IllustrationOWNER STATES THAT BRAKES HAVE EXCESSIVE WEAR AND THAT SHE IS CONCERNED FOR HER SAFETY. OWNER ALSO NOTES THAT VEHICLE HAD NUMEROUS BRAKE JOBS DONE, BUT STILL HAS PROBLEMS. ALSO BRAKES GRIND. *AK
1993 Chevrolet Lumina
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1993 Chevrolet Lumina do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 126.
About this comparison →How this year compares
Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Lumina years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 7 of 243 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 132 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 29 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 18 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
14 crash reports12 fire reports8 injury reports
What owners actually said
243 reportsANTILOCK BRAKES LOCK UP, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE.
STEERING COLUMN: DRIVING APPROXIAMTELY 55MPH WHEN THE COVER IN THE CENTER OF STEERING WHEEL POPPED OFF, WEDGED BETWEEN ARM OF STEERING WHEEL AND TURN SIGNAL ARM, IT LOCKED THE STEERING AND COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL. CROSSED 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC, HIT BRAKES AND VEHICLE STOPPED WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK
DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 10-15 MPH, APPLIED ABS BRAKES. LEFT FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP, WOULD HAPPEN ON/OFF; ALSO OCCURRED WHEN LEAVING PARKING LOT; WAS LOW GRADE; PUSHED ON BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR; HEARD NOISES IN DASH AREA WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. *AK
BRAKE PADS WERE CONTAMINATED.
UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHICH ALSO HAD AN ODOR. CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IS UNKNOWN. CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT THE PROBLEM ONLY EXISTS WHEN FIRST STARTING THE VEHICLE. *AK
TRYING TO START VEHICLE, HEARD CLICK, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START; TRIED SEVERAL TIMES, VEHICLE STOPPED; NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM HORN AREA AFTER 4 BLOCKS; PULLED OVER, STOPPED & THEN RESTARTED VEHICLE; SAME PROBLEM (STARTING) AS BEFORE. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK TO DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE CONTROLLER IS BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED . *AK
THE REAR BRAKE CALIPERS LOCK UP, CAUSING THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND THE FRONT ROTORS TO PREMATURELY WEAR. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
REAR CALIPER SLIDES FROZE.
Official recalls
193V035000 · Seats
Mar 9, 1993
THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT SEAT MANUAL RECLINING MECHANISMS DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 207, "SEATING SYSTEMS." THE SEAT BACK MECHANISMS WILL NOT LATCH UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THE SEATS MAY RECLINE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, RESULTINGIN A HAZARD TO SEAT OCCUPANTS AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.
Remedy: REPLACE THE MANUAL SEAT RECLINER MECHANISM WITH A MECHANISM THAT COMPLIES WITH FMVSS 207.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
1PE94063 · Corroded Rear Disk Brakes
Opened Aug 12, 1994 · Closed Dec 21, 1994
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
There is no summary currently available