1995 Chevrolet Lumina: engine stalls while driving

Filed May 10, 2007 · Engine · 86,558 miles · MI · fire

Tl*the contact owns a 1995 chevrolet lumina. The contact stated that the vehicle continues to overheat and must constantly apply antifreeze. The vehicle has no visible leaks and while driving approximately 45 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The mechanic stated that antifreeze leaked into the engine and caused the failure. The current and failure mileages were 86,558.

Filed Jan 17, 2002 · Engine · CA

Car stalls all the time

Filed Mar 26, 2001 · Transmission · FL

1995 chevrolet luminas apparently have a known transmission defect which causes the torque converter to lock up at very low speeds, causing jerky & uneven shifting. When decelerating the torque converter fails to unlock, dragging down the RPM of the engine to very low levels when decelerating. The transmission shop I went to in order to diagnose the problem advised me that this was a known defect from chevrolet, who had issued a tsb concerning the problem. The transmission shop advised me that the repair was over $1,000 and that if I did not have the repair done the vehicle could stall when decelerating suddenly, possibly leading to loss of control of the vehicle. With my car this is an intermittent problem, I have not as of yet repaired the transmission. When I called the dealer I was advised that there was no factory correction for the problem and all service would be feeable. This appears to be a potential life safety issue as when the car stalls power steering is lost and until restarted has no power to avoid a crash. Thank you for the evaluation of this report.

Filed Feb 5, 2001 · Transmission · MI

Consumer was traveling onto highway and vehicle stalled. She shifted into a lower gear, and vehicle shifted into gear. Transmission reverse gear went out, and second gear was only one working.

Filed Sep 2, 2000 · Engine · KY

Engine stalls only on interstates highways around 65 MPH.

Filed Feb 1, 2000 · Acceleration, Electrical · FL

First start of the day,vehicle will idle high, and then vehicle will stall at least 3- 4 times before it will actually act normally . Dealr has replaced massive air flow sensor/ computer chip/ spark plugs, including wiring , and has erased memory. Defect keeps reoccurring.

Filed Oct 29, 1999 · Body, Electrical · NJ

Help my car is falling apart and the dealer wants huge sums to fix these problems some of which I believe are defects. $500 for a defroster switch-ouch, power locks failed, alternator failed, consumes 1 qt of oil every 800 miles, stalls at start in am. Can I get help from gm on these items ? Your help is appreciated

Filed Apr 6, 1999 · Transmission · FL

Defective automatic transmission caused the vehicle to hesitate and stall while driving which may cause an accident. Also the reverse position does not work. Problem is reoccurring. Please provide further information.

Filed Dec 7, 1998 · Engine · MD

Engine has consumed a build up of fluid or water which causes the vehicle to stall, cause unknown. Owner seeks refund for repair cost. *ak

Filed Nov 16, 1998 · Acceleration · NY

Consumer experienced frequent/ intermittent problems with high acceleration. When consumer started up vehicle it would accelerate at a high rate of 31/2 RPM for approximately 10 seconds. Then the vehicle would stall out. Dealer repaired and inspected ,and can not duplicate the problem.

Filed Oct 15, 1998 · Engine · KS

While driving and attempting to pull into traffic the vehicle stalled in the middle of the road with no warning.

Filed Mar 31, 1998 · Engine · DC

Vehicle died while driving on the highway.