Interior & seats
Filed Feb 3, 2004
PLASTIC COMPONENT OF HOOD LATCH RELEASE CABLE BROKE DURING COLD WEATHER. UNABLE TO CHECK/FILL COOLANT, WIPER FLUID ETC. ~$250 TO REPAIR. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10056467
- Incident
- Jan 25, 2004
- Mileage
- 85,000 mi
1992 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.
22
Latest Feb 3, 2004
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.
6%
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.
6
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 1992 Chevrolet Lumina submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 22 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 & seats
Filed Sep 26, 2003
THE EXTERIOR DOOR LATCHES ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. HOWEVER, WHEN ENTERING INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE LATCHES ON THE INTERIOR WILL OPEN INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10040812
- Incident
- Sep 26, 2003
Interior & seats
Filed May 13, 2002
Fire reported
THE HARNESS RUNNING ABOVE THE BRAKE PEDAL AND STERRING COLUMN INSIDE THE VEHICLE BEGAN MELTED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I REMOVED ALL FUSES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO INVESTIGATE PROBLEM. THE HARNESS ABOVE THE STEERING MECHANISM INSIDE THE VEHICLE, DRIVER'S SIDE, IS MELTED.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 761852
- Incident
- May 13, 2002
Interior & seats
Filed Aug 21, 2000
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD AND BRACKET OF SEAT BROKE, AND SEAT SHIFTED BACKWARDS. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT THE BRACKET AND SEAT TRACK NEED REPLACEMENT. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 868236
- Incident
- Aug 20, 2000
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 12, 2000
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 725334
- Incident
- Jul 5, 2000
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 21, 2000
DRIVER SIDE SEAT TRACK BROKE IN HALF WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. YH
- NHTSA ID
- 551501
Interior & seats
Filed Dec 28, 1998
CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH DRIVER'S SEAT. DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE AWAY FROM THE TRACKS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 832696
- Incident
- Dec 28, 1997
Interior & seats
Filed Dec 17, 1998
WHILE GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE AND TRYING TO SIT IN THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT THE CONSUMER CAN'T SIT BECAUSE SEAT BROKE AWAY FROM THE ATTACHMENT, AND THE MOUNTING HARDWARE BROKE WHERE THE FRAME IS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 832457
- Incident
- Dec 12, 1997
Interior & seats
Filed Sep 5, 1997
CONSUMER HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING COLLAPSING SEAT FOR AT LEASE THREE YEARS, SHE REPORTED IT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER IN HER TOWN 1-3-94. SHE WAS TOLD (UNABLE TO DUPLICATE, SEAT HELD FINE). WHEN OCCUPYING SEAT THE BACK BEGANS TO MOVE SLOWLY. YOU WOULD HAVE TO REAJUST SEAT EACH TIME YOU MOVE FROM IT BY USING THE MANUAL ADJUSTER.
- NHTSA ID
- 816040
- Incident
- Jan 3, 1994
Interior & seats
Filed Apr 25, 1997
Fire reported
CAR PARKED; WENT TO START TRUCK; NOTICED TAIL LIGHTS ON; WENT BACK TO TRUCK; NOTICED SMOKE & FLAMES FROM DRIVEWAY AREA; CALLED FIRE & POLICE DEPTS. FIRE DEPT PUT FLAMES OUT; FIRE DEPT REPORT SAID FLAMES IN DASHBOARD AREA. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 811738
- Incident
- Apr 10, 1997
Interior & seats
Filed Apr 22, 1997
Fire reported
ELECTRICAL FIRE, SHORT IN THE FUSE BOX PANEL FOR THE FUEL PUMP, VEHICLE WAS PARKED CAUSING A ELECTICAL FIRE UNDER THE HOOD COMPARTMENT FIRE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 811540
- Incident
- Apr 15, 1997
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 14, 1997
SEAT TRACK AND ANCHOR IS INOPERATIVE, ALONG WITH TORQUE CONVETER BEING WORKED ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE BEING COMPLETED PROPERLY. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 807644
Interior & seatsTransmission
Filed Jan 14, 1997
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT TRACK IS INOPERATIVE, ALONG WITH TORQUE CONVETRTER HAS BEEN WORKED ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE WORK WAS COMPLETED PROPERLY. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 807640
Interior & seats
Filed Oct 31, 1996
Fire reported
WHILE DRIVING INTERIOR OF VEHICLE STARTED TO SMELL, DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM VENTS AND AROUND STEERING COLUMN; SUBSEQUENTLY, FLAMES CAME FROM AREA OF GAS PEDAL, ENTIRE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED WITH FLAMES, NO WARNING, TOTALED. SPEED 45MPH. *AK *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 804358
- Incident
- Oct 28, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Sep 17, 1996
EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL SHORT AND SMOKING FROM STEERING COLUMN.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 802482
- Incident
- Sep 16, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 29, 1996
Crash reported2 injuries reported
FRONT SEAT BACKS BROKE IN REAR END COLLISION, CAUSING ACCIDENT DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE/INJURIES.
- NHTSA ID
- 506781
- Incident
- Jun 7, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 25, 1996
STEERING COLUMN FIRE. *SD
- NHTSA ID
- 506620
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 3, 1996
FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 985826
- Incident
- May 6, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed May 6, 1996
FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER DOOR WOULD UNLOCK FROM THE INSIDE, TO OPEN DOORS HAD TO CONTINUE PULL ON HAND AND USE KEY LOCK. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 984088
- Incident
- May 5, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 26, 1996
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT TRACK AND ANCHORS FAILED, CAUSING MOVEMENT IN THE SEAT WHILE DRIVING. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 979735
- Incident
- Jan 1, 1996
Body & structureBrakesElectrical+4 more
Filed Jan 22, 1996
DRIVERS DOOR CAN'T BE OPENED FROM OUTSIDE DUE TO BROKEN HANDLE.
- NHTSA ID
- 500857
- Incident
- Oct 11, 1994
Interior & seats
Filed Jun 14, 1995
Fire reported
SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE DASH, AND THEN CAUGHT FIRE. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 966917
- Incident
- May 17, 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
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Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .