Four problems related to engine and engine cooling have been reported for the 1998 Chevrolet Lumina. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Engine compartment caught fire. While I was driving.
The contact owns 1998 Chevrolet Lumina. The contact stated that the engine rattled and made a lot of noise until it warmed up. The contact had not taken the vehicle to the dealer. The failure mileage and current mileages were 112,000.
When the vehicle was parked antifreeze leaked from underneath the vehicle. The consumer took the vehicle to the dealer for an inspection, and the mechanic determined that the gasket needed to be replaced.
I bought a 1998 Chevrolet Lumina in 2000, and never experienced any significant problems, until recently. The engine began misfiring on cylinder 1 and I replaced the spark plugs and plug wires assuming it would correct the issue. During this time, I also did an oil change and checked all fluids and found the antifreeze to appear "rusted". I checked in the overflow resevoir and noted oil and a dirty appearance to the antifreeze. I had the antifreeze system flushed, and now the problems are back, less than 5,000 miles later. While searching for the potential problem on the internet, I found a lot of data talking about the dex-cool issues and head gasket problems. I have talked to several mechanics, and they seem to believe that the head gasket is bad, which is causing the misfire problem. This is going to be a costly repair, one of which I don't feel I should have to pay for since there seems to be a growing issue with head gaskets and the dex-cool antifreeze.