BRAKES FAILED/REPLACED.
1992 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 1992 record →
REPLACED RUSTED REAR BRAKES.
PURCHASE CAR NEW THE REAR DISC BRAKE CORRODED THE DRIVER SIDE OUTSIDE HANDLE SNAPPED TWO TIMES . TT
PURCHASE CAR USED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AUTOMATIC. TT
#PE94-063; ABS: BRAKING SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK, REPAIR NUMEROUS TIMES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
EXCESSIVE WEAR OF PAD, NOTICED BECAUSE OF GRINDING, REPLACE PAD 12 TIMES IN TWO YEARS. TT
ABS: REAR BRAKES DO NOT ADEQUATELY STOP VEHICLE; FRONT BRAKES DOING ALL BRAKING; HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERY 5,000 OR 6,000 MILES. TT
EA94-041 ACTIVE, BRAKE CONTINUES TO WEAR ON THE REAR CALIPERS REPLACE 4 TIMES. TT
BRAKE PADS REPLACED. *SD
EA94-041 ACTIVE, REPLACEMENT REAR AND FRONT ROTORS AND PADS,AND SLIDER, REAR ROTORS TURNED TWICE, WK NO 315-445-5729. TT
ABS, BRAKES REPLACEMENT OF DISC PADS AND ROTORS, 4 TIMES, COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF BRAKE SYSTEM, EA94-041 ACTIVE. TT
HYDRAULIC BRAKING PROBLEMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
DEFECTIVE BRAKES, BRAKES SQUEAL. HAVE TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS EVERY 4 TO 6 THOUSAND MILES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
THE FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELT RECOIL SPRING BROKE AND THE SHOULDER HARNESS DOES NOT RETRACT. TT REPLACEMENT HARNESS RETRACTOR HAS BEEN ORDER THROUH LOCAL DEALERSHIP.*JB
THE REAR DISC BRAKES ARE CORRODED AND THE FRONT BRAKES ARE WEARING OUT FAST. TT CONSUMER STATES HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES TWICE.*JB
CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR ON FRONT BRAKES . TT ROTORS ARE RUSTED BEYOND REPAIR THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE,*JB
BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *SD
#PE94-063 THE BRAKE DISC CALIPER WAS REPLACED BRAKES DON'T STOP CAR IT SLOWS IT DOWN . TT
BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *SD
THE RIMS ARE CRACKING . TT CRACKS WERE ON THE FRONT AND REAR, ONN ALL RIMS RIMS ARE BEING SENT TO GENERAL MOTORS.*JB
THE RIMS ARE CRACKING . TT THERE ARE CRACKS ON FONT AND REAR RIMS, THEY ARE BEING REPLACED BY GENERAL MOTORS.*JB
THE RIMS ARE CRACKING . TT CRACKS ARE ON FRONT AND REAR RIMS GENERAL MOTORS ARE REPLACING.*JB
THE RIMS ARE CRACKING . TT CONSUMER STATES ALL RIMS ARE BEING REPLACED BY MANUFACTURER CRACKED OR NOT DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM.*JB
THE RIMS ARE CRACKING . TT CONSUMER STATES MANUFACTURER IS REPLACEING ALL RIMS CRACKED OR NOT BUT STILL DOES NOT SOLVE POBLEM.*JB
THE RIMS ARE CRACKING . TT
THE RIMS ARE CRACKING . TT MANUFACTURER REPLACING ALL RIMS CRACKED OR NOT BUT STILL DOES NOT SOLVE PROBLEM.*JB
THE RIMS ARE CRACKING . TT GENERAL MOTORS REPLACING ALL RIMS.
THE RIMS ARE CRACKING . TT GENERAL MOTORS REPLACING ALL THE RIMS.
THE RIMS ARE CRACKING . TT GENERAL MOTORS REPLACING ALL THE RIMS OF THE VEHICLE.
THE RIMS ARE CRACKING . TT GM IS REPLACING ALL RIMS. *SLC
VEHICLES ABS BRAKING FAILED WHILE DRIVING GOING DOWN HILL WITH NO PEDAL PRESSURE.AND EMERGENCY WOULD NOT WORK. TT
THE REAR DISC BRAKES ARE CORRODED AND THE BRAKES NO LONGER WORK. TT
THE FRONT DISC PAD DRIVER SIDE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED TOOK TO DEALER COULDN'T FIND PROBLEM. TT
THE REAR BRAKES ARE CORRODED AND THE MASTER CYLINDER WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. TT CONSUMER STATES 2 PEOPLE WERE INJURED AND THERE WAS PROPERTY DAMAGE. *SLC
THE BRAKES FAILED AFTER HAVING A COMPLETE JOB DONE. THE REAR BRAKES ARE CORRODED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
PLASTIC WHEEL COVERS ARE BREAKING APART AND FALLING OFF WHEELS; COULD FLY OFF AND HIT OTHER VEHICLE(S). TT PLASTIC WHEEL COVERS ARE BREAKING APART .*JB
CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES, LOSS OF BRAKING IN THE REAR BRAKES. TT
EURO SPORT MODEL W/AUTO TRANSMISSION WHEN ACCELERATING SYSTEM DOESN'T RESPOND FOR SEVERAL SECONDS UNTIL RPM COMES DOWN THEN ENGAGE ABRUPTLY. TT
THE ABS ACTIVATES PREMATURELY. DURING NORMAL BRAKING THE SYSTEM KICKS IN AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT ALWAYS STOP . TT CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WILL COME CLOSE TO STOPPING, HOWEVER IT CONTINUES TO TRAVIEL. *SLC
SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, CAUSED BY SHORT CIRCUIT ON THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. TT
ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, FRONT BRAKES WERE GLAZED, HAD HARD HIGH BRAKE PEDAL. TT
ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 25 MPH, LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS, EA94-041 ACTIVE. TT
BRAKES SPONGY, WILL NOT STOP VEHICLE IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. *DSH
BRAKE MALFUNCITON, REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTOR, REPAIR/REPLACE REAR BRAKE AND DRIVER SIDE ROTOR AND CALIPER. TT
THE REAR DISC BRAKES AREN'T WORKING FEELS LIKE ONLY THE FRONT BRAKES ARE WORKING . TT
THE REAR BRAKES ARE CORRODED AND ARE STUCK WHICH IS CAUSING THE FRONT BRAKES TO GO OUT FREQUENTLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
THE FRONT BRAKES ARE GOING OUT OFTEN DUE TO THE CORROSION OF THE REAR BRAKES. EVERY PART IN THE REAR BRAKES ARE FROZEN AND CORRODED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
NOISY BRAKES. *AK
CALIPERS AND ROTORS LOCKED UP, HAD TO HAVE THEM REPLACED THREE TIMES. TT
THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT WILL NOT RETRACT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
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