OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. PEDAL ALSO GOES TO FLOOR OF VEHICLE. DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM. *AK
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 →
DRIVING 70 MPH FELL ASLEEP AT WHEEL, VEHICLE HIT REFLECTOR POST & DRIVER WOKE UP; PULLED VEHICLE TO RIGHT & HIT AN EMBANKMENT. FLIPPED IN AIR. CAME DOWN FRONT FIRST & AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. FLIPPED OVER ON ROOF. *AK
WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ABS BRAKES/MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. HAD A HARD TIME STOPPING. *AK
BRAKES: DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 60MPH, GETTING OFF RAMP, APPLIED BRAKES, AND PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND CAR DID NOT STOP OR SLOW DOWN. LIFTED FOOT OFF PEDAL, REAPPLIED BRAKES, THIS TIME THEY TOOK HOLD. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEMS.
GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRE SIDEWALL FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP, THE DRIVER HAS TO STAND UP ON THE BRAKES. WHEN THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPS, ITS PITCHES FORWARD. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE 3-4 TIMES, AND INFORMED THE OWNER THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS OKAY.
RECALL 97V017000. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR RECALL AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. DEALER REFUSES TO SERVE RECALL OVER. *AK
THE ABS WILL KICK IN WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, AND THE CAR KEPT GOING INTO A GARAGE. *AK
DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND HAD TO STOP SUDDENLY, AND THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT CAME FORWARD TO THE FRONT SEAT, ALSO THE PLASTIC PART OF THE LAP BELT FELL OFF, AND THE WHOLE REAR LAP BELT CAME APART. *AK
STEERING COLUMN SMOKES.
HEARD LOUD NOISE, ACCELERATOR PETAL GOING TO FLOOR, DUE TO BROKEN ACCELERATOR CABLE BREAKING.
ACCELERATOR CABLE BROKE AT THROTTLE BODY CAUSING ACCELERATOR CABLE TO GO TO THE FLOOR.
THE LUGGAGE RACK FAILED TO HOLD LUGGAGE CARRIER, CAUSING LUGGAGE TO FALL OFF ON INTERSTATE.
AIR CONDITIONER FAILED.
THREE TIRES FAILED.
VISUAL SYSTEM; WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAN ONLY BE ACTIVATED DURING USAGE OF LEFT SIGNAL. IF SIGNAL IS TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION WIPERS BECOME INOPERATIVE. *AK
THE PARKING SHIFT LOCK LEVER FROM THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN IS NOT WORKING APPROPRIATE, WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE GEAR CAN RELEASE FROM PARKING TO REVERSE,NEUTRAL OR DRIVE GEAR AT THE TOUCH OF A FINGER. A CHILD ACCIDENTALLY TOUCHED GEAR WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.
THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING LOSS OF A/C. THE VACUUM TANK AND LINER WAS MISSING FROM THE VEHICLE CAUSING LOSS OF A/C.THE OWNER FEELS THAT VIBRATION OR LOOSENESS OF THE LINER CAUSED THE FALL OUT OF THE LINER AND A/C VACUUM BOTTLE.
DUE TO THE LOCATION AS WELL AS THE DESIGN, THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE BECAME VERY EASY TO RELEASE, CAUSING THE OCCUPANT TO BE EJECTED OUT OF THE SEAT WHEN MAKING A STOP DUE TO THE BUCKLE UNLATCHING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
ABS, BRAKE PADS PREMATURELY WEAR OUT, INSIDE WEARS OUT BEFORE OUTSIDE PADS WEAR OUT, PADS REPLACED 3 TIMES WITHIN 1 1/2 YEARS, OWNER BELIEVES DESIGN FLAW. NACCORDING TO DEALER, NORMAL WEAR. *AK
FUEL PUMP FAILED.
RIGHT LOWER BALL JOINT SEPARATED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO WHEEL/STRUT/BRAKES AND FENDER.
LOW BRAKE LIGHTS INOPERATIVE DUE A FAILED TURN SIGNAL SWITCH.
HEATER CORE LEAKED, CAUSING WINDSHIELD TO FOG.
