1995 Chevrolet Lumina

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

• 12/30/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION, ENGINE MOUNTS AND FUEL TANK FAILED CAUSING NOISE.

• 12/29/1999· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILED AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT TRAVEL OVER 20 MPH. *MJS

• 12/27/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT EVERYTHING WAS OKAY. THEY FLUSHED THE COOLANT AND FILLED IT. DROVE IT AGAIN, LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE BEGAN TO RUN HOT. TOOK IT TO DEALER AGAIN THERE WERE NO LEAKS. THEY DRAINED OUT THE OIL FROM ENGINE AND ANTIFREEZE ALSO CAME OUT. *AK *YC

• 12/25/1999· STRUCTURE

  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

• 12/23/1999· VISIBILITY

  WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO A DEFECTIVE PULSE MODULATOR. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 12/21/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT.PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 12/18/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR,STRUCTURE

  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 DAMN".

• 12/18/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  EVERYTIME THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE FRONT WHEELS LOCK UP; CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE LEFT & THEN RIGHT. HIT DIRT EMBANKMENT. ENDED BESIDES TELEPHONE POLE ON SIDE OF ROAD. VEHICLE TOTALED. *AK

• 12/16/1996· POWER TRAIN

  WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT VEHICLE IN DRIVE, TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. THE VEHICLE WILL GO INTO REVERSE. IT WILL ONLY GO ON LOW GEAR. VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALER NOW, THEY HAVE NOT SEEN THE VEHICLE YET. *AK

• 12/15/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. PEDAL ALSO GOES TO FLOOR OF VEHICLE. DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM. *AK

• 12/15/1997· AIR BAGSCrash

  DRIVING 70 MPH FELL ASLEEP AT WHEEL, VEHICLE HIT REFLECTOR POST & DRIVER WOKE UP; PULLED VEHICLE TO RIGHT & HIT AN EMBANKMENT. FLIPPED IN AIR. CAME DOWN FRONT FIRST & AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. FLIPPED OVER ON ROOF. *AK

• 12/15/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ABS BRAKES/MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. HAD A HARD TIME STOPPING. *AK

• 12/15/1995· SEAT BELTSCrash

  ABS BRAKING SYSTEM PROBLEMS. PLUS THE DRIVER SEAT BELT DIDN'T LOCK BECAUSE SHE HIT HER HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 12/14/2000· STEERING,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  SLIDING DOOR ON PASSENGER'S SIDE WILL NOT STAY SHUT ANYMORE. CHEVROLET IS AWARE OF THIS. *AK CUSTOMER SET THE DOOR TO MANUAL LMODE BUT STILL OPENS IF NOT CAREFULLY CLOSED. ALARM ALSO DOES NOT SOUND ANYMORE AS WARNING. *YH

• 12/14/1999· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THIS IS NOT A SAFETY DEFECT, HOWEVER, IT IS A FACTORY DEFECT. AT 33,731 MILES, PAINT STARTED BUBBLING, CRACKING, AND PEELING OFF THIS GM CAR DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF OCTOBER (ON OR ABOUT 10/07/99). WHEN PRESENTED WITH THIS DELAMINATION COMPLAINT (PAINT PEELING DOWN TO A GREENISH/GRAYISH COLORED PRIMER SURFACE), THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ADMIT THAT A DELAMINATION PROBLEM EXISTED AND DENIED MY COMPLAINT CLAIMING "THEY DID NOT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH WHITE PAINT...WHITE PAINT IS AS GOOD AS GOLD" (I EXPLAINED THAT THE COLOR IS NOT THE PROBLEM...IT IS THE APPLICATION/PRODUCT OF PRIMER/SEALANT AT THE FACTORY) THEN THEY CLAIMED MY PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A "REPAINT" WHICH IS NOT TRUE. WHEN I PROVIDED A MILL GAUGE READING OF 4 (PROOF OF FACTORY VIRGIN PAINT), I WAS THEN DENIED CLAIMING "3YR/36,000MILES OUT OF WARRANTY"...LATER, THEY CALLED AND OFFERED 50% (BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT PROVE THE PAINT WAS NOT VIRGIN), AND NOW 75% PARTICIPATION BY THE DEALERSHIP/MANUFACTURER (WHICH THEY ARE NOW TRYING TO DECLINE) THE DEALERSHIP/MANUFACTURER WILL NOT PARTICIPATE 100% TO REPAIR/CORRECT THIS FACTORY DEFECT. THEY WANT ME TO PAY 25% TO CORRECT THEIR FACTORY DEFECT. I HAVE MAINTAINED THIS CAR ON A REGULAR BASIS AND, EXCEPT FOR THE DELAMINATION PROBLEM, THE CAR IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. I HAVE ALSO MAINTAINED LOW MILEAGE. I PAID 100% FOR A DEFECTIVE FINISH WHEN I PURCHASED THIS GM CAR NEW (UNDERSTANDING AT THE TIME THAT I WAS PURCHASING A NON-DEFECTIVE FACTORY FINISH), WHY WON'T THEY PAY 100% NOW TO CORRECT THEIR FACTORY DEFECT (STRIP ALL SURFACES DOWN TO THE BARE METAL AND REFINISH TO MEET OR EXCEED A NON-DEFECTIVE FACTORY FINISH)? AS AN APOLOGY FOR THE WAY THEY HAVE TREATED ME AND MY COMPLAINT WITHOUT CARE, THEY SHOULD PROVIDE ME WITH A COMPARABLE LOANER CAR AT NO COST TO ME WHILE REPAIRING THEIR FACTORY DEFECTIVE FINISH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN READING MY COMPAINT. ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN PROVIDE IS APPRECIATED. SINCERELY, LINDA J. CLEMENTS. NO SAFETY DEFECT

