1990 Chevrolet Lumina

Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (2)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2000-07-11 00V189000 STRUCTURE 713,435 Details
1990-03-14 90V054000 SEAT BELTS 673,000 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2016-03-16 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 CHEVROLET LUMINA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FLOOR PANELS ON THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGE…
2006-05-29 STEERING:RACK AND PINION No 0 DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CAR SUDDENLY PULLED TO THE RIGHT. WHEN THE CONTACT REGAINED CON…
2006-05-05 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 I HAD COME TO A STOP AT AN INTERSECTION STOP SIGN. I WHEN TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC WHEN THE FRAME OF THE CAR JUST FELL APAR…
2005-10-13 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 DT:THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 00V189000 CONCERNING FRONT ENGINE CRADLE BOLTS. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE'S FR…
2005-09-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY No 0 DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE FILLING THE RADIATOR WITH ANTI-FREEZE A PUDDLE WAS NOTICED UNDER THE VEHICLE. UPON INSP…
2004-10-14 VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR No 0 WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 55 MPH, THE REAR BACK WINDOW/GLASS AND IT'S MOLDING EXPLODED OUTWARDS INTO ON COMING TR…
2004-09-21 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH No 0 THE BRAKES LIGHTS DID NOT WORK, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE CASE WAS CLOSED. REC…
2004-09-18 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE No 0 WITH ENGINE COLD, THE THROTTLE ACCELERATES ON IT'S OWN. UNFORTUNATELY THIS ONLY OCCURS WITH THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED AN…
2004-09-04 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER No 0 TWICE I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES IN UNDER 2 YEARS DUE TO RR CALIPER WEARING OUTSIDE PAD. MY MECHANIC SAID SLIDERS F…
2004-02-18 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 WHILE DRIVING REAR CRADLE BOLTS CORRODED AND SNAPPED OFF. REAR OF THE VEHICLE LOOKED LIKE IT SNAPPED IN HALF. ONLY THE…
2003-11-03 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER Yes 0 WHILE BRAKING AT 15 MPH, THE BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY FAILED. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, WHICH CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING…
2003-09-22 STEERING No 0 WHILE TURNING IN ANY DIRECTION AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THERE WOULD BE A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. CONSUMER …
2003-09-05 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL Yes 2 WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND I…
2003-07-22 STRUCTURE No 0 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER CAR AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THERE WAS A LOUD THUD. SHE THEN TRIED TO STEER THE CAR TO THE…
2003-07-14 STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM No 0 CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER STEERING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
2003-06-15 VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS No 0 I FEEL DUPPED BY THE CHEVY CORP. THERE ARE SO MANY LUMINAS IN MY AREA ALONE THAT HAVE THIS PEELING PROBLEM I HAVE NEVER…
2003-05-29 STRUCTURE No 0 WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE RIGHT CRADDLE BOLT BROKE CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL …
2003-04-16 STRUCTURE No 0 I OWN A 1990 CHEVROLET LUMINA 3.1L SEDAN AND HAD THE REAR CRADLE BOLTS FALL OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING, CAUSING THE STEERI…
2003-01-12 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY Yes 0 SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK UPON IMPACT. TS. *AK
2002-12-04 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC No 0 I HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR BRAKES ON MY 90 CHEVROLET LUMINA . THE CALIPERS AND PADS BOTH HAVE BEEN REPLACED…
2002-10-15 TIRES:TREAD/BELT No 0 CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIMMY AND WENT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CONSUMER LOOKED AT TIRE AND NOTICED THE…
2002-10-08 STRUCTURE No 0 ENGINE CRADLE BROKE. DEALER REPLACE JUST ONE BOLT SINCE THE FRAME WAS CRACKED. RECALL ID 10946-00-V-189000 03-JUL-2000…
2002-04-14 STRUCTURE No 0 FRONT CRADLE BOLTS RUSTED AND BROKE, AND CONSUMER COULD NO LONGER DRIVE THE VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER …
2002-04-05 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING No 0 CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE HEAD LIGHTS WOULD DIM AND THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD WORK ERRATICALLY. DEALER NOTIFIED. …
