IllustrationTREAD SEPARATIONS OF THREE GENERAL TIRES. *DH
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.
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 126 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 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
What owners actually said
126 reportsBRAKE FAILURE, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKE TO STOP. *AK
SMOKE EMITTED FROM STEERING COLUMN SIX TIMES. *DSH
WIRES CORRODED DUE TO LOCATION OF BATTERY. EXPLAIN IN MORE DETAIL. *AK
ENGINE FIRE. *DSH
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
VEHICLE STALLS OUT AFTER TRAVELING LONG DISTANCES, DEALER CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND HAS NOT REPLACED ANY PARTS. TT
ICY ROADS LOST CONTROL HIT GUARD RAIL NON DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS AIR BAG. TT
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
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.