• 12/14/1995· SUSPENSION

  BETWEEN 50 AND 60MPH THERE IS A VIBRATION. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 12/14/1994· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  OUTLINE OF AIR BAG/VENTS AND DEFROSTER REFLECT FROM DASHBOARD, IMPAIRING VISIBILITY. *AK

• 12/13/2004· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN HEARD A LOUD NOISE. VEHICLE STARTED BOUNCING. TRIED TO ACCELERATE, BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION OF PROBLEM.*AK

• 12/13/2004· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK

• 12/12/2001· STRUCTURE

  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

• 12/09/1999· VISIBILITY

  RECALL 97V017 000: WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER: OPERATING WINDSHIELD WIPERS IN SEVERE WEATHER SITUATION DRIVER'S VISIBILITY COULD BE AFFECTED WHICH MAY RESULT IN INCREA SED RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

• 12/07/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN APPYLING BRAKES THE PEDAL TRAVELS TO FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT BRAKES FAILED CAUSING AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH 5 PEOPLE WERE INJURED. *YH

• 12/07/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE HAS CONSUMED A BUILD UP OF FLUID OR WATER WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO STALL, CAUSE UNKNOWN. OWNER SEEKS REFUND FOR REPAIR COST. *AK *ML

• 12/07/1998· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK *ML

• 12/04/1995· SUSPENSION

  BETWEEN THE SPEED OF 50 AND 60 MPH THE VEHICLE VIBRATES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 12/03/2014· AIR BAGSCrash

  LETTER FROM SENATOR NELSON ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 1995 CHEVY LUMINA AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND SUFFERED INJURIES. *JB

• 12/03/2002· SUSPENSION

  WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 55 WHEN LEFT REAR TIRE STARTED TO MAKE A NOISE LIKE I HAD A FLAT. WHEN I SAFELY STOP THE CAR AND LOOKED THERE WERE NO FLAT TIRES. DROVE ON SHOULDER AS NOISE STARTED AGAIN AT 20 MPH. STOPPED AND LOOKED AGAIN AND SAW THAT THE OUTSIDE SUPPORT BROKE IN HALF. OTHER SUPPORT OK ALINEMENT SUPPORT BENT. THIS MOST LIKELY FROM THE SUPPORT BREAKING. NO ONE AT THE DEALER WERE I HAD THE CAR FIXED HAS EVER SEEN ONE BREAK BEFORE. MAYBE A PROBLEM. DT

• 12/03/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  A BRACKET WELD THAT HOLDS MOTOR MOUNT BROKE, CAUSING ENGINE TO FALL OF RIGHT SIDE . DEALER HAS REWELDED BRACKET. *AK

• 12/02/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES: DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 60MPH, GETTING OFF RAMP, APPLIED BRAKES, AND PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND CAR DID NOT STOP OR SLOW DOWN. LIFTED FOOT OFF PEDAL, REAPPLIED BRAKES, THIS TIME THEY TOOK HOLD. *AK

• 12/02/1997· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEMS.

• 12/01/2004· SUSPENSION

  CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH DOWN A CIRCULAR RAMP IN A PARKING GARAGE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL DID A 90 DEGREE TURN OUT OF THE CAR. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE BALL JOINTS FRACTURING. THERE WAS NO INJURY.*AK

• 11/30/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  COOLANT MIXED WITH OIL AND RUINED ENGINE. REQUIRED ENGINE REPLACEMENT. DT

• 11/30/1999· VISIBILITY

  ON-GOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING DURING OPERATION OR INTERMITTENTLY NOT OPERATING AT ALL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

• 11/28/2000· POWER TRAIN

  VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHILE TRAVELLING 30 MPH UPHILL. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT ALL GEAR SELECTIONS EXCEPT PARK ACTED LIKE NEUTRAL. VEHICLE WOULD ROLL IF BRAKE NOT APPLIED. DEALER (OTHER THAN WHERE VEHICLE PURCHASED) EXAMINED VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE INPUT HOUSING WAS CRACKED. TRANSMISSION REQUIRED TO BE REBUILT / REPLACED; COST OF $2000.00. CERTIFIED GM TRANSMISSION RECEIVED AND INSTALLED THEN FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. 2ND REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION ORDERED AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING INSTALLED. CONTACT WITH GM INDICATED SINCE TRANSMISSION PAST WARRANTY PERIOD, THEY COULD NOT HELP. *AK

• 11/28/1994· TIRES

  GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRE BLEW OUT. *SKD

• 11/27/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE HESITATED WITHOUT WARNING. UPON INITIAL INSPECTION BY THE CONTACT, IT WAS DETERMINED THE FAILURE WAS POSSIBLY RELATED TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT ALERTED.

