ↗	32.9% ODI 544739 WHILE BACKING UP OR TURNING TO THE RIGHT BRAKES MAKE NOISE. Look up ODI 544739 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	14.8% ODI 8009188 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 Look up ODI 8009188 at NHTSA ↗	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	32.4% ODI 10204784 · 93,100 mi TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 CHEVROLET LUMINA. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DRIVE IN REVERSE WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHELL CRACKED DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 93,100. Look up ODI 10204784 at NHTSA ↗	408.1% ODI 10174392 · 134,000 mi DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE HESITATED WITHOUT WARNING. UPON INITIAL INSPECTION BY THE CONTACT, IT WAS DETERMINED THE FAILURE WAS POSSIBLY RELATED TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT ALERTED. Look up ODI 10174392 at NHTSA ↗	176.9% ODI 10057729 · 50,000 mi CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A PROBLEM WHEN SHIFTING GEARS IN COLD WEATHER. *AK Look up ODI 10057729 at NHTSA ↗	133.7% ODI 535525 WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED. Look up ODI 535525 at NHTSA ↗	104.5% ODI 10109675 VEHICLE MADE A WHINING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. CONVERTER AND PUMP NOISEY. *BF THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. Look up ODI 10109675 at NHTSA ↗	43.9% ODI 10025442 · 7,000 mi 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. HO… Look up ODI 10025442 at NHTSA ↗	620.0% ODI 10083769 · 42,549 mi PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION ON 200 CHEVROLET LUMINA.MR THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH ONLY 42549 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT SHE WOULD POSSIBLY BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR. NM Look up ODI 10083769 at NHTSA ↗	419.0% ODI 10032119 CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED TRANSMISSION CHANGING GEARS SLOWLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK Look up ODI 10032119 at NHTSA ↗	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	10.8% ODI 803619 CONSUMER HAS HAD A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE PADS WEARING OUT, ALSO THE RIGHT LOWER BALL JOINT HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE BRAKES ALSO MAKE LOUD NOISE. AK CONSUMER STATES ON ONE OCCASTION WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AROUND CURVES, THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT. ALTERNATOR FAILED. AIR CONDITIONER WAS REPAIRED FOUR TIMES. TIMING BELT FAILED. SLC Look up ODI 803619 at NHTSA ↗	244.9% ODI 10010359 · 108,000 mi INTAKE GASKETS LEAK. I JUST BOUGHT A CAR LESS THAN THREE WEEKS AGO, AND A FEW DAYS AGO, THE CAR STARTED HEATING UP, THE "HOT" LIGHT LIT UP, AND LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OVER RIGHT AWAY AND HAD TO PUT SOME WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID IN THE OVERFLOW BOTTLE SO I COULD GET SOMEWHERE, TO CALL SOMEONE. THEY BROUGHT ANTIFREEZE, AND WHEN WE WENT TO FILL THE RADIATOR, IT WAS ALREADY FULL. THINKING MAYBE IT WAS JUST A THERMOSTAT, WE REPLACED THAT, BUT IT KEPT DOING THE SAME THING, NEXT SUGGESTION WAS THERE AN AIR BUBBLE SOMEWHERE, SO THAT WAS BLE… Look up ODI 10010359 at NHTSA ↗	83.3% ODI 10112340 CAR SEEMED TO BE OVERHEATING AND RUNNING OUT OF ANTIFREEZE MUCH TOO OFTEN. TOOK IT INTO A MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME MY ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING INTO MY OIL, AND THAT MY HEAD GASKETS WERE CRACKED AND LEAKING. WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE, OR THE PROBLEM WOULD JUST KEEP OCCURRING. *JB Look up ODI 10112340 at NHTSA ↗	113.2% ODI 10007557 · 66,000 mi FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ALLOWS DEXTOL ANTI FREEZE TO LEAK INTO OTHER PARTS OF ENGINE. PH Look up ODI 10007557 at NHTSA ↗	94.0% ODI 10073017 · 111,000 mi WHILE DRIVING CAR ENGINE SHUTS OFF PERIODICALLY. CAR STARTS BACK UP AND A FEW MINUTES LATER IT SHUTS OFF AGAIN. HAD CAR CHECKED OUT BY MECHANIC BUT EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE FINE. CAN'T FIND REASON WHY CONTINUOUSLY SHUTTING OFF.*AK Look up ODI 10073017 at NHTSA ↗	76.8% ODI 10005090 · 54,000 mi LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ON 3.1 V-6, 1999 CHEVROLET LUMINA, 54K MILEAGE. DEALER ESTIMATES $1000 TO REPAIR. INTERNET SITES LIST MANY CARS WITH SAME PROBLEM. GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE WILL BE THE RESULT IF I DON'T FIX IT - BUT WHY SHOULD I PAY WHEN CHEVROLET DIDN'T DO THEIR ENGINEERING CORRECT ON THE GASKET AND COOLANT. TS Look up ODI 10005090 at NHTSA ↗	310.0% ODI 10014908 · 25,000 mi THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. THE DEALERSHIP STATED IT WAS CAUSED BY A PIN GOING INTO FIRST THE CYLINDER, AND IT CAN GO OUT AT ANYTIME. THE DEALERSHIP WILL EITHER REPLACE THE PART OR THE ENTIRE ENGINE. THERE WAS A TSB 030601002 FOR THIS PROBLEM. *JB Look up ODI 10014908 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	54.0% ODI 484816 INTERMITTENT STALLING. *SD Look up ODI 484816 at NHTSA ↗	244.9% ODI 520484 PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW SWITCH FAILED. Look up ODI 520484 at NHTSA ↗	93.7% ODI 517167 ENGINE NOISE. Look up ODI 517167 at NHTSA ↗	174.9% ODI 10041033 · 102,700 mi MY 1997 CHEVROLET LUMINA HAS HAD TO HAVE THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS REPLACED TWICE IN THREE YEARS AT A COST OF $900 EACH TIME. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE CAR WITH A POOR DESIGN USING DEX-COOL ENGINE COOLANT WHICH IS THE ORIGIN OF THE PROBLEM. I'VE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE COOLANT PUMP AND ASSOCIATED OTHER PARTS. Look up ODI 10041033 at NHTSA ↗	114.9% ODI 10062237 · 91,000 mi I HAVE HAD MY CAR (98 CHEVROLET LUMINA) FAIL TWICE IN ONE WEEK DUE TO COOLING SYSTEM FAILURE. ONCE FOR A WATER PUMP AND ANOTHER FOR INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. I AM ALARMED BY THE NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS I FIND. BOTH FAILURES HAVE LEFT US STUCK WITH NO TRANSPORTATION.*AK Look up ODI 10062237 at NHTSA ↗	21.9% ODI 550410 STEERING WHEEL/COLUMN OIL LEAKAGE. *MJS Look up ODI 550410 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor	129.5% ODI 489880 VEHICLE MISSES/STALLS. *SKD Look up ODI 489880 at NHTSA ↗	40.8% ODI 503820 BACK WHEEL BRAKE CYLINDER LEAK. *DSH Look up ODI 503820 at NHTSA ↗	41.6% ODI 707501 STATE SAFETY INSPECTION MECHANIC NOTED THAT BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE DEEPLY RUSTED AND/OR PITTED AND SHOULD BE INSPECTED BY A GM SERVICE CENTER. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AT DAGLEY CHEVROLET GEO INFORMED THAT BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE RUSTED AND PITTED SO DEEP THAT THEY COULD NOT BE RE-SURFACED, THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED AND THE REPLACEMENT WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY GM. I LOOKED AT THE ROTORS MYSELF AND FOUND THAT THE INSIDE BRAKE ROTOR FRICTION SURFACES ARE RUSTED OR PITTED AWAY, APROX. 