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1997 Chevrolet Lumina brakes problems

The 1997 Chevrolet Lumina has 40 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 9% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

40

Brakes complaints

9%

Share of year

6

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Brakes complaints by year

Lumina brakes complaints by model year319 complaints1990: 319 complaints1991: 237 complaints1992: 210 complaints1993: 180 complaints1994: 75 complaints1995: 91 complaints1996: 37 complaints1997: 40 complaints1998: 37 complaints1999: 20 complaints2000: 3 complaints2001: 3 complaints
Lumina brakes complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

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.…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes · July 19, 2013 · crash

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 1997 Chevrolet Lumina have?

NHTSA has 40 complaints about the 1997 Chevrolet Lumina brakes — 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.