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1997 Chevrolet Lumina lighting problems

18 complaints about lighting have been filed for the 1997 Chevrolet Lumina, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
18 4% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
0 and 2
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 2 fires.

What owners wrote

Vehicle caught on fire while parked in the garage, the fire was so intense that the vehicle melted down to the frame, also consumers house burned down, it was determined by the fire investigators that the cause of the fire was started by the fuel pump and the daytime running lights.

October 2000 Fire

Tl* the contact owns a 1997 chevrolet lumina. The contact stated that the headlight illumination was extremely low dim. The contact activated the high beam headlights in order to see the roadway. After inspecting the vehicle, the contact noticed small fractures in the headlight lens. The contact cleaned the headlight lens but continued to experience low visibility and would have to activate the high beam headlights. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired.

Reported at 60,000 miles, December 2010

Other problems reported for the 1997 Chevrolet Lumina

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