1994 Chevrolet Lumina Apv problems
Owners have filed 79 complaints with NHTSA about the 1994 Chevrolet Lumina Apv. Seat belts is the most reported problem area, at 19% of complaints. Next are brakes (10%) and electrical system (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 79 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Seat belts 19% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 9
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 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: 8 complaints mention a crash; 9 complaints mention a fire; 4 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 86% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1994 ranks 3rd 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 4 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.
ABS, brakes failed on wet surface, pedal went to the floor, impact 12:00 position, 35 MPH, air bag on driver side did not deploy. Tt
While driving, notice smoke coming from under hood, pulled to side, popped hood found engine compartment on fire, fire dept suspect trans. Fluid leakage. Tt
Dt: the contact states transmission still acts like it wants to overheat. The transmission was replaced on jan 5th the lines are leaking. The contact feels this is related to recall 96v015000. The contact has never received a recall letter. The vehicle has 202,000 miles on it. Also, the front and middle seat belts are not retracting. The webbing is coming off. This problem is in related to recalls 93v212000 and 94v100000. The contact has not received a recall letter concerning the seat belts.
Catastrophic sub frame failure. After 16 years of salted ne ohio roads the van's front sub frame collapsed and made the vehicle unsafe to drive. It would jolt from lane to lane while shifting, and had lost most steering control. Mechanics replaced over $700 of parts trying to fix the issue until a friend found the real culprit of the clunking and lost steering. Please be very wary of GM products in the rust belt.