Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
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Our database holds 126 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1994 Chevrolet Lumina. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 CHEVROLET LUMINA. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DRIVE IN REVERSE WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHELL CRACKED DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 93,100.
I NOTICE SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN, INSIDE MY CAR, QUITE OFTEN- AT LEAST 2 TIMES A WEEK. MY BRAKES WEAR OUT FASTER THAN THEY SHOULD. I HAVE TO REPLACE THE DRIVERSIDE HUB ASSEMBLY KIT EVERY 3-6 MONTHS BECAUSE IT STARTS CLICKING THEN WEARS OUT THE BRAKES IF I DON'T GET IT DONE- AT THE CHEAPEST 100 EVERY TIME. CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN A WRECK AND I DO NOT KNOW WHY IT DOES THIS. *TR
THE INCIDENT DATE THAT THIS OCCURRED ON WAS THE THIRD TIME IT HAPPENED. I DROVE THIS CAR WITH NO PROBLEMS EXCEPT FOR THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT AND FASTENED SEAT BELT LIGHTS COMING ON PERIODICALLY FOR THE PAST MONTH. WE HAD AN UNEXPECTED SNOW STORM, AND I HAD DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES AND NOTICED WHEN I HAD STOPPED AT A CONVENIENT STORE THAT THE BATTERY VOLTAGE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT HOME ,AND A COUPLE OF HOURS LATER WENT TO THE GROCERY STORE. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT, FASTEN SEAT BELT LIGHT, AND BATTERY VOLTAGE LIGHT CAME ON. AS I PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT THE CAR DIED AND I WAS UNABLE TO RESTART IT EVEN THOUGH THE LIGHTS, RADIO AND ETC WERE WORKING.*AK THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED TWICE BEFORE IN THE PAST. I HAD GOT THE FUEL INJECTORS AND STARTER REPLACED, HAD THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR CHECKED WITH NO PROBLEMS. A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER, I WENT TO START IT AND SUPRISINGLY IT HAD STARTED. THE CAR DOES RUN EXCELLENT WHEN THIS UNEXPLAINABLE PROBLEM HAPPENS THOUGH.
THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN TURNING ON THE VEHICLE, HIS FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, HE PLACED THE VEHICLE IN GEAR AND SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND WENT THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED AND WAS UNSURE AS TO WHY THIS HAPPENED. *AK *SC *JB
THE COMPACT SPARE TIRE FELL OUT OF ITS COMPLETELY RUSTED FASTENERS AS THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. (NAR) *PH *CB
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE NOT WORKING AND WATER WAS GETTING ONTO THE FLOORBOARD. *AK *MR
TIRE RUBBING INSIDE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE WELL FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS. ONE REPAIR SHOP CHANGED THE REAR STRUTS. THAT DIDN'T HELP. THE NEXT SHOP CHANGED SOME KIND OF PADS OR BUSHINGS. THAT DID NOT HELP EITHER. IT SEEMS TO ONLY HAPPEN WHEN WE ARE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN, AND THERE IS SOMEONE SITTING IN BACK BEHIND THE DRIVER. AS OF THIS DATE 08-29-03, NOONE SEEMS TO KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. CAN YOU HELP? *AK
SUBFRAME ON 1994 CHEVROLET LUMINA WITH 65,000 MILES RUSTED AND BROKE THROUGH. *AK
SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN TWICE DURING NORMAL DRIVING. *JB
WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED APPLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE SURGED. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
THE IDLER ARM BECAME DISCONNECTED. *JB
PROBLEMS WITH SPARE TIRE. *MR WHILE DRIVING THE SPARE TIRE FELL OUT IT'S COMPLETELY RUSTED FASTENERS. *TT *NLM
THE SPARE TIRE BROKE WHILE DRIVING.*AK *JB
FRONT DOOR HANDLES, LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE BROKEN. DRIVERS DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. PASSENGER DOOR OPENS ONLY FROM INSIDE. SIDE SLIDING DOOR AUTOMATIC OPERATION INOPERATIVE; DOORO OPENS OR CLOSES ONLY MANUALLY. REAR HATCH DOOR HANDLE HAS FALLEN APART NUMEROUS TIMES. A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD. DRIVING A VEHICLE WITH NO IMMEDIATE ESCAPE OPTION IS DEADLY BUSINESS.
CONSUMER STATES HAS CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH STEERING PULLING EXCESSIVELY TO THE LEFT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. TS
CONSUMER STATES THAT ENGINE STALLS INTERMITTENLY WITHOUT WARNING. TS
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKES ARE GRINDING AND GOING TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE THERE IS A WIERD SQUEAKING TS
THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LATCH BROKE OFF. THE DOOR WON'T OPEN AND CONSUMER HAS TO CLIMB ACROSS TO THE PASSENGER SIDE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER FURTHER EXPLAINS THAT THE COUNTER WEIGHT ARM IS MADE OF ALUMINUM ALLOY ALLOWING FOR THE FREQUENT BREAKING. *TS *JG NLM
REAR STRUTS HAVE GOTTEN NOISY, WITH RATTLING AND GROANS. SEEMS LIKE A BUSHING IS OUT. ALSO SHOCKS ARE OVERLY FIRM, AS IF THEY ARE DEFECTIVE. THE OVERLY FIRM SHOCKS HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPORTED TO NHTSA. THE RATTLING HAS RECENTLY STARTED AND WHEN A SHARP BUMP IS HIT WITH THE RIGHT REAR TIRE, IT HAS A LOT OF SMALL SHARP BOUNCES, WITH THE TIRE ABSORBING THE SHOCK. REAR SHOCK/STRUT PROBLEMS SEEM TO BE VERY COMMON ON THESE CARS AND REPLACEMENTS FROM THE DEALER ARE $300. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT GM SHOULD FIX, OR OFFER A DISCOUNT ON THE REAR STRUTS, SINCE SO MANY ARE BAD. THANKS.*AK
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM OUTSIDE. SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE CARS.*AK
REAR SHOCKS ARE OVERLY FIRM AND DO NOT COMPRESS WELL. THIS SEEMS TO HAMPER THE STEERING CONTROL ON CURVY BUMPY ROADS. I PLAN ON REPLACING THEM MYSELF AT MY COST, BUT I HAVE HEARD FROM OTHERS THE SIMILAR PROBLEM ON THE GM W-CARS. (88-NEWER CUTLASS SUPREME, REGAL, LUMINA, GRAND PRIX). MOST CARS, THE SHOCKS GET BOUNCY AND SOFT WHEN THE SHOCKS WEAR, BUT ON THESE CARS, THEY GET OVERLY FIRM. AS IF THEY GAIN PRESSURE AND DO NOT WANT TO COMPRESS. THE DEALER WANTS $300. FOR NEW REAR STRUTS/SHOCKS, WHICH I FEEL IS ABSURD, CONSIDERING I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. THANKS.
ABOUT 4 TIMES IN THE PAST 6 YEARS A SMALL PLUME OF SMOKE ROSE FROM BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK
WHILE ADJUSTING SEATING POSITION IN HIS POWER SEATS, SEAT ANCHOR BROKE AND THE SEAT CANNOT BE USED WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND CORRECTED PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
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