1999 Chevrolet Lumina exhaust system problems
Owners reported exhaust system problems in 15 complaints for the 1999 Chevrolet Lumina, 11% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 15 11% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 62,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When exhaust system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 12 exhaust system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 62,000 miles, and 42% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the exhaust system complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
Consumer was smelling gasoline inside of vehicle, and was getting headache he took vehicle to dealership, and there was leak coming from engine compartment. Also, transmission wouldn't work right consumer stated that he took vehicle to dealership over several times.
My starter recently went on my 1999 chevrolet, lumina, upon repair it was found the failure was due to a short created by a seal failure in my engine. The antifreeze is leaking out my engine block from the manifold/seal and onto my starter. This was saidd to be due to the plastic seal used on the aluminum engine. It is said to not be "chemically compatible" causing "inevitable warping of the seal". The cost for repair is be $600 just for a new seal.
Other problems reported for the 1999 Chevrolet Lumina
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