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1991 Chevrolet Lumina Interior & seats Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Interior & seats reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
10
Latest Sep 10, 2002
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
3%
of 352 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
3
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
2

What this page shows

Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1991 Chevrolet Lumina submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 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.

Owner reports naming interior

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Interior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Sep 10, 2002

IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN MY HOOD NOW SINCE IT BROKE FROM THE FLOOR AND THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT BACK IN TO ITS COMPARTMENT. IT IS DANGEROUS SINCE THE BELT JUST HANGS THERE WITHOUT PROPER FUNCTIONING RETRACTOR.*AK

NHTSA ID
766959
Incident
Mar 1, 2001
BrakesInterior & seatsPowertrain (other)+1 more
Filed Jul 10, 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
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 26, 1999

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT ANCHORS BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO ROCKS BACKWARD AND FOWARD. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID
843380
Driver assistanceInterior & seats
Filed Oct 20, 1997

DOOR LOCKS INOPERABLE. YH

NHTSA ID
605468
Incident
Jul 10, 1997
EngineInterior & seats
Filed Sep 8, 1997
Fire reported

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROX. 25MPH WHEN VEHICLE BEGAN STALLING. SMOKE BEGAN TO COME FROM HOOD AREA OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER THEN PULLED TO SIDE, THEN FLAMES BEGAN TO ARISE IN AREA. WHEN FIRE DEPT. ARRIVED THEY WERE UNABLE TO DISCONNECT HOOD LATCH. VEHICLE WAS TOTAL LOSS DUE TO FIRE. *AK THE ORIGINAL ENGINE AND HOOD LATCH HAD FAILED AND WERE REPLACED. THE DEALER POINTED OUT THAT THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY LACK OF OIL, EVENTHOUGH OIL CHANGE WAS DONE RECENTLY AND THERE WAS NO SIGN OF OIL LEAK. WHEN THE VEHICLE COUGHT FIRE, THE HOOD LATCH WAS INOPERATIVE. *YH

NHTSA ID
816085
Incident
Aug 2, 1997
Interior & seats
Filed Nov 15, 1996

DRIVER'S SEAT ANCHOR BRACKET FAILED.

NHTSA ID
511353
Incident
Nov 6, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 9, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

DRIVERS SEAT BACK COLLAPSED AFTER LOSING CONTROL AND HAVING INITIAL IMPACT. DRIVER RECEIVED HEAD INJURY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ID
978938
Incident
Feb 5, 1996
BrakesInterior & seatsTransmission
Filed May 30, 1995

TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN REVERSE. TT

NHTSA ID
966056
Incident
Mar 1, 1991
Interior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Apr 24, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

VEHICLE WAS BROADSIDED, FLIPPED OVER, BOTH FRONT SEATS BROKE. TT

NHTSA ID
964204
Incident
Oct 1, 1994
BrakesInterior & seatsExterior lighting
Filed Apr 4, 1995

WHILE DRIVING, STEERING COLUMN EMITTS SMOKE IN CONJUNCTION WITH TURN SIGNAL, DEALER HAS FIXED. TT

NHTSA ID
962979
Incident
Apr 4, 1995

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Brakes183Body & structure52Engine36Seat belts28Electrical23Steering20Tires & wheels10Other / unspecified9Transmission9Fuel system9

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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