THE PLASTIC NUTS THAT ARE HOLDING THE HUP CAPS ARE CRACKING, MAKE A LOUD NOISE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THEY FIXED IT. CONSUMER THEN STATES THAT IT STARTED CRACKING AGAIN AND MAKING THE NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. *AK
IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO LOCATE THE POSITION OF THE HORN IN A PANIC SITUATION WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE COLLISION. *AK HORN ONLY WORKS WITH EXTREME PRESSURE AT ONLY TWO SPECIFIC SPOTS. TWO TO FIVE SECONDS USUALLY OCCURS BEFORE CORRECT HORN POSITION CAN BE FOUND. *YH
ANTILOCK BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON.
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE RPM DROPS DOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DECREASE ITS SPEED BRIEFLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.
THE SLIDING DOOR GLASS WINDOW SHATTERED.
THE FRONT BRAKES HAVE WORN INTO THE ROTORS AND NOW THE FRONT BRAKES ARE NO LONGER STOPPING THE CAR AT A SAFE DISTANCE.THE BRAKES ARE DISC BRAKES. *AK
NOTICED FUEL LEAKS COMING FROM VEHICLE. OWNER IS UNCERTAIN ON WHERE THE FUEL IS COMING FROM. DEALERS HAVE LOOKED AT VEHICLE BUT HAVE NOT DETERMINED A PROBLEM. OWNER HAS MANY CONCERNS ABOUT THIS . *AK
SPEEDOMETER FAILED.
WAS DRIVING; STARTED TO APPLY BRAKES; RIGHT REAR WHEEL LOCKED UP & SLID UNTIL BRAKES CAUGHT OR RELEASED; HAPPENS PERIODICALLY; HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER; MECHANIC NOT RELIABLE. *AK
OWNER APPLIED THE BRAKES THE CAR DIDN'T STOP WHEN IT SHOULD/ VERY POOR . *AK
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT SLIDES AND ROCKS BACK AND FORTH. THE DEALER HAS FIXED THE SEAT 2 TIMES BEFORE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING MADE A SLIGHT TURN AND LOST STEERING POWER. STEERING GOT VERY HARD TO HANDLE AS IF THE FLUID WAS GONE. *AK
LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. TIRE HAD LESS THAN 24000 MILES ON IT.
UPON MAKING A STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVNESS. IN ADDITION, THE LOCATION AND THE DESIGN OF THE HORN MAKES IT DIFFICULT IN AN EMERGENCY TO LOCATE AND DEPRESS THE HORN. ALSO, DUE TO THE SHAPE OF THE WINDSHIELD THERE IS A STRONG REFLECTION OF THE FRONT SECTION WHICH IS VERY BAD DURING CERTAIN DAYLIGHT CONDITIONS. *AK
FRONT SEAT HEAD RESTS BROKE. THEY JUST FELL OVER. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
FAULTY WINDSHIELD WIPER EQUIPMENT RESULTED INTO A CRASH.
THERE IS A THUMPING NOISE EMITTING FROM THE GAS TANK WHEN THE VAN IS ACCELERATED OR DECELERATED.
STEERING: RACK AND PINON BOLTS CAME OUT OF THE RACK AND PINION STEERING GEAR, CAUSING RACK AND PINION STEERING TO DROP, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING. TOOK IN FOR REPAIR AND NEW RACK AND PINION PUT ON. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE IS BACK FOR REPAIR FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
OWNER STATES THAT HER REAR DOOR LATCHES HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THAT SHE STILL HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE DOOR STAYING SHUT. OWNER IS CONCERNED FOR HER CHILD SAFETY BECAUSE CHILD RIDES IN THE REAR. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 50-55 MPH ON WET/SNOWY AND ICY ROAD CONDITIONS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END CRASH, VEHICLE SLAMMED INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE, DAMAGING THE WHOLE FRONT END; ALSO, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG AND SHOULDER BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE DRIVER FROM HITTING HIS HEAD ON THE WINDSHIELD OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED. *AK
DIFFICULTY DEPRESSING HORN BUTTONS.
UPON IMPACT, DURING MULTI-VEHICLE CRASH, HIT BROA SIDE, FORCED INTO TRUCK AT APPROX. 10MPH, 10;00 ON FRONT BUMPER DUAL AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK
LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT DOORS SWING BACK TO CLOSED POSITION, WILL NOT STAY OPEN.
ANTI LOCK WARNING LIGHT COMES ON IN WET WEATHER.
THE DASHBOARD IS MADE OF A MATERIAL THAT REFLECTS ONTO THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.
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