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1995 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 1995 record →

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jan 11, 1996CA

GIFT SHIFT LEVER FAILURE. *AW

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Dec 21, 1995IN

THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT.PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash1 injured
Filed Dec 15, 1995CO

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM PROBLEMS. PLUS THE DRIVER SEAT BELT DIDN'T LOCK BECAUSE SHE HIT HER HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Suspension › Front
Filed Dec 14, 1995NY

BETWEEN 50 AND 60MPH THERE IS A VIBRATION. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Suspension › Front
Filed Dec 4, 1995NY

BETWEEN THE SPEED OF 50 AND 60 MPH THE VEHICLE VIBRATES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Electrical System › Horn
Filed Nov 27, 1995NY

POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE HORN ON THE VEHICLE. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Nov 18, 1995NJ

SUDDEN LOSS OF ACCELERATION POWER DUE TO TRANSMISSION DISENGAGING/SLIPPING. *SD

Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses and Circuit Breakers
Filed Nov 3, 1995IA

TURN SIGNAL AND BRAKE LIGHT FUSES GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING; DEALER HAS NOT FOUND CAUSE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation ComponentsCrash1 injured
Filed Nov 2, 1995TX

THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SPIN AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. TT WHILE APPROACHING A 50 MPH CURVE, CONSUMER TOUCHED BRAKES AND VEHICLE SKIDDED, IT TURNED SIDEWAYS AND SKIDDED AGAIN AND THEN OVERTURNED, CONSUMER STATES BRAKES LOCKED UP, CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT, CONSUMER ALSO STATED IN LETTER THAT A GM MOTORS INSPECTOR THAT CAME AND LOOKED OVER VEHICLE AND FOUND A SENSOR HAD SHORTED UNDERNEATH VEHICLE ON DRIVERS SIDE. *SLC

Air BagsCrash4 injured
Filed Oct 21, 1995IL

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS DURING ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURIES.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Sep 30, 1995CA

ENGINE FAILED. *DSH

Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Sep 26, 1995KS

DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVE WAY. TT

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Sep 26, 1995CA

ELECTRIC WINDOWS NOT FUNCTIONING. *DSH

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Aug 30, 1995IL

HAD A FRONTAL COLLISION, PASSENGERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

Electrical System › Ignition1 injured2 killed
Filed Aug 28, 1995PA

INTERMITTENT STALLING.

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Aug 21, 1995CA

REAR WINDOW WIPER MOTOR BELT FAILED. *SKD

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Aug 21, 1995CA

VEHICLE LOST POWER. *SKD

Suspension › Front
Filed Aug 16, 1995PA

WHEN MAKING LEFT TURN, THERE WILL BE CLUNKING NOISE. TT

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Aug 11, 1995TN

WHEN AUTO IS FULL OF GAS IT LEAKS OUT-WHICH MIGHT CAUSE A FIRE. TT

Suspension › Front
Filed Jul 25, 1995PA

VEHICLE WILL WANDER FROM SIDE TO SIDE W/DEALER REPLACING COMPONENTS OF FRONT SUSPENSION. DRIVER HAS ALSO LOST CONTROL GOING OFF ROAD. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.

Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Jul 10, 1995CA

AFTER PURCHASE TOOK A TRIP, WITH 2300 MILES-ON SPEEDOMETER PARKED VEHICLE AND BOLT THAT HOLDS CROSS MEMBER CAME OUT. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Jun 29, 1995PA

VEHICLES ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED IN INCLEMENT WEATHER AND HAD AN ACCIDENT. TT

Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Jun 27, 1995PA

WHEN GETTING IN THE VEHICLE THE DOOR CLOSES ON THE OCCUPANT, POSSIBILY CAUSING INJURY. TT

Electrical System › Horn
Filed Jun 26, 1995OH

THE HORN IS TOO DIFFICULT TO BLOW, AND CANNOT BE USED WHEN THE WHEEL IS IN CERTAIN POSITIONS. TT

Visibility › Windshield
Filed Jun 16, 1995CT

DASHBOARD REFLECTING SHADOW ONTO WINDSHIELD CONSTANTLY WITH DULL SURFACE OR CLOUDY DAY W/NO CHANGE IN CONDITION. TT

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Jun 14, 1995VT

WHILE DRIVING IN RUSH HR TRAFFIC THE CAR STALLED OUT- CAUSING POWER BRAKES TO MALFUNCTION. TT

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jun 12, 1995FL

PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND IT WENT FORWARD THEN POWER STEERING WENT AND BRAKES. TT

Power Train › Driveline › Universal Joint
Filed Jun 12, 1995PA

FOUR DEFECTIVE RIVETS ON LOWER BALL JOINT BROKE. *SKD

Vehicle Speed Control › Cruise Control
Filed May 26, 1995FL

INTERMITTENT SLOW ACCELERATION AND SUDDEN LURCHING. *SKD

Seat Belts › Rear/Other
Filed May 23, 1995MI

THE SEAT BELT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE REAR SEAT DOES NOT STAY TIGHTENED ALLOWING A CSS TO BE INSTALLED. TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Apr 26, 1995TX

VALVE COVER GASKET LEAK HAD TO REPLACE ABOUT THREE TIMES. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Apr 18, 1995MA

ON A COLD/RAINY DAY WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE ABS BRAKES DID NOT PROPERLY FUNCTION CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. TT

Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner
Filed Apr 8, 1995PA

DRIVER'S SEAT BACK MOVES WITH BODY MOVEMENT. *AW

Electrical System › Horn
Filed Apr 7, 1995MI

HORN DESIGN IS UNDER AIR BAG NEEDING MORE PRESSURE TO ACTIVATE HORN. OWNER STATES HAS TO USE FIST TO SOUND. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Parking Brake › ConventionalCrash
Filed Mar 31, 1995PA

AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE AND RETURNING TO FIND THAT VEHICLE HAD ROLLED DOWN INTO THE SIDE OF A HOUSE. TT

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 14, 1995NJ

COLOR OF INTERIOR DASH PANEL CAUSES REFLECTION ON WINDSHIELD, RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. *SKD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Mar 13, 1995MI

ABS BRAKE FAILURE/EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS/DRY PAVEMENT, RESULTIMG IN AN ACCIDENT. TT

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Feb 15, 1995KS

DOOR LOCKS JAMMED MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. TT

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Jan 31, 199500

VEHICLE STALL.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Jan 25, 1995GA

DRIVER MADE A LEFT TURN IN PATH OF ANOTHER VEHICLE CAUSING HEAD ON COLLISON, DRIVERS/PASSENGERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jan 25, 1995VA

WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH VEHICLE SHIFTS TO NEUTRAL, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN AND LOSE POWER. TT

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Jan 25, 1995PA

IF TEMP. OUTSIDE IS BELOW 40 DEGREES, THE DEFOGGER AND AIR CONDITIONER WILL NOT FUNCTION. TT

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