1/3 OR LESS OF THE FRONT INSIDE BRAKE PADS ARE ACTUA… Look up ODI 707501 at NHTSA ↗	10.3% ODI 826864 THE DEFECTIVE ROTORS ARE OUT OF ROUND AND WARPED, BUT THE BRAKE PADS ARE IN GOOD CONDITION, WHICH MAY CAUSE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK Look up ODI 826864 at NHTSA ↗	20.9% ODI 726130 NOTICED THAT BACK ROTORS HAD DEEP GROOVES IN THEM AT APX 16,000 MI. REPORTED TO DEALER, SAID IT WAS NORMAL..I'VE HAD CARS WITH MORE THAT NEVER EVEN HAD ROTORS TURNED DOWN, ANYWAY, THEY REPLACED 4 BRAKE PADS,SAID THEY WERE GONE & TURNED ROTORS DOWN, COST ME 334.00 I FEEL IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, THIS ALSO HAPPENED TO A FRIENDS CAR SAID IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, HE TOLD ME TO CHECK MY ROTORS, THATS WHEN I NOTICED THE DEEP GROOVES. HE HAS SAME STYLE CAR (MONTECARLO,APX SAME MILEAGE)THE DEALER SAID THIS IS NORMAL!!!!!!!!!! I DON'T … Look up ODI 726130 at NHTSA ↗	21.9% ODI 10025442 · 7,000 mi 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. HO… Look up ODI 10025442 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
Component	Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)	Median	Usable records	Examples
Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe	50,150–72,000 mi	62,840 mi	9	ODI 10022136 · 46,512 mi THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET CRACKED. AK NLM Look up ODI 10022136 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10043301 · 72,000 mi 1999 CHEVROLET LUMINA,ONLY 70,000 MILES, HAVE HAD THE INJECTORS FLUSHED X3, NOW NEED MANIFOLD REPLACED AND HEAD GASKET REPLACED, COSTING APPROXIMATELY $1000. PROBLEM RELATED TO DEFECTIVE GASKETS ON CHEVROLET'S PART SHOULD BE PAID FOR BY CHEVROLET, NOT THE AUTO OWNER. CHEVROLET HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS PERSONS HAVING TO REPLACE PARTS DUE TO THEIR FAILURE TO MAKE A CORRECTION OR A RECALL. I WANT CHEVROLET HELD RESPONSIBLE AND TO REIMBURSE MYSELF AND OTHERS THAT HAVE HAD TO HAVE THIS DONE TO THEIR VEHICLES. LA Look up ODI 10043301 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10054925 · 70,000 mi INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED...GASKETS LEAKING. COOLANT WONT STAY IN ENGINE. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND MANY 1999 LUMINAS (3.1 V-6 ARE HAVING THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM) APPROXIMATELY COST OF REPAIRS $1,000.00 GM IS DEFINITELY AWARE OF THIS HUGE PROBLEM. A TOTAL RECALL OF THIS VEHICLE AND CORRECT THIS PROBLEM MUST BE MADE IMMEDIATELY. LA Look up ODI 10054925 at NHTSA ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling	78,500–104,500 mi	93,224 mi	7	ODI 10088017 · 93,224 mi WHILE DRIVING, THE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT DUE TO BAD ANTIFREEZE. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. AK SC JB Look up ODI 10088017 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10107421 · 12,500 mi THE VEHICLE IS LEAKING COOLANT OUT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD, WHICH IS CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO HAVE ANY HEAT, IT ALSO CAUSED THE ENGINE TO OVER HEAT. OWNER WILL CONTACT MANUFACTURER. JB...COST OF INTAKE MANIFOLD REPLACEMENT $689.15 PLUS TAX. CUSTOMER DECLINED REPAIRS. AK Look up ODI 10107421 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10268516 · 80,000 mi TLTHE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET LUMINA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING FAILURES SIMILAR TO THOSE LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V116000. A MECHANIC NOTICED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT IT WOULD COST MONEY TO REPAIR. CHEVROLET STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000. Look up ODI 10268516 at NHTSA ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System	53,687–90,800 mi	59,600 mi	6	ODI 10056884 · 28,000 mi MY 1999 LUMNIA, AT 28,000 MILES DEVELOPED A COOLANT LEAK AROUND THE INTAKE GASKET AND HEAD GASKET. WAS SMALL BUT DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY, THEN A WEEK LATER THE ALTERNATOR, AT 38,000 THE COOLANT LEAK WAS VERY NOTICEBLE. $$$ TO REPLACE GASKETS WHEN I WAS TOLD THE MANUFACTUER KNEW OF THE BAD GASKETS USED IN ITS MANUFACTUREING. Look up ODI 10056884 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10100879 · 63,200 mi (1) OUR '99 LUMINA HAD AN INTAKE GASKET FAILURE AND A WATER PUMP FAILURE WHICH I WAS TOLD IS DUE TO A DESIGN FAILURE OF THE GASKET (2) THANKFULLY WE FOUND THE PROBLEM SOON AND THE ENGINE WASN'T EFFECTED (3) THE SHOP REPLACED THE INTAKE GASKET SET, WATER PUMP, REPLACED COOLANT AND SEALS AT A COST OF $795.13. *AK Look up ODI 10100879 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10116336 · 52,916 mi ONLY BY OBSERVING A SLIGHT BUT LESSER COOLANT LEVEL IN THE OVERFLOW JUG OF MY 1999 LUMINA L/S PASSENGER CAR, WERE WE MADE AWARE OF THIS COSTLY DEFECT AT SUCH AN EARLY STAGE. A SUBSEQUENT AND CLOSER LOOK AT THE APPLICABLE AREAS, RESULTED IN CONFIRMATION OF A LEAK AT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. AT A COST OF $850.00 TO REPLACE GASKETS AND VITAL FLUIDS, I WAS VERY SURPRISED TO ENCOUNTER SUCH A HEAVY DUTY REPAIR FOR THIS LOW MILEAGE AND VIGILANTLY LOOKED AFTER CHEVY PRODUCT. FORTUNATELY FOR ME THE DISCOVERY WAS MADE PRIOR TO AN ENGINE OVERHEAT, WHICH WOULD… Look up ODI 10116336 at NHTSA ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	54,250–69,000 mi	57,500 mi	6	ODI 10005090 · 54,000 mi LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ON 3.1 V-6, 1999 CHEVROLET LUMINA, 54K MILEAGE. DEALER ESTIMATES $1000 TO REPAIR. INTERNET SITES LIST MANY CARS WITH SAME PROBLEM. GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE WILL BE THE RESULT IF I DON'T FIX IT - BUT WHY SHOULD I PAY WHEN CHEVROLET DIDN'T DO THEIR ENGINEERING CORRECT ON THE GASKET AND COOLANT. TS Look up ODI 10005090 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10008381 · 60,000 mi ENGINE WITH 60,000 MILES IS BASICALLY DEAD, CHEVY WANTS $500. TO "LOOK" INSIDE AND SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. PRIVATE MECHANIC SAID IT'S SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE PISTONS NOT PROPERLY FITTING INTO CYLINDERS. (I THINK HE CALLED IT "PISTON SLAM") HAVE HEARD OF OTHERS WITH SAME 3.1 ENGINE DYING ANYWHERE BETWEEN 60 AND 80 THOUSAND MILES. WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY $500 FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT, AND THEN ANOTHER $3500 FOR A NEW ENGINE? YES, THE CAR WENT OUT OF WARRANTY IN DEC. BUT THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A PRE-EXISTING PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE UNDER RECALL. NL… Look up ODI 10008381 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10043301 · 72,000 mi 1999 CHEVROLET LUMINA,ONLY 70,000 MILES, HAVE HAD THE INJECTORS FLUSHED X3, NOW NEED MANIFOLD REPLACED AND HEAD GASKET REPLACED, COSTING APPROXIMATELY $1000. PROBLEM RELATED TO DEFECTIVE GASKETS ON CHEVROLET'S PART SHOULD BE PAID FOR BY CHEVROLET, NOT THE AUTO OWNER. CHEVROLET HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS PERSONS HAVING TO REPLACE PARTS DUE TO THEIR FAILURE TO MAKE A CORRECTION OR A RECALL. I WANT CHEVROLET HELD RESPONSIBLE AND TO REIMBURSE MYSELF AND OTHERS THAT HAVE HAD TO HAVE THIS DONE TO THEIR VEHICLES. LA Look up ODI 10043301 at NHTSA ↗
