Howdy, rebel! Have you seen all the review sites that go on about how reliable the Lumina is?
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Originally Posted by rebel_wolf74
does yours stall out when you first start it up and it takes a few times of it stallin before it will stay runnin so you can actually drive it, mine does.
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Not exactly... mine is kinda goofy: if it's been sitting cold for several hours it will start up and take off fine and do really well for a 5 - 10 mile trip. If I shut it down then start it back up again within 20 minutes, it will more than likely get me home - possibly dying at a stop once. If I try to start it up again between 30 - 90 minutes after the first trip, it will either be an increadibly difficult start, or it won't start at all. If it does start, it will run like crap with the Check Engine Soon light on for a few minutes until it figures out what's wrong and fixes itself... then it's time to get home PDQ. If it doesn't start, I have to let it rest and cool off for a few hours - then we restart the cycle all over again.
It's put a real kink in my family's social life.
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my next step is to test my chip in the cpm to see if it is goin bad.
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That option is still on my list, but I've been putting it off because of the dent a replacement would put in my budget.
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did you do anything to the car just before it started actin up or did it just do it. mine didnt start untill i changed the spark plugs and wires. just kinda wierd to me that this is the point it would start actin up, go figure huh.
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I replaced my alternator in March (2nd time in 3 years) and the water pump in May or June... this problem started out of the blue in August.
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well if i find out any thing with mine i will let you know, it might solve your problem as well.
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Any help is always greatly appreciated!
Catch ya later...