There was smoke coming from steering column while driving whenever consumer turned wheel either direction. Not taken to dealer.
1992 Chevrolet Lumina: fire, smoke or burning smell
10 of the 340 complaints about the 1992 Chevrolet Lumina describe fire, smoke or burning smell.
- owner complaints
- 10
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Fire, smoke or burning smell by model year
What owners say
Had just washed & dried vehicle & turned vehicle on. A rack gear broke off when starting vehicle. It remained on & then started to burn. Flames & smoke filled vehicle. Was coming from dashboard area. Owner put flames out with fire extinguisher. Vehicle was totaled.
Vehicle was parked inside of the parking lot. Driver got into the car and put key inside ignition switch and the started vehicle. However, vehicle started smoking underneath the dashboard. Sparks of flames came out and ignited a fire. Fire department was notified.
While driving smoke came from the steering column, cause unknown. Please give any further details.
Calipers stuck, causing burning smell.
Car parked; went to start truck; noticed tail lights on; went back to truck; noticed smoke & flames from driveway area; called fire & police depts. Fire dept put flames out; fire dept report said flames in dashboard area.
While driving I notice a puff of smoke coming from the steering wheel area.
While driving interior of vehicle started to smell, driver noticed smoke coming from vents and around steering column; subsequently, flames came from area of gas pedal, entire vehicle became engulfed with flames, no warning, totaled. Speed 45mph. *ak
Vehicle was parked in driveway, suddenly the vehicle was engulfed in flames, fire dept. Arrived to put out flames.
Smoke came from under the dash, and then caught fire. Tt
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1992 Chevrolet Lumina fire or smoke
Is fire, smoke or burning smell a common problem on the 1992 Chevrolet Lumina?
10 of 340 owner complaints about the 1992 Chevrolet Lumina (3%) mention fire, smoke or burning smell. The model year with the most reports is 1993.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1992 Chevrolet Lumina?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1992 Chevrolet Lumina
ABS 30Brake failure 30Seat belt 15Stalling 15Grinding brakes 6Premature wear 6Door locks 5
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