Table 1 shows 16 common engine and engine cooling related problems of the 1996 Chevrolet Lumina. The number one most common problem is related to the engine cooling system (eight problems). The second most common problem is related to the manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe (seven problems).
My daughter brought a used 1996 Lumina. She drove it about a month before it started acting up. She lost heat and car would go to overheat and stall. When she got it checked she was told that the intake gasget was shot. This allowed the antifreeze go into the engine. Read details...
Consumer says vehicle gets hot and immediately stalls. Consumer has replaced engine once before. Consumer has been told the problem is the upper intake manifold. Vehicle is serviced regularly, and was taken in for recalls to the dealer. Engine in vehicle is currently bad and is costly to replace. Read details...
The engine started knocking around 100k miles and getting worse ever since. The piston pin is going bad. I found out that gm knows about this problem by a certified gm technician. He told me that all 3. 1l engines have this problem and gm wont fix it. Read details...