The Lumina ranks 10th in reliability out of 40 Chevrolet models. Its overall PainRank™ of 4.21 is based on relative complaint analysis from 160 owner complaints sent to CarComplaints.com over 15 model years.
The Lumina has 2 generations and we'd recommend avoiding the 2nd generation which runs from 1995–2001.
Sometimes it helps just to tally up the complaints and see where the biggest stacks are. Use this information to learn about troublespots or to run for the hills.
Generations are groups of model years where few, if any, changes were made to the vehicle which means their model years tend to break in similar ways. The Lumina has 2 generations available in North American markets.
Running tally of owner grievances filed to CarComplaints.com.
Documenting the process of troubleshooting common problems.
Time-sensitive, free repairs for widespread safety problems.