Tl* the contact owns a 1990 chevrolet lumina. The contact stated that the floor panels on the front driver and passenger sides were exposed. Also, the front passenger side door failed to open on from outside and inside the vehicle. The contact had to apply force to get the front passenger side door to open and close. The contact also indicated that all of the seat belts failed to work except the rear driver side seat belt. Additionally, the vehicle stalled more than once and the steering wheel was extremely tight upon making a turn. The vehicle was unable to be safely driven and a knocking noise was heard. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 91v005000 (seat belts) and 90v054000 (seat belts). An independent dealer was notified of the failures and indicated that the vehicle needed to be inspected, but did not confirm that an inspection was completed before selling the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 211,591.
1990 Chevrolet Lumina: engine stalls while driving
6 of the 426 complaints about the 1990 Chevrolet Lumina describe engine stalls while driving.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Engine stalls while driving by model year
What owners say
Consumer states that the wiring harness leading to the fuel tank has shorted out and could have lead to a possible fire, dealer and the manufacturer were notified. Nlm consumer states that the left side kick panel shorted wire at connector betweent the fuel pump wire and brake lights, consumer states that this also caused vehicle to stall.
While driving 35-40 MPH and without warning there was a smell of smoke. Consumer continued to drive headlights on dashboard illuminated constantly, resulting in vehicle stalling.
When driving at any speed without any prior warning vehicle will stall completely out, causing loss of all power. Consumer has contacted dealer, dealer unable to determine cause of problem. Please provide any further details.
A spark plug flew out of the engine, probably caused by aluminum head not withstanding pressure from engine, vehicle stalled going at high speed. Tt
When driving car stalls replaced the engine and other thing wrong. Tt
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Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1990 Chevrolet Lumina stalling
Is engine stalls while driving a common problem on the 1990 Chevrolet Lumina?
6 of 426 owner complaints about the 1990 Chevrolet Lumina (1%) mention engine stalls while driving. The model year with the most reports is 1995.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1990 Chevrolet Lumina?
There are 0 recalls and 1 service bulletin for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1990 Chevrolet Lumina
Brake failure 39Power steering loss 18ABS 15Seat belt 12Grinding brakes 9Premature wear 7Fire or smoke 6Engine failure 5
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