general problems of the 1999 Chevrolet Lumina

1999 Chevrolet Lumina LS. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle shutting off while driving. The consumer stated the pass-key 11 security system activated while driving causing the vehicle to lose steering and braking functions while being driven.

While driving, my car will just suddenly cut off and this occurs whether stopped at the light or while pressing the accelerator. The volt light comes on and the car just cuts off and the steering wheel locks up. My local Chevrolet dealer (youman's Chevrolet, macon, GA) tried to find out what was the problem by running diagnostics, but could never determine the cause. Since the problem continued to occur, and wondering if the problem could be due to the age of the car, I parked the car and purchased another car in may, 2013. The car is still parked in my yard. I decided to report this because this seems to be the same thing that is happening to the other gm cars but my model is not part of the recall. I know that there are many 1999 Luminas still being driven and you need to know that this has happened.

Car caught fire in my driveway 10 minutes after I returned home. Luckily no one was injured and fire dept. Was able to put out fire before it spread to my home. Fire inspector said it looked like it was caused by the fuel injectors.

: the contact stated the passenger compartment intermittently fills with fumes after the engine has been running for 30 minutes. The vehicle was taken to the service dealer on three occasions, but the dealer was unable to duplicate the problem because the fumes were never present at the time of inspection. During the last inspection the dealer determined a plastic grocery bag was trapped over the catalytic converter. The bag was almost completely disintegrated from the heat of the converter. The dealer determined this could be a possible cause of the fumes and the bag was removed. Apparently this was not the cause of the problem as the fumes returned again yesterday, but the vehicle was not returned to the dealer for inspection while the fumes were present.