1997 CHEVROLET LUMINA Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

11 NHTSA complaints on file

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Engine And Engine Coolingengine Issues in the 1997 CHEVROLET LUMINA

11 engine and engine coolingengine complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1997 CHEVROLET LUMINA. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

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All Engine And Engine Coolingengine Complaints

#10242051 | September 13, 2008

I KNOW OF SEVERAL OWNERS OF CHEVY LUMINA WHERE PAINTS IS PEELING AND ENGINE FAILURE IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO TO START AN INVESTIGATION. *TR

#10018883 | May 18, 2003

ALL ENGINE MOUNTS UPPER AND LOWER HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO HAD TO REPLACE BOTH TIE-ROD ENDS, INNER & OUT. *JB

#10007557 | February 15, 2003

FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ALLOWS DEXTOL ANTI FREEZE TO LEAK INTO OTHER PARTS OF ENGINE. PH

#898163 | October 24, 2001

VEHICLE OVERHEATED. INDEPENDANT MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT RADIATOR WAS PLUGGED, AND FLUSHED RADIATOR. ONE WEEK LATER, VEHICLE OVERHEATED AGAIN. CONSUMER CHECKED ANTI FREEZE, IT WAS LOW, SO HE ADDED ANTI FREEZE. NEXT DAY VEHICLE OVERHEATED, AND CONSUMER NOTICED WATER IN OIL. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALER DETERMINED THAT FACTORY ANTI FREEZE WAS EATING THROUGH T GASKETS, AND CAUSING INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE. VEHICLE NEEDS NEW ENGINE.*AK

#885617 | April 10, 2001

NOTICED OIL SPOTS ON DRIVEWAY. REPARKED IN DIFFERENT LOCATION AND MORE OIL SPOTS. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT INTAKE GASKETS WERE LEAKING. HAD NO PROBLEM DRIVING.*AK

#741353 | March 5, 2001

TOOK MY CAR TO MY MECHANIC FOR IT'S REGULAR 3000 MILE OIL CHANGE. HE TOLD ME AT THAT TIME THAT THE HEAD GASKETS WERE LEAKING. I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT IN ORDER TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR. I WAS RATHER RELUCTANT TO THIS AS I HAD PROBLEMS IN THE PAST WITH THIS SAME DEALERSHIP. I HAD TAKEN MY CAR THERE SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE THE OIL LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OFF AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING. I ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND AGAIN THEY COULD FIND NOTHING. THEY DID INSTALL STRUTS ON MY CAR AFTER MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE SHOT (MY CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTEE), BUT AGAIN I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TWICE AND POINT OUT THE LEAKING THAT WAS COMING FROM THE...

#880915 | February 20, 2001

ANTIFREEZE WAS SPROUTING OUT. LIGHT HAD CAME ON. DROVE TO DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT ENGINE GASKETS WERE GONE & NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS SECOND TIME THAT ENGINE GASKET PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED. *AK

#725456 | July 25, 2000

LUMINA HAD 33698 MILES AND WAS CLATTERING WHEN COLD STARTING, LASTS 3-10 MINUTES, CALLED DEALER WHERE CAR WAS BOUGHT, DEALER SAYS IT IS PISTON SLAP AND IT IS COMMON, NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. GETS WORSE AND WORSE AS THE MILES RACK UP. CAR HAS BEEN IN THREE TIMES FOR ENGINE CLATTER AND HAVE BEEN TOLD EVERYTIME PISTON SLAP VERY COMMON AND UNWARRANTIED. *AK

#852263 | November 1, 1999

VEHICLE WOULD EXPERIENCE ENGINE LEAKING. OWNER NOTICED THE LEAKAGE ON GARAGE FLOOR. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AFTER ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON VEHICLE. THE HEAD GASKETS/SERVO COVER/ "O" RINGS,INTAKE MANIFOLD/ENGINE VALVES & PAN GASKET WERE CHANGED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS ALSO LEAKING. THE DEALER DID ALL REPAIRS. *AK

#705354 | April 7, 1999

ENGINE AT COLD IDLE IS KNOCKING AGAIN, 7000 MILES SINCE NEW PISTIONS, TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AGAIN AFTER 7000 MILES, FRONT END SUSPENSION DEALER HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT 6 TIMES.

#523120 | November 20, 1997

INTERMITTENT STALLING.

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