Dt: consumer says vehicle gets hot and immediately stalls. Consumer has replaced engine once before. Consumer has been told the problem is the upper intake manifold. Vehicle is serviced regularly, and was taken in for recalls to the dealer. Engine in vehicle is currently bad and is costly to replace.
1996 Chevrolet Lumina: engine stalls while driving
8 of the 244 complaints about the 1996 Chevrolet Lumina describe engine stalls while driving.
- owner complaints
- 8
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 10 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Engine stalls while driving by model year
What owners say
My daughter brought a used 1996 lumina.she drove it about a month before it started acting up. She lost heat and car would go to overheat and stall. When she got it checked she was told that the intake gasget was shot. This allowed the antifreeze go into the engine. As a result the seller won't do anything about it. She would have to pay more than she paid for it to repair it. So we are very dissapointed with the car. I would never buy one again as I found this is a very common think in luminas for several years running.
This vehicle has experienced a engine check light on or flashing many times throughout the past couple of years. It has stalled on the highway & had to be towed in multiple times. Bulletins apply but the dealer said they had all been done, not according to the repair orders. It is an on going problem that they refuse to acknowledge despite the fact they have experienced the problem. Letter has been sent to the dealer president without resolution & now one sent to gm.
Vehicle had stalled out while driving. Vehicle was towed to dealership. Was informed the alternator caused the stalling. No indication of why alternator failed.
The automatic transmission malfunctioned due to the a tube coming out of the socket, causing the transmission to be inoperative and the vehicle to stall which may cause an accident.
Driving at approximately 35-40 MPH ,going up or down hill vehicle will begin to hesitate, eventually causing the vehicle to stall. Dealer cannot duplicate problem, but has replaced fuel filter and vehicle speed sensor. Defect is still occurring.
Computer failure, causing vehicle to stall.
Transmission failed, causing vehicle to stall.
Service bulletins that may apply
- Expanded Availability for Remanufacture and Return (R&R) Electronic Control Modules
- Installing a new air pump to correct emission control systems which may fail to operate and cause the male...
- Air injection reactor (a.i.r.) pump system failures
- Revised piston pin removal / installation procedure
- Subject regarding revised lower intake manifold installation
- Subject regarding polymer service pistons
- Some owners may comment on driveability symptons of long or hard starts, chuggle, rough idle and light or...
- Some owners may experience a driveability symptom of long or hard starts, chuggle, rough idle and light or...
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1996 Chevrolet Lumina stalling
Is engine stalls while driving a common problem on the 1996 Chevrolet Lumina?
8 of 244 owner complaints about the 1996 Chevrolet Lumina (3%) 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 1996 Chevrolet Lumina?
There are 0 recalls and 10 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1996 Chevrolet Lumina
Seat belt 9Grinding brakes 7Overheating 7No deployment 6Brake failure 6Engine failure 6Knocking 6Transmission failure 6Loss of power 5Wipers 5
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