general problems of the 1997 Chevrolet Lumina

Four problems related to air bag have been reported for the 1997 Chevrolet Lumina. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 07/19/2013

Lost control of the vehichle driving home. Crashed. Police report is identical to steering recall. Which never was repaired. The VIN number I have at home. Neither airbag deployed even though I smashed into a culvert.

2 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 07/19/2013

I was driving home verred offf the left side of the road lost control the powersterring went out spun in circles until finally hitting a concrete culvert neither airbag deployed. I broke 4 vertaebras 7 ribs and received a traumatic brain injury. Couldnt even recall my parents foe months or even they lived together . Layed in the car til paremedics found me about an hor later. The airbag was designed to prevent head injury. The 1997 chevy Lumina failed horribly. Plus tendays in a coma lost a $50 k yr job and sent to a nursing home to spend my 33rd,thanksgnd chrisrmas in until I wase rleased from guardianship. 12/30/13 please help! how is the 1997 malibu different than all the Luminas recalles? same year. Gm istrying to cut there costs OH but they messsed up.

3 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 04/21/1998

Anti lock brakes failed resulting in an accident, no deployment of air bag during collision.

4 Air Bag problem

Airbag module failed, the light stayed on after flashing.




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