Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||||
| 98839010 | 06/01/1998 | 602269 | Some customers may comment that the air bag warning light comes on intermittently or stays on. *yc | 10/20/1998 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 01/01/2004 | 1 | 06/01/1999 | |
| Air bag light illuminated intermittently. *ph eventually the air bag light remained illuminated. *nm | |||
| 08/22/2003 | 57008 | 1 | 04/01/2003 |
| While driving the air bag light illuminated. the dealer later determined that the irs (inflatable restraint sensor) and sir coil failed. *ak *ph *nlm | |||
| 11/15/1999 | |||
| Airbags are defective. repaired brakes, starter | |||
| 08/07/2001 | 1 | ||
| Intermittently air bag light stays illuminated when driving. consumer had it checked. dealer stated it would be an expensive repair. dealer hasn't taken it back to have it fixed.*ak *slc | |||
| 09/15/1999 | |||
| Vehicle been experiencing ongoing / intermittent problem with air bag sensor coming on and remaining on. dealer /manufacturer were not notified at this time. seeking help from nhtsa in this matter. *ak | |||
| 03/19/1998 | 1 | 10/11/1997 | |
| False deployment of air bag. | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 10/05/2004 | |||
| Chip paint the painting on my vehicle is starting to chip.i see many luminas just like mine with the paint has demolish from their cars | |||
| 03/03/2001 | 2 | 08/01/1999 | |
| Front end damage to both sides of car, air bags did not deploy, cruise control was on, kept increasing speed, sometimes would not release when brake was touched, other times it would shut off by itself, lost control of car, front end went into a ditch & car was flipped, air bags are still intact at this time. *ak | |||
| 03/13/1999 | 1 | 09/01/1998 | |
| Airbag malfunctioned on driver side caused operator to lose control of vehicle which went airborne and crashed. *ak | |||
| 09/09/1998 | 1 | ||
| While going 30mph another vehicle cut in front & stopped suddenly. driver in the lumina applied brakes & hit right side of ranger (door & bed). neither air bags deployed upon impact. seat belt caused slight trauma to heart area. *ak | |||
| 03/03/1998 | |||
| Upon impact the driver's airbag exploded and a chemical smoke came out from it. the passenger's airbag deployed and busted the windshield. dealer notified. *ak | |||
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | |||
| 09/09/1998 | 1 | ||
| While going 30mph another vehicle cut in front & stopped suddenly. driver in the lumina applied brakes & hit right side of ranger (door & bed). neither air bags deployed upon impact. seat belt caused slight trauma to heart area. *ak | |||