IllustrationINTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED DUE TO CORROSION BETWEEN MANIFOLD AND HEAD. HEAD AND INTAKE MANIFOLD SHOT. FUEL PUMP BURNED OUT INSIDE GAS TANK. THE CONNECTOR MELTED ON THE PUMP.
1995 Chevrolet Lumina
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most Lumina years
Owner complaints for the 1995 Chevrolet Lumina are substantially higher than 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: 34 of 492 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.
- Visibility. Review the 92 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 74 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 66 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
50 crash reports8 fire reports28 injury reports
What owners actually said
492 reportsPOWER LOSS AT 65MPH, TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT OPERATE IN "O-DRIVE" SHIFTED TO "DRIVE" CAR RAN O.K.. TOOK TO DEALER ON 02/03/97, TRANS. WAS REPLACED. SUMMER OF 1999 EXPERIANCED SIM. PROBLEM, LOST POWER MOMENTARILY THEN WAS O.K. TOOK TO DEALER THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. 06 MAY 2000 EXPERIANCED LOSS OF POWER AT 55MPH ON HIGH…
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POWER LOSS AT 65MPH, TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT OPERATE IN "O-DRIVE" SHIFTED TO "DRIVE" CAR RAN O.K.. TOOK TO DEALER ON 02/03/97, TRANS. WAS REPLACED. SUMMER OF 1999 EXPERIANCED SIM. PROBLEM, LOST POWER MOMENTARILY THEN WAS O.K. TOOK TO DEALER THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. 06 MAY 2000 EXPERIANCED LOSS OF POWER AT 55MPH ON HIGHWAY. ONCE AGAIN COULDN'T USE "O-DRIVE" HAD TO USE "DRIVE" TO MOVE VEHICLE. SAME PROBLEM AS BEFORE. 8 MAY 2000 TOOK CAR TO DEALER, WAITING TO HEAR FROM THEM...
WHILE DRIVING IN A SNOW STORM VEHICLE HIT A PATCH OF ICE, AND STARTED TO SLIDE, SPUN AROUND & WAS THEN REARENDED. UPON BEING REARENDED, DRIVER'S SEATBACK BROKE. DRIVER FELL BACKWARDS & LOST VISUAL CONTACT UNTIL VEHICLE STOPPED. VEHICLE TOWED TO SALVAGE YARD & WAS TOTALED. *AK
RISER ASSEMBLY PIECE THAT CONNECTS THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO BASE BROKE OFF. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. BASE PIECE BROKE OFF BY ITSELF FOR NO REASON. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL ONLY WORK IF ONE SWIPE ACROSS AND WILL STOP IN THE WAY OF VIEWING WHICH WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND WAS GOING TO HAVE IT FIXED AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $2000 AND WAS DUE TO THE FACT THE WE HAD A DEFECTIVE WIPER MOTOR. *AK
WHEN DRIVING AT 40 MPH VEHICLE OVERHEATED, AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. DEALER NOTICED A HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN A ROD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHILE I WAS DRIVING I HAD A SMELL THEN MY WINDSHEILD STARTED FOGGING OVER.I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SHIP TO BE CHECK OUT.THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT MY HEATER CORE WAS LEAKING COOLANT.I OKAYED THE REPAIR OF ($461.21) FOR THE FIRST REPAIR.THEN NOT EVEN TWO THOUSAND MILES LATER SAME PROBLEM HAPPEN AGAIN SO I TOOK MY VEHICL…
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WHILE I WAS DRIVING I HAD A SMELL THEN MY WINDSHEILD STARTED FOGGING OVER.I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SHIP TO BE CHECK OUT.THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT MY HEATER CORE WAS LEAKING COOLANT.I OKAYED THE REPAIR OF ($461.21) FOR THE FIRST REPAIR.THEN NOT EVEN TWO THOUSAND MILES LATER SAME PROBLEM HAPPEN AGAIN SO I TOOK MY VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME THE HEATER CORE WAS DEFECTIVE AND THEY REPLACED IT SECOND TIME AT (90722).NOW FOR THIRD TIME FOR THE SAME PROBELM AGAIN THE HEATER CORE IS LEAKING COOLANT AGAIN.THIS SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS IS STARTING TO BE A ONGOING PROBLEM.I'M REALLY CONCERN ABOUT THIS IS THERE A SOLUTION TO THIS CONCERN.I DON'T WANT TO START GOING TO THE DEALER EVERY TWO TO THREE TOUSAND MILES TO HAVE A HEATER CORE REPLACE. I'M VERY DISSAPPOINTED IN THE QUAILTY OF THIS VEHICLE NOW.PLEASE ASSIST ME IN GETTING THIS CONCERN RESOLVED RIGHT WAY.BEFORE THERE IS ANYOTHER PROBLEMS.NOTE MY HEATER CORE LEAKING COOLANT NOW AND HAVING TO ADD COOLANT TO MY RESERVIOR EVERY DAY.THANK YOU ANN HARRELL. *AK
