1997 Chevrolet Lumina body problems

14 complaints (4% of all complaints for this car). 1 crash reported.

owner complaints: 14
of this car's complaints: 4%
crashes: 1
recalls: 0

Which part fails

Body
5
Frame and members
2
Body: trunk lid
2
Body: door
2

At what mileage

Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.

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Chevrolet Lumina body problems in other years

Related recalls

No recalls on record for this model year.

What 1997 Chevrolet Lumina owners say

Most recent owner complaints, unedited.

Filed Jul 29, 2015 · Body · FL · crash

While driving home one day another driver hit the side of the car close to the headlight on the driver side this hit caused me to no longer be able to drive the vehicle. The airbags in the vehicle did not deploy.

Filed Sep 13, 2008 · Body, Engine · AL

I know of several owners of chevy lumina where paints is peeling and engine failure is there anything I can do to start an investigation.

Filed Oct 19, 2005 · Body, Engine · 80,000 miles · NY · 1 injury

Dt: the trunk fell on the consumer's head three different times. Had brain surgery in 1997 and these three incident had deteriorate the consumer's health. Also, the muffler systems are stainless steel but the clamps are not stainless steel. *ak update 12/27/2005 - the trunk lid spring mechanism was not aligned properly. The consumer contacted the manufacturer but the said there were no recall for the trunk spring. The consumer's friend realigned the spring mechanism.

Filed Mar 23, 2005 · Body · 40,000 miles · NJ

Car is delaminating.

Filed Oct 28, 2004 · Body · 50,000 miles · OH

1997 lumina has paint peeling on the trunk and sides of car. I have seen this on several other white painted luminas around town and am concerned that this is a paint defect. This peeling process has been going on for some time now but has recently gotten a lot worse. I took my carl to a local= macco painting place and they say that they have seen this a lot in with gm cars from 1997. They even had one getting repainted as we spoke. Took this to a gm dealer and they could not do anything about this. I have a white lumina that I cannot wash the car at the car wash because the paint is stripped. Also I have a problem with the engine oil light comes on every time I start the car. It will last two or three minutes. Had it checked at a local car dealership and they could not find any problems in their computer even though they saw the problem.

Filed Jan 29, 2004 · Body · WI

On driver's rear side, approximately 5 inches from the gas tank, there was a huge bubble under the paint. A few days later the paint broke off, leaving a large area without paint.

Filed May 18, 2003 · Body · 60,000 miles · OK

Exterior paint is peeling all over. Started on the hood,then rear lower door body line, then body line on trunk lid,then passenger quarter panel behind quarter glass window, then driver side quarter panel from gas lid opening all the way back to the tail light and started at body line all the way down to bumper.

Filed Oct 21, 2002 · Body · IA

Consumer states while driving the driver side sunvisor pop out into drivers lap causing a distraction. Please provide additional information. Ts

Filed Oct 18, 2002 · Body · IA

Consumer states that while driving the visor may pop out in the drivers lap. Mr

Filed Apr 19, 2002 · Body · NY

Consumer states that the bottom section on all four doors has started to rust. The dealer has been notified. Nlm

Questions about the 1997 Chevrolet Lumina body

Does the 1997 Chevrolet Lumina have body problems?

Owners have filed 14 complaints about the body of the 1997 Chevrolet Lumina, 4% of all its complaints.

At what mileage do 1997 Chevrolet Lumina body problems start?

Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.

Was there a recall on the 1997 Chevrolet Lumina body?

There is no recall for this problem on this model year.

What year does the Chevrolet Lumina have the most body problems?

The Chevrolet Lumina model years with the most body complaints are 1990 (62 complaints), 1991 (52 complaints) and 1995 (31 complaints).