Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. 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. 89 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.
The 25 most recent of 89, in the owner's own words
BRAKE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. WILL WORK IF PULL TURN SIGNAL ARM TOWARD DRIVER, BUT ONLY WHILE IT IS PULLED FORWARD. THIS WILL REQUIRE A 350$ FIX. SEEN LOTS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. IF A TURN SIGNAL ARM THAT IS KNOWN TO GO LOOSE THAT CAUSES BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT IS NOT A HAZARD I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS. *NM
ON A ROAD TEST FOR A CUSTOMER I LOST THE BRAKES, AS IT DEVELOPED A HARD PEDAL WITHOUT POWER ASSIST. THE CONDITION WAS INTERMITTENT. UPON INVESTIGATION I DISCOVERED THE VACUUM HOSE FROM THE BACK OF THE INTAKE TO THE POWER BOOSTER WAS SOFTENED WITH OIL CONTAMINATION AND HAD BEGUN TO COLLAPSE CUTTING OFF VAC TO THE BOOSTER. I INSTALLED A NEW HOSE ASSEMBLY BUT THIS CAME OUT OF NOWHERE AND COULD CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR ANY DRIVER AT ANY TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS A 1995 CHEVY LUMINA 3.4 V6. CLEARANCE IS VERY TIGHT WHERE THE HOSE RUNS. I THINK GM SHOULD GO TO A HARD HOSE INSTEAD OF A PERFORMED RUBBER HOSE. THE ENGINE WAS NOT LEAKING OIL. THIS FAILURE WAS HEAT AN NORMAL WEAR. BEING THESE CARS ARE 10 YEARS OLD THEY ARE STARTING TO FAIL. I SUSPECT EVERY VEHICLE WITH THE 3.4 L ENGINE WILL HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM NOT JUST THE LUMINA. *JB
DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THE 1995 CHEVROLET LUMINA HAD NO BRAKES LIGHTS. THE CONSUMER SAID THAT THE DIRECTIONAL SWITCH WAS FAULTY. ALSO, THAT SOMEONE COULD HIT THE CONSUMER IN CAR. THE CONSUMER HAD IT FIXED AT $260.96. THE CAR WAS FINE NOW. HE JUST WANTED EVERYONE TO KNOW ABOUT THE SWITCH AND THE COST OF THE SWITCH. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT CONTACTED. HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY SAID TO CONTACT THE DEALER. *AK
I HAVE A 1995 CHEVROLET LUMINA. THE THIRD, OR UPPER BRAKE LIGHT WORKS FINE, THE DIRECTIONALS IN THE BACK WORK FINE, THE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN I TURN THE HEADLIGHTS ON, AND MY BACKING UP LIGHT WORK FINE. BUT THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL. I AM FINDING THAT MANY PEOPLE WITH LUMINAS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. MY MECHANIC SUGGESTS REPLACING THE ENTIRE BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY, AT A COST OF OVER $300. CHEVROLET SHOULD RECALL AND CORRECT THIS PROBLEM.*AK
CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE ABS BRAKING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE HAD TO BE PLACED ON A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE FOR INSPECTION. *AK
FRONT BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING, SQEALING NOISE WHEN BACKING. *AK
BRAKE LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE TO WIGGLE TURN SIGNAL LEVER TO GET THEM TO WORK AGAIN. I CAN ONLY VERIFY BY HAVING SOMEONE ELSE OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. *LA
BRAKE LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE TO WIGGLE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH TO GET THEM TO WORK AGAIN. I CAN ONLY VERIFY BY HAVING SOMEONE ELSE OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. LOOKING ON THIS WEBSITE AND OTHERS, I SEE THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. THE CAUSE IS USUALLY LISTED AS THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL.
