1997 Chevrolet Lumina Body and structure Problems
- Complaints
- 14about this part
- Share
- 4%of 347 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 55,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 14 complaints about the body and structure of the 1997 Chevrolet Lumina, 4% of the 347 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 55,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“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. …”
NHTSA complaint #10097925, filed 2004-10, 50,000 miles“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.”
NHTSA complaint #10018884, filed 2003-05, 60,000 miles“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. 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.”
NHTSA complaint #10140279, filed 2005-10, 80,000 miles“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.”
NHTSA complaint #10744803, filed 2015-07“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.”
NHTSA complaint #10056150, filed 2004-01Body and structure: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 | 5% |
| 2000 | 1 | 3% |
| 1999 | 2 | 2% |
| 1998 | 10 | 4% |
| 1997 | 14 | 4% |
| 1996 | 9 | 4% |
| 1995 | 31 | 6% |
| 1994 | 12 | 10% |
| 1993 | 6 | 2% |
| 1992 | 15 | 4% |
| 1991 | 52 | 15% |
| 1990 | 62 | 15% |
Other parts of the 1997 Chevrolet Lumina
88 complaintsEngine cooling
52 complaintsFuel system
50 complaintsBrakes
37 complaintsAir bags
36 complaintsElectrical system
26 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
21 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
19 complaintsExterior lighting
15 complaintsOther or unknown
11 complaintsVehicle speed control
11 complaintsSuspension
10 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1997 Chevrolet Lumina
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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