2001 CHEVROLET LUMINA Recalls, Complaints & Safety

FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES

CERTAIN DELPHI FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS, P/NOS. FP10020-11B1, FP10026-11B1, AND FP10027-11B1, SOLD AFTER JANUARY 9, 2007, AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THE UNIVERSAL PRESSURE REGULATORS (UPR) WERE PRODUCED WITHOUT AN O'RING AND RETAINER.

Remedy: DELPHI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE UPR FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 23, 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT DELPHI AT 877-411-8770.

742 vehicles affected

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER, SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND MINI VANS, SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A PASSENGER AIR BAG THAT WAS MANUFACTURED WITHOUT A CHECK VALVE PIN. AN AIR BAG WITHOUT THE CHECK VALVE PIN COULD PRODUCE INCREASED PRESSURE AT THE ONSET OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT AND REDUCED PRESSURE AFTERWARD.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 16, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020, PONTIAC AT 1-800-762-2737, OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-442-6537, OR SATURN AT 1-800-553-6000, PROMPT #3.

272 vehicles affected

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER, SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND MINIVANS. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG INFLATOR MODULES WERE BUILT WITHOUT THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF GENERANT, WHICH PRODUCES THE GAS THAT FILLS THE AIR BAG. SOME WERE BUILT WITH A DOUBLE LOAD OF GENERANT AND SOME WERE BUILT WITHOUT GENERANT.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG MODULE. TELEPHONE CALLS WERE MADE TO OWNERS ON JANUARY 29, 2001. FOLLOW UP OWNER MAILING BEGAN ON APRIL 17, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020, PONTIAC AT 1-800-762-2737, OR SATURN AT 1-800-553-6000.

38 vehicles affected

SEAT BELTS

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES, LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS, SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, AND MINI VANS EQUIPPED WITH TRW SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLIES. THE BUCKLE BASE OF THESE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES WERE NOT PROPERLY HEAT TREATED AND THEREFORE DO NOT PASS THE LOAD BEARING REQUIREMENT OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 209, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES."

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLE'S SAFETY BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY DATE CODES AND, IF NECESSARY, WILL REPLACE ANY SAFETY BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY.

156,305 vehicles affected

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET LUMINA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE WIPERS AND TURN SIGNALS ACTIVATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

JULY 2009 I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT AROUND 75 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE DIED AND WOULDN'T START, PULLED OFF THE ROAD, ENGINE WOULD CRANK BUT NOT START, AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT STARTED AND I DROVE HOME. I CALLED A MECHANIC AND HE SAID IT PROBABLY WAS THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE, GO TO THE JUNK YARD AND GET ONE. FROM THEN THROUGH DECEMBER 2012 I REPLACED THE IGNITION MODULE THREE TIMES. IN DECEMBER 2012 I REPLACED BOTH THE MODULE AND THE CRANK POSITIONING SENSOR, THINKING THAT IT COULD BE CAUSING THE MODULE FAILURE. THREE MONTHS LATER THE ENGINE DIED AGAIN I HAD THE MODULE TESTED, IT WAS OK, HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER, THEY CHECKED IT FOR THREE DAYS AND SAID THE HEAT FROM THE ENGINE HAD MADE THE CRANK POSITIONING SENSOR TO SEPARATE INTERNALLY AND IT WAS REPLACED AGAIN. CAR RAN FINE FOR THREE WEEKS AND WOULDN'T START AFTER DRIVING AROUND TOWN LET IT SIT FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS, STARTED UP ON THE FIRST TRY DROVE IT HOME. APRIL 2013 MY JUDGMENT TELLS ME THAT THE PLUG TO THE POSITIONING SENSOR IS THE PROBLEM, WHEN ENGINE IS HOT THE PLUG EITHER OPENS UP OR SHORTS OUT FROM LIQUID FROM THE ENGINE. I CHECKED WITH THE PARTS MAN AND HE SAID HE HAD SOLD ONE POSITIONING SENSOR ALL YEAR (MINE) AND SOLD 30 PLUGS GOING TO IT, I'M REPLACING MY PLUG! *TR

2001 CHEVROLET LUMINA HAD GASKET FAILURE. *NJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET LUMINA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V364000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH) WAS REFERENCED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR MECHANIC. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 90,000. UPDATED 09/15/08 *BF UPDATE 09/22/08. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER COMING TO A FULL STOP AT A CROSSOVER, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SEIZED COMPLETELY. A RATTLING NOISE, THEN A BUMP WAS HEARD INSIDE THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN BECAUSE THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 40668 MILES. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER AFTER FILING A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA.

