1991 Chevrolet Lumina Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 24about this part
- Share
- 7%of 352 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 199,000miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 24 complaints about the electrical system of the 1991 Chevrolet Lumina, 7% of the 352 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 199,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 8 a fire, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Vehicle caught on fire 15 minutes after being parked in the driveway. The local fire department arrived to extinguish the fire. The fire also damaged another vehicle, the right side of the garage, and an upper room. The cause of the fire was determined to have been caused by one of two things, either fuel leakage or electrical. The dealer was not notified. Vehicle has had fuel injection system repaired in 2001 and 2002. Right signal repaired in jan. 2004, headlight dimmer switch repaired in april for texas inspection. Then vehicle caught on fire in may.”
NHTSA complaint #10113642, filed 2005-04, 199,000 miles“1991 Chevrolet Lumina caught on fire while driving. While driving the vehicle would not accelerate past 50 MPH. The consumer pulled over and let the vehicle sit for a few minutes. After getting back onto the highway the consumer noticed smoke coming in through the passenger window. The consumer exited the vehicle and noticed that the rear of the vehicle was on fire. The right rear tail light burned along with the right rear bumper and the right side of the trunk.”
NHTSA complaint #10166910, filed 2006-08“Pre mature wear all 4 brakes, rt front caliper pin falls out, causing caliper to jam in wheel, caliper pin caused wear in housing, causing treads to strip and become weak, happened 2 times, also rear brake calipers failed brakes are always hard nothing helps, wiring problem in steering column flashers will cause smoke in column signals you have to fiddle with for them to work.”
NHTSA complaint #723726, filed 2000-06“Electrical: vehicle had been driven about 45 minutes; parked the vehicle in driveway, there was no sign of smoke or anything. About 45 minutes later , noticed smoke in engine compartment and engine was on fire. Cause of fire unknown because there was no smoke/no engine lights or any type of warning that this was going to happen after parking the vehicle in the garage.”
NHTSA complaint #813548, filed 1997-06“Consumer stated there was a short in the wiring that was causing the lights not to go off, the dealer also disconnected the radio to try and remedy the short in the wiring, also the battery and the alternator were replaced.”
NHTSA complaint #567297, filed 2002-08Electrical system: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2 | 10% |
| 2000 | 3 | 10% |
| 1999 | 8 | 8% |
| 1998 | 17 | 8% |
| 1997 | 26 | 7% |
| 1996 | 30 | 12% |
| 1995 | 43 | 9% |
| 1994 | 17 | 13% |
| 1993 | 29 | 12% |
| 1992 | 44 | 13% |
| 1991 | 24 | 7% |
| 1990 | 24 | 6% |
Other parts of the 1991 Chevrolet Lumina
182 complaintsBody and structure
52 complaintsEngine cooling
36 complaintsSeat belts
28 complaintsSteering
20 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
11 complaintsFuel system
9 complaintsTires
9 complaintsWheels
9 complaintsOther or unknown
7 complaintsSuspension
7 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
5 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1991 Chevrolet Lumina
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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