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1992 Chevrolet Lumina Driver assistance Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Driver assistance 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.
9
Latest Aug 10, 2001
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 342 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.
1
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 forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1992 Chevrolet Lumina submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 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 driver-assistance

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

Driver assistance
Filed Aug 10, 2001
Crash reported2 injuries reported

WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. VEHICLE HIT A CONCRETE POST IN FRONT OF STORE. NO INJURIES. *AK

NHTSA ID
894072
Incident
Jul 27, 2001
Driver assistance
Filed Mar 27, 2001

ENGINE JUMPS. RPM'S WILL RACE, AND VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT AND DIE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

NHTSA ID
884275
BrakesDriver assistanceElectrical
Filed Feb 28, 2001

INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE STALLS OUT EITHER WHEN APPLYING BRAKES OR ACCELERATING. DEALER HAS REPLACED SPARK PLUG WIRES, AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK

NHTSA ID
881755
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Jan 19, 2000

ENGINE IDLED VERY HIGH, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. ALSO, BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND THE ABS BRAKING LIGHT CAME ON. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
855090
Incident
Oct 1, 1999
Driver assistanceElectricalEngine
Filed Apr 8, 1998

CRUISE CONTROL FAILED.

NHTSA ID
533886
Driver assistance
Filed Jun 5, 1996

SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *SD

NHTSA ID
505030
Incident
May 2, 1996
Driver assistanceExterior lighting
Filed Jul 2, 1995

CRUISE CONTROL PIVOT SWITCH REPLACED DUE TO SMOKE UNDER STEERING COLUMN.

NHTSA ID
484192
Incident
May 1, 1995
Driver assistance
Filed Apr 3, 1995

ACCELERATOR CABLE DISCONNETED. TT

NHTSA ID
962957
Incident
Mar 21, 1995
Driver assistanceElectricalEngine+1 more
Filed Mar 13, 1995

VEHICLE STALLS WHEN SLOWING DOWN, OR STALLING WHEN FOOT IS REMOVED FROM ACCELERATOR. TIMMERS CHEV-NORCROSS GA., TRIED TO REPAIR. TT

NHTSA ID
961862
Incident
Jul 25, 1994

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.

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