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1990 Chevrolet Lumina complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1990 record →

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Feb 12, 1996MO

PURCHASE CAR NEW THE ENGINE HAD TO REPLACE THE OIL DIDN'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG . TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Feb 6, 1996MA

BRAKES FAILED SIX TIMES. *DH

Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under DashFire
Filed Feb 1, 1996IN

WHILE DRIVING ON ROAD THE STEERING COLUMN CAUGHT FIRE.PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Wheels › Rim
Filed Feb 1, 1996LA

TIRE AND RIM CAME OFF LUG NUTS REMAINED. RESULTING IN POOR DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. TT

Parking Brake › Conventional
Filed Jan 23, 1996TN

PARKING EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILURES, WILL NOT ENGAGE, AND THEN WHEN SET WILL POP OUT AUTOMATICALLY. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Jan 21, 1996NY

REAR BRAKES FROZE, CAUSING PULSATION. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Jan 19, 1996OH

REAR DISC BRAKE CALIPERS WEAR EXCESSIVELY. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum
Filed Jan 18, 1996NH

REAR BRAKES HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERY TWO MONTHS BECAUSE OF PREMATURE WEAR. TT

Visibility › Windshield
Filed Jan 16, 1996GA

THE REAR LEFT DOOR WINDOW IS ALLOWING WATER TO COME INTO THE VEHICLE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum
Filed Jan 4, 1996MI

THE REAR BRAKES JUST STOP WORKING NOT DUE TO THE BRAKES BEING WORN OUT. DEALER SAID THAT THE BRAKES ARE BAD GM HAS NOT STATED ANYTHING BUT HOW TO CLEAN THEM.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › DiscCrash
Filed Dec 21, 1995SD

CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES, TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Dec 20, 1995NY

REAR/FRONT BRAKES RUSTED/CORRODED, GOES OUT EVERY 15,000 TO 20,000 MILES. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum
Filed Dec 20, 1995WI

REAR BRAKES INOPERATIVE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Dec 19, 1995MI

POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES PE94-063 HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum
Filed Dec 14, 1995NY

REAR BRAKES FROZE UP, CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR ON FRONT BRAKES. *TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Dec 6, 1995MI

EA94-063 ACTIVE, CORROSION OF THE REAR DISC BRAKES, IN FOR REPAIR 8 TIMES REPLACED CALIPERS ON THE REAR AND ROTORS AND DISC PADS. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Dec 1, 1995NH

THE REAR CALIPERS FREEZE UP,AND THE REAR BRAKES STOP WORKING.PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Nov 30, 1995NY

REAR DISC BRAKES CORRODE W/FRONT BRAKES ONLY STOPPING. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Nov 29, 1995MI

THE REAR DISC BRAKES ARE CORRODED WHICH IS CAUSING THE FRONT BRAKES NOT TO WORK TOO WELL. TT THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE BRAKES WERE DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER . THE BRAKES AND CALIPERS FAILED, BUT THE MANUFACTURER PAID FOR THE COST OF REPAIR. SECONDLY, THE BRAKES AND CALIPERS FAILED AGAIN AND THE DEALER PAID 50% OF THE COST OF REPAIR. *YH

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum
Filed Nov 28, 1995NY

THE REAR BRAKES ARE CORRODED.TT CONSUMER HAD REAR BRAKES REPLACED HE WAS ADVISED BY MECHANIC THAT THE REASON FOR THE FAILURE WAS POOR DESIGN, CONSUMER THEN CONTACTTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS ADVISED NOTHING COULD BE DONE AND THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS, CONSUMER LATER FOUND AN ARTICLE INTHE NESWPAPER STATING THAT MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THEM PROBLEM.*JB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum
Filed Nov 28, 1995NY

THE FRONT BRAKE PADS NEED TO BE REPLACED EVERY THREE MONTHS DUE TO THE REAR BRAKES NOT WORKING AT ALL. TT *SLC

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Nov 28, 1995NY

EA94-041 ACTIVE , LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS OF REAR BRAKES, REPLACEMENT OF THE CALIPERS AND ROTORS AND RUSTING OCCUR. TT *SLC

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Nov 28, 1995NY

HYDRAULIC BRAKING SYSTEM PROBLEMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Nov 27, 1995NY

CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES, EXCESSIVE WEAR ON FRONT BRAKES, REPLACED ROTORS AND PADS. TT THE REAR CALIPER HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE FRONT ROTORS WERE TURNED. *YH

