1990 Chevrolet Lumina APV Service and Repair Manual
This factory service and repair manual for the 1990 Chevrolet Lumina APV covers the van as a single mechanical proposition: one 3.1-liter overhead-valve V6 of 189 cubic inches, naturally aspirated and gasoline-fueled, in a three-door mini passenger van body offered as Base or CL. One engine and one body keep the mechanical sections short and specific, while the interior — the modular seating and the belts anchored to it — accounts for a good deal of the body content and its procedures.
Engines covered
- 3.1L V6 (189 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
Body styles covered
- 3-door mini passenger van
Trims covered
- Base
- CL
Known issues on the 1990 Lumina APV. Four recall campaigns sit on the federal record for this year, and most involve seating and restraints. A right-hand retractor fitted at the second-row left seat can lock on a steep grade so the belt cannot be pulled out at all. Rear modular seat frame hold-down hooks may not hold the required pull force at the anchorage. Front seat recliner bolts can loosen and fatigue until a seat back drops rearward while someone is driving. Corrosion at the rear cradle retainers is the fourth. Of 123 complaints, 33 name the structure, 14 the seats and 13 the brakes.
THE REAR MODULAR SEAT FRAME HOLD-DOWN HOOKS MAY NOT MEET THE REQUIRED PULL FORCE AT THE REAR SET ANCHORAGE.
VEHICLES WOULD NOT CONFORM TO FMVSS 207.
REPLACE REAR HOLD DOWN HOOKS AND PIVOT RIVETS WITH HEAT TREATED HARDWARE.
BINDING/STICKING OR HARD TO OPEN FUEL FILLER DOOR (NEW SPRING AND RELEASE CABLE). *TW
FUEL TANK THUD/CLUNK. *TW
SLIDING DOOR RATTLES. *TW
VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE ROOF CAME OFF BEFORE THE ROLL OVER AND THE STEERING WAS GONE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
STEERING SYSTEM BROKE. TT
UPON IMPACT, DURING REAR END COLLISION, DRIVER/PASS. SEAT BACKREST COLLAPSED REARWARD. *AK
BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO FLOOR WHILE TRYING TO BRAKE, HAD FIXED HAPPENED AGAIN, HAD ACCIDENT. TT
Showing the 4 most serious of 135 complaints filed with NHTSA.
