1996 Chevrolet Lumina steering problems
Owners reported steering problems in 19 complaints for the 1996 Chevrolet Lumina, 6% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 19 6% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 3
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 fire, 2 injuries, 3 deaths.
What owners wrote
Fatalities resulting from a rollover of a 1996 chevrolet lumina. The steering was defective which caused the driver to lose control of the vehicle and rollover killing all passengers. The driver's seat belt broke and the sliding door came off during the rollover.
While driving approximately 40 MPH the steering wheel would became difficult to turn in either direction. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the mechanic indicated that the cause was unknown. The problem has not been resolved. *nlm
Other problems reported for the 1996 Chevrolet Lumina
- Brakes 37 complaints
- Air bags 34 complaints
- Engine 32 complaints
- Electrical system 31 complaints
- Transmission 23 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 19 complaints
- Lighting 18 complaints
- Seat belts 15 complaints