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1992 Chevrolet Lumina

Safety ratings

1992 Chevrolet Lumina 4-DR.

Not ratedOverall
Not ratedFrontal crash
Not ratedSide crash
Not ratedSide pole
Not ratedRollover
Frontal, driver: 2★Rollover risk: 0.0%
  • Lane departure warningNo
  • Forward collision warningNo
  • Electronic stability controlNo

Crash test videos & photos

Crash test #1NHTSA test 1865

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Recalls (4)

  • FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICESCampaign 07E021000 · 12/03/2007

    CERTAIN DELPHI FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS, P/NOS. FP10020-11B1, FP10026-11B1, AND FP10027-11B1, SOLD AFTER JANUARY 9, 2007, AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THE UNIVERSAL PRESSURE REGULATORS (UPR) WERE PRODUCED WITHOUT AN O'RING AND RETAINER.

    Risk: FUEL MAY LEAK, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A FIRE.

    Fix: DELPHI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE UPR FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 23, 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT DELPHI AT 877-411-8770.

  • EXTERIOR LIGHTINGCampaign 09E012000 · 07/04/2009

    SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.

    Risk: DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

    Fix: SABERSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 11, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SABERSPORT AT 1-909-598-7589.

  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONCampaign 91V214000 · 06/12/1991

    THE REVERSE SERVO APPLY PIN MAY BIND IN THE CASE WHICH COULD CAUSE REVERSE BAND DISTRESS (LOSS OR SLIPPING OF REVERSE), REVERSE BAND DRAG IN DRIVE RANGE (POOR PERFORMANCE -- POOR POWER), OR THE TRANSMISSION TO REMAIN IN REVERSE WHILE THE SHIFT INDICATOR SHOWS NEUTRAL GEAR POSITION.

    Risk: IF THE TRANSMISSION REMAINS IN REVERSE WHILE THE SHIFTINDICATOR SHOWS NEUTRAL, THE VEHICLE MAY UNEXPECTEDLY MOVE REARWARD AND RESULTIN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

    Fix: REPLACE THE TRANSAXLE WHERE REQUIRED.

  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINECampaign 92V161000 · 03/11/1992

    THERE IS FUEL LEAKAGE AT THE FUEL TANK FILL AND/OR VENT PIPE EXTENSION SOLDER JOINTS.

    Risk: FUEL LEAKS CAN LEAD TO A VEHICLE FIRE IF EXPOSED TO ASOURCE OF IGNITION.

    Fix: REPLACE THE FUEL TANK.

Owner complaints

348
Complaints
16
Crashes reported
11
Fires reported
15
Injuries
0
Deaths

Most-reported areas

  • SERVICE BRAKES154
  • HYDRAULIC152
  • SEAT BELTS35
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM35
  • POWER TRAIN25
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING23
  • STRUCTURE13
  • WHEELS13
Read individual complaints (50 most recent)

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

  • 12/31/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

    ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING.

  • 12/30/1997· SEAT BELTS

    RIGHT SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED.

  • 12/28/1998· SEATS

    CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH DRIVER'S SEAT. DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE AWAY FROM THE TRACKS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

  • 12/22/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    PURCHASE CAR NEW THE REAR DISC BRAKE CORRODED THE DRIVER SIDE OUTSIDE HANDLE SNAPPED TWO TIMES . TT

  • 12/18/1996· SEAT BELTS

    THE DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT STOPPED WORKING . *AK

  • 12/18/1996· SEAT BELTS

    FAILURE OF THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR, THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT A DEALER. *AK

  • 12/17/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

    CONSUMER STAED THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

  • 12/17/1998· SEATS

    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

  • 12/15/1995· POWER TRAIN

    PURCHASE CAR USED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AUTOMATIC. TT

  • 12/14/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    WHILE DRIVING COULD STEP ON THE BRAKES AND CALIPER WILL STICK, MAKING NOISE LIKE GRINDING METAL TO METAL. *AK

  • 12/14/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    #PE94-063; ABS: BRAKING SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK, REPAIR NUMEROUS TIMES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

  • 12/13/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    EXCESSIVE WEAR OF PAD, NOTICED BECAUSE OF GRINDING, REPLACE PAD 12 TIMES IN TWO YEARS. TT

  • 12/11/1996· POWER TRAIN

    BEARING ASSEMBLY FAILED.

  • 12/07/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    ABS: REAR BRAKES DO NOT ADEQUATELY STOP VEHICLE; FRONT BRAKES DOING ALL BRAKING; HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERY 5,000 OR 6,000 MILES. TT

  • 12/06/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    EA94-041 ACTIVE, BRAKE CONTINUES TO WEAR ON THE REAR CALIPERS REPLACE 4 TIMES. TT

  • 12/05/2001· CHILD SEAT

    CONSUMER STATES HE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, ANOTHER VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND HIT HIM HEAD ON, A CHILD WAS RESTRAINED IN THE CAR SEAT WHICH BROKE IN THE ACCIDENT, THE CHILD SEAT WAS RETAINED BY AN INVESTIGATOR FOR FURTHER OBSERVATION. *JG

  • 12/05/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED. *SD

  • 12/04/2014· STEERING,POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE,ENGINE

    SUBFRAME WASHERS RUST AND FAIL WHICH CAUSED IN THIS CASE THE STEERING RACK TO DISCONNECT . I HAVE BEEN AUTO TECH FOR 25 YEARS AND HAVE SEEN MANY MAKES HAVE VERY CONCERNING SAFETY PROBLEMS . THE NHTSA HAS FAILED IN MY EYES . THE STATE I LIVE IN USES SALT SO THE PROBLEMS SHOW UP FASTER HERE IN RUST AND COLD RELATED PROBLEMS . MY PERSONAL VEHICLE HAS 4 ITEMS THAT I TRULY BELIEVE SHOULD BE RECALLED BUT ARE NOT . 1 OF THEM MAKES MY DRIVER AIRBAG INOP . THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND ANY HELP I CAN BE PLEASE CONTACT. *TR

