1991 Chevrolet Lumina Brakes Problems

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH FRONT DRIVER SIDE BRAKE CALIPER FAILED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

10074043

Incident

Apr 9, 2004

Mileage

110,000 mi

WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER. BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED NECK AND HEAD INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10055796

Incident

Jan 23, 2004

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

NHTSA ID

10044048

Incident

Oct 15, 2003

Mileage

100,000 mi

FAULTY DESIGN ON REAR BRAKES. *JB

NHTSA ID

10008413

Incident

Mar 4, 2003

Mileage

38,000 mi

CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE WIRING THAT WAS CAUSING THE LIGHTS NOT TO GO OFF, THE DEALER ALSO DISCONNECTED THE RADIO TO TRY AND REMEDY THE SHORT IN THE WIRING, ALSO THE BATTERY AND THE ALTERNATOR WERE REPLACED.*JB

NHTSA ID

567297

CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AT 10-20 MPH, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, NO BRAKING ACTION. MECHANIC STATED BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WAS TOO CLOSE TO EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THIS CAUSED BRAKE FLUID IN BRAKE LINE TO GET HOT, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE.*AK THE VEHICLE OVER HEATED BECAUSE OF FLUID LOSS. *JG

NHTSA ID

8015626

Incident

Aug 3, 2002

THERE HAVE BEEN MANY DEFECTS IN THIS CAR INCLUDING: A DRIVER'S SEAT BELT THAT FAILED, FRONT HOOD ASSEMBLY FAILED, NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES--MECHANIC SAID THAT IT WAS DUE TO A FAULTY DESIGN, REAR STRUTS FAILED, SPEEDOMETER IS FAULTY AND READS 5-10MPH UNDER ACTUAL SPEED. *AK

NHTSA ID

764052

Incident

Jan 1, 2002

BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING. TOOK VEHICLE TO FIRESTONE AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW. FIRESTONE PUT IN A CALIPER SLIDING KIT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. *AK

NHTSA ID

8005684

Incident

Jul 25, 1995

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 APART, THE STEERING JOINT BECAME COMPLETELY DISENGAGED FROM THE SUBGRAME, THE LIGHT SWITCH ON THE STEERING COLUMN WAS INOPERATIVE.*JB

NHTSA ID

898503

Incident

Sep 2, 2000

ALL BRAKE PARTS HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERY 6MONTHS SINCE WE OWNED THIS VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

749822

Incident

May 25, 1998

CAR HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP FOR 2 YRS TRYING TO DETERMINE STALLING PROBLEM. ECM AND PROM FAILED, CAUSING CATALYTIC CONVERTER TO ALSO NEED REPLACEMENT. BRAKES HAVE BEEN SERVED EVERY 3000 MILES BECAUSE THEY DO NOT ALLOW CAR TO STOP AT NORMAL STOPPING DISTANCE. BRAKES SEEM TOO SOFT, HAS NEARLY CAUSED A FEW ACCIDENTS BECAUSE BRAKES DO NOT STOP THE CAR, NEARLY SLOW IT DOWN. BRAKES HAVE BEEN SERVICED BY CHEVROLET TECHNICIAN. WHY HAVEN'T THESE PARTS BEEN RECALLED IF SO MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME DEFECTS?

NHTSA ID

747747

Incident

Mar 31, 2001

FRONT AND REAR DISC BRAKES ARE WEARING EXCESSIVELY, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED APPROXIMATELY 5 TIMES. MECHANIC HAS REPLACED VARIOUS COMPONENTS IN BRAKING SYSTEM. *AK REAR BRAKES FAILURE CAUSED A LOT OF PROBLEMS. *YH

NHTSA ID

888525

Incident

Jan 1, 1997

THE REAR CALIPERS HAVE FAILED 3 TIMES, LOCKING, AND GIVING NO BRAKE PEDAL UNTIL PUMPED. THE CALIPERS LOCK AND BURN. I HAVE INSTALLED 3 SETS OF CALIPERS. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE DOES NOT DISENGAGE WHEN RELEASED AND KEEPS THE REAR BRAKES EMPLOYED. THIS CAUSES THE PADS TO BURN AND THE ROTORS TO WARP. IT ALSO GIVES NO BRAKING WHEN THE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, CAUSING BRAKE FADE. IF YOU PUMP THE BRAKES THE PEDEL COMES UP. A NEW EMERGECY CABLE HAS TO BE INSTALLED.*AK

NHTSA ID

743787

Incident

Jun 3, 1998

RATTLING NOISE EVERY TIME I PARK OR SIT. SOUNDS NEAR THE MOTOR. CARBURATOR IS CLOGGED. LEFT PASSANGER DOOR DOES NOT OPEN. HESITATION OF MOTOR WHILE ACCELERATION, BRAKES AND ROTORS ARE BAD ON THE BACK LEFT AND RIGHT TIRES.

NHTSA ID

731814

Incident

Aug 29, 2000

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SQUEAKED VERY BADLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, AND HE SAID THAT RIGHT REAR BRAKE CYLINDER WAS NOT WORKING AT ALL.*AK

NHTSA ID

869356

Incident

Sep 1, 2000

THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS FAULTY. NLM

NHTSA ID

553804

PRE MATURE WEAR ALL 4 BRAKES, RT FRONT CALIPER PIN FALLS OUT, CAUSING CALIPER TO JAM IN WHEEL, CALIPER PIN CAUSED WEAR IN HOUSING, CAUSING TREADS TO STRIP AND BECOME WEAK, HAPPENED 2 TIMES, ALSO REAR BRAKE CALIPERS FAILED BRAKES ARE ALWAYS HARD NOTHING HELPS, WIRING PROBLEM IN STEERING COLUMN FLASHERS WILL CAUSE SMOKE IN COLUMN SIGNALS YOU HAVE TO FIDDLE WITH FOR THEM TO WORK. *AK

NHTSA ID

723726

Incident

Jun 6, 2000

CONSUMER NOTICED CORROSION AND RUST ON THE FUEL LINE/BRAKE LINE, AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS, IN BOTH FRONT AND REAR. IF PARTS RUST ALL THE WAY THROUGH, IT COULD EVENTUALLY LEAD TO LOSS OF CONTROL. ALSO, BOTH REAR CALIPER SLIDE PINS SEIZED, CAUSING PREMATURE BRAKE PAD WEAR. BOTH REAR CALIPERS AND ALL BRAKE PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID

853256

Incident

Nov 1, 1999

REAR BRAKES DO NOT WORK, PUTTING ALL THE WORK ON THE FRONT BRAKES AND CAUSING THEM TO WEAR DOWN QUICKLY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN TO DEALER MANY TIMES FOR REPAIRS, PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. ON NEWER MODELS THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN RESOLVED. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID

845380

Incident

May 26, 1996

EVERY 6 MONTHS BRAKES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

843944

Incident

Jan 1, 1996

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY MAKE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND TAKE LONGER TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

834062

BRAKE DRUMS FAILED.

NHTSA ID

543060

BLEEDER VALVES RUSTED TO BRAKE CALIPERS. YH

NHTSA ID

781622

Incident

Dec 6, 1998

FRONT DISC BRAKE PADS AND CALIPERS FAILED.

NHTSA ID

526542

Incident

Jan 1, 1997

WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKES ACTIVATE THEN LOCK UP, ALLOWING THE CAR TO MOVE AGAIN. ALSO, THE PADS STAY ON AND GET WOREN DOWN AND FALL OFF. DEALER HAS REPLACED BRAKE PADS 3 TIMES. *AK

NHTSA ID

830667