IllustrationSEAT BELT LOOSENS UP AS MOVEMENT IS MADE IN SEAT. FRONT SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT RETRACT UNLESS BELTS WERE PUSHED DOWN INTO MECHANISM. DEALER HAD TO TAKE A PART THE SIDE PANEL AND PHYSICALLY REPLACE TWO BELTS. THE CHARGE $327.35. *AK *SLC
1994 Chevrolet Lumina
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1994 Chevrolet Lumina do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 126.
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 7 of 126 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 48 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 17 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Structure. Review the 12 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
8 crash reports2 fire reports2 injury reports
Seat Belts complaints
10 reportsTHE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES BROKE. YH
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLED. ALSO, TRANSMISSION COOLING UNIT LINES SEPARATED FROM THE TRANSMISSION, AND DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DOESN'T RETRACT. *AK.
WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING, VEHICLE STALLED . THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 6-7 TIMES . HAD BEEN TO DEALER EACH TIME. MECHANIC CHANGED WATER PUMP/ ALTERNATORS/ BATTERY/ HAD LOCKS REPLACED ON DOORS DUE TO NOT RELEASING OR LOCKING/FRONT WINDOWS CAME OFF TRACK & HAD TO BE REPLACED, AND SEAT BELTS FAILED TO…
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WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING, VEHICLE STALLED . THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 6-7 TIMES . HAD BEEN TO DEALER EACH TIME. MECHANIC CHANGED WATER PUMP/ ALTERNATORS/ BATTERY/ HAD LOCKS REPLACED ON DOORS DUE TO NOT RELEASING OR LOCKING/FRONT WINDOWS CAME OFF TRACK & HAD TO BE REPLACED, AND SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RELEASE FROM TRACK. *AK
NO SUMMARY
THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE MECHANISM AND THE DRIVER IS NOT ALLOWED TO FASTEN THE BELT. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
BRAKE PADS FAILED.
WHEN LEAVING VEHICLE SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT/RELEASE, GETS TANGLED & KNOTTED UP TOP, LITTLE DIFFICULTY TO PUT BACK ON TO DRIVE. CALLED DEALER & WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
SEAT BELT TWISTS.
REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR DOES NOT OPERATE. TT
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.