Owner-reported complaints naming the body or structure system, filed with NHTSA
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Body & structure 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.
31
Latest Mar 25, 2009
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 492 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.
3
What this page shows
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Chevrolet Lumina submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 31 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 body or structure
The 25 most recent of 31, in the owner's own words
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHEVROLET LUMINA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, SHE NOTICED THAT THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS FRACTURED, WHICH CAUSED IT TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED TO HER PLACE OF RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 150,000.
NHTSA ID
10263028
Incident
Mar 22, 2009
Mileage
150,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Jul 10, 2003
PAINT JOB ON MY CAR. *AK
NHTSA ID
10025837
Incident
Apr 24, 2001
Body & structure
Filed Jul 3, 2003
Crash reported1 injury reported1 death reported
I DON'T HAVE A COMPLAINT ABOUT A SPECIFIC MAKE OR MODEL...I HAVE AN OVERALL COMPLAINT ABOUT HOW THIN CARS ARE TODAY AND HOW MUCH THEY ARE NOT PROTECTING THE OCCUPANTS. MY BROTHER WAS KILLED 2 WEEKS AGO AFTER HYDROPLANING AT ABOUT 35 MPH. I KNOW HEAVIER VEHICLES USE MORE GAS BUT AREN'T LIVES WORTH IT? I KNOW THAT AS A NATION WE HAVE BECOME VERY MONEY CONSCIOUS AND GAS MILEAGE IS A BIGGIE BUT EVERYONE WHO HAS HAD SOMEONE KILLED IN A SENSELESS ACCIDENT MIGHT FEEL DIFFERENTLY AFTERWARD. PLEASE ADVISE WHAT IF ANYTHING IS BEING DONE IN THE AUTO INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE TO CHANGE THE TREND AND MAKE CARS MORE PROTECTIVE.
NHTSA ID
10025395
Incident
Jun 18, 2003
Body & structure
Filed Jan 26, 2003
PAINT LIFTING AND PEELING ALL OVER VEHICLE ESPECIALLY ROOF.
NHTSA ID
10003421
Incident
Jan 1, 2002
Body & structure
Filed Dec 12, 2001
ANOTHER VEHICLE BACKED INTO THE SIDE OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE DOOR WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 20 MPH, AND CAUSING INTERIOR PART OF DOOR TO BREAK. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
NHTSA ID
8000622
Incident
Dec 1, 2001
Body & structureEngineTires & wheels
Filed Jun 13, 2001
THE TIRE DEVELOPED A CRACK (FIRESTONE). NLM
NHTSA ID
561559
Body & structure
Filed May 31, 2001
LATCH ON ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR RELEASES WHEN VEHICLE STANDING DISCHARGING BATTERY. COMPANY RECALLING 1997 ON FOR THIS DEFECT. IT IS SAFETY HAZARD IF IT SHOULD OCCUR RUNNING. IN EMERGENCY CAR CANNOT BE RELIED ON. I BELIEVE MY VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE WITHOUT THIS CORRECTION. *AK
NHTSA ID
746206
Incident
Jun 6, 1999
Body & structure
Filed May 25, 2000
THE PAINT ON THE VEHICLE IS BUBBLING, CRACKING AND PEELING OFF IN SHEETS. NLM
NHTSA ID
783934
Body & structure
Filed Mar 20, 2000
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES PROBLEM WITH DOOR HANDLES: PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. DRIVER'S DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE DEALER NOTIFIED. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
NHTSA ID
858877
Incident
Mar 20, 2000
Body & structure
Filed Feb 1, 2000
DRIVER'S DOOR WON'T OPEN FROM OUTSIDE. *AK *ML
NHTSA ID
855942
Incident
Feb 1, 2000
Body & structure
Filed Jan 3, 2000
DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN. YH
NHTSA ID
784399
Incident
Nov 1, 1999
Body & structure
Filed Dec 25, 1999
BOTH OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES, DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE, BROKE WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. BOTH BROKE IN THE SAME MANNER. THE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. IN MY OPINION, THIS WOOULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD IF A PERSON IN THE VEHICLE NEEDED EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOM THE OUTSIDE. *AK
