IllustrationHAD JUST WASHED & DRIED VEHICLE & TURNED VEHICLE ON. A RACK GEAR BROKE OFF WHEN STARTING VEHICLE. IT REMAINED ON & THEN STARTED TO BURN. FLAMES & SMOKE FILLED VEHICLE. WAS COMING FROM DASHBOARD AREA. OWNER PUT FLAMES OUT WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK
1992 Chevrolet Lumina
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most Lumina years
Owner complaints for the 1992 Chevrolet Lumina are substantially higher than 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: 14 of 342 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 158 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 44 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Seat Belts. Review the 34 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
16 crash reports11 fire reports9 injury reports
What owners actually said
342 reportsCONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH FRONT DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEAT BELTS. DRIVER'S SIDE BUCKLE WILL NOT COME OUT OF HOUSING. PASSENGER'S SIDE DOES NOT RETRACT. DEALERS SAID IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
HEARD NOISE WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES. CONUSMER PULLED HUB CAP OFF, AND NOTICED NO BRAKE PADS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHEN TIRES WERE REPLACED, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE REAR CLAIPER ASSEMBLY NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. WANT TO FIND OUT IF THIS IS A COMMON FAULT.*AK
FRONT SEAT BELTS ARE ATTACHED TO THE DOOR ITSELF & NOT TO THE FRAME. WHEN DOOR IS OPENED BELT WOULD OPEN WITH IT & NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER/PASSENGER. IT'S ON A PLASTIC PIECE THAT IS ATTACHED OR STUCK TO THE CORNER OF THE WINDOW. SEAT BELTS ARE MANUAL & NOT AUTOMATIC. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED IT WAS DESIGNED THAT…
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FRONT SEAT BELTS ARE ATTACHED TO THE DOOR ITSELF & NOT TO THE FRAME. WHEN DOOR IS OPENED BELT WOULD OPEN WITH IT & NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER/PASSENGER. IT'S ON A PLASTIC PIECE THAT IS ATTACHED OR STUCK TO THE CORNER OF THE WINDOW. SEAT BELTS ARE MANUAL & NOT AUTOMATIC. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED IT WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY & REFUSE TO CORRECT IT.*AK
REAR INTERMITTEN THUMPING NOISE WHEN DRIVING 10-20 MPR. REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED AND INSPECTED WITH NO PROBLEM FOUND. REAR SUSPENSION TRACK CART, TRACK STRUTS AND STRUT MOUNT ASSY WERE REPLACED BY MIDAS MUFFLERS/BRAKES IN FORESTVILLE, MD ON 9/20/96. THIS CURRENT THUMPING NOISE WAS NOTICED A COUPLE WEEKS AGO. I'VE CONTACTED MIDA…
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REAR INTERMITTEN THUMPING NOISE WHEN DRIVING 10-20 MPR. REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED AND INSPECTED WITH NO PROBLEM FOUND. REAR SUSPENSION TRACK CART, TRACK STRUTS AND STRUT MOUNT ASSY WERE REPLACED BY MIDAS MUFFLERS/BRAKES IN FORESTVILLE, MD ON 9/20/96. THIS CURRENT THUMPING NOISE WAS NOTICED A COUPLE WEEKS AGO. I'VE CONTACTED MIDAS TO SEEK INSPECTION AND WARRANTEE REPLACEMENT OF THE REAR STRUTS.
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD AND BRACKET OF SEAT BROKE, AND SEAT SHIFTED BACKWARDS. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT THE BRACKET AND SEAT TRACK NEED REPLACEMENT. *AK
EXECESSIVE FUEL WAS BEING DISPENCED DOWN THE PLENUM FILLING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WITH GASOLINE. WHEN CONVERTER REACHED OPERATING TEMP. OF APPROX. 1800 DEGREES THE FUEL IN THE CONVERTER WAS IGNITED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE.
THERE WAS A RECALL LETTER ON THE BRAKES I HAD RECEIVED EARLY IN THE YEAR BUT I HAD MISS PLACED IT AND I BELIEVE IT WAS THE PROBLEM THAT THE LETTER WAS ADDRESSING. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Official recalls
292V161000 · Fuel System, Gasoline
Nov 3, 1992
THERE IS FUEL LEAKAGE AT THE FUEL TANK FILL AND/OR VENT PIPE EXTENSION SOLDER JOINTS.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: FUEL LEAKS CAN LEAD TO A VEHICLE FIRE IF EXPOSED TO ASOURCE OF IGNITION.
Remedy: REPLACE THE FUEL TANK.
91V214000 · Power Train:automatic Transmission
Dec 6, 1991
THE REVERSE SERVO APPLY PIN MAY BIND IN THE CASE WHICH COULD CAUSE REVERSE BAND DISTRESS (LOSS OR SLIPPING OF REVERSE), REVERSE BAND DRAG IN DRIVE RANGE (POOR PERFORMANCE -- POOR POWER), OR THE TRANSMISSION TO REMAIN IN REVERSE WHILE THE SHIFT INDICATOR SHOWS NEUTRAL GEAR POSITION.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THE TRANSMISSION REMAINS IN REVERSE WHILE THE SHIFTINDICATOR SHOWS NEUTRAL, THE VEHICLE MAY UNEXPECTEDLY MOVE REARWARD AND RESULTIN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
Remedy: REPLACE THE TRANSAXLE WHERE REQUIRED.
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
2PE94063 · 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
PE92052 · Apv Fuel Line Fires
Opened Jun 4, 1992 · Closed Oct 30, 1992
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Vehicle Speed Control:linkages
There is no summary currently available