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 →
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED FREQUENT/ INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH HIGH ACCELERATION. WHEN CONSUMER STARTED UP VEHICLE IT WOULD ACCELERATE AT A HIGH RATE OF 31/2 RPM FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS. THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT. DEALER REPAIRED AND INSPECTED ,AND CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
COOLING FAN CONTINUES TO RUN EVEN AFTER VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF, CAUSING VEHICLE BATTERY TO RUN DOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
VEHICLE HIT HEAD-ON. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED. VEHICLE TOWED. AFTER REPAIRS, VEHICLE PULLS TO RIGHT/TRANSMISSION DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY/ DOOR LOCKS GO UP & DOWN WHEN DRIVING AND BRAKING IS VERY HARD. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD, AND A ODOR WHICH MAY CAUSE A FIRE. DEALER SAID THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS/ ENGINE VALVE COVERS AND " 0" RINGS, ETC. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
TRABSMISSION SHIFTS
WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE INOPERATIVE UNLESS CONSUMER TURNS ON LEFT TURN SIGNAL OR WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TILTED UPWARDS POSITION, OTHERWISE WIPERS DO NOT WORK. *AK
STEERING COLUMN MAKES NOISE.
COMPUTER FAILURE.
WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH NO WARNING. *AK
VEHICLE REPAIRED FOR OIL LEAK FROM TIMING CHAIN COVER. ENGINE FAILED 100 MILES LATER, POSSIBLY DUE TO REPAIR ERRORS.
HEATER CORE FAILED, CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD TO FOG UP INSTANTLY, LIMITING VISIBILITY SEVERELY. DURING FIRST INCIDENT DRIVER WAS TRAVELING ON RT 17 AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY. AT SECOND INCIDENT THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE TISSUES SO HE/SHE AND CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD. AND THE MOST CURRENT INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE GOING UP A STEEP HILL.
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED HARD, DRIVER'S DOOR WOULD SLIDE FORWARD OFF TRACK. FENDER WOULD IMPEDE ITS PROGRESS. PASSENGER'S DOOR FAILS TO OPEN. BRAKES: BRAKE PADS WORN DOWN. FRONT END MISALIGNMENT, CAUSING VEHICLE VEHICLE TO PULL HARD TO RIGHT/TIRES TO WEAR OUT. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER.
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE VEHICLE MADE A FUNNY NOISE AND ENTIRE VEHICLE JUST SHUT DOWN, LEAVING NO POWER AT ALL IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE OIL SENSOR LIGHT, AND NOTICED THERE WAS WATER IN THE OIL. *AK
AT FIRST FAN, HEATER, AIR CONDITIONER FAILURE, WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE FAN SWITCH. SECOND FAILURE, THE SWITCH WAS BURNED OUT AND A SHORT IN THE WIRING HARNESS WAS FOUND AND REPAIRED. THIRD FAILURE, DEALER SAID WIRING HARNESS NEEDED REPLACING BECAUSE IT MORE THAN JUST AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. HE DISCONNECTED THE SWITCH COMPLETELY AND INFORMED ME THAT THERE WOULD BE NO BLOWER. INITIALLY, THE BLOWER DID NOT WORK NOW THE BLOWER WORKS BUT THE INTERIOR LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON WHEN DOORS ARE OPENED BUT CAN BE TURNED ON MANUALLY.
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
FRONT DISC BRAKES WEARING UNEVENLY PREMATURELY.
UPON STOPPING AT VERY LOW SPEEDS THE BRAKES MADE A HORRIBLE, DEFEANING SQUEAL.
THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN WHEN THE ALTERNATOR CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALER HAS SEEN. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH THE CALIPER FELL OFF CONSUMER'S BRAKES,AND THE AUTOMOBILE COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. *AK
ENGINE OIL FILLER SPLASH GUARD FAILURE.
IGNITION LOCK MECHANISM BETWEEN THE OFF AND ON POSITION JUMP OUT OF GEAR, RESULTING IN A ROLL AWAY.