NHTSA ID
716419
Incident
Jul 1, 1999
Body & structureElectricalVisibility
Filed Oct 29, 1999
HELP MY CAR IS FALLING APART AND THE DEALER WANTS HUGE SUMS TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS SOME OF WHICH I BELIEVE ARE DEFECTS. $500 FOR A DEFROSTER SWITCH-OUCH, POWER LOCKS FAILED, ALTERNATOR FAILED, CONSUMES 1 QT OF OIL EVERY 800 MILES, STALLS AT START IN AM. CAN I GET HELP FROM GM ON THESE ITEMS ? YOUR HELP IS APPRECIATED
NHTSA ID
714074
Incident
Aug 20, 1999
Body & structure
Filed Jun 29, 1999
OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES BROKE WITH PARTS FALLING INTO THE DOOR. VEHICLE CANNOT BE OPENED FROM OUTSIDE UNLESS CRAWLING THROUGH FROM REAR. *AK
NHTSA ID
708011
Incident
Jun 29, 1999
Body & structureInterior & seatsVisibility
Filed May 5, 1999
MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS KEEP SHORTING OUT. SOME TIMES THEY WORK AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. THE BRACKET TO HOLD THE FRONT SEAT BROKE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE HANDLES ON THE PASSENGER DOOR BROKE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND NOW THE SLIDING DOOR IS DOING THE SAME. THE BRAKE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND THE ANTILOCK BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN APPLIED.
NHTSA ID
706259
Incident
Aug 15, 1998
Body & structure
Filed Apr 20, 1999
ALL FOUR POWER DOOR LOCKS HAVE FAILED AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *AK
NHTSA ID
705797
Incident
Apr 14, 1999
Body & structureBrakes
Filed Dec 18, 1998
1- EVERY TIME THE WEATHER IS WET AND COLD, ALL 4 DOORS FREEZE SHUT. THIS IS DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE BODY. THE DOORS ALLOW WATER TO COLLECT ALL AROUND THE TOP AND VERTICAL SIDES AND THE WATER FREEZES...LOCKING ME OUT OF THE CAR. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR MFG HAVE A SOLUTION. 2- BRAKES: EVERY TIME THE WEATHER IS WET, OR EVEN WITH HIGH HUMIDITY THE BRAKES SQUEAL AND GRAB WHICH INITIATES THE ABS SYSTEM WHICH IN TURN BRINGS THE CAR TO A "JERKY MOTION" STOPPING SITUATION. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MFG HAVE A SOLUTION....AND EVEN MORE FRUSTRATING TO ME...NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MFG SEEM TO "GIVE A [XXX]". INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
NHTSA ID
701450
Incident
Dec 1, 1998
Body & structureBrakesElectrical+5 more
Filed Oct 22, 1998
STEERING COLUMN MAKES NOISE.
NHTSA ID
542182
Incident
Nov 14, 1995
Body & structureBrakesInterior & seats+1 more
Filed Sep 28, 1998
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED HARD, DRIVER'S DOOR WOULD SLIDE FORWARD OFF TRACK. FENDER WOULD IMPEDE ITS PROGRESS. PASSENGER'S DOOR FAILS TO OPEN. BRAKES: BRAKE PADS WORN DOWN. FRONT END MISALIGNMENT, CAUSING VEHICLE VEHICLE TO PULL HARD TO RIGHT/TIRES TO WEAR OUT. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER.
NHTSA ID
828244
Incident
Jul 2, 1998
Body & structureHeating & air conditioningElectrical+3 more
Filed Mar 24, 1998
ALTERNATOR FAILED.
NHTSA ID
533009
Body & structure
Filed Feb 5, 1998
PASSENGER DOOR WOULDN'T OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE.
NHTSA ID
529957
Incident
Apr 1, 1997
Body & structurePowertrain (other)
Filed May 28, 1997
SPEEDOMETER FAILED.
NHTSA ID
517541
Body & structure
Filed Jan 28, 1997
LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT DOORS SWING BACK TO CLOSED POSITION, WILL NOT STAY OPEN.
NHTSA ID
514264
Body & structure
Filed Jan 15, 1997
THE DASHBOARD IS MADE OF A MATERIAL THAT REFLECTS ONTO THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.
NHTSA ID
525791
Body & structureEngineFuel system+1 more
Filed Dec 30, 1996
SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT OPEN AND CLOSE PROPERLY.
NHTSA ID
525813
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