IllustrationAT 7,000 MILES THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED , AT 14,000 TOOK TO DEALER COULDN'T FIND PROBLEM AND AT 21,000 BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, TURNED ROTOR AT 29,000 MILES, REPLACED ALL FOUR ROTORS. *AK DEFROSTER FAILED. WASHER INOPERATIVE. RIGHT REAR TURN SIGNAL BULB FAILED AND WAS REPLACED TWICE. *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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Owner complaints by model year
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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
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
48 reportsREAR CALIPER SLIDES BIND, CAUSING REAR BRAKES TO FAIL/EXCESSIVE WEAR TO FRONT BRAKES.
ABS BRAKE FAILURE, WHILE DRIVING ON WET SURFACE ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT, SPEED 30MPH, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION. *AK
WILL SUBMIT NEW FORM. *AK
BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKE TO STOP. *AK
WHEN IT IS WET OR DAMP OUTSIDE THE ABS LIGHT WILL COME ON WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BRAKE, PRIOR CONTACT WITH THE PEDAL. PLEASE DESCRIBE. AK
DURING MULTI-VEHICLE ACCIDENT, WHEN MADE ATTEMPT TO AVOID SECOND COLLISION BRAKE SEEMED INEFECTIVE, BRAKE WAS NON-RESPONSIVE, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD.
BRAKE PEDAL WAS PULSATING, ROTORS AND CALIPERS HAD TO BE REPAIRED. TT *JB
REAR DISC BECOME CORRODED, REAR DISC BRAKES WERE REPLACED TWICE LAST YEAR. TT
VEHICLES BRAKING SYSTEM REAR LEFT WHEEL CALIPER PIN KEEPS FREEZING.CAUSING EXCESSIVE PAD WEAR. TT
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.