BRAKE LIGHTS/TAIL LIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE WHENEVER BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PARTS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER MUFACTURER'S RECALL, REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES PROBLEM WITH DOOR HANDLES: PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. DRIVER'S DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE DEALER NOTIFIED. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
6/11/99 OIL RUNNING OUT OF ENGINE..INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE. REPLACED.11/9/99 LOW COOLANT LAMP ON. COOLANT IN WATER PUMP. PUMP REPLACED. LOW COOLANT LIGHT ON..PRESSURE TESTED. NO LEAKS FOUND.2/17/00 LOW COOLANT LIGHT ON. NOTHING FOUND BY DEALER. ABS BRAKE FAILURE. 3/2/00 ENGINE RUNS HOT. PRESSURE LEAK NOW FOUND. COOLAN…
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6/11/99 OIL RUNNING OUT OF ENGINE..INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE. REPLACED.11/9/99 LOW COOLANT LAMP ON. COOLANT IN WATER PUMP. PUMP REPLACED. LOW COOLANT LIGHT ON..PRESSURE TESTED. NO LEAKS FOUND.2/17/00 LOW COOLANT LIGHT ON. NOTHING FOUND BY DEALER. ABS BRAKE FAILURE. 3/2/00 ENGINE RUNS HOT. PRESSURE LEAK NOW FOUND. COOLANT IN OIL. DEALER FAILURE SINCE 6/99!!! CONSUMER MUST PAY!! HELP ME!
Official recalls
698V306000 · Seat Belts:front:anchorage
Dec 1, 1998
THE CENTER REAR SEAT BELT ANCHOR PLATE EXHIBITS STRESS CRACKS.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM CAN FRACTURE, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE SEAT OCCUPANT.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CENTER REAR SEAT BELT SYSTEM.
97V065000 · Seat Belts:front:anchorage
Apr 18, 1997
THE CENTER REAR SEAT BELT ANCHOR PLATE EXHIBITS STRESS CRACKS.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM CAN FRACTURE AND INJURY TO THE SEAT OCCUPANT CAN OCCUR.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CENTER REAR SEAT BELT SYSTEM.
97V017000 · Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer:switch/wiring
Feb 11, 1997
SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A STRAINED OR SEPARATED WASHER/WIPER SWITCH POWER FEED WIRE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS CAN CAUSE THE WINDSHIELD WASHER/WIPER TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND COULD ULTIMATELY RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR IN A SEVERE WEATHER SITUATION, DRIVER VISIBILITY COULD BE REDUCED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE OLD DESIGNED WASHER/WIPER SWITCHES WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED SWITCH.
95V214000 · Vehicle Speed Control
Nov 3, 1995
THESE VEHICLES WERE ASSEMBLED WITH THROTTLE CABLE SUPPORT BRACKETS THAT COULD CONTACT THE THROTTLE LEVER SYSTEM AND INHIBIT THE THROTTLE RETURN. THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 124, "ACCELERATOR CONTROL SYSTEMS."
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: THE THROTTLE MAY FAITL TO RETURN QUICKLY CAUSING THE ENGINE SPEED TO NOT DECREASE TO A LEVEL ANTICIPATED BY THE DRIVER.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE THROTTLE CABLE SUPPORT BRACKET.
95V030000 · Steering: Steering Wheel/handle Bar
Feb 27, 1995
THE FOUR (4) STEERING COLUMN SUPPORT BRACKET ATTACHING BOLTS WERE UNDER TORQUED DURING ASSEMBLY.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: INADEQUATE TORQUE CAN CAUSE THESE BOLTS TO VIBRATE, LOOSEN, OR FALL OUT RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL RETORQUE THE STEERING COLUMN SUPPORT BRACKET ATTACHING BOLTS TO THE CORRECT SPECIFICATIONS.
94V230000 · Suspension:front:control Arm:lower Ball Joint
Nov 21, 1994
A RIGHT-HAND LOWER CONTROL ARM TAPERED BALL JOINT MOUNTING HOLE WAS INCORRECTLY MACHINED. MOVEMENT WITHIN THIS ATTACHMENT CAN ALLOW THE BALL JOINT STUD TO FATIGUE AND FRACTURE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THE BALL JOINT FRACTURED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL TO THE VEHICLE CAN OCCUR.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE RIGHT-HAND LOWER CONTROL ARM AND BALL JOINT STUD ON ALL INVOLVED VEHICLES.
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
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