2000 Chevrolet Lumina SS - V8 - Australian version - exhaust gas smell gets inside the car when sunroof is open

# 3 for September 28, 2003

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RE: 2000 Chevrolet Lumina SS - V8 - Australian version - exhaust gas smell gets inside the car when sunroof is open

I bought Lumina SS V8 year 2000 from Al-Jumaih Chevrolet dealer in Saudi Arabia. This Lumina is actually the Commodore made by Chevrolet Australian subsidiary Holding. I bought it new in 2000 and during the three years warranty time I have compliant many times about exhaust gas smell getting inside the car when I open the sunroof. I don't get the gas inside the car all the time.

It happens at certain conditions like during braking, slow speed driving, I thing even wind direction might have a rule. Anyways the dealer ship could never fix the problem. I learnt to forget about using the $1100 sunroof option and will never buy a Chevrolet again. Shaker Asiri

Dhahran, Saudi Arabia