1991 Chevrolet Lumina problems
Owners have filed 483 complaints about the 1991 Chevrolet Lumina with NHTSA. Service brakes, hydraulic account for 47.4% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of structure at 10.8%.
Complaints483
Crashes25
Fires11
Injuries18
Deaths5
What owners report breaking
Service brakes, hydraulic 47.4% · 229
Structure 10.8% · 52
Engine and engine cooling 7.7% · 37
Seat belts 6.0% · 29
Electrical system 5.8% · 28
Steering 4.3% · 21
Fuel system, gasoline 2.3% · 11
Power train 2.3% · 11
Severity
Of those complaints, 25 describe a crash, 11 describe a fire, 18 report an injury and 5 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 10 model years of the Chevrolet Lumina in this data, 1991 ranks 3rd by complaint volume — 1995 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 6 in the last three years against 19 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 110,000 miles.
In owners' own words
The front disc brakes have broken in two and have big chuncks missing out of the brakes when taking the vehicle into be repaired. *Ak consumer states approximately every 10000 miles new front brakes have to be replaced, back brakes still look like new, however are not working for the same reason, consumer has treid to use emergency brake to get back brakes to lock, however this too has failed. *Slc Service brakes, hydraulic
Pre mature wear all 4 brakes, rt front caliper pin falls out, causing caliper to jam in wheel, caliper pin caused wear in housing, causing treads to strip and become weak, happened 2 times, also rear brake calipers failed brakes are always hard nothing helps, wiring problem in steering column flashers will cause smoke in column signals you have to fiddle with for them to work. Service brakes, hydraulic
When the consumer applied the brakes, the pedal went to the floor. This caused the driver to loose control of the vehicle and hit a concrete barrier. Both air bags did not deploy. The driver and passenger sustained neck and head injuries and was transported by ambulance to the hospital. The vehicle was totaled. Service brakes, hydraulic
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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Other Chevrolet Lumina years
1990 615 complaints · 49.3% service brakes, hydraulic 1992 483 complaints · 42.2% service brakes, hydraulic 1993 344 complaints · 51.5% service brakes, hydraulic 1994 190 complaints · 37.4% service brakes, hydraulic 1995 670 complaints · 14.9% visibility 1996 312 complaints · 13.1% engine and engine cooling