1991 Chevrolet Lumina Apv problems
Owners have filed 58 complaints with NHTSA about the 1991 Chevrolet Lumina Apv. Body & structure is the most reported problem area, at 28% of complaints. Next are latches & locks (14%) and brakes (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 58 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Body & structure 28% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 9 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 1 injury reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1991 ranks 7th most-complained-about out of 7 model years of the Chevrolet Lumina Apv with enough data (12 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Went out to start vehicle, heard a static noise, smelled smoke and saw smoke coming out from steering column. Tried to unhook the battery, but vehicle caught on fire. Contacted dealer.
I took my van to the shop for a transmission leak, shop man took the van inside turned off the car with the key in his hands the van was smoking and the starter was turning the engine without the keys inside , the ignition switch was burning and the connectors . Now there is two other lumina van that had electrical fire but there was no one to stop it so it cought on fire. That is only the two van that had the same thing .now there are two lumina van that electricals in his hands.
Dt*: the contact stated only the sliding side door will open from the outside of the vehicle. The passenger door and lift gate failed first several months ago. Now the driver's side door will not open from the outside. The door handles will pull up however the lock will not disengage. The dealer has not been alerted. Updated 05/30/06 about 6 weeks ago the driver's door started doing the same thing. Contact has to enter the vehicle through the sliding doors.
Tl*the contact owns a 1991 chevrolet lumina apv. While driving 15 MPH, the contact lost steering ability. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and they stated that the rear two bolts that hold the engine failed, which caused the steering column to disconnect. As of july 26, 2007, the dealer has not repaired the vehicle. The current and failure mileages were 168,000. Updated 02/01/08.