52 of the 598 complaints filed about the Chevrolet Lumina APV are about the seats — 9% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1990.
52
Complaints
9%
Share of all complaints
8
Crashes
0
Fires
SEATS
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 WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT HASN'T BEEN RECALLED YET. THANKS .
NHTSA complaint #10159649 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DRIVER'S SEAT BACK BROKE, CAUSING CONSUMER TO FALL BACKWARDS INTO REAR SEATS.
NHTSA complaint #10057642 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
1995 CHEVROLET LUMINA APV DRIVERS SIDE SEAT TRACK/FRAME BREAKS, CAUSING THE BACK OF THE SEAT TO RECLINE SUDDENLY. I HAD A 1994 CHEVROLET LUMINA APV WHICH WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN FEBUARY OF 2001, IN WHICH THE SEAT TRACK/FRAME BROKE. MINE JUST BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. LUCKILY I WAS IT AT A TIME WHEN THERE WASN'T MUCH TRAFFIC, AND I GOT STOPPED WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE TALKED TO AN UPHOLESTRY SHOP AND A DEALER AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS COMMON ON THESE VANS.
NHTSA complaint #10029177 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS
DRIVER SEAT OF 1992 CHEVROLET LUMINA APV MINIVAN HAS BROKEN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT. IN ITS ORIGINAL CONDITION, SEAT HAD AN "ADJUSTABLE WHEEL" ON THE RIGHT REAR SIDE OF THE SEAT FOR ADJUSTING THE BACK OF THE SEAT FORWARD AND BACKWARD. AFTER THE SEAT BROKE, I INQUIRED AT SEVERAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS IN THE AREA AND THEY ALL STATED THAT THE SEAT IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE THROUGH THE MANUFACTURER. I CONTACTED SEVERAL JUNK YARDS IN THE AREA BEFORE I FOUND ANOTHER SEAT. THE SEAT WAS PUT IN AND IT HAS LASTED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AND THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED TO THIS ONE. WHEN I INQUIRED AGAIN AT SEVERAL JUNK YARDS, I WAS TOLD BY SEVERAL OF THEM THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH BOTH FRONT SEATS, WITH THESE "ADJUSTABLE WHEELS", ON THE CHEVROLET LUMINA APV, PONTIAC TRANSPORT AND THE OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. IS THERE SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE FOR THESE SEATS? I DON'T NEED THE SEAT TO ADJUST...IT CAN BE PERMANENTLY FIXED IN PLACE. RIGHT NOW, I'M DRIVING AROUND WITH THIS SEAT BACK LAYING IN THE SEAT DIRECTLY BEHIND THE DRIVERS SEAT. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT HAVING THE SEAT BACK LIKE THAT WHILE I'M TRANSPORTING OTHER PASSENGERS (WITH NO AVAILABLE SEATS LEFT) IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR THE PASSENGER IN THE SEAT DIRECTLY BEHIND ME. PLEASE ADVISE...SOON!! THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE...JOHN HALLMAN. *NLM
NHTSA complaint #10013536 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS
THE DRIVERS SEAT IS BREAKING AWAY FROM IT'S MOUNTINGS
NHTSA complaint #10005847 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS
DRIVER'S SEATBACK HAS BROKEN AS WELL AS TRACKS ON BOTTOM OF SEAT.
NHTSA complaint #8009500 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS
DRIVER'S SEAT SNAPPED IN HALF AT LOWER SEAT SECTION.
NHTSA complaint #760244 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
THE FRONT TWO SEAT ANCHORS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAVE SHEARED OFF. I COULD UNDERSTAND IF THE BOLTS CAME LOOSE OR SOMETHING, BUT THESE ARE CLEARLY STRUCTURAL FAILURE. SINCE IT IS THE SEAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IT IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT THESE COMPONENTS HAVE FAILED. I CAN UNDERSTAND NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, BUT THE METAL USED IN SEAT MOUNTS SHOULDN'T SHEAR UNDER NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. AND NO, MY WIFE AND I DON'T WEIGH 400LBS OR SOMETHING. ;) THANX FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE.