2002-04-05 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING No 0 CONSUMER STATES THAT THE WIRING HARNESS LEADING TO THE FUEL TANK HAS SHORTED OUT AND COULD HAVE LEAD TO A POSSIBLE FIRE…
2002-03-22 SUSPENSION No 0 BOTH SIDES OF VEHICLE SHAKE. IT RAGGLES WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, MECHANIC SAID THAT VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *AK
2002-03-20 STRUCTURE No 0 00 V 189 000/CRADLE BOLTS: LOSS OF STEERING WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND THEY INFORM…
2002-03-20 STRUCTURE No 0 WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LOST STEERING CONTROL. VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP,AND WAS INFORMED THAT ENGINE CRADLE BOLTS…
2002-03-18 STRUCTURE No 0 WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN OF 25 MPH, BOTH FRONT ENGINE CRADLE BOLTS PULL THROUGH THE RETAINERS AND CAUSED LOSS OF STEERI…
2002-03-16 WHEELS:HUB No 0 RIGHT FRONT WHEEL HUB SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE. CONSUMER MANAGED TO KEEP CONTROL BEFORE IT CAME OFF COMPLETELY. TOOK VE…
2002-03-07 STRUCTURE No 0 RECALL 00V189000 CONCERNING ENGINE CRADLE BOLTS; ENGINE FELL FORWARD INTO RADIATOR, AND VEHCLE WAS NOT DRIVEABLE. …
2001-10-15 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER RESTRAINT BELT SYSTEM RETRACTOR FAILS TO OPERATE PROPERLY, THE SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT FEED B…
2001-09-17 STRUCTURE No 0 WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AT 5 MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHEN FRAME DROPPED IN FRONT END. RECA…
2001-07-08 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH No 0 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 90V185000. DEALERSHIP WILL NOT VOLUNTARY REPAIR SWITCH, STATING IT IS NOT A RECALL FROM GENERA…
2001-04-26 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE No 0 DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT, AND THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. DRIVER'S SIDE SEA…
2001-04-15 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING No 0 DURING OPERATION OF VEHICLE SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF STEERING COLUMN. SINCE THAT TIME HORN WILL ACTIVATE INTERMI…
2001-04-06 STRUCTURE No 0 CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 00V189000 FOR CRADLE BOLTS. DEALERSHIP INFORMED HER THAT SOMETHING BROKE ON HER VEHIC…
2001-04-01 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 DRIVER'S SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILS TO OPERATE PROPERLY BY NOT REDUCING AMOUNT OF SLACK WHEN BELT IS BUCKLED. RETRAC…
2001-03-13 STRUCTURE No 0 RECALL 00 V 189 000/ENGINE CRADLE BOLTS: DEALER, ROGER DEAN CHEVEROLET; CAPE CORAL, FL; PHONE# 939-7474 REFUSED TO HON…
2001-03-06 STRUCTURE No 0 WHEN GOTTEN OUT OF VEHICLE TO CHECK OIL FOUND OUT THAT ENGINE WAS NOT ON LINE, AND ONE OF SIDE OF ENGINE WAS LEANI…
2001-01-24 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP No 0 WHILE KEY WAS NOT IN INGNITION, AND CONSUMER TRIED TO FIX OIL PUMP DRIVE, BUT, FUEL FROM FUEL PUMP STARTED TO SHO…
2000-12-29 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 OIL FILTER VIBRATES LOOSE,NO MATER THE TYPE FILTER.IT'S COMMON TO ALL 3.1'S AND PROBABLY HAS YET TO BE ADRESSED.*AK
2000-12-05 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER No 0 THWINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST STOP WORKING ONE DAY SO I HAD THE WIPER MOTOR REPLACED AND AFTER THAT THEY WORKED FOR LIKE 2 S…
2000-11-16 WHEELS:RIM Yes 0 THE ENITRE WHEEL FEEL OFF AND THE RIM ACTUALLY BROKE IN HALF AND AND A PIECE OF IT WAS LEFT INSIDE OF THE WHEEL. I STI…
2000-11-01 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 BOLTS THAT HOLD UP SUBFRAMES HAVE LOOSENED, AND VEHICLE MOVES BACK AND FORTH IN FRONT. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALERS…
2000-10-17 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 CONSUME R WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH ON A SIDE STREET APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, AND MAIN FRAME THAT HOUSES TRANSMI…
2000-10-15 STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR No 0 CONSUMER HAD AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE VEHICLE INTO DEALER FOR FRAME CRADLE BOLTS TO BE REPLACED UNDER A RECALL, ON THE W…
2000-10-02 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS Yes 1 VEHICLE: 1990 CHEVROLET LUMINA, [XXX] 1. OCTOBER 2, 2000: VEHICLE WAS EXITING SUPERMARKET PARKING LOT ON DUKE RD. IN C…
2000-07-25 STRUCTURE No 0 RECALL 00V189000/CRADLE BOLTS: CORRISON/RUST AROUND FRONT CRADLE BOLTS. DEALER NOTIFED, AND INFORMED CIONSUMER THAT VEH…
2000-07-20 STRUCTURE No 0 CRADLE BOLTS WERE STARTING TO FALL OFF. CONSUMER FOUND OUT THAT THIS VEHICLE WASN'T INCLUDED IN RECALL00V189000/ MANUF…