14 problems related to steering have been reported for the 1997 Chevrolet Lumina. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
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.
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.
My husband was driving to work when an elk ran out infront of him. He swerved left to avoid the elk, the car or wheels or steering wheel locked up and the car was thrown to the right causing it to roll 4 to 5 times.
The consumer stated the steering has become very difficult to turn. Please provide additional information.
When a left turn was made, the vehicle became difficult to steer. (the steering wheel had become stiff) an independent mechanic was unable to find the cause of the problem. The consumer stated the problem usually happened at low speeds.
I own a 1997 Chevrolet Lumina. The steering mechanism has a sporadic problem which makes it extremely difficult to turn the steering wheel at low speeds. Many times I have had to panic brake in order to stop the vehicle because it won't turn quickly enough to avoid other objects. This has been going on since I bought the car (may 1997). I've returned it to the local gm dealer who tells me there is nothing wrong with it. Gm sent me a letter in January of 2003 saying that my model was being recalled and I would receive another letter. No other communication arrived. When I checked at the gm dealer and on the gm recall web site, it reported that my model was not affected. I read in the newspaper today that NHTSA is conducting an investigation into steering issues involving this vehicle. I can assure you that my car has those issues and gm has been unwilling to do anything about it.
Loss of left steering.
Consumer states while driving on flat surface and with no warning steering wheel locked up, causing a vehicle accident. Dealer notified.
I have a 1997 Chevrolet Lumina that my steering is locking up when turning left only, I have contacted Chevrolet and they indicate there is not a recall but reading your web site a notice was posted that gm will recall 1. 5 million vehicles for a steering problem campaign id02v286000, but gm will not pay for any repairs because it is not a problem according to them. I have almost gotten in several accidents due to this problem and can not drive my car today.
1997 Chevrolet Lumina , steering locks up when turning left .
1997 Chevrolet Lumina steering problem. I saw that there was a recall of this vehicle, but I have not been notified.
Steering locked-up making a left turn on several occasions, the last of which when my wife and 3 kids were in the car. Lock-up even occured to the gm service man when he dropped me off at work before completing the repair. Gm claims that it is a part that must have been worn out since the warranty is expired due to years. Only 36,000 miles on this vehicle, even the cavalier steering racks last the life of the car. This is a defective part that gm needs to fix. Nlm.
Vehicle was missing the steering shaft seal. Shaft seal was missing after a recall repair was performed on the consumer's vehicle. Also, consumer said that no prior repair was done that could have took off the missing steering shaft seal. Component was installed on the vehicle. Consumer felt that part wasn't present in the vehicle when it was assembled. Called general motors (gm) but has no answer.
Difficulty in steering vehicle when making left turns. Cause of the problem has not been determined.