NHTSA complaint #759242 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
THERE IS A RECAL LISTED ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM AND WE ALSO RECEIVED A RECAL NOTICE FROM MANIFACTURING. THEY NOW SAY THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE BOLTS APPARENTLY LOOSEN AND CAN BREAK CAUSING SEAT TO FALL BACK WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED TO US. AT LEAST WE WERE NO MOVING WHEN THE SEAT/BOLT BROKE.
NHTSA complaint #758147 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS
DRIVER'S SEAT TRACKS AND ANCHORS BROKE APART AFTER SITTING DOWN TO START VEHICLE. WOODEN BLOCKS HAD TO BE PLACED UNDERNEATH THE SEAT IN ORDER TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO MECHANIC. *AK DEALER REPLACED THE LEFT SEAT ADJUSTER.
NHTSA complaint #8001515 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
3 SEAT BELT RETRACTORS FAIL TO RETRACT. FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BACK IS LOOSE, FALLS BACK WHEN LEANED ON. FRONT PASSENGER SEAT ARM REST IN UNMOVABLE. CHEVROLET SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO REPAIR THESE SAFETY COMPONENTS.
NHTSA complaint #751163 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DRIVER'S SEATBACK BROKE AND COLLAPSED BACKWARDS WHILE TRAVELING UP AN INCLINE AT 30 MPH. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WAERE NOTIFIED,AND UNWILLING TO ASSIST. WAS INFORMED VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY/ NOT COVER UNDER A RECALL. PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.
NHTSA complaint #891032 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS
MANUALLY OPERATED DRIVER'S SEAT MECHANISM BROKE TWICE.*AK THE BROKEN PART RESULTED IN DETACHING OF THE SEAT FROM THE FRAME ON THE RIGHT FRONT CORNER, AND CAUSED THE SEAT TO ROCK BACK WARD. THE BROKEN PARTS WERE WELDED TWICE.
NHTSA complaint #882559 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
HEADRESTS ON DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATS HAD INSUFFICIENT PADDING, CAUSING CONSUMER TO GET A BUMP ON BACK OF HEAD WHEN INVOVLED IN A REAREND ACCIDENT.
NHTSA complaint #863314 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE DRIVING NORTH ON THE HIGHWAY HAD MADE A U- TURN AND WAS STRUCK BY A DRUNKEN DRIVER THAT HAD CROSSED THE LANES. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, NOR HAD THE SEAT RECLINED BACKWARDS, UPON IMPACT.
NHTSA complaint #861576 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
RECALL 99I003000. DLR SAID VEHICLE HAS BEEN FIXED, AND IT WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. OWNER RECEIVED NOTICE IN MAIL. MANUFACTURER SAID THAT RECORDS DID NOT GO BACK THAT FAR.
NHTSA complaint #854987 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS
ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT A WELD SNAPPED AND THE DRIVERS SEAT IS NO LONGER STABLE. THE CAR CAN BE DRIVEN BUT WE WERE TOLD IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANY LONGER DUE TO THE MILEAGE. WE FEEL THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND IT SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY THE COMPANY. I INTEND TO SEND A LETTER TO THE COMPANY ALSO.
NHTSA complaint #709522 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
THE HEADRESTS ARE NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THE DRIVER'S HEAD AND THEY ARE LOOSE. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FOAM IN THE HEADREST. VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM REAR BY A TRUCK . DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.
NHTSA complaint #837143 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
THE DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF THE HEADREST, CAUSING THE PADDING IN THE HEADREST TO MOVE REARWARD. CONSUMER FEELS THE METAL PART OF THE HEADREST WHICH WILL NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, BUT MIGHT CAUSE MORE INJURIES TO THE HEAD. DEALER REPLACED THE HEADREST, BUT THE PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING.
NHTSA complaint #825612 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #702850 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.