Chevrolet Caprice Complaints

715 consumer complaints on file.

#551543March 27, 2000
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE POWER WINDOW CONTROLS ARE INOPERATIVE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859171March 24, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WHILE DAUGTHER WAS PUTTING SEAT BELT ON THE SPRING THAT RETRACTS BELT BROKE, CAUSING SEAT BELT NOT TO RETRACT. OWNER BELIEVES THE COST OF REPLACEMENT SHOULD BE REIMBURSED. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859080March 23, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING, AND VEHICLE JUMPED INTO CRUISE CONTROL WITHOUT CONSUMER EVEN TOUCHING THE BUTTON. ALMOST REARENDED ANOTHER CAR. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859047March 22, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
AFTER PARKING VEHICLE AND SHIFTING INTO PARK WITH ENGINE STILL RUNNING, WITHIN A FEW SECONDS, VEHICLE STARTED TO MOVE DUE TO AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK SYSTEM FAILURE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719241February 25, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN ASSEMBLY IS HARD TO USE, AND DOSEN'T WORK WHEN NEEDED. NEEDS TO BE RECALLED..SAFETY HAZARD ,MANY MORE WILL REPORT IN DUE TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855709January 28, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
ROOF VINYL TOP WHICH IS MADE FROM 75 POUND FIBERGLASS CAME OFF WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION POSSIBLY DUE TO ALUMINUM RIVITS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855060January 18, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
WHEN DEPRESSING HORN BUTTONS, HORN DOES NOT WORK. HORN SWITCH WAS REPLACED IN DECEMBER OF 1999. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THE SWTICH HAS BEEN REPLACED. FIRST TIME WAS IN APRIL OF 1996. DEALER WAS CALLED ABOUT THE PROBLEM, PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550042December 20, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER THE FRONT WHEELS LOCK UP AND MAKE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN THE ABS BRAKES ARE APPLIED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715984December 13, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
CAR LOSES POWER STEERING WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY USUALLY AT LOW SPEED WHILE TURNING INTO OR OUT OF DRIVEWAY OR PARKING SPACES. HAVE BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AT LEAST 7 TIMES AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. VEHICLE HAS GONE THROUGH 4 SERPENTINE BELTS IN LESS THAN 60,000 MILES AND HAVE SPENT OVER $3400 IN MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SINCE PURCHASED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715771December 7, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
ALL 4 EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS SNAPPED OFF CLEAN WITHIN THEIR HOUSINGS. MY ASE MECHANIC (MARK AT MARK'S AUTO IN ROCKY HILL, CT. 860-721-7033) DETERMINED THAT THE BOLTS MUST HAVE BEEN OF INFERIOR QUALITY TO HAVE SNAPPED OFF THE WAY THEY DID. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF METAL SPURS WHICH MIGHT INDICATE THE BOLTS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOOSE WITHIN THEIR HOUSINGS. THIS WAS NOT THE CASE. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT GENERAL MOTORS HAS HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM IN THE PAST. THANK YOU FOR READING MY PROBLEM, AND THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR ANY ASSISTANCE YOU MAY PROVIDE TO ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853719December 6, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE MAKES A RIGHT TURN IT WILL STALL OUT AND DIE. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853665December 3, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
IF THE FRONT WHEELS ARE ON DIFFERENT PAVEMENT THERE IS NO BRAKING ABILITY WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUS EOF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853602December 2, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 45MPH IT WOULD MAKE HOWLING NOISES IN THE REAR. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & INFORMED BY MECHANIC THE PROBLEM WAS REAREND DIFFERENTIAL. ALSO, BRAKES WOULD PULL TO THE LEFT WHEN APPLIED. CANNOT LOCATE PROBLEM WITH NAKED EYE. TIRES WERE REPLACED & VEHICLE WAS ALIGNED, AND FRONT SEAT BELTS WOULD FAIL TO RETRACT OR LOCK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715393November 29, 1999
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
PAINT IS PEELING, PAINT FEELS VERY ROUGH INSTEAD OF SMOOTH. DRIVERS DOOR IS SLIGHLY DARKER COLOR THAN REST OF CAR. ENTIRE FRAME HAS RUST ON IT, INCLUDING THE REAR AXLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715083November 20, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING--DETERMINED IT WAS A FUEL PROBLEM. AFTER REMOVING THE FUEL TANK FROM A 1994 CHEVROLET CAPRICE POLICE PACKAGE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF A SEVERE OVERHEATING/MINOR FIRE WHICH CAUSED THE MELTING OF THE INSULATION OF THE GRAY POWER WIRE AND CHAFING OF THE BLACK GROUND WIRE WHICH FEED THE FUEL PUMP. THESE TWO WIRES CAME INTO CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER AND CAUSED THE FUEL PUMP TO SHORT OUT. ALL OF THIS OCCURRED INSIDE THE FUEL TANK. LUCKILY, THERE WAS ADEQUATE FUEL WITHIN THE TANK TO KEEP THE PUMP SUBMERGED AND PREVENT IGNITION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852870November 15, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN THE STOP SIGN AND THE TWO VEHICLES COLLIDED. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. VEHICLE TOTALLED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#714704November 12, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714562November 10, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849293November 9, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
IN A SUDDEN ICE/SNOW STORM HIT A PATCH OF ICE & VEHICLE STARTED TO SLIDE TO LEFT TOWARDS TRAFFIC. SWERVED TO RIGHT & HIT A STUMP. NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT BROKE. DRIVER HIT KNEE ON DASHBOARD. DRIVER'S SEAT BELT REMAINED INTACT. NO EMERGENCY TREATMENT. INSURANCE TOTALED VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714487November 8, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
THE FUEL PUMP IN TANK APPEARS TO HAVE OVERHEATED CAUSING THE CONNECTION PLUG TO OVERHEAT AND MELT THE CONNECTOR AND WIRE. THIS VEHICLE IS A POLICE PATROL CAR AND WAS IN BEING DRIVEN IN REGUALR SERVICE WHEN IT BEGAN TO STALL. THE OFFICER RESTARTED THA CAR SVERAL TIMES AS HE DROVE IT BACK TO THE STATION. OUR REPAIR SHOP DROVE THE CAR INTO THE SERVICE BAY AND PERFORMED REGULAR DIAGOSTIC SERVICE. THE FUEL PRESSURE WAS TESTED AT 70 LBS. CHEVROLET SPEC IS 41 TO 47 LBS. WE PULLED THE PUMP AND FOUND THE PUMP POWERE WIRE AND PLUG MELTED. OUR CONCERN IS THAT THIS WIRE BEING SUBMERSED INSIDE THE FUEL TANK COULD HAVE CAUSED AN EXPLOSION IF THE FUEL LEVEL HAD BEEN LOW. THE HEAT GENERATED FROM THIS PROBLEM AREA SHOULD HAVE CAUSED AN INTERUPTION IN POWER TO THE PUMP BEFORE THE WIRE AND CONNECTOR WERE HOT ENOUGH TO MELT. WE ARE CALLING IN ALL CAPRICES TO INSPECT THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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