1990 Chevrolet Lumina Service and Repair Manual
This factory service and repair manual for the 1990 Chevrolet Lumina covers a car offered with two powertrains and two shapes: a 3.1-liter overhead-valve V6 of 189 cubic inches and a 2.5-liter overhead-valve inline-four of 151 cubic inches, both naturally aspirated and gasoline-fueled, in a four-door sedan or a two-door coupe, sold as Base or Euro. Identifying which engine is in the car before looking up a clearance or a torque figure is the first step in nearly every job in this book.
Engines covered
- 3.1L V6 (189 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 2.5L inline-four (151 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
Body styles covered
- 4-door sedan
- 2-door coupe
Trims covered
- Base
- Euro
Known issues on the 1990 Lumina. Eight recalls sit on the federal record for this year. In one, front shoulder belt webbing can separate at the upper guide loop with no warning, leaving a belted occupant unrestrained in a heavy crash. In another, cracks spread across a wheel's mounting surface until the wheel parts from the car, taking steering and braking with it. A third is corrosion at the cradle bolt retainers: if the bolts pull through, the front cradle loses its support and the steering intermediate shaft can separate from the gear. Owners logged 549 complaints, 284 on service brakes, 51 on the structure and 39 on steering.
SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HE
DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
SABERSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAM
CRACKS DEVELOP IN THE WHEEL MOUNTING SURFACE. IF THESE CRACKS BECOME SEVERE ENOUGH, THE WHEEL WILL COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE.
IF WHEEL SEPARATION OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKE CONT
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE MANUFACTURING DATE CODES STAMPED ON EACH WHEEL OF THE VEHICLE AND
NO TCC APPLY, MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ON, TCC SURGE, POSSIBLE P0740, P1870, OR 39 AFTER INSTALLATION OF A REMAN (SRTA) 4T60/4T60E. *TT
SOME V6 ENGINES MAY, ON A VERY INFREQUENT BASIS, HAVE AN OIL ODOR CONDITION THAT IS GENERALLY ENCOUNTERED AFTER THE ENGINE'S OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED.TYPICALLY THE ODOR LASTS APPROXIMATELY 1000 MILES AFTER THE CHANGE OF OIL AND THEN DOES NOT RE
CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN OF GRINDING / SCRAPING / GROANING NOISE FROM REAR SUSPENSION. *TT
RECALL 90-C-39A - SUPPLEMENTAL LETTER ADDING VEHICLES TO THE ORIGINAL RECALL 90-C-39. *TW
ABS WARNING LIGHT IS ON. *TW
REAR STRUT RELATED THUMPING/SQUEAKING NOISE. *TW
SUPPLEMENT TO PRODUCT SAFETY CAMPAIGN 90-C-39. *TW
ABS WIRE HARNESS FOR THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL MAY RUB ON THE BRAKE LINE CAUSING THE ABS WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON. *TW
TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES DUE TO CALIPERS FREEZING UP. ONE OCCUPANT THROWN IN FRONT SEAT AND OTHER RECIEVED HEAD INJURIES AND A BROKEN NOSE. EXPLAIN IN MORE DETAIL.
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND IT ROLLED OVER TWICE. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MAJOR
WHILE DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAY CAME TO A STOP, LIGHTLY APPLIED BRAKES AND THEY FAILED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK
VEHICLE: 1990 CHEVROLET LUMINA, [XXX] 1. OCTOBER 2, 2000: VEHICLE WAS EXITING SUPERMARKET PARKING LOT ON DUKE RD. IN CHEEKTOWAGA, NY. 2. VEHICLE ENGINE CRADLE BOLTS FAIL, CAUSING
Showing the 4 most serious of 615 complaints filed with NHTSA.
