2001 Chevrolet Lumina problems
Owners have filed 25 complaints with NHTSA about the 2001 Chevrolet Lumina. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 16% of complaints. After that come suspension (16%) and transmission (16%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 25 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 16% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 58,000 miles 15 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 6 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 15 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 58,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 3 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2001 ranks 12th most-complained-about out of 12 model years of the Chevrolet Lumina with enough data (16 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
While traveling at normal speed and making a turn rear middle seat belt became unlocked. This caused child safty seat to flip out and seat to face down. Please provide further information .
When putting vehicle in reverse and applying brakes it made a loud noise in the front left wheel. Took vehicle to dealer,and dealer indicated that it was a normal characteristic of vehicle.
When applying accelerator pedal after a stop engine will revv, but vehicle will not move. Then, vehicle will lurch forward, this happens intermittently. Dealer cannot find cause.
Rear driver's side seat belt will not latch properly. Also, intermittently the passenger's side rear will not latch properly. The dealer replaced the belts, but the consumer believed that the problem would recur.
July 2009 I was driving on the interstate at around 75 MPH when the engine died and wouldn't start, pulled off the road, engine would crank but not start, after a few minutes it started and I drove home. I called a mechanic and he said it probably was the ignition control module, go to the junk yard and get one. From then through december 2012 I replaced the ignition module three times.