Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-07-01 | 96V122000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM | 3,591 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-11-08 | SUSPENSION:REAR | Yes | 1 | IN AUGUST 2008 I PURCHASED A CLEAN WHITE 1996 CHEVY LUMINA WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES ON THE DASH. IT SEEMED TO BE … |
| 2007-11-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | PURCHASED 1996 CHEVY LUMINA W/3.1 LITER ENGINE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND CURRENTLY HAS 115,000 MILES. THE… |
| 2007-06-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T ALWAYS WORK ON 1996 LUMINA DUE TO FAULTY TURN SIGNAL SWITCH, I'VE NOTICE THIS ON SEVERAL OTHER 1995 … |
| 2007-04-09 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AND CAME UP TO A INTERSECTION WHERE I HAD THE RIGHT OF WAY. THE OTHER PERSON HAD A STOP SIGN… |
| 2007-04-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHEVROLET LUMINA. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HAS THREE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS. THE LOWER TWO LIGHTS … |
| 2007-03-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | OIL LEAK 1996 3.4 DOHC CHEVY LUMINA I DID MY RESEARCH THAT IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THESE CARS THEN ITS COSTS A PRETTY … |
| 2007-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I LOVE MY CAR BUT THE ENGINE HAS BEEN GOING OUT FOR SOME TIME NOW AND THE PERSON WHOM I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM HE KNEW OF … |
| 2006-08-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | I TURNED ON MY CAR AND PUT IT IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. I HAD FOUR FRIENDS IN THE CAR. I WAITED FOR MY… |
| 2006-08-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1996 CHEVROLET LUMINA, BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING EXCEPT FOR IN THE REAR WINDOW. IF THAT BULB WERE TO BURN OUT, I WOULD H… |
| 2006-07-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AROUND 100K MILES AND GETTING WORSE EVER SINCE. THE PISTON PIN IS GOING BAD. I FOUND OUT TH… |
| 2005-12-08 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH | No | 0 | TURN SIGNAL SWITCH IN CHEVROLET LUMINA CAUSING BRAKE LIGHTS TO NOT WORK. (EXCEPT 3RD BRAKE LIGHT) FROM MY RESEARCH,… |
| 2005-12-06 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE FRAME CAME OUT AROUND THE BOLTS. THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FALL ONTO THE GR… |
| 2005-11-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE ACCELERATOR CABLE FRAYED. THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. UPON … |
| 2005-08-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | DT: HAD A FLAT TIRE, AND THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER HAD DRY ROT, AND SHOULD CHANGE THE TIRES. THEY ARE 70,000 MILE… |
| 2005-07-09 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. IT IS POSSIBLE TO OPEN IT FROM THE IN… |
| 2005-05-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | DT: CONSUMER SAYS VEHICLE GETS HOT AND IMMEDIATELY STALLS. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED ENGINE ONCE BEFORE. CONSUMER HAS BEEN… |
| 2005-04-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS | No | 0 | WHILE STARTING UP THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER,THE VEHICLE STARTED. THE DRIVER TOOK… |
| 2005-04-19 | TIRES | No | 0 | 1996 CHEVROLET LUMINA TIRE BLEW OUT. *TS THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT DAMAGING THE RIGHT FRONT FENDER AND DO… |
| 2005-03-12 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | DT: THE BRAKES LIGHT ONLY WORKED EVERY NOW AND THEN, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE SAME PROBLEM ON OTHER LUMINAS. THIS HAP… |
| 2005-02-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CAR SEEMED TO BE OVERHEATING AND RUNNING OUT OF ANTIFREEZE MUCH TOO OFTEN. TOOK IT INTO A MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME MY ANTIF… |
| 2005-01-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY DAUGHTER BROUGHT A USED 1996 LUMINA.SHE DROVE IT ABOUT A MONTH BEFORE IT STARTED ACTING UP. SHE LOST HEAT AND CAR WO… |
| 2005-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE INTAKE GASKET ROTTED. THEREFORE, ANTIFREEZE LEAKED INTO THE OIL. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE. THE SAME EXACT P… |
| 2004-12-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 1996 CHEVY LUMINA. THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING PROPER… |
| 2004-12-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHEVROLET LUMINA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED A RECURRING FAILURE WITHIN THE TURN SIG… |
| 2004-12-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE'S INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE. THE NON SERVICE DEALER DETERMINED THE TOP… |
| 2004-10-09 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | MY CHEVROLET LUMINA REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICHLE AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. SUBSTANTIAL FRONT END … |
| 2004-09-28 | EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE BELTWAY VEHICLE'S SECURITY SYSTEM FAILED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. CONSU… |
| 2004-09-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | AT LOW SPEED THE STEERING LOCKS. IF FEELS AS IF THE VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF. |
| 2004-09-02 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING, DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE L… |
| 2004-08-30 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH VEHICLE DROVE OVER A PIPE IN THE ROAD. AS A RESULT, DUAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. PASSENG… |
| 2004-08-30 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB |
| 2004-05-06 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH | No | 0 | NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR CAUSES MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH TO FAIL. THIS CAUSES SAFETY PROBLEMS. A SMALL TRUCK WAS BEHIND ME A… |
| 2004-04-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | UPON DEPRESSION OF THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE COMING TO A STOP, THE LOW TRACK AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON . WHEN THIS OCCURRED… |
| 2004-03-22 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING TO THE LEFT AT 5 MPH, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BA… |
| 2004-03-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | I JUST PAID OVER $700 TO HAVE A MECHANIC REPLACE THE INTAKE GASKET ON MY 1996 CHEVROLET LUMINA. I HAVE HEARD THAT THIS… |
| 2004-02-03 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A PROBLEM WHEN SHIFTING GEARS IN COLD WEATHER. *AK |
| 2003-12-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | INDEPENDENT SHOP REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AT OWNER EXPENSE OF $750.DOLLARS. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER… |
| 2003-09-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED WHICH CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK INSIDE THE ENGINE AND RESULTED IN THE VEH… |
| 2003-09-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE W… |
| 2003-07-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ON CAR STOPPED WORKING, AND I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROAD. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO M… |
| 2003-07-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | Yes | 1 | ON 7/20/03 THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED IN MY 1996 CHEVROLET. LUMINA. UPON STARTING THE CAR, WHILE STILL IN PARK, THE GAS … |
| 2003-07-15 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | ON 7/20/03 THE BATTERY WAS GETTING WEAK SO I BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY COMPATIBLE WITH THE CAR. ON THE FIRST START WITH TH… |
| 2003-07-14 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES PASSENGER AND DRIVER DOORS OPEN INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED. CONSUMER STATES THIS VEHICLE IS RUNNIN… |
| 2003-06-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING LOCKS UP AND TURNS HARD TO THE LEFT. |
| 2003-06-03 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS START AND STOP AT RANDOM INTERVALS. *NLM |
| 2003-04-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | WHEN YOU START THE CAR IN THE MORNING, AND BACKUP THE BRAKES MAKE A HUMMING SOUND- THEN WORK FINE. *NLM |
| 2003-04-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE, IT WAS SERVICE ON 3 OCCASIONS. *JB |
| 2003-03-31 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. *JB |
| 2003-03-15 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | PAINT IS PEELING OFF OFF MY LUMINA CAR NO UNDER COAT UNDER PAINT. REAR SEAT BELT KEEPS COMING LOOSE. |
| 2003-02-13 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS INFORMED NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE REGARDING THE RECALL ON THE RACK AND PINION.*JB |