1997 Chevrolet Lumina vehicle speed control problems
11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 1997 Chevrolet Lumina — 3% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I was traveling home. Lost control and could not turn. The steering went out, and fuel system. I was left in a coma for ten days. My airbag did not deploy like it was developed to do. I received a traumatic brain injury because of the lack of it deploying broke 11 bones. 7 ribs and four vertebraes…”
filed Jun 29, 2014
“When applying the brakess vehicle surged forward. *ak this problem occurs when pulling into parkingp laces, when yielding to pedestrians and when pulling into the garage*nm”
filed Jul 19, 2004
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Lumina years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 Lumina | 2 | 10% |
| 2000 Lumina | 2 | 7% |
| 1999 Lumina | 5 | 5% |
| 1998 Lumina | 9 | 4% |
| 1996 Lumina | 9 | 4% |
| 1995 Lumina | 26 | 5% |
| 1994 Lumina | 5 | 4% |
| 1993 Lumina | 6 | 2% |
| 1992 Lumina | 9 | 3% |
| 1991 Lumina | 4 | 1% |
| 1990 Lumina | 6 | 1% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1997 Chevrolet Lumina
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.