The 1993 Chevrolet Lumina has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 5,574 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 344 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic. Last updated July 5, 2026.
THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT SEAT MANUAL RECLINING MECHANISMS DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 207, "SEATING SYSTEMS." THE SEAT BACK MECHANISMS WILL NOT LATCH UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.
THE SEATS MAY RECLINE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, RESULTINGIN A HAZARD TO SEAT OCCUPANTS AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.
REPLACE THE MANUAL SEAT RECLINER MECHANISM WITH A MECHANISM THAT COMPLIES WITH FMVSS 207.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Car stalls while driving, sitting in traffic or at a light, whenever it feels like. Mechanic can't find anything wrong on diagnostics to fix”
“I recently purchased new firestone fr380 195/75/14 tires for my daughter's 1993 chevy lumina. The tires were purchased in september 2008 for her car when the car had 58,868 miles on it and the car now has 60,256 miles. On november 20, 2008 her passenger front tire blew and caused her to hit a…”
“Tl*the contact owns a 1993 chevrolet lumina. While driving 70 mph, the contact heard a clunking sound coming from the front of the vehicle. He attempted to pull off the road, but was unable to control the vehicle. The contact crashed into the center median on the highway. A dealer and a mechanic…”
“Tl*the contact owns a 1993 chevrolet lumina. While driving (mph unknown) in the rain, the windshield wipers would stop. The failure occurred while driving or parked. The dealer replaced the washer motor, however; the failure continued to occur. The failure mileage was 125,000 and the current…”
“Dt*: the contact stated while having the tires replaced at a local repair shop the mechanic determined the disc calipers were bad. The disc calipers were replaced and the manufacturer was alerted.”
“While driving 35 mph, consumer slowed to make a turn and vehicle stalled. The consumer was unable to steer due to the steering wheel being immobile. Dealer was informed, but the manufacturer was not.*ak”
“While driving 35 mph, consumer slowed to make a turn and vehicle stalled. The consumer was unable to steer due to the steering wheel being immobile. Dealer was informed, but the manufacturer was not.*ak”
“Consumer stated that when applying the brakes the vehicle will jerk and make a loud noise. Dealer notified ts”
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Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1993 Chevrolet Lumina as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.