1998 Chevrolet Lumina engine problems
42 complaints about engine have been filed for the 1998 Chevrolet Lumina, which is 15% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 42 15% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 100,000 miles 19 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When engine problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 19 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 100,000 miles, and 16% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 4 fires, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
Car exploded in our garage causing loss of two vehicles, our townhouse and our live as we knew it. We had less than 60 seconds to escape with our lives. The last 8 mo.s of our lives have been "hell" and is not over yet! We both have incurred serious medical, financial, emotional, quality-of life and trauma/losses as a result of this event. In less than 60 seconds our lives were thrown back 40 years! We do not want anyone else to have to through this nightmare that we experiencing. Referenced in ea02-030
Tl*the contact owns a 1998 chevrolet lumina. The contact attempted to start the vehicle, but was unsuccessful. The vehicle stalled for approximately 2-3 minutes before restarting. Immediately after the vehicle started, the intake manifold exploded.. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they confirmed the failure. The contact would like his VIN to be included in NHTSA campaign id number 07e021000 (fuel system, other:storage:tank assembly:pressure relief devices). The current and failure mileages were 49,000.
Other problems reported for the 1998 Chevrolet Lumina
- Steering 59 complaints
- Brakes 37 complaints
- Electrical system 19 complaints
- Air bags 16 complaints