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.
Chevrolet Lumina adaptive cruise problems
19 of the 2,945 owner complaints about the Chevrolet Lumina describe adaptive cruise control problems, most of them for the 1990 model year.
- owner complaints
- 19
- worst model year
- 1990
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
By model year
- 20011
- 20001
- 19984
- 19971
- 19952
- 19941
- 19932
- 19923
- 19904
Often reported together
Wipers 1Tire blowout 1Stalling 1Fuel pump 1Grinding brakes 1No deployment 1
What owners say
The brakes lights did not work, the cruise control would not release. The manufacturer stated the case was closed. Recall 1990. The consumer was informed that the recall was more than 10 years old.
Possible electrical problems with the cruise control when engaged. When consumer made a lane change from right to left the cruise control was disengaged. The cruise control also disengaged when the left turn signal was turned on. This condition happended on several occasions. *ph
Vehicle was set on cruise control at 50-55mph when it started to pick up speed. Consumer applied brakes and tried to turn cruise off. To stop vehicle consumer put it in neutral/ applied brakes, and vehicle rolled over some gravel which helped to slow vehicle down and into park. A mechanic disconnected cruise control. Brakes were burned out trying to stop the vehicle. Manufacturer referred the consumer to a dealer to have a diagnostic test done.
Cruise control failed to disengage, causing vehicle to accelerate.
Front end damage to both sides of car, air bags did not deploy, cruise control was on, kept increasing speed, sometimes would not release when brake was touched, other times it would shut off by itself, lost control of car, front end went into a ditch & car was flipped, air bags are still intact at this time.
Consumer stated the accelerator became stuck in busy traffic, consumer was able to get vehicle off the road, put it in neutral and cut it off, this was the second time, consumer could almost feel how far he could press down before it got stuck, consumer thought the cruise control was engaged, but it did not work, the accelerator gave a click and would not disengage. *jg
My cruise control was set at 55mph and I was traveling at that speed.I came upon a vechile that was traveling slower.as I attempted to pass I put on my left turn signal. At that time the cruise control shut down and decreased my speed enough that I had to remain in that lane till all other cars passed
Freeze plugs, piping from engine crumbling into transmission, fuel pump, alternator, corroded battery, engine mounts broken, the alternator dying made my cruise control go out a month earlier before it died. No warning lights came or come on. Back end of car humms when it gets warmed up and continues until 30 seconds after I turn off car.
When vehicle is set on cruise control, and when driver releases the brake pedal, cruise control takes over, and vehicle accelerates on its own. *ak
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Chevrolet Lumina adaptive cruise
Which Chevrolet Lumina years have adaptive cruise control problems problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1990 (4 complaints), 1998 (4 complaints) and 1992 (3 complaints).
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