• 11/27/2000· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WILL START TO SLOW DOWN WHILE THE GAS PEDAL POSITION IS STILL THE SAME, THEN SPEED BACK UP, A FEW TIMES THE ENGINE HAS DIED COMPLETELY BUT HAS STARTED RIGHT BACK UP, A MECHANIC THINKS IT MAY BE RELATED TO THE GAS TANK AND IT'S ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS, IT COULD ALSO POSSIBLY BE RELATED TO THE THROTTLE LINKAGES AND CONTROL, CONSUMER HEARS A CRACKING SOUND FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS FULL. *SLC

• 11/27/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE HORN ON THE VEHICLE. TT

• 11/26/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE BRAKE CALIPER STICK AND THERE ARE NO BRAKES . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

• 11/25/1998· SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  1. BATTERY FAILED TO TURN ENGINE OVER 3 DIFFERNT TIMES IN ONE DAY. TURN THE KEY AND IT JUST CLICKS. TOWED IT TO A DEALER. THE DEALER SAYS THE BATTERY FAILED LOAD TEST. RELACED BATTERY. 2. A RUBBING NOISE IS HEARD FROM THE REAR WHEN TURNING. DEALER FOUND REAR STABILIZER BUSHING ON RR STRUT OUT OF POSITION. RR STABILIZER SHAFT TO POSITION PROPERLY. 3. POWER DOOR LOCKS DO NOT UNLOCK WITH THE REMOTE. DEALER REPLACED RIGHT AND LEFT ACTUATOR BUMPERS. CAME OUT OF ACTUATORS. 4. BRAKE SQUEAL NOISE UP FRONT. DEALER INSPECTS FRONT BRAKES AND CONCLUDES APPROX. 3-5K LEFT ON FRONT BRAKES. MILEAGE AT THIS POINT IS ONLY 16345.

• 11/25/1998· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  BATTERY IS DEAD AGAIN. ENGINE WILL NOT CRANK TO START. BATTERY FAILS LOAD TEST. DEALER REPLACES BATTERY. ALT.14.5V 100AMPS.

• 11/25/1998· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  1. BATTERY IS DEAD. WILL NOT CRANK ENGINE OVER. THIS BATTERY IS LESS THAN 5 MONTHS OLD. THIS IS MY 2ND BATTERY, REPLACED BY THE DEALER 4200 MI. AGO. THE BATTERY WILL NOT TAKE A CHARGE. DEALER REPLACES BATTERY AND CHECKS CHARGING SYSTEM. 2. DEALER CHECKS ALTERNATOR. ALT. WAS FOUND TO STOP CHARGING AFTER ENGINE REACHES RUN TEMP. DEALER REPLACES ALT & RECHECKS CHARGING SYSTEM. CURRENT ODOMETER READING IS 33000.

• 11/24/1998· POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  THIS CAR HAS BEEN A SOURCE OF CONTINUAL PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASE. I HAVE HAD DOOR LOCKS BREAK, 2 POWER WINDOW MOTORS GO, TRANSMISSION LINE LEAKS, AND A RUST PROBLEM ON INSIDE CORNERS OF THE REAR DOORS, THAT CHEVROLET (THE CORP). REFUSED TO FIX. IT HAS BEEN A "LEMON" IN MY MIND.

• 11/24/1998· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  ACCELERATOR COIL BROKE IN FEB, 1996. DEALER REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR COIL, BUT THE ENGINE DOES NOT "RUN WELL". ENGINE SMOKES, FLUID IN ENGINE, CURRENTLY AT DEALER. *AK *ML

• 11/22/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  THE CAR WAS PARKED IN MY DAUGHTERS GARAGE. SHE WAS IN THE HOUSE WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION. SHE RAN OUTSIDE TO SEE WHAT IT WAS AND SAW THAT THE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. THE CAR, HER GARAGE AND SEVERAL PERSONAL BELONGINGS WERE ALL TOTALLY DESTROYED. THE CAR WAS BURNED TO BADLY FOR THE INVESTIGATORS TO DETERMINE EXACTLY WHERE THE EXPLOSION CAME FROM EXCEPT SOMEWHERE UNDER THE HOOD. *AK

• 11/22/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN HITTING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES ALMOST TO THE FLOORBROAD, HAS TO PUMP THE PEDAL TO GET LIKE THEY SHOULD BE. THE SYSTEM HAS ABS. *AK

• 11/21/2005· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY

  DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 97V017000 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER SWITCH POWER FEED WIRE. THIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE.*AK UPDATED 12/27/2005. THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE. THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. *NM

• 11/20/1996· TIRES

  REAR TIRES REPLACED DUE TO INTERNAL SPLITTING.

• 11/19/1997· TIRES

  GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRE SIDEWALL FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

• 11/18/1995· POWER TRAIN

  SUDDEN LOSS OF ACCELERATION POWER DUE TO TRANSMISSION DISENGAGING/SLIPPING. *SD