Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 Chevrolet Lumina.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-19 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THIS PROBLEM EXISTS BWHEN THE VEHICLE IS SATIONARY AND IN TRANSIT. IT APPEARS TO BE INTERMITTEN AS WELL. MY BRAKE LIGHT… |
| 2018-11-12 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I WAS FORCED TO DRIVE THIS COMPANY VEHICLE BY NEW TRANSPORTATION MANAGER, EVEN THOUGH I HAD ANOTHER COMPANY VEHICLE ASS… |
| 2017-07-26 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET LUMINA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 28-30 MPH, ANOTHER MOTORIST MADE AN OUT OF TU… |
| 2017-04-07 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | WE BOUGHT THE CAR USED. AT TIME OF PURCHASE BRAKE LIGHTS APPEARED TO WORK. SAME EVENING, THE TWO REAR/SIDE BRAKE LIGHT… |
| 2016-12-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET LUMINA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBE… |
| 2016-02-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE MAKING BANGING NOISE TOOK TO SHOP TOLD A BURNT VALVE, ( IT WAS DRIVEN IN/OUT OF SHOPS) SECOND SHOP WEEKS OF I… |
| 2015-12-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE.WHILE I WAS DRIVING. |
| 2015-12-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET LUMINA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOK… |
| 2015-12-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET LUMINA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS PROTRUDING AS IF I… |
| 2015-12-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET LUMINA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (EN… |
| 2015-12-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 1998 CHEVROLET LUMINA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR RECALL NOTICE 15757. … |
| 2015-05-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DASH AIRBAG IS PROTRUDING OUT. VECHILE STATIONARY. SEE PHOTOS. |
| 2015-02-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET LUMINA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RANDOM POWER STEERING LEAK. THE PREVI… |
| 2015-02-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKITA RECALL AIRBAG MAY BE THE CAUSE OF PASSENGER SIDE DASH EXPANDING OUTWARDS. UNSURE OF CAUSE. EXPANSION IS SLOWIN… |
| 2014-09-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET LUMINA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, AN UNUSUAL SOUND EMITTED FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER S… |
| 2014-09-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET LUMINA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE GEAR SHIFTER WAS CHANGED, THE VE… |
| 2013-05-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET LUMINA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, SHE NOTICED A… |
| 2013-04-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 1998 CHEVROLET LUMINA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE RATTLED AND MADE A LOT OF NOISE UNTIL I… |
| 2012-12-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY REPORT: ORIGINAL DIAGNOSTIC CODE WAS 3RD CYLINDER SPARK PLUG. SYMPTOMS WERE CONSISTENT WITH THIS. CAR DROVE FINE TH… |
| 2012-07-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET LUMINA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE BRAKES LINES FRACTURED.… |
| 2012-04-07 | WHEELS | No | 0 | INSTALLATION OF THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL RESULTED IN ONE OF THE FIVE WHEEL STUDS BREAKING OFF IN THE WHEEL NUT. WHEN THE … |
| 2011-04-11 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET LUMINA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STEER TO THE LEFT BECAUSE THE RA… |
| 2010-12-01 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET LUMINA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN, SIMILAR TO N… |
| 2010-02-04 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET LUMINA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND THE TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK.… |
| 2009-08-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY COMPLAINT IS ABOUT RECALL # 15V701000, AND ALSO MY CAR STARTED LEAKING WATER INTO THE OIL SO I HAD TO PARK IT UP FOR… |
| 2009-08-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET LUMINA. THE CONSUMER STATED ABOUT 1/2 MILE AWAY FROM HER HOUSE, THE VEHICLE START… |
| 2009-07-11 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | TEMPORARY LOSS OF STEERING. ON 4 OCCASIONS WITHIN THE PAST 2 WEEKS I HAD RECENTLY LEFT MY RESIDENCE AND WAS MAKING EI… |
| 2009-05-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET LUMINA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V1160… |
| 2009-02-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | RACK AND PINION.*TR |
| 2009-01-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE MULTI PURPOSE SWITCH (TURN SIGNAL) ON MY 1998 CHEVY LUMINA DOESN'T WORK EVERYTIME A USE THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH MY B… |
| 2008-08-19 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET LUMINA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PAN… |
| 2008-07-25 | STEERING | No | 0 | DIFFICULTY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AT LOW SPEEDS. CONTACTED GM AND INSTRUCTED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A … |
| 2008-05-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET LUMINA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30-35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLS AND THE SPEEDOMETER D… |
| 2008-05-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET LUMINA. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT ANY SPEED, THE POWER STEERING BECOMES DIFFICU… |
| 2008-04-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET LUMINA. IN MARCH OF 2008, THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WITH A CRACKED WINDSHIELD. T… |
| 2008-03-12 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET LUMINA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCES DIFFICULTY TURNING TH… |
| 2008-02-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET LUMINA. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE VE… |
| 2007-07-06 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET LUMINA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY PULLED TO THE LEFT, WHILE TH… |
| 2007-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN USING THE KEY, TOOK OUR VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP.. HAD A NEW KEY MADE.. THE KEY WAS NOT THE ISS… |
| 2007-03-02 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | I OWN A 1998 CHEVROLET LUMINA ITS RACK IN PINION IS DOING THE SAME AS RECALLED CARS BUT THE DEALER SAYS MY CAR ISN'T RE… |
| 2007-03-01 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | MAKE : CHEVROLET MODEL : LUMINA YEAR : 1998 COMPONENT: STEERING:RACK AND PINION MY CAR SHOWS ALL THE SIGNS OF THE REASO… |
| 2006-07-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | THE PASS-KEY II THEFT-DETERRENT SYSTEM PREVENTED THE STARTING OF MY VEHICLE WITH ONE OF MY INITIAL KEYS. I USED THE SP… |
| 2006-04-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | PROBLEM WITH INTERNAL OIL PUMP ... UNABLE TO BUILD UP ENOUGH PRESSURE TO ADEQUATELY SERVICE THE ENGINE ... 3.1L V6 MFI… |
| 2006-04-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | No | 0 | WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT MY 1998 CHEVROLET LUMINA, ALL OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE WORKING PROPERLY. HOWEVER, A FEW WEEKS LATER… |
| 2006-02-18 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN THE STEERING IS SHAKY AND A GRINDING NOISE IS HEARD COMING FROM THE VE… |
| 2006-01-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | MY BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS MALFUNCTIONED IN MY VEHICLE. THEY HAVE BEEN MAINTAINED AND WILL GO OUT WHEN I AM TURNING OR TRYI… |
| 2005-12-12 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | LOWER INTAKE GASKET FAILURE. LOSS OF ATF TRANSMISSION FLUID. *NM |
| 2005-11-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATES WHEN TRYING TO START VEHICLE THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. WHEN TURNING THE IGNITION HEARD AN EX… |
| 2005-08-20 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT 1998 CHEVROLET LUMINA WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH RACK AND PINION STEERING. THE CAR MAKES NO… |
| 2005-08-19 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | DT: CONTACT STATED THE LOWER RACK AND PINION WAS DEFECTIVE. . THE CAR WILL NOT TURN LEFT. THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEV… |