1991 Chevrolet LUMINA problems and owner complaints

FAULTY DESIGN ON REAR BRAKES. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 38,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10008413 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY IN INCLEMENT WEATHER DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD, AND THE ABS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDERS OF THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 100,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10044048 at NHTSA ↗

LTR FM NORMAN PARKER (MI). LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL DURING OPERATION DUE TO ENGINE CRADLE BOLT FAILURE. *PH

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10004381 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THE STEERING FAILED. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED HEAD AND NECK INJURIES. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 100,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10048111 at NHTSA ↗

MY CAR KEEPS STALLING OR DYING EVERYTIME I TAKE OFF OR APPLY THE BRAKES IT'S ALMOST AS IF IT'S NOT GOING INTO GEAR. IT WILL DIE ON ME GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE IF I HIT MY BRAKES. *LN

Owner-reported narrative. 98,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10381064 at NHTSA ↗

CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD OVERHEAT AND HAS ALSO STALLED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.*JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 567297 at NHTSA ↗

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE 15 MINUTES AFTER BEING PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE FIRE ALSO DAMAGED ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE GARAGE, AND AN UPPER ROOM. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY ONE OF TWO THINGS, EITHER FUEL LEAKAGE OR ELECTRICAL. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.*AK VEHICLE HAS HAD FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM REPAIRED IN 2001 AND 2002. RIGHT SIGNAL REPAIRED IN JAN. 2004, HEADLIGHT DIMMER SWITCH REPAIRED IN APRIL FOR TEXAS INSPECTION. THEN VEHICLE CAUGHT …

Owner-reported narrative. 199,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10113642 at NHTSA ↗

ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE FAILED, ALSO FUEL INJECTORS/WIRING HARNESS FAILURE. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 507674 at NHTSA ↗

SHIFTER BUMPED WHILE TUNING RADIO-CAR SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AT 70 MPH. SEVERAL INCIDENTS. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 742873 at NHTSA ↗

ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS (NOT ALL THE TIME), UPON COMING TO A STOP (I.E., WAITING AT TRAFFIC AND OR WAITING FOR TRAFFIC LIGHT TO TURN GREEN) THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT, AGAIN RESPOND TO "D" POSITION, EVEN UPON PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL (IT JUST REVS UP). THEN SUDDENLY, THE TRANSMISSION WILL ENGAGE TO THE "D" POSITION THUS ENABLING THE CAR TO MOVE IN A VERY QUICK AND OR SNAP MOTION. I BELIEVE THIS COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT SITUATION, ESPECIALLY IF THERE IS A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. SOME TIME AGO, I HAD THIS PROBLEM CHECKED OUT BY A CAR REPAIR SHOP AND…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 751144 at NHTSA ↗

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON A SIDE STREET, APPLIED BRAKES AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, HE ENDED UP INSIDE OF A PARKING LOT, SUBFRAME FELL IN THE STREET.*AK. CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME MODEL OF VEHICLE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED, ALSO THE REAR BRAKES WERE INOPERATIVE, A STARTER, 2 ALTERNATORS, 2 WATER PUMPS, A BAD CRANKCASE OIL LEAK, 2 SERPENTINE BELTS, THE LEFT FRONT WINDOW WAS INOPERATIVE, A NEW THERMOSTAT, A FUEL PUMP, FUEL INJECTOR, TIE ROD END, THE REAR STRUT FELL AP…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 898503 at NHTSA ↗

PLASTIC LINER SHATTERED IN FUEL TANK, FROZE FUEL GAUGE, HAD TO REPLACE FUEL TANK. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 971473 at NHTSA ↗