Chevrolet Caprice Complaints

715 consumer complaints on file.

#827352August 28, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
HAMILTON BAND POLICE EXPERIENCING COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. OFFICER STATES WHEN RESPONDING TO AN EMERGENCY CALL, TRAVELING ABOUT 70 MPH AND UPON APPLYING FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD,RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE/BRAKE FADE AWAY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. VEHICLE AWAITING SERVICE AT A REPAIR SHOP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827108August 24, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN, GIVING THE DRIVER NO INDICATION . THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539990August 17, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538964August 11, 1998
WHEELS:HUB
HUBCAP BROKEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826522August 11, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLED AND BRAKES DIDN'T WORK. THEY GOT HARD, THE PEDAL WOULDN'T MOVE AT AL., DRIVING AT 10 MPH, INCLINE TOWARDS RED LIGHT, CAR WOULD NOT STOP, MANAGED TO SLOW DOWN. DEALER STATES THEY HAVE REPAIRED BEFORE, AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE OF VARIOUS WORKMANSHIP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539635August 10, 1998
POWER TRAIN
SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825651August 6, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKE MODULATOR HAS COMPLETELY FAILED, RESULTING IN MODULATOR NOT PROVIDING ANY PRESSURE TO THE WHEELS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826158August 3, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL POWER STEERING/BRAKES WENT OUT WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE WILL NOT START AFTER THIS INCIDENT. HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CIGRETTE LIGHTER AND RADIO, WHICH SHE HAD FIXED A WEEK PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE HANDLE. CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826182August 3, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE DRIVER'S SEATBELT WILL NOT RETRACT, ITS PULLED OUT AND WON'T RETRACT BACK, WON'T PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. DEALER HAS TO REPLACE THE DRIVER SEATBELT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826085July 30, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL 97V217 ON JUNE 8, 1998. VEHICLE IS CONTINUALLY LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. RECALL NOTICE STATES THAT DEALER WILL REPAIR ABS MODULATOR TO STOP BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF EXISTING PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825424July 29, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
DESIGN OF HORN BUTTONS ON STEERING WHEEL MAKES LOCATION HARD TO FIND WHEN NECESSARY TO BLOW. THE HORN BUTTONS DO NOT FUNCTION AT ALL DUE TO INFERIOR QUALITY OF HORN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826021July 29, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
OWNER HAD RECALL REPAIR WORK DONE IN MARCH, VEHICLE NOW IS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID FROM THE ABS SYSTEM UNIT ONTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR VEHICLE AGAIN. RECALL # 97V217000, ABS BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816734July 23, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)
THE DEFECTIVE CHECK VALVE NEAR THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD SEPARATED, CAUSING THE ANTI-FREEZE TO SPRAY ONTO THE MANIFOLD AND CAUSED A FIRE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. POLICE DEPARTMENT HAD 30 CHECK VALVES REPLACED OUT OF 150 VEHICLES REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538345July 15, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825383July 14, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
WHEN DRIVING THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. DEALER SAYS THE AIRBAG IS NOT WORKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537339July 6, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKE VALVE FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824876July 1, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN BUTTONS WERE POORLY DESIGNED, THE HORN DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. LOCATED ON THE STEERING WHEEL WITH THE AIRBAG ARE TWO SMALL BUTTONS TO BLOW THE HORN, WHICH DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY AND IS HARD TO FIND. THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824808June 30, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
OWNER STARTED THE ENGINE, PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF IN FULL SPEED, CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE ABOUT 3 FEET AWAY. MINOR DAMAGES WAS DONE TO THE BUMPER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824523June 22, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AFTER STARTING VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE IN PARK FOR NO REASON. CAUSE OF PROBLEM UNKNOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824209June 11, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE BRAKES GOT HARD AND THE PEDAL WOULD NOT GO DOWN. DRIVER HAD TO STAND ON THE PEDAL WITH TWO FEET TO STOP, SHE PUT IT IN NEUTRAL TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. THE DEALER HAS HAD OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THESE BRAKES. THE BRAKES ARE NO LONGER USED. DEALER OFFERED TO REPLACE BRAKES WITH THE SAME STYLE FOR A FEE. WHEN CONSUMER DRIVES AT 45-55MPH ON WET AND DRY PAVEMENTS THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME. THERE IS NO RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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