Chevrolet LUMINA transmission problems
80 complaint narratives mention transmission terms.
Key facts
2,022 owner complaints analyzed
29 distinct recall campaigns
91,501 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1987 to 2008 model years. Data snapshot: . 362 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Transmission and shifting evidence
80 of 2,022 complaints match this topic (4.0%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10091281 · 2004-09-19 (September 19, 2004)
WITH ENGINE COLD, THE THROTTLE ACCELERATES ON IT'S OWN. UNFORTUNATELY THIS ONLY OCCURS WITH THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED AND USUALLY IN REVERSE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT MY WORK! THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND CAN BE PREDICTED!*AK
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Owner report 854982 · 2000-01-14 (January 14, 2000)
WHEN TRAVELING CONSUMER NOTICED A CLOKE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE MOUNTS WHICH SUPPORT THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION BROKE, CAUSING THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT FORWARD. ALSO NOTED THE ISSUANCE OF RECALL 97V058000 INVOLVING THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM. HOWEVER, VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. DEALER WANTS OWNER TO PAY FOR REPAIR COSTS. *AK *ML
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Owner report 873502 · 2000-10-20 (October 20, 2000)
CONSUME R WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH ON A SIDE STREET APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, AND MAIN FRAME THAT HOUSES TRANSMISSION AND COUPLING FOR STEERING, DROPPED OUT . VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
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Owner report 972794 · 1995-10-02 (October 2, 1995)
CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES, EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE FRONT BRAKES. TT REAR STRUTS LEAKED, LOWER BALL JOINT REPLACED. POOR GAS MILEAGE, FUEL PUMP REPLACED. POWER WINDOW SWITCH FAILED. DOOR HANDLE CRACKED. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS TOO LATE, DEALER REPALCED. SERPENTINE BELT REPLACED, ENGINE REPLACED, KNOCKING NOISE IN ENGINE DURING COLD STARTUP. CONSTANT BRAKE PROBLEMS, FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, FRONT CALIPERS WERE LOCKING UP, FRONT BRAKES FAILED, BRAKES SQUEAK, REAR BRAKE SLIDERS REPAIRED. *SLC
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Owner report 742873 · 2001-03-22 (March 22, 2001)
SHIFTER BUMPED WHILE TUNING RADIO-CAR SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AT 70 MPH. SEVERAL INCIDENTS. *AK
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