Interior & seats
Filed May 2, 2001
PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT KEEPS RECLINING.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 887311
- Incident
- Mar 20, 2000
1997 Chevrolet Lumina Interior & seats Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Interior & seats reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
8
Latest May 2, 2001
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
2%
of 347 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0
What this page shows
Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1997 Chevrolet Lumina submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming interior
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Interior & seats
Filed Nov 27, 2000
WHEN MAKING A SUDDEN STOP SEAT BROKE FROM TRACK AND ANCHOR. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 875486
- Incident
- Nov 25, 2000
Interior & seats
Filed Oct 3, 2000
Fire reported
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 733291
- Incident
- Sep 18, 2000
Interior & seatsExterior lighting
Filed Aug 9, 1999
WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT FOR A FEW MINUTES. DEALER CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 844681
Fuel systemInterior & seatsPowertrain (other)
Filed Apr 30, 1999
THE FUEL GUAGE ALWAYS INDICATES THAT VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK WHEN IT DOESN'T. ALSO, ONCE BEFORE THE SPEEDOMETER WAS INCORRECT. CURRENTLY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 837284
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 26, 1999
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
- NHTSA ID
- 703772
- Incident
- Jan 1, 1999
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 1, 1999
DOOR LOCK FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. MJS
- NHTSA ID
- 606884
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 17, 1997
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.
- NHTSA ID
- 530915
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Other components reported on this vehicle
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Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .