1991 chevrolet lumina caught on fire while driving. *ts while driving the vehicle would not accelerate past 50 MPH. The consumer pulled over and let the vehicle sit for a few minutes. After getting back onto the highway the consumer noticed smoke coming in through the passenger window. The consumer exited the vehicle and noticed that the rear of the vehicle was on fire. The right rear tail light burned along with the right rear bumper and the right side of the trunk.
1991 Chevrolet Lumina: fire, smoke or burning smell
9 of the 352 complaints about the 1991 Chevrolet Lumina describe fire, smoke or burning smell.
- owner complaints
- 9
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Fire, smoke or burning smell by model year
What owners say
Vehicle caught on fire 15 minutes after being parked in the driveway. The local fire department arrived to extinguish the fire. The fire also damaged another vehicle, the right side of the garage, and an upper room. The cause of the fire was determined to have been caused by one of two things, either fuel leakage or electrical. The dealer was not notified.*ak vehicle has had fuel injection system repaired in 2001 and 2002. Right signal repaired in jan. 2004, headlight dimmer switch repaired in april for texas inspection. Then vehicle caught on fire in may. *bf
Consumer noticed smoke coming from turn signal inside steering column due to faulty wiring inside turn signal switch .
Vehicle caught on fire due to a short in alternator wires and other electrical wiring.
While parked the vehicle caught fire. The fire stated under the hood. The dealer has not been notified.
Consumer was driving approx. 25mph when vehicle began stalling. Smoke began to come from hood area of vehicle. Consumer then pulled to side, then flames began to arise in area. When fire dept. Arrived they were unable to disconnect hood latch. Vehicle was total loss due to fire. *ak the original engine and hood latch had failed and were replaced. The dealer pointed out that the engine failure was caused by lack of oil, eventhough oil change was done recently and there was no sign of oil leak. When the vehicle cought fire, the hood latch was inoperative.
Started vehicle, notice smoke coming from steering column area; happens most when starting vehicle. Sometimes when driving smoke will appear. Talked to dealer & informed it was defective & would not cover due to age of vehicle.
Electrical: vehicle had been driven about 45 minutes; parked the vehicle in driveway, there was no sign of smoke or anything. About 45 minutes later , noticed smoke in engine compartment and engine was on fire. Cause of fire unknown because there was no smoke/no engine lights or any type of warning that this was going to happen after parking the vehicle in the garage.
Passenger side dashboard area caught fire, caused by electrical wiring. Tt
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1991 Chevrolet Lumina fire or smoke
Is fire, smoke or burning smell a common problem on the 1991 Chevrolet Lumina?
9 of 352 owner complaints about the 1991 Chevrolet Lumina (3%) mention fire, smoke or burning smell. The model year with the most reports is 1993.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1991 Chevrolet Lumina?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1991 Chevrolet Lumina
Brake failure 32Grinding brakes 10Power steering loss 10Premature wear 10Seat belt 10Stalling 9ABS 5Engine failure 5
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