Chevrolet Caprice Complaints
715 consumer complaints on file.
- #527030December 23, 1997SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT FAILED, CAUSING THE STRUCTURE TO LAND ON THE TIRE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #527492December 22, 1997UNKNOWN OR OTHER
UNSPECIFIED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #526157December 15, 1997ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
STARTER FAILED, EXHAUST MANIFOLD FAILED DUE TO WARPING, PCM FAILED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #526126December 15, 1997SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS
LOWER BALL JOINT SNAPPED OFF CONTROL ARM.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #526061December 15, 1997SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS SYSTEM LIGHT STAYS ON, REPAIRS MADE, HOWEVER LIGHT REMAINS ON.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #818591December 15, 1997ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 10MPH, MAKING A TURN, ENGINE AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM TURNED OFF, LOST ALL BRAKING POWER/ STEERING AND LIGHTS. CONSUMER HAD TO RUN UP ON CURB UNTIL ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. UPON CHECKING UNDER THE HOOD, DISCOVERED THAT A POSITIVE CABBLE FROM THE BATTERY LEADING TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FUSE BOX WAS LOOSE. THIS DEFECT COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #605645December 3, 1997FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
FUEL PUMP FAILED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #818357December 2, 1997STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
IN REFERENCE TO EA96022, THE DEFECTIVE STEERING WHEEL RIM BROKE OFF JUST ABOVE THE CROSSBAR WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. 1994-1996 CHEVROLET CAPRICES A TOTAL OF 5 VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #525280November 20, 1997AIR BAGS
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS DURING HEAD ON COLLISION.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #524621November 11, 1997ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE STALLS CONTINUALLY CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #524576November 10, 1997ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
HEADLIGHTS WILL SUDDENLY COME ON IN DAYLIGHT AND INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WILL SUDDENLY GO OFF DUE TO FAILURE OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #819769November 10, 1997STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
BACKING OUT; STEERING WOULD NOT TURN LEFT/RIGHT. WENT UP ON CURB. ACCELERATED TO GET OFF. CALLED DEALER & SOMEONE PICKED VEHICLE UP. BALL JOINTS DISCONNECTED. BOLTS/NUTS MISSING THAT ARE ATTACHED TO BALL JOINTS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #818195November 3, 1997SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
OWNER CLAIMS THAT WHEN SHE APPLIES THE BRAKES THAT THEY MAKE A LOUD NOISE AND SLIP BEFORE THE CAR COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #816818October 31, 1997ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN THE REVERSE POSITION, IN WET CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #818041October 30, 1997SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, CAUSED REAREND COLLISION. PRIOR TO CRASH/WHEN COMING TO STOP, INSTEAD OF STOPPING, PICKED UP SPEED, DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEMS. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #817821October 28, 1997SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE APPLYING THR BRAKES ON AN INCLINE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #605509October 20, 1997SUSPENSION:FRONT, SUSPENSION, STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT
TOTAL FRONT END SUSPENSION SYSTEM FAILURE, MISSING BUSHINGS AND SHAMS. NLM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #604278October 14, 1997SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE CAUSING NOISE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #604225October 10, 1997ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
MUFFLER TAIL PIPE FAILED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #604413October 9, 1997VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SOLENOID VALVE RELAY FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD RESULTING IN COLLISION. YH
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0