RIGHT REAR ROARING SOUND. TIRE WEAR ON INSIDE TREAD. TIRE ROTATION AND 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT REQUIRED. EVIDENTLY CAUSED BY DRIVING THROUGH POTHOLE IN STREET AND KNOCKING REAR TORSION BARS OUT OF ALIGNMENT ON RIGHT SIDE. VERY CHEAPLY BUILT. *JB

THE VEHICLE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING LOSS OF COOLANT AND THE BLOWER MOTOR IS BLOWING OUT COOL AIR INSTEAD OF HEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH A CRACK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *NM

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 25 MPH AND HEARD A SEVERE RATTLING COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT THE MAIN ELECTRICAL HARNESS WHICH WAS NOT BRACKETED PROPERLY. THE HARNESS ALSO CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE SERPENTINE BELT. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY SEIZED UP. THE CAR WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. THE PLANETARY GEARS (2) WERE STRIPPED. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT.*AK

I PURCHASED A 2001 CHEVROLET LUMINA ON MARCH 15,2002. THREE TO SIX MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER BEGAN TO COMPLAIN OF HEADACHES, DIZZINESS, STOMACH ACHES, NAUSEA, AND EXTREME FATIGUE. WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS CAUSING THESE SYMPTOMS. WE TOOK OUR DAUGHTER TO THE DOCTOR SEVERAL TIMES AND COULD NOT FIND ANY REASON TO EXPLAIN SYMPTOMS. EIGHT MONTHS AFTER THIS PURCHASE MY DAUGHTER DEVELOPED A RESPIRATORY ILLNESS KNOWN AS REACTIVE AIRWAYS DISEASE. WE ARE CURRENTLY TREATING HER FOR THIS ILLNESS. MY WIFE RESEARCHED THE SYMPTOMS AND CAME UP WITH THE CONCLUSION OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. WE HAVE ELECTRIC HEAT IN OUR HOME. THE ONLY PLACE THEY COULD HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE WAS IN THE VEHICLE. I RETURNED THE CAR TO THE DEALER ONE YEAR AFTER PURCHASE. WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE TRUNK. THEY HAMMERED THE TRUNK GASKET AND SAID THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. THE SYMPTOMS WERE STILL PRESENT. WE PURCHASED A HOUSEHOLD CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR AND PLACED IT INSIDE THE CAR. THE DETECTOR WENT OFF TWICE PROVING THERE WAS CO IN THE CAB OF THE CAR. THE DEALER REPLIED WITH "IF WE CANNOT SEE IT WE CANNOT FIX IT." I HAVE CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON FINDING A SOLUTION. I HAVE PERSONALLY RENTED A LEL HANDHELD MONETOR MANUFACTURED BY BIOSYSTEMS. WITHIN 20 TO 25 MINUTES OF BEING IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE I RECEIVE READINGS LEL 6, CO 6, 5, 3, 6 CONSTANTLY FLUCTUATING YET ALWAYS PRESENT. 3 TO 5. ARE THESE SAFE READINGS? WHAT CAN THESE GASSES DO TO MY FAMILY? NO DEALER IN OUR AREA SEEM TO HAVE A TESTER TO TEST INSIDE THE VEHICLE. DIAGNOSTIC TESTS ALL COME UP NEGETIVE FOR EXHAUST SYSTEM LEAKS. COULD THIS HAVE CAUSED MY DAUGHTERS RESPIRDATORY CONDITION? WHAT SHOULD MY NEXT STEP BE? AM I THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS CONTACT YOU FOR THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM? *AK

3 injured

SEAT BELTS FAILED. THE BUCKLE WOULD NOT LOCK INTO THE LOCKING MECHANISM. CONSUMER DIDN'T HEAR THE CLICK WHEN FASTENED. *AK

REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT LATCH PROPERLY. ALSO, INTERMITTENTLY THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR WILL NOT LATCH PROPERLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BELTS, BUT THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD RECUR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND COMING TO COMPLETE STOP AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT PROPERLY FROM THE FIRST GEAR TO THE SECOND GEAR. ALSO, HAD A BRAKE PROBLEM. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED TRANSMISSION CHANGING GEARS SLOWLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED WHEN TRAVELING IN THE MORNING AND WHEN BACKING OUT VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A RUBBING SOUND. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED SOUND WAS NORMAL. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ABS FAILURE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE THE FAILED TO STOP. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE SENSOR, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK *PH *JB

WHEN APPLYING ACCELERATOR PEDAL AFTER A STOP ENGINE WILL REVV, BUT VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE. THEN, VEHICLE WILL LURCH FORWARD, THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CANNOT FIND CAUSE.*AK

THERE IS A CONSTANT KNOCKING IN FRONT END WHEN DRIVING. DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT STRUTS, DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM.*AK

WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND APPLYING BRAKES IT MADE A LOUD NOISE IN THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER,AND DEALER INDICATED THAT IT WAS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT NORMAL SPEED AND MAKING A TURN REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT BECAME UNLOCKED. THIS CAUSED CHILD SAFTY SEAT TO FLIP OUT AND SEAT TO FACE DOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION . *AK

THE DOOR HANDLES CANNOT BE EASILY GRIPPED WITH FINGERS MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR OLDER OCCUPANTS. NLM