Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1990 Chevrolet Lumina submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 229 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 229, in the owner's own words
THE BRAKES LIGHTS DID NOT WORK, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE CASE WAS CLOSED. RECALL 1990. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL WAS MORE THAN 10 YEARS OLD. *JB
TWICE I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES IN UNDER 2 YEARS DUE TO RR CALIPER WEARING OUTSIDE PAD. MY MECHANIC SAID SLIDERS FREE, HOSE IS GOOD AND E-BRAKE NOT STICKING ON. HE SAID THIS IS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CALIPER THAT THESE CARS ARE KNOWN FOR.*AK
WHILE BRAKING AT 15 MPH, THE BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY FAILED. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, WHICH CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES WERE DEFECTIVE DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW, THE SPENT $1500.00 IN REPAIRS WITH NO SUCCESS. *CB THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE BRAKE CALIPERS. *JB
WHILE TRAVELING 50-55 MPH AND WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES VEHICLE WENT INTO EXTENDING STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL TO FLOORBOARD AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. *AK
I HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR BRAKES ON MY 90 CHEVROLET LUMINA . THE CALIPERS AND PADS BOTH HAVE BEEN REPLACED TOO MANY TIMES. MY PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM HAS BEEN TOTALLY REPLACED AND STILL WILL NOT WORK RIGHT. ALSO THE CLEAR COAT HAS BEEN PEELING OFF FOR YEARS.*JB
THE FAILURE OF REAR BRAKES TO FUNCTION PROPERLY IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. I FEEL IT IS GMC FAULT FOR RELEASING A FAULTY/FLAWED DESIGN. SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY $600.00 EVERY TIME THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DOESN'T WORK, OR WHEN THE REAR CALIPER PINS LOCK UP? IS ANYTHING BEING DONE ABOUT THIS?*AK
THE REAR BRAKES ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED. IT LOOKS LIKE THEY HAVEN'T WORKED FOR YEARS. I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS HAPPEN IN ANY VEHICLE BEFORE AND WONDERED IF THIS IS COMMON, BUT HASN'T REACHED A RECALL STATUS. I REALIZE MY WIFE AND DAUGHTERS HAVE BEEN RIDING IN THIS CAR FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, BUT I AM RETIRING IT IN THE INTERIM UNTIL MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER CAN TAKE A LOOK, WHEN THEY REPLACE THE CRADLE BOLTS. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION. THIS IS VERY STRANGE. THANK YOU. *AK
REAR BRAKES AND CALIPER'S KEEP WEARING ABNORMALLY. *SLC
FRONTAL AND REAR ROTORS AND PADS ARE EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE WEAR WHICH IS CAUSING ROTORS TO FREEZE UP, RESULTING IN COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. PADS AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS. ALSO, STRUTS ARE LEAKING, CAUSING REAR OF THE VEHICLE TO BOUNCE UP AND DOWN. REAR END HAS DROPPED SLIGHTLY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKES NOTICED A LOUD NOISE. THEN, CONSUMER PULLED VEHICLE OVER AND BRAKE PADS FELL OFF. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
MY BRAKES WERE ACTING FUNNY, I TOOK THEM INTO USA MUFFLER & BRAKE THEY SAID THAT I NEED 4 NEW ROTORS ALL NEW BRAKES AND NEW REAR CALIPERS. THE REASON FOR MOST OF THIS DAMAGE IS BECAUSE AT SOME POINT THE REAR CALIPERS FROZE UP. I TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER SHOP AND THEY CONFIRMED THE SAME SO I HAD THE WORK DONE. I FEEL THAT GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD HAVE TO PAY SOME OF THIS BILL BECAUSE IF THE REAR CALIPERS HAD NOT FAILED I WOULDN'T HAVE NEAR THE DAMAGE! PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS IN PROGRESS, THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THIS IS COMMON IN LUMINA'S
NO SUMMARY
THE REAR BRAKES ALWAYS FAILED ON THIS CAR. THE CALIPERS JUST STOPPED WORKING, THAT AND THE CRADLE BOLT FALLING OFF CAUSED ME TO LOOSE CONTROL IN A TURN AND SMACK A CURB WHICH RESULTED IN THE STRUT HOUSING BE BENT ALONG WITH THE RIM. *AK
CONSUMER IS BRINGING VEHICLE IN FOR REAR DISC BRAKE FAILURE REPAIRS. EACH TIME IT COSTS $900.00. LAST TIME IT WAS REPLACED WAS 2 YEARS AGO. DEALER KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM, BUT CONSUMER WILL HAVE TO COVER THE COST. *AK
HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES SINCE I HAD THE CAR. *AK
NO SUMMARY
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE REAR BRAKES FREEZE AND LOCK UP. *AK
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR SINCE I OWN THE CAR. DEALER REPLACED GAS TANK ONCE, BUT IT WAS WITH A RUSTY TANK, PROBLEMS WITH SAFETY BELTS GOING OUT OF SHAPE, AS WELL AS THE BRAKES NOT WORKING OR CRUMBLING. NEED REPLACEMENT OFTEN. SEE OTHER ISSUES. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 195R14 )
WHILE DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAY CAME TO A STOP, LIGHTLY APPLIED BRAKES AND THEY FAILED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK
BRAKES STICK AND GET HUNG UP. DEALER CONTACTED TWO TIMES. REPLACED BRAKES FOR $500. ALSO STATES A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT, DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
BRAKE CALIPERS LOCK UP, ROTORS ARE WARPED AND PADS ARE WORN.
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES BRAKE PROBLEMS.
CALIPER IN THE REAR HAD RUSTED AND LOCKED, CAUSING THE FRONT ROTOR TO WORK HARDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, REPLACT ROTOR AND CALIPERS.
BRAKE CALIPER BROKE.
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED INTERMITTENTLY THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE BRAKES AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE. CONSUMER HAS HAD FRONT AND REAR BRAKES REPLACED PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. *AK
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