  • 12/04/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

    HAD JUST WASHED & DRIED VEHICLE & TURNED VEHICLE ON. A RACK GEAR BROKE OFF WHEN STARTING VEHICLE. IT REMAINED ON & THEN STARTED TO BURN. FLAMES & SMOKE FILLED VEHICLE. WAS COMING FROM DASHBOARD AREA. OWNER PUT FLAMES OUT WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK

  • 12/04/1997· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

    FUEL INJECTOR O-RINGS FAILED. *AK

  • 12/02/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

  • 12/01/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    ABS, BRAKES REPLACEMENT OF DISC PADS AND ROTORS, 4 TIMES, COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF BRAKE SYSTEM, EA94-041 ACTIVE. TT

  • 12/01/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    HYDRAULIC BRAKING PROBLEMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

  • 12/01/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    EA94-041 ACTIVE, REPLACEMENT REAR AND FRONT ROTORS AND PADS,AND SLIDER, REAR ROTORS TURNED TWICE, WK NO 315-445-5729. TT

  • 11/30/2000· SEAT BELTS

    CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH FRONT DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEAT BELTS. DRIVER'S SIDE BUCKLE WILL NOT COME OUT OF HOUSING. PASSENGER'S SIDE DOES NOT RETRACT. DEALERS SAID IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

  • 11/30/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    DEFECTIVE BRAKES, BRAKES SQUEAL. HAVE TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS EVERY 4 TO 6 THOUSAND MILES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

  • 11/29/2002· SEAT BELTS

    DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT LOCK. DT

  • 11/29/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    THE REAR DISC BRAKES ARE CORRODED AND THE FRONT BRAKES ARE WEARING OUT FAST. TT CONSUMER STATES HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES TWICE.*JB

  • 11/29/1995· SEAT BELTS

    THE FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELT RECOIL SPRING BROKE AND THE SHOULDER HARNESS DOES NOT RETRACT. TT REPLACEMENT HARNESS RETRACTOR HAS BEEN ORDER THROUH LOCAL DEALERSHIP.*JB

  • 11/27/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR ON FRONT BRAKES . TT ROTORS ARE RUSTED BEYOND REPAIR THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE,*JB

  • 11/25/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    WHEN TRAVELING AT 55 MPH AND UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD, CONSUMER THEREFORE PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL IN WHICH THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND FRONT BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. PLEAE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

  • 11/25/1997· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

    THE DEFECTIVE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. IN REFERENCE TO TSB 67-63-03, JUNE 1996, AND NO RECALL EVEN IF ITS A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT. *AK

  • 11/25/1997· SEAT BELTS

    THE DEFECTIVE MIDDLE REAR LAP SEATBELT IS STUCK INTO THE BUCKLE, CAUSING THE REAR LAP SEAT BELT INOPERATIVE. *AK

  • 11/25/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    REPLACED CORRODED REAR BRAKE ROTORS, ALSO REPLACED PADS/CALIPERS. *AK

  • 11/20/1998· SEAT BELTS

    SHOULDER BELT RETRACTOR FAILS TO RETRACT BELT BACK TO ORIGINAL POSITION ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. LAP BELT WORKS FINE. *AK

  • 11/20/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    EVERY (4) TO (5) THOUSAND MILES THE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. FRONT ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE REAR ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND TURNED ONCE. VEHICLE NEEDS NEW REAR ROTORS AT 19,143. THE SYSTEM HAS ABS. *AK

  • 11/19/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

    WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING.*AK THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE STALLING PROBLEM AS A TCC CYLNOID, THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB *NM

  • 11/18/1999· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

    FAULTY TURN SIGNAL SWITCH CAUSED ODOR AT FIRST AND SMOKE LATER. YH

  • 11/18/1999· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

    DRIVER USED RIGHT TURN SIGNAL SWITCH, SMOKE RISING FROM STEERING COLLUMN AND SMELLED BURNT PLASTIC. YH

  • 11/18/1998· STEERING

    WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING COLUMN CAUSES THE SIGNAL LIGHT TO WORK. ALSO, IT IS VERY HARD TO MAKE A LEFT OR RIGHT HAND TURN. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

  • 11/17/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR.

  • 11/15/1994· EQUIPMENT

    AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR MODULE FAILED, CAUSING NOISE. *SKD

  • 11/13/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    REAR BRAKE PADS AND CALIPERS ARE DISENGAGING FROM EACH OTHER, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE WITHOUT BRAKES. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFOMED CONSUMER THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM.*AK

  • 11/13/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    EA94-041; REAR DISC BRAKES WERE INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE NON-FUNCTIONAL, ALLOWING FRONT BRAKES TO ABSORB PRESSURE AND BE COVERED WITH CORROSION.*AK *JB

  • 11/13/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    POOR ABS BRAKE PERFORMANCE, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED A 2ND TIME, IN A PUMPING MANNER, AT WHICH TIME THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. *AK

  • 11/12/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

    ABS BRAKES FAILED, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, RESULTIN GIN A MINOR CRASH. *AK

  • 11/11/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

    BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *SD

  • 11/08/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    VEHICLES HYRADULIC BRAKING SYSTEM HAS PREMATURE WEAR AND TEAR,THE PADS FOR THE REAR AND FRONT HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES.THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES ALSO. *AK

  • 11/07/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    HEARD NOISE WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES. CONUSMER PULLED HUB CAP OFF, AND NOTICED NO BRAKE PADS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

  • 11/07/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

    UPON APPLYING FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, RESULTING IN TWO ACCIDENTS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK