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1996 Chevrolet Lumina engine problems

The 1996 Chevrolet Lumina has 41 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 13% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

41

Engine complaints

13%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Lumina engine complaints by model year72 complaints1990: 40 complaints1991: 37 complaints1992: 40 complaints1993: 21 complaints1994: 12 complaints1995: 72 complaints1996: 41 complaints1997: 56 complaints1998: 45 complaints1999: 47 complaints2000: 8 complaints2001: 4 complaints
Lumina engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“ON 7/20/03 THE BATTERY WAS GETTING WEAK SO I BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY COMPATIBLE WITH THE CAR. ON THE FIRST START WITH THE NEW BATTERY THE CAR BEHAVED NORMALLY. HOWEVER, WHEN I STARTED IT THE SECOND TIME AND WAS BACKING UP A SLIGHT SLOPE OF A DRIVEWAY, THE CAR DIED. I PUT THE CAR BACK IN PARK AND…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · July 15, 2003 · crash

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 1996 Chevrolet Lumina have?

NHTSA has 41 complaints about the 1996 Chevrolet Lumina engine — 13% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.