1997 Chevrolet Lumina engine problems
50 complaints about engine have been filed for the 1997 Chevrolet Lumina, which is 11% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 50 11% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 76,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When engine problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 14 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 76,000 miles, and 21% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 fire, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
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.
1997 lumina has loud lifter noise. Lifters replaced once by dealer, but noise is especially loud now that the weather is cold.
Other problems reported for the 1997 Chevrolet Lumina
- Steering 90 complaints
- Fuel system 52 complaints
- Brakes 40 complaints
- Air bags 38 complaints
- Electrical system 28 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 20 complaints
- Lighting 18 complaints
- Transmission 16 complaints