1992 Chevrolet Lumina problems
Owners have filed 483 complaints with NHTSA about the 1992 Chevrolet Lumina. Brakes is the most reported problem area, at 43% of complaints. After that come electrical system (10%) and seat belts (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 483 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 44% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 20 and 14
- Injuries and deaths
- 25 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 122,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
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%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Among the 14 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 122,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 20 complaints mention a crash; 14 complaints mention a fire; 25 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 12 model years of the Chevrolet Lumina with enough data (276 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.
The rear brakes are corroded and the master cylinder went out while driving. Tt consumer states 2 people were injured and there was property damage. *slc
Was pulling into a parking space when vehicle suddenly accelerated. Vehicle hit a concrete post in front of store. No injuries.
While driving vehicle stalled without warning. The mechanic diagnosed the stalling problem as a tcc cylnoid, that needed to be replaced.
Front-engine cradle bolt retaining mount sepaated due to corrsion, stamped bolt flange rusted through, fell off and was found on drive way. I am taking it to have all four replaced before the engine/transmission/cradle falls out on the ground. This could have happened while the car was moving.