BRAKE LIGHTS WILL INTERMITTENTLY WORK. ALSO, DIRECTIONAL SWITCH WILL WORK. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND DEALER REPLACED RELAY THAT CONNECTED TURN SIGNAL SWITCH AND BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH.*AK
ALL WE KNOW IS THAT THE HAZARD LIGHTS WORK BUT THE BRAKE PORTION OF THE SWITCH DOES NOT AS PER MECHANIC. PER NUMEROUS SERVICE DEPARTMENTS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. AS IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD (NOT HAVING ANY BRAKE LIGHTS) I FEEL THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTUR ISSUE AND AS SUCH NEEDS TO BE DELT WITH.*AK
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THERE IS SUDDEN ACCELERATION INSTEAD OF VEHICLE SLOWING DOWN. HAVE TO SLAM ON BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE.*AK
CUSTOMER COMPLAINS ABOUT THE EXCESSIVE NEED TO BUY FUSES FOR THE BRAKE LIGHTS THAT WILL NOT WORK. *JG
CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE BRAKES LOCKED UP. THE BRAKE LIGHT NEVER ILLUMINATED. SHE WENT TO MOBILE ON THE COMPUTER, IT SHOWS THAT WHEELS WERE LOCKED UP. THE BRAKE SYSTEM COMPUTER IS STILL IN LOCKED - SKID MODE. THE LIGHT ILLUMINATES AFTER TURNING THE KEY INTO ON POSITION. *JG
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
WINDOW MOTOR FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. *SLC
CONSUMER HAS TO WIGGLE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH TO GET REAR BRAKE LIGHTS TO WORK, ALSO WHEN CRUISE IS ON AND CONSUMER TURNS ON LEFT TURN SIGNAL, CRUISE WILL CUT OFF. *AK
HOSE FROM INTAKE MANIFOLD TO POWER BOOSTER BRAKE & MASTER CYLINDER KEEPS POPPING OUT EASILY DUE TO BEING CLAMPED AT ONE END & NOT AT OTHER END. VEHICLE WOULD THEN START TO ACCELERATE. *AK
ALL LIGHTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BREAK SYSTEM COME ON SHORTLY AFTER STARTING VEHICLE.: SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE ANTI-LOCK AND TRACTION CONTROL. I CLEARLY LOSE THE ANTILOCK BRAKE FEATURE. AT TIMES BRAKES MAKE A FUNNY NOISE AND CAR LOSES BRAKING FOR SEVERAL FEET AT LOW SPEEDS. DEALER SAYS CHEVY IS AWARE AND SAYS THEY WILL DEAL WITH IT AFTER Y2K AND FOR NOW TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND START IT AGAIN. THIS DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM FOR VERY LONG!
BRAKES GET DAMP, REPLACE BRAKES, AFTER THE CAR SAT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, WHEN BACKED UP THE BRAKES MAKE A TERRIBLE NOISE FOR A COUPLE OF TIMES.
THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS AT THE TAIL LIGHT SECTION WORK ONLY OCCASIONALLY. THEY WILL SOMETIMES WORK AFTER QUICKLY FLIPPING ON BOTH DIRECTIONALS. THE BRAKE LIGHT IN THE REAR WINDOW ALWAYS FUNCTIONS PROPERLY. FUSES AND BULBS ARE NOT THE PROBLEM. SINCE THIS PROBLEM WAS NOTICED BY ME I HAVE OBSERVED OTHER LUMINAS WHICH APPEAR TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR LOOKING INTO THIS AS MY MECHANIC TELLS ME THIS CAN BE A TRICKY AND EXPENSIVE PROBLEM TO DIAGNOSE LET ALONE REPAIR. ALSO, IS THERE ANY WAY OF FINDING OUT IF I SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE BALL JOINT PROBLEM WHICH WAS LISTED AT THE TOP OF THE RECALL FORM ON YOUR PAGE ? MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN THAT TIME FRAME. THANK YOU.
EXCESSIVE WEAR OF BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. REPLACEMENT APPEARED TO BE EVERY 5000 TO 10,000 MILES, COMMENCING AT 40.000 MILES. VEHICLE IN /OUT OF DEALER FOR REPAIRS, BUT UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES HEARD A TAPPING SOUND. DEALER DID NOT NOW WHAT THE SOUND WAS. LATER REALIZED IT WAS A CRACKED SOLENOID SENSOR RING. DEALER SAID THAT MEANT THAT ABS SYSTEM COULD SHUT DOWN. *AK
BRAKE LIGHTS/TAIL LIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE WHENEVER BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PARTS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER MUFACTURER'S RECALL, REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK
6/11/99 OIL RUNNING OUT OF ENGINE..INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE. REPLACED.11/9/99 LOW COOLANT LAMP ON. COOLANT IN WATER PUMP. PUMP REPLACED. LOW COOLANT LIGHT ON..PRESSURE TESTED. NO LEAKS FOUND.2/17/00 LOW COOLANT LIGHT ON. NOTHING FOUND BY DEALER. ABS BRAKE FAILURE. 3/2/00 ENGINE RUNS HOT. PRESSURE LEAK NOW FOUND. COOLANT IN OIL. DEALER FAILURE SINCE 6/99!!! CONSUMER MUST PAY!! HELP ME!
SUDDEN OIL CONSUMPTION 1 QT PER 1000MI. VERY RAPID BRAKE AND ROTORS WEAR AT ABOUT 4500 MI.*AK
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