Safety Score
88
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1993 Chevrolet Caprice.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-07-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | 1993 CHEVROLET STATION WAGON CAUGHT FIRE IN THE DASHBOARD COMPARTMENT. *KB OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT. *JB |
| 2004-10-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY HORN FAILED TO WORK. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PROBLEM TWICE, BUT THE CONSUMER WAS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS.… |
| 2004-01-04 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | No | 0 | LOCATION: FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM ON DRIVER'S SIDE. PROBLEM: NUT CAME OFF THE BOLT HOLDING THE SUSPENSION TO… |
| 2003-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | THE HORN WAS INOPERATIVE DUE TO THE HOT WEATHER TEMPERATURE MELTING THE MECHANISMS. *AK *SCC *JB |
| 2002-06-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | HORN DOES NOT WORK WHILE DRIVING AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR A PEDESTRIAN TO GET HURT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIE… |
| 2002-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING ABS BRAKE LIGHT APPEARED ON DASHBOARD. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROB… |
| 2002-04-02 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | No | 0 | FRONT END SUSPENSION LOWER CONTROL ARM ON DRIVER'S SIDE IS FAULTY. BOLT THAT HOLDS FRAME IS HANGING OFF AND THE SELF L… |
| 2001-05-09 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | AT AN AUCTION, CONSUMER BID ON A CAR, HOWEVER WAS NOT ALLOWED TO LOOK IN IT BEFORE BUYING IT, WHEN THE CONSUMER FINALLY… |
| 2000-03-17 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | WHILE DAUGTHER WAS PUTTING SEAT BELT ON THE SPRING THAT RETRACTS BELT BROKE, CAUSING SEAT BELT NOT TO RETRACT. OWNER … |
| 1999-06-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 1 | WHILE TRAVELING 70MPH ENGINE SHUT DOWN. HAD AIR CONDITIONER ON AT TIME. HAPPENS IN SUMMER ONLY. TOOK TO DEALER. CANNOT … |
| 1999-05-12 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WON'T RETRACT AND THE SPRING BROKE. *AK |
| 1998-12-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | IF THE FRONT WHEELS ARE ON DIFFERENT PAVEMENT THERE IS NO BRAKING ABILITY WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER CANNOT D… |
| 1998-11-13 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | COSTCO/PRICE CLUB'S KIRKLAND TIRE (225 75 R15) EXPERIENCED A PLY SEPARATION. *SLC |
| 1998-09-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | VEHICLE FIRE DUE TO ALTERNATOR FAILURE. (OHIO TRAFFIC REPORT). |
| 1998-07-29 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SEATBELT WILL NOT RETRACT, ITS PULLED OUT AND WON'T RETRACT BACK, WON'T PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF … |
| 1998-07-07 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | PAINT IS PEELING, PAINT FEELS VERY ROUGH INSTEAD OF SMOOTH. DRIVERS DOOR IS SLIGHLY DARKER COLOR THAN REST OF CAR. ENTI… |
| 1998-07-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS BRAKE MODULATOR HAS COMPLETELY FAILED, RESULTING IN MODULATOR NOT PROVIDING ANY PRESSURE TO THE WHEELS. *AK |
| 1998-02-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | THE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM IS CRACKED WERE IT ATTACHES TO THE STABILIZER. THE LOWER CONTROL ARM HAS BEEN REPLACED BY DE… |
| 1998-01-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | HORN BUTTONS WERE POORLY DESIGNED, THE HORN DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. LOCATED ON THE STEERING WHEEL WITH THE AIRBAG ARE TW… |
| 1998-01-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | DESIGN OF HORN BUTTONS ON STEERING WHEEL MAKES LOCATION HARD TO FIND WHEN NECESSARY TO BLOW. THE HORN BUTTONS DO NOT FU… |
| 1998-01-18 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | SUDDEN ACCELERATION. |
| 1998-01-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE EMISSIONS SYSTEM FAILS INSPECTION CONTINUALLY DUE TO FUMES. |
