1992 Chevrolet Lumina Apv problems
Owners have filed 89 complaints with NHTSA about the 1992 Chevrolet Lumina Apv. Brakes is the most reported problem area, at 36% of complaints. Next are seat belts (20%) and seats (15%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 89 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 36% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 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: 7 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 3 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1992 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 7 model years of the Chevrolet Lumina Apv with enough data (51 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
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.
When brakes are to the floor the vehicle continues to move, caused the vehicle to collide into another. Both drivers experienced whiplash and bad bruising due to accident. *slc
Driver smelled smoke, opened the hood, and vehicle caught on fire. The findings: when electric line to radiator becomes inoperative there is no fusible link.
Due to broken brake shoes, rear brake lockup occurs then anti-lock system releases brakes, which causes vehicle to vibrate violently when turning. Tt
The ABS frequency is extremely low making the brakes completely un-efficient when operating (mainly winter time). Lately the ABS comes on during the final breaking, disabling the break for ~0.5 sec and accelerating the engine, giving a final kick ~ 0.5 - 1m instead of final stop. I want this ABS disabled for good, is extremely dangerous, mainly in city driving. Thanks, adrian
While driving the vehicle (1992 chevrolet lumina apv) , the two rear cradle bolts of the frame pulled through the retainers due to corrosion of the retainer. The rear cradle was no longer supported at these mounting locations and dropped to the ground, and the steering intermediate shaft was ripped off with a complete loss of steering resulting from same. The steering wheel spun free with no connection to wheels. No steering of any type available while driving from this failure.