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1997 Chevrolet Lumina airbags problems

The 1997 Chevrolet Lumina has 38 airbags complaints filed with NHTSA — 9% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

38

Airbags complaints

9%

Share of year

23

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Airbags complaints by year

Lumina airbags complaints by model year38 complaints1991: 2 complaints1992: 1 complaints1993: 1 complaints1994: 1 complaints1995: 36 complaints1996: 34 complaints1997: 38 complaints1998: 16 complaints1999: 7 complaints
Lumina airbags complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A LEFT TURN STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP. DRIVER WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS NOT HURT. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Airbags · February 9, 2004 · crash

Common questions

How many airbags complaints does the 1997 Chevrolet Lumina have?

NHTSA has 38 complaints about the 1997 Chevrolet Lumina airbags — 9% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.