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	Too few reports for a range	2,400 mi	1 (sparse)	ODI 10136111 · 2,400 mi CONCERN: 1999 LOW MILEAGE CHEVROLET LUMINA. PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEMS. CORROSION OR DEFECTIVE WHEEL SENSORS CAN CAUSE TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING AT SLOW SPEEDS. MY CUSTOMER EXPLAINED THAT HIS ABS LIGHT WAS ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. HE HAD DRIVEN THREW HIS FENCE AFTER TURNING INTO HIS DRIVEWAY. HE MENTIONED THAT HE WOULD LOSE ALL BRAKING IF THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME, THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL UNIT WAS ACTUATING. IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IF THE ABS LIGHT WAS ON IN ALL VEHICLES THE ABS WOUL… Look up ODI 10136111 at NHTSA ↗
Electrical System	Too few reports for a range	99,000 mi	4 (sparse)	ODI 10034035 · 31,916 mi COMPUTER MODULE FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION SWITCH WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE NOT TO START. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAD NOT YET BE DETERMINED. AK PH JB Look up ODI 10034035 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10151086 · 48,000 mi DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT INTERMITTENTLY FILLS WITH FUMES AFTER THE ENGINE HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR 30 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS, BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE FUMES WERE NEVER PRESENT AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. DURING THE LAST INSPECTION THE DEALER DETERMINED A PLASTIC GROCERY BAG WAS TRAPPED OVER THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE BAG WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED FROM THE HEAT OF THE CONVERTER. THE DEALER DETERMINED THIS COULD BE A POSSIBL… Look up ODI 10151086 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10217681 · 175,200 mi 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 Look up ODI 10217681 at NHTSA ↗
Engine	Too few reports for a range	123,500 mi	4 (sparse)	ODI 10576171 · 150,000 mi WHILE DRIVING, MY CAR WILL JUST SUDDENLY CUT OFF AND THIS OCCURS WHETHER STOPPED AT THE LIGHT OR WHILE PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. THE VOLT LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR JUST CUTS OFF AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER (YOUMAN'S CHEVROLET, MACON, GA) TRIED TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM BY RUNNING DIAGNOSTICS, BUT COULD NEVER DETERMINE THE CAUSE. SINCE THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO OCCUR, AND WONDERING IF THE PROBLEM COULD BE DUE TO THE AGE OF THE CAR, I PARKED THE CAR AND PURCHASED ANOTHER CAR IN MAY, 2013. THE CAR IS STILL… Look up ODI 10576171 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10824855 · 131,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET LUMINA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OIL WAS LEAKING ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND A BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHSTA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 131,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. Look up ODI 10824855 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10838554 · 116,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET LUMINA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER OPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A TECHNICIAN WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE HEAD GASKETS LEAKING WATER INTO THE PISTONS. THE HEAD GASKETS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANU… Look up ODI 10838554 at NHTSA ↗

Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

ComponentPeriod

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples

Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month	Campaigns announced	Examples
2024-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2024-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-10	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-10 (partial)	None	No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Observation windowFirst model yearSecond model year

2002: 0 complaints · 2008: 0 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model year	Through age 0	Through age 1	Through age 2
2002	0	0	0
2008	0	0	0

Date coverage across each selected cohort

Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year	Incident dates used	Filing date fallbacks	Excluded dates
2002	0	0	0
2008	1	0	0

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
Component	Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe	Engine And Engine Cooling	Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System	Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	Electrical System	Air Bags:Frontal	Engine
Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe	—	0	0	1 ODI 10043301 · 72,000 mi 1999 CHEVROLET LUMINA,ONLY 70,000 MILES, HAVE HAD THE INJECTORS FLUSHED X3, NOW NEED MANIFOLD REPLACED AND HEAD GASKET REPLACED, COSTING APPROXIMATELY $1000. PROBLEM RELATED TO DEFECTIVE GASKETS ON CHEVROLET'S PART SHOULD BE PAID FOR BY CHEVROLET, NOT THE AUTO OWNER. CHEVROLET HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS PERSONS HAVING TO REPLACE PARTS DUE TO THEIR FAILURE TO MAKE A CORRECTION OR A RECALL. I WANT CHEVROLET HELD RESPONSIBLE AND TO REIMBURSE MYSELF AND OTHERS THAT HAVE HAD TO HAVE THIS DONE TO THEIR VEHICLES. *LA Look up ODI 10043301 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	0	0
Engine And Engine Cooling	0	—	0	0	0	0	0	0
Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	1 ODI 10043301 · 72,000 mi 1999 CHEVROLET LUMINA,ONLY 70,000 MILES, HAVE HAD THE INJECTORS FLUSHED X3, NOW NEED MANIFOLD REPLACED AND HEAD GASKET REPLACED, COSTING APPROXIMATELY $1000. PROBLEM RELATED TO DEFECTIVE GASKETS ON CHEVROLET'S PART SHOULD BE PAID FOR BY CHEVROLET, NOT THE AUTO OWNER. CHEVROLET HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS PERSONS HAVING TO REPLACE PARTS DUE TO THEIR FAILURE TO MAKE A CORRECTION OR A RECALL. I WANT CHEVROLET HELD RESPONSIBLE AND TO REIMBURSE MYSELF AND OTHERS THAT HAVE HAD TO HAVE THIS DONE TO THEIR VEHICLES. *LA Look up ODI 10043301 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	—	0	0	0	0
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	0
Electrical System	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	1 ODI 10576171 · 150,000 mi WHILE DRIVING, MY CAR WILL JUST SUDDENLY CUT OFF AND THIS OCCURS WHETHER STOPPED AT THE LIGHT OR WHILE PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. THE VOLT LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR JUST CUTS OFF AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER (YOUMAN'S CHEVROLET, MACON, GA) TRIED TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM BY RUNNING DIAGNOSTICS, BUT COULD NEVER DETERMINE THE CAUSE. SINCE THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO OCCUR, AND WONDERING IF THE PROBLEM COULD BE DUE TO THE AGE OF THE CAR, I PARKED THE CAR AND PURCHASED ANOTHER CAR IN MAY, 2013. THE CAR IS STILL… Look up ODI 10576171 at NHTSA ↗
Air Bags:Frontal	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0
Engine	0	0	0	0	0	1 ODI 10576171 · 150,000 mi WHILE DRIVING, MY CAR WILL JUST SUDDENLY CUT OFF AND THIS OCCURS WHETHER STOPPED AT THE LIGHT OR WHILE PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. THE VOLT LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR JUST CUTS OFF AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER (YOUMAN'S CHEVROLET, MACON, GA) TRIED TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM BY RUNNING DIAGNOSTICS, BUT COULD NEVER DETERMINE THE CAUSE. SINCE THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO OCCUR, AND WONDERING IF THE PROBLEM COULD BE DUE TO THE AGE OF THE CAR, I PARKED THE CAR AND PURCHASED ANOTHER CAR IN MAY, 2013. THE CAR IS STILL… Look up ODI 10576171 at NHTSA ↗	0	—

Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

Search patterns

5 patterns with matching reports.

Brake response concerns

5 mentions · 4.9% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 722286

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, THE BRAKE PEDAL GETS SOFT WITH 1" - 2" OF FREE TRAVEL, THE BRAKES FADE OUT AND THE BRAKE PEDAL GET REAL HARD. THE DEALER SAID THAT'S THE WAY LUMINA BRAKES ARE. UPON MY INSISTING, THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT PADS AND TURNED THE ROTORS WHICH IMPROVED BRAKING IN THE RAIN. THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE THE REAR PADS OR TURN THE REAR ROTOR EVEN THOUGH THE REAR ROTOR IS STAINED AND PITTED. A CHEVY DEALER MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEMS THAT MY LUMINA IS HAVING THE BRAKE PADS HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND THE ROTORS…

Look up ODI 722286 at NHTSA ↗

ODI 766488

BRAKES FAIL TO ENGAGE PROPERLY WHEN WET (FROM RAIN OR CAR WASH). SAME PROBLEM AS NHTSA CAMPAIGNIM01I014000. NOT A RECALL BUT LOOKING AT THE COMPLAINTS FOR LUMINA AND MONTE CARLO I THINK IT SHOULD BE. FEEL FREE TO DRIVE MINE AND SEE WHAT YOU THINK.*AK

Look up ODI 766488 at NHTSA ↗

ODI 8004980

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AFTER 35MPH ON WET ROADS, BRAKES FAILED. FELT LIKE NOT HAVING BRAKES WHEN APPLIED, AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. BRAKES WERE GETTING WET AND A FEW SECONDS LATER, WOULD DRY OUT BEFORE CATCHING. HAD BEEN IN CONTACT WITH DEALER AND INFORMED NO RECALL. *AK *TT

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Matching rule

Stalling or loss of power

4 mentions · 3.9% of complaints

Median mileage: 111,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10185597 · 111,000 mi

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ODI 10221715

1999 CHEVROLET LUMINA STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED A SECOND TIME AND WAS RESTARTED. DEALER HAS STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. HE STATES HE CAN ONLY DRIVE IT SHORT DISTANCES. *KB

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ODI 707173

THIS IS A LEASED CAR I HAVE HAD SINCE NOVEMBER 1998. I DRIVE WITH AN ACCELERATOR ADAPTER THAT ALLOWS ME TO USE MY LEFT FOOT. THIS IS THE THIRD CAR IN WHICH I HAVE USED SUCH AN ADAPTER AND HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS. NEITHER DID I HAVE TROUBLE WITH THIS CAR UNTIL MAY 1999. IN MAY I HAD THREE INCIDENTS OF SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED ACCLERATION WHILE SLOWLY BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY OR A PARKING SPACE IN A LOT. WITH EACH INCIDENT IT WAS INCREASINGLY MORE DIFFICULT TO STOP. THE FIRST TIME FIRM PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE FINALLY STOPPED IT AND I COULD S…

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Matching rule

\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Fuel smell or leak mentions

2 mentions · 1.9% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 10661874

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ODI 745575

CAR WAS PURCHASED ON 4/23/01, UP UNTIL TODAYS DATE 5/21, I HAVE HAD THESE PROBLEMS OCCUR: 4/25 UPON BRAKING CAR WOULD SHAKE, IT WAS DETERMINED THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. 4/28, DRIVING OUT OF TOWN FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT, HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT TIRES WITHIN TWO DAYSOF EACH OTHER ALONG WITH NOISE AND VIBRATION FROM BRAKING. WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE LOUD ROAR AND VIBRATION NOISE COMING FROM REAR TIRES, CAR PULLING ALL OVER HIGHWAY AT SPEED OF 60MPH. 5/11 COMPLAINED TO DEALERSHIP, THEY PERFORM ALIGNMENT. CLEANING ASHTRAY, UPON REPLACING BACK PIEC…

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Matching rule

\b(fuel leak\w*|gas leak\w*|gas(?:oline)? smell|smell\w* (?:of )?(?:fuel|gas))\b

Oil consumption or dilution

1 mentions · 1.0% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 10341270

WE OWN A 1999 CHEVROLET LUMINA LTZ WITH THE NATURALLY ASPIRATED L36 3.8L V6. THE VEHICLE HAS THE PROBLEM THAT IT LEAKS BOTH OIL AND ENGINE COOLANT INTERNALLY. IT HAS BEEN CHECKED OUT BY PROFESSIONALS AND HAS BEEN PROVEN TRUE. THE PROFESSIONAL DISCOVERED THE ENGINE IS LEAKING ALONG ABOUT THREE SEALS, TWO ON THE FRONT AND ONE ON THE REAR OF THE MOTOR. WE MUST POUR COOLANT INTO THE RESERVOIR ONCE EVERY COUPLE WEEKS OR EVEN SOONER. THE OIL IS BURNED OFF AND USUALLY NEEDS FILLED BY THE TIME IT NEEDS AN OIL CHANGE (ABOUT ONCE EVERY 3000 MILES). ALL S…

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Matching rule

\b(oil consumption|burn\w* oil|consum\w* oil|oil dilution|gas(?:oline)? in (?:the )?oil)\b

Steering assistance concerns

1 mentions · 1.0% of complaints

Median mileage: 150,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10576171 · 150,000 mi

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Matching rule

\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b