Table 1 shows ten common power train related problems of the 1997 Chevrolet Lumina. The number one most common problem is related to the automatic transmission (five problems). The second most common problem is related to the transmission not go into gear (two problems).
I could not get the car out park. The shift lock cable and the park/neutral switch had to be replaced. Read details...
We can not tell what gear the transmission is in, it keeps changing over time. I can not tell when and if I am in reverse until I take my foot off the brake and step on the gas. Sometimes reverse sometimes not. Today, for example, when the indicator is in reverse the car is in neutral. Read details...
Transmission jumped out of drive and went into neutral while driving on highway at 65-70 mph on dry pavement, reference from Chevrolet service bulletin, no. 677164, no injuries incurred in incident. Read details...