PURCHASE CAR NEW THE ENGINE HAD TO REPLACE THE OIL DIDN'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG . TT
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 →
BRAKES FAILED SIX TIMES. *DH
WHILE DRIVING ON ROAD THE STEERING COLUMN CAUGHT FIRE.PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
TIRE AND RIM CAME OFF LUG NUTS REMAINED. RESULTING IN POOR DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. TT
PARKING EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILURES, WILL NOT ENGAGE, AND THEN WHEN SET WILL POP OUT AUTOMATICALLY. TT
REAR BRAKES FROZE, CAUSING PULSATION. TT
REAR DISC BRAKE CALIPERS WEAR EXCESSIVELY. TT
REAR BRAKES HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERY TWO MONTHS BECAUSE OF PREMATURE WEAR. TT
THE REAR LEFT DOOR WINDOW IS ALLOWING WATER TO COME INTO THE VEHICLE. TT
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.
CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES, TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING. TT
REAR/FRONT BRAKES RUSTED/CORRODED, GOES OUT EVERY 15,000 TO 20,000 MILES. TT
REAR BRAKES INOPERATIVE.
POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES PE94-063 HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES. TT
REAR BRAKES FROZE UP, CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR ON FRONT BRAKES. *TT
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
THE REAR CALIPERS FREEZE UP,AND THE REAR BRAKES STOP WORKING.PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
REAR DISC BRAKES CORRODE W/FRONT BRAKES ONLY STOPPING. TT
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
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
THE FRONT BRAKE PADS NEED TO BE REPLACED EVERY THREE MONTHS DUE TO THE REAR BRAKES NOT WORKING AT ALL. TT *SLC
EA94-041 ACTIVE , LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS OF REAR BRAKES, REPLACEMENT OF THE CALIPERS AND ROTORS AND RUSTING OCCUR. TT *SLC
HYDRAULIC BRAKING SYSTEM PROBLEMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
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
EA94-041 ACTIVE, CORROSION OF THE REAR DISC BRAKES, IN FOR REPAIR 5 TIMES. TT
EA94-041, BRAKE FAILURE, REPLACEMENT OF DISC PADS AND ROTORS EVERY YEAR. TT BRAKES WERE REPLACED WITH NOT GM PARTS. *SLC
EA94-041 ACTIVE, BRAKE FAILURE, REPLACEMENT OF DISC PADS ON FRONT AND REAR, IN FOR REPAIR. TT
EXPERIENCING BRAKE FAILURES AT 10MPH. TT
EA94-041 ACTIVE, CORROSION OF THE REAR DISC WHEELS, IN FOR REPAIRS. TT
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
THE REAR BRAKES ARE CORRODED AND DO NOT OPERATE. TT BRAKES STICK AND DO NOT RELEASE PADS, FOUR SETS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *SLC
CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES, CAUSE EXCESSIVE WEAR ON FRONT BRAKES. TT
BRAKE CALIPER FAILED. *SD
OIL LEAKS FROM MANIFOLD. TT
BRAKES ROTORS GOUGED/CORRODED. *SD
#PE94-063 THE REAR BRAKES ARE CORRODED . TT CONSUMER STATES CORROSION RESULTED IN REPLACEMENT OF RIGHT REAR ROTOR AND ALL REAR DISK PADS. *SLC
THE REAR BRAKES ARE CORRODED AND NO LONGER STOP THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
REAR BRAKE CALIPER LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT. TT
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 FAILURE, IGNITION SWITCH MALFUNCTION, VEHICLE SEIZED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. TT
BRAKE CALIPERS REPLACED. *SD
PE94-063 ACTIVE, BRAKE FAILURE, CONTINUE WEAR OF DISC PADS AND ROTORS AND CALIPERS. TT
WHEN DRIVING CAR STALLS REPLACED THE ENGINE AND OTHER THING WRONG. TT
CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES, LOSS OF REAR BRAKES. TT
CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE CALIPER THREE TIMES ON THE REAR . TT
HAD SEVEN CLOSE CALLS, HAD NO BRAKING ABILITY. HAD CALIPERS REPLACED. *AK
REAR BRAKE CALIPERS FAILED 3 TIMES. *AK
FRONT RIGHT BRAKE CALIPERS FAILURE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING LOSS CONTROL VEHICLE (ABS). TT
FRONT BRAKES WEAR EXCESSIVELY RESULTING REAR BRAKES WILL LOCK UP NOT ADJUSTING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
WARPED FRONT BRAKE PADS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GRIND. *AK
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