Purchased remote control door lock on 10/10/03 from walmart. Was locking door and activated the remote control for vehicle's door. Remote control caused trailer lights to short out after hooking trailer to vehicle. There was a fuse blown, and vehicle had caught on fire. Had taken vehicle to dealership, where remote control was disconnected. Incident was caused on 10/25/03.
1997 Chevrolet Lumina: doors won't lock, open or latch
5 of the 346 complaints about the 1997 Chevrolet Lumina describe doors won't lock, open or latch.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Doors won't lock, open or latch by model year
What owners say
I bought the car new in april 1997 . A few months after I contacted th dealer and told them my wife was locked out of her car 3 times , with the car running and no way to get in because the auto door locks lock when she gets out of the car. The dealer replaced all door locks and problem went away for about 8 months, then if started again about and the dealer told me they replaced the locks again. Now on xmas week 1998 it happened to me, and on new years day 1999. Took the car for inspection and told dealer that it's happening again and I was concerned my wife will get locked out and be stuck somewhere and could get hurt since we live in the phila area. They told me they could not replace unless they could duplicate problem. I called gn tech ass. And they told me the same thing. I contacted my state rep and he is sending me a copy of the lemon law. This happens when the car is running and you get out and close the door. Unfortunatly it only happens occasionly. You can close the door a hundred times and it mi
Door lock fails intermittently. Mjs
Without vehicle being on the power door locks will lock up automatically without any manual operation. Cause unknown. Dealer cannot identify any problem. Please give any further details.
The door lock design is awkward for persons with big hands to open the door. When you pull the door release, your knuckles could depress the door lock therefore locking the driver out of the vehicle.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1997 Chevrolet Lumina door locks
Is doors won't lock, open or latch a common problem on the 1997 Chevrolet Lumina?
5 of 346 owner complaints about the 1997 Chevrolet Lumina (1%) mention doors won't lock, open or latch. The model year with the most reports is 1995.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1997 Chevrolet Lumina?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1997 Chevrolet Lumina
Steering lock-up 15Power steering loss 14Stalling 13No deployment 12Airbag light 11Fuel gauge 11Fuel pump 10Wipers 9Brake failure 7Headlights 6Loss of power 6Grinding brakes 5Fuel leak 5
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