REPLACEMENT OF GRAY PADS DUE TO WEAR AND CORROSION. TT
1991 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 1991 record →
FRONT ROTORS WARPED, CAUSING BRAKES TO PULSATE/SQUEAK.
PASSENGER'S/DRIVER'S SAFETY BELT ATTACHMENTS ARE LOOSE. *SKD
VEHICLES HAS HAD 4 REPLACEMENTS DUE TO REAR BRAKE DISC CORROSION.(EA94-041). TT
REAR CALIPERS HAVE COMPLETELY SEIZED UP. TT
REAR DISC BRAKE CORROSION CAUSES TOTAL UNRELIABILITY ON FRONT BRAKES; EMERGENCY BRAKES CORRODED, NOT WORKING PROPERLY. TT
WHILE DRIVING, STEERING COLUMN EMITTS SMOKE IN CONJUNCTION WITH TURN SIGNAL, DEALER HAS FIXED. TT
FRONT BRAKES WEAR EXCESSIVELY. DUE TO REAR BRAKES NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND CALIPERS LOCKING UP. TT
FRONT/REAR BRAKE CALIPERS/PADS/ROTORS FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE UPON BRAKING. *AK
REAR BRAKE CORRODED, REPLACE DISC BRAKES AND ROTOR AT 30,OOO MILES. TT
CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES, CAUSING NOISE. *SKD
REAR DISC BRAKES CALIPER RETRACTION PIN RUSTED/CORRODED; MORE INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED. TT
CALIPER SLIDERS FAILED, NOT RETURNING FAST ENOUGH, CAUSING DRAG AGAINST PADS. (3) SETS OF BRAKES REPLACED W/SOFT BRAKE PEDAL FAILURE 3/29/95. TT
REAR DISC BRAKES CALIPERS HAVE LOCKED UP. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
RIGHT FRONT SEAT BELT PLASTIC COVER HAS BECOME BRITTLE, CAUSING COVER TO BULGE/SPRINGS TO COME OUT, PREVENTING BELT FROM RETRACTING. *SKD
CALIPER GUIDE PINS RUSTED AND RELEASED. ROTORS OVERHEATED AND CAUSED PADS TO WEAR OUT FASTER. TT
CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES. TT
REAR BRAKES FAILED DUE TO CORROSION. *AW
CV BOOT REPLACED. *TW
ON WET ROADS, CAR SKIDS WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *DSH
IN PANIC STOP, BRAKES FAIL, UPON APPLICATION, ACTION SEEMED INEFFECTIVE, DUE TO CORROSION OF CALIPER AND ROTORS, HIT ANOTHER CAR WHEN CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD.
IN PANIC STOP, BRAKES FAIL, UPON APPLICATION, ACTION SEEMED INEFFECTIVE, DUE TO CORROSION OF CALIPER AND ROTORS, HIT ANOTHER CAR WHEN CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD.
REAR BRAKES ARE NONFUNCTIONING SHOWING SIGNS OF CORROSION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
REAR BRAKES CLUNKED DUE TO BRAKE INNER LINING MATERIAL BROKE OFF PAD PLATE. *AK
TIMING BELT FAILED.
REAR DISC BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO RUSTED REAR CALIPER GUIDE PINS. *AK
DIRT GETS INTO BRAKE SYSTEM, CAUSING CALIPERS TO STICK/BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS TO BURN UP. *AW
FRONT BRAKES SQUEAK. *AK
DURING PEDAL APPLICATION BRAKES APPEAR TO GRIND, CAUSED BY CORROSION. TT
CORRODED DISC BRAKE CALIPERS. TT
FRONT OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE TWICE. *SKD
HAD THREE SETS OF THE BRAKES ON THE CAR SINCE FEBURY 1993. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES. REPAIR SHOPS INDICATED THAT THE ROTOR LINKAGE TOLERANCE WAS TOO LIGHT, CAUSING A GRINDING NOISE IN RIGHT/REAR WHEEL. *AK
FAILURE OF REAR BRAKE ROTORS DUE TO CORROSION OF CALIPERS PE94-063 ACTIVE. TT
PROBLEM WITH CORRODED DISC BRAKES IN THE REAR AND DRAGGING PADS. TT
THE REAR DISC BRAKE CORRODED. TT
REAR DISC BRAKE NEVER WORKED, OWNER DON'T KNOW WHAT WAS REPLACED. REPLACED FRONT PADS, RESURFACED ROTORS, CLEANED AND LUBED SLIDES. TT
REAR DISC BRAKES ARE RUSTED AND DO NOT CATCH PROPERLY, CAUSING FRONT BRAKE WEAR. NO REAR END CONTROL IN SNOW OR ON WET PAVEMENT. TT
REAR BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO REAR CORROSION AND THIS WAS COMMON. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
PISTONS IN BACK WHEELS INOPERATIVE, FRONT CALIPERS DISINTEGRATED RESULTING IN BRAKE LOCKUP. TT
REAR BRAKE PAD WEAR OUT CLOSE TO EVERY 5000 MILES, REPLACE BRAKE PAD 5 TIMES TO NO AVAIL. TT
DISC BRAKE FAILURE, CORROSION OF REAR REPAIR FRONT AND REAR, PE94-063 ACTIVE. TT
REAR DISC BRAKES LOCKED UP; WOULD NOT RELEASE; PADS OVERHEATED; WORE TO PLATE. TT
BRAKES GO COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLIED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, REPAIRED TWICE. TT
REAR CALIPERS FROZE UP. *AK
REAR DISC BRAKES FROZE UP/ONLY FRONT BRAKES WORKED, CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR; FRONT/REAR BRAKES REPLACED. TT
HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES AND OTHER PARTS THREE TIMES SINCE SHE OWNED THE CAR. TT
REAR BRAKE CORROSION, CALIPERS REPLACE PE94-063 ACTIVE. TT
REAR BRAKE CALIPERS FAILED 4 TIMES. *SKD
REAR DISC BRAKES ARE NOT FUNCTIONING DUE TO A DEFECT IN REAR BRAKE DESIGN
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