Two problems related to paint have been reported for the 1997 Chevrolet Lumina. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
1997 Lumina has paint peeling on the trunk and sides of car. I have seen this on several other white painted Luminas around town and am concerned that this is a paint defect. This peeling process has been going on for some time now but has recently gotten a lot worse. I took my carl to a local= macco painting place and they say that they have seen this a lot in with gm cars from 1997. They even had one getting repainted as we spoke. Took this to a gm dealer and they could not do anything about this. I have a white Lumina that I cannot wash the car at the car wash because the paint is stripped. Also I have a problem with the engine oil light comes on every time I start the car. It will last two or three minutes. Had it checked at a local car dealership and they could not find any problems in their computer even though they saw the problem.
On driver's rear side, approximately 5 inches from the gas tank, there was a huge bubble under the paint. A few days later the paint broke off, leaving a large area without paint.