Electrical System Problems of 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.

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Lost control of the vehichle driving home. Crashed. Police report is identical to steering recall. Which never was repaired. The VIN number I have at home. Neither airbag deployed even though I smashed into a culvert.

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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.

The contact owns a 1997 Chevrolet Lumina. While driving at approximately 35 mph, the vehicle suddenly stalled completely losing all power. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and drive to a local mechanic who stated that the tire rods were defective, the engine mounts had fallen out, and there were electrical problems. The mechanic repaired the tie road and engine mount. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000. The current mileage was 199,876.

Twice now when trying to start my 1997 Lumina lights come on and car won't turn over. Something must be going on with the electrical system. After getting out of the car and leaving the key on, the car kicked over. Any reason for this type for behavior. Granted I know the car is getting older, but at 87k miles it makes me uneasy to go on any long jaunts.

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.

1996 Chevrolet Lumina, brake lights not working except for in the rear window. If that bulb were to burn out, I would have no brake lights at all. I have discovered, and I am sure, that you are aware that this is a very common problem. Why has this not been corrected?.

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: 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.

Loud tapping sound from engine when first started.

Possible electrical problems with the cruise control when engaged. When consumer made a lane change from right to left the cruise control was disengaged. The cruise control also disengaged when the left turn signal was turned on. This condition happended on several occasions.

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Tl-the contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Lumina. The contact stated that the cruise control has malfunctioned. When the cruise control was set the vehicle accelerated at a very high speed. The contact also stated that the wipers and turn signals work intermittently. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for a diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 175000. Rg.

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Electrical switch that opens the side door failed. Other electrical problems include cd exchanger, courtesy lights and driver's door switch.

When exiting the car, persons opening door receive shock. This is very painful and causes person to jump. The dealer could not come up with any reason for this and said they could not do anything for us. We have tried static guard and installation on a gates static strap to car with no change. All parts of car appear to be connected when checked for continuity. Please let us know if their is something we can do or if there is any others with this problem.

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