The 1995 Chevrolet Lumina Apv has 3 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 598,477 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 128 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the visibility. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
POWER TRAIN96V0150001996-01-23585,182 affected
Defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 1991 THROUGH JULY 1995. THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINE CAN SEPARATE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED IN LOW TEMPERATURES IN COMBINATION WITH HIGH TRANSMISSION LOADS.
Consequence
VEHICLE FIRES CAN OCCUR DUE TO THE SPILLAGE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES.
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
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.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC95V0480001995-03-206,523 affected
Defect
IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED BRAKE PEDAL ARM CAUSES THE BRAKE PEDAL ARM TO FRACTURE DURING BRAKING.
Consequence
THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF BRAKE OPERATION INCREASING BRAKING DISTANCE AND THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE ALL SUSPECT BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLIES.
Complaints by component
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
23
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
9
2crashes
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
8
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
6
1injuries
SEATS
6
1crashes2injuries
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
6
2injuries
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
6
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
5
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
5
1crashes
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
5
Total complaints128
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Failure of windshield wipers. First they would only work if it wasn't raining (cleaning windshield), now they have stopped all together. This has caused incidence of being stranded and near crashes even on christmas day with my two children and having to get rides to and from work. There is a…”
“I have a 1995 chevy lumina van and the steel frame under the drivers seat keeps breaking. I welded the first seat 3 times until it was so bad I had top buy another one. The second seat I got was the same and I am about to weld it a second time also. I know of another person with a 1992 lumina van…”
“When I bought my van in may of 2004 I began having problems with my windshield wipers only working sporadically, I thought I would check into it and see if might be a recall regarding my vehicle. When I went online to search I found the exact problem I was having and checked to see if I was…”
“Windshield wipers only work when they want to. On going problem since I bought van. Chevy says no recall was issued and it's not their problem. I have replaced the motor and still have the same problem. I can not drive if it is raining due to wipers may work but they could stop working again at…”
“While driving in a rainstorm windshield wipers failed intermittently. *ak”
“Front windshield wiper intermittent operation.”
“Inability to stop moving vehicle causing an accident. This vehicle is a 1995 chevy lumina minivan. Driving 55 (posted speed limit) down a rural highway and approaching stop sign, the vehicle would not slow down fast enough to make the stop, forcing evasive action by driver and an oncoming, cross…”
“Inability to stop moving vehicle causing an accident. This vehicle is a 1995 chevy lumina minivan. Driving 55 (posted speed limit) down a rural highway and approaching stop sign, the vehicle would not slow down fast enough to make the stop, forcing evasive action by driver and an oncoming, cross…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1995 Chevrolet Lumina Apv as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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