| 1997-10-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHEN GOING OVER ROUGH TERRAIN, THE ABS BRAKES DON'T WORK . THE DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATED WHILE BR… |
| 1996-11-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | THE HORN BUTTONS ARE LOCATED AT EACH SIDE OF THE AIRBAG. THEY ARE 2 SMALL BUTTONS THAT ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS IN… |
| 1996-10-02 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | UNDERCARRIAGE NOISE. |
| 1996-07-24 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT, WHEN RELEASED, BECAME LOOSE, AND WILL NOT RETRACT. *AK *JB |
| 1996-07-03 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE WAS HIT AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK |
| 1996-05-23 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | DRUNK DRIVER HIT VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE, DRAGGED VEHICLE AROUND CORNER, SEAT BELT HELD, DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT D… |
| 1996-04-07 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | Yes | 1 | REAR AXLE FRACTURED, CAUSING ACCIDENT ROLLOVER/INJURY. *DSH |
| 1996-03-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING AND TRYING TO USE THE HORN THERE ISN'T ANY SOUND COMING FROM THE HORN. CONSUMER STATES THAT IT IS A SAFET… |
| 1996-01-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, WHEN DRIVING IN WET WEATHER CONDITIONS THE BRAKES GRABBED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, RESULT… |
| 1995-09-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN TRAVELING ON BUMPY SURFACE. TT |
| 1995-09-13 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | RIMS ON VEHICLE KEEP WARPING, DIFFICULTY STEERING THE VEHICLE. TT |
| 1995-09-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | SUDDEN ACCELERATION WITOUT WARNING. *TW |
| 1995-08-11 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | THE ANGLE OF THE WINDSHIELD CREATES A GLARE OF THE DASH SO BAD THAT DRIVER CANNOT SEE AT ALL SOMETIMES. PLEASE DESCRIBE… |
| 1995-08-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE. *DSH |
| 1995-06-25 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | Yes | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILED, VEHICLE STARTED WHEN SHIFT LEVER WAS BETWEEN PARK AND REVERSE GEAR/VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL, RE… |
| 1995-06-06 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON THE SHOULDER OF HIGHWAY IMPACT 6:00 POSITION, VEHICLE EXPLODED CAUSING A FIRE AND FATAL DEATH. TT |
| 1995-05-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND CAR CAUGHT FIRE CAME FROM THE DASH BOARD. TT |
| 1995-01-03 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | WIRING INSULATION DISCOVERED TO BE BURNED UPON REMOVAL OF FUEL PUMP FROM FUEL TANK. *AW |
| 1994-12-30 | TIRES | Yes | 0 | GENERAL TIRE BLEW OUT. *SKD |
| 1994-09-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | HORN IS VERY DIFFCULT TO PRESS. HORN HAS 2 BUTTONS ON STEERING WHEEL AND LEFT BUTTON FAILED FIRST. THEN, BOTH BUTTONS… |
| 1994-09-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | EXPERIENCED SUDDEN SURGE IN ACCELERATION. *AK |
| 1994-06-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | No | 0 | TAIL LIGHT DOES NOT FUNCTION WHEN THE PANEL LIGHT ARE OUT, ALMOST RESULT IN REAREND, REPLACE TWO SWITCH IN PANEL TO NO … |
| 1994-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS BRAKING PROBLEMS. TT THE WHEELS ON ABS LOCK UP MOST OF THE TIME, ESPECIALLY DURING RAIN OR SNOW. THE DEALER … |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS REQUIRES AN EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE. |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON ROUGH TERRAIN THE BRAKES BOUNCE & JERK, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE… |
| — | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS | No | 0 | SUSPENSION; AXLE REAR COIL SPRING NOT RIGHT OR WELD IN THE WRONG PLACE. TT |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THA ABS LIGHT STAYS ON. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | HORN BUTTON FAILED CONTINUALLY. |