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Nov 27, 1995NY

EA94-041 ACTIVE, CORROSION OF THE REAR DISC BRAKES, IN FOR REPAIR 5 TIMES. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Nov 27, 1995NY

EA94-041, BRAKE FAILURE, REPLACEMENT OF DISC PADS AND ROTORS EVERY YEAR. TT BRAKES WERE REPLACED WITH NOT GM PARTS. *SLC

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Nov 27, 1995NY

EA94-041 ACTIVE, BRAKE FAILURE, REPLACEMENT OF DISC PADS ON FRONT AND REAR, IN FOR REPAIR. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation ComponentsCrash
Filed Nov 27, 1995NY

EXPERIENCING BRAKE FAILURES AT 10MPH. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Nov 27, 1995NY

EA94-041 ACTIVE, CORROSION OF THE REAR DISC WHEELS, IN FOR REPAIRS. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 27, 1995NY

ABS BRAKING PROBLEMS. TT THE FRONT BRAKES FAILED AT 16000 MILES. REAR CALIPER WERE RUSTED AND WERE REPAIRED. THE ROTORS ALSO WERE TURNED AND THE BRAKE PAD WERE REPLACED. *YH

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum
Filed Nov 16, 1995MN

THE REAR BRAKES ARE CORRODED AND DO NOT OPERATE. TT BRAKES STICK AND DO NOT RELEASE PADS, FOUR SETS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *SLC

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Oct 30, 1995NY

CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES, CAUSE EXCESSIVE WEAR ON FRONT BRAKES. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Oct 27, 1995IN

BRAKE CALIPER FAILED. *SD

Fuel System, Gasoline › Carburetor System
Filed Oct 26, 1995VA

OIL LEAKS FROM MANIFOLD. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Oct 21, 1995MD

BRAKES ROTORS GOUGED/CORRODED. *SD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Oct 19, 1995MD

#PE94-063 THE REAR BRAKES ARE CORRODED . TT CONSUMER STATES CORROSION RESULTED IN REPLACEMENT OF RIGHT REAR ROTOR AND ALL REAR DISK PADS. *SLC

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum
Filed Oct 17, 1995OH

THE REAR BRAKES ARE CORRODED AND NO LONGER STOP THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Oct 5, 1995CT

REAR BRAKE CALIPER LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Oct 2, 1995MI

CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES, EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE FRONT BRAKES. TT REAR STRUTS LEAKED, LOWER BALL JOINT REPLACED. POOR GAS MILEAGE, FUEL PUMP REPLACED. POWER WINDOW SWITCH FAILED. DOOR HANDLE CRACKED. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS TOO LATE, DEALER REPALCED. SERPENTINE BELT REPLACED, ENGINE REPLACED, KNOCKING NOISE IN ENGINE DURING COLD STARTUP. CONSTANT BRAKE PROBLEMS, FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, FRONT CALIPERS WERE LOCKING UP, FRONT BRAKES FAILED, BRAKES SQUEAK, REAR BRAKE SLIDERS REPAIRED. *SLC

Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed Sep 22, 1995FL

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE, IGNITION SWITCH MALFUNCTION, VEHICLE SEIZED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Sep 16, 1995MI

BRAKE CALIPERS REPLACED. *SD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › CaliperCrash
Filed Sep 15, 1995WV

PE94-063 ACTIVE, BRAKE FAILURE, CONTINUE WEAR OF DISC PADS AND ROTORS AND CALIPERS. TT

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Sep 12, 1995MN

WHEN DRIVING CAR STALLS REPLACED THE ENGINE AND OTHER THING WRONG. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Sep 7, 1995MI

CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES, LOSS OF REAR BRAKES. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Sep 2, 1995OH

CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE CALIPER THREE TIMES ON THE REAR . TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Sep 1, 1995PA

HAD SEVEN CLOSE CALLS, HAD NO BRAKING ABILITY. HAD CALIPERS REPLACED. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Aug 23, 1995OH

REAR BRAKE CALIPERS FAILED 3 TIMES. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Aug 22, 1995NJ

FRONT RIGHT BRAKE CALIPERS FAILURE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING LOSS CONTROL VEHICLE (ABS). TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Aug 18, 1995MI

FRONT BRAKES WEAR EXCESSIVELY RESULTING REAR BRAKES WILL LOCK UP NOT ADJUSTING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Aug 16, 1995NY

WARPED FRONT BRAKE PADS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GRIND. *AK

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