SHORT IN WIRING TO THE BRAKE LIGHT CAUSING ELECTRICAL MELTDOWN.
RIGHT REAR WHEEL WENT COMPLETELY FLAT DUE TO A SMALL HOLE ON THE WHEEL RIM. DEALER INDICATED THAT WHEEL HAD BEEN MISCAST, WA SDEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. *AK
UNSPECIFIED.
BRAKES EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES AND VIBRATION DUE TO RUST ON THE ROTORS.
TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED.
HEATER CORE HAS BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES IN A ONE YEAR PERIOD. WHEN THE CORE FAILS, IT SPRAYS A MIST OVER THE WINDSHIELD. THE WINDSHIELD IS FOGGED OVER SO QUICKLY MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE. ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF INHALING ANTIFREEZE. THE LEAK STARTS SLOWLY, NOT SURE HOW LONG PASSENGERS ARE EXPOSED.
WHEN TURNING ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY JUST WORK FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN STOP WHILE WIPERS STILL ON. CONSUMER SAID DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. *AK
BRAKES FAIL CONTINUOUSLY.
THE GAS TANK LEAKS EVERY TIME IT IS FILLED UP WITH GAS. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE TANK. *AK
POOR ACCELERATION AND ERRATIC IDLE AFTER SEVERAL REPAIRS TO ENGINE COMPONENTS.
BRAKES FAILED.
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL VAN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF IGNITION AND EXITED THE VAN. AT THAT TIME, THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. NO DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE ON FIXING THE VAN. *AK
THE ENGINE BACKFIRED AND BLEW OFF THE POWER HOSE TO THE VACCUM SYSTEM, AND THAT RESULTED IN A VERY FAST RPM (2000), AND LOSS OF POWER BRAKES. THE HOSE DOES NOT HAVE A CLIP AND THAT CAUSES THE PROBLEM ON THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS TO ALL 95-98 LUMINAS. *AK
REAR DOOR LATCHES FAILED.
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 60 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT A REASON, CONSUMER HAD CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK
WHILE DRIVING A THIGHWAY SPEEDS TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER.
VEHICLE DIED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY.
ALTERNATOR FAILED.
DURING COLLISION VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG CAUSED INJURY TO FACE, HAND, CHEST AND KNEE.
HEATER CORE FAILED.
THE DRIVER'S SIDE LEFT BALL JOINT BROKE CAUSING THE LEFT INNER TIE ROD TO SEPARATE AND SPLIT THE BOOT.
INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED CAUSED ENGINE TO LEAK COOLANT, CREATING AN OVERHEATING CONDITION.
WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED QUICKLY, EG., IN A PANIC STOP, THERE IS NO POWER ASSIST AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP VEHICLE QUICKLY. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED SLOWLY, THEY WORK FINE. THE BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW MORE THAN 3 YEARS AGO. *AK
THE HORN REQUIRES A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF PRESSURE IN ORDER TO OPERATE. DEALER HAS SEEN. *AK
BOTH FRONT SEAT HEAD REST PADDING IS LOOSE AND DOES NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN OCCUPANTS HEADS. ALSO THE BACK REST OF BOTH PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S SIDE MOVES FORWARD WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. *AK
PASSENGER DOOR WOULDN'T OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE.
A SHORT CIRCUIT PREVENTS THE VEHICLE BRAKE LIGHTS FROM WORKING PROPERLY.
OCCUPANTS OF VEHICLE EXPERIENCING SICKNESS WITH CARBON MONOXIDE SYMPTOMS WHEN RIDING/DRIVING VEHICLE OVER LONG DISTANCE TRIPS. *AK
EVERYTIME THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE FRONT WHEELS LOCK UP; CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE LEFT & THEN RIGHT. HIT DIRT EMBANKMENT. ENDED BESIDES TELEPHONE POLE ON SIDE OF ROAD. VEHICLE TOTALED. *AK
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Full record for the 1995 Chevrolet Lumina → · Every Lumina year → · How the figures are calculated →