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1996 Chevrolet Lumina service brakes, hydraulic problems

31 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes, hydraulic on the 1996 Chevrolet Lumina13% of all complaints for this model year.

31
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
13%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
4 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • On 7/20/03 the battery was getting weak so I bought a new battery compatible with the car. On the first start with the new battery the car behaved normally. However, when I started it the second time and was backing up a slight slope of a driveway, the car died. I put the car back in park and…

    filed Apr 22, 2004

  • Upon depression of the brake pedal while coming to a stop, the low track and the abs light came on . When this occurred the vehicle lost brake power. This resulted in extended stopping distance. The vehicle coasted to a stop. The consumer then put the vehicle in park and turned it off. Upon…

    filed Apr 5, 2004

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic problems in other Lumina years

YearReportsShare
2001 Lumina314%
2000 Lumina27%
1999 Lumina1817%
1998 Lumina3315%
1997 Lumina3610%
1995 Lumina7415%
1994 Lumina4838%
1993 Lumina13254%
1992 Lumina15846%
1991 Lumina17851%
1990 Lumina22452%
Lumina service brakes, hydraulic problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.