Safety Score
88
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1996 Chevrolet Caprice.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The vats system is the problem on my 96 Impala it just shut my car off for the past 3 mos |
| 2012-03-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | SAFETY EMISSIONS. *KB |
| 2011-09-13 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHEVROLET CAPRICE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN HE HEARD A DRAGGING NOISE COMING FRO… |
| 2007-03-10 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | DURING MAINTENANCE OF MY VEHICLE IT WAS FOUND TO BE MISSING THE BOLTS, GUIDES, WASHERS, BUSHINGS AND NUTS THAT CONNECT … |
| 2006-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHEVROLET CAPRICE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER LIGHTS BEGAN BLINKING… |
| 2004-09-29 | TIRES | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE TIRES, RESULTING IN TIRES EXPLODING WHILE CAR WAS PARKED, DAMAGING ENTIRE FRONT END OF VEHICLE. *BF THE TIR… |
| 2004-06-20 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO M… |
| 2004-03-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | THE TIRE ON THE CONSUMER'S 1996 CHEVROLET CAPRICE BLEWOUT WHILE PARKED DAMAGING THE ENTIRE FRONT END (COOPER CORNELL TI… |
| 2003-09-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING BELOW 20 MPH VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND THE… |
| 2003-04-08 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | RIGHT FRONT BALL JOINTS BROKE. *JB |
| 2003-04-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | THE ACCELERATOR IDLED WHILE DRIVING. *JB |
| 2003-04-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | THE ACCELERATOR IDLED WHILE DRIVING. *JB |
| 2002-12-27 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1996 CHEVROLET CAPRICE WITH ONLY 28, 000 MILES ON IT. SEVERAL OCCURANCES OF STEERING LOOCKUP WHEN GOING AT VE… |
| 2002-11-07 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT FUEL PUMP PROBLEMS. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING FUEL PUMP BURNED OUT, AND LUCKILY IT DID NOT EXPLODE… |
| 2002-09-02 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THE FUEL PUMP ON THE VEHICLE WENT OUT WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF … |
| 2002-07-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, BRAKE HOSE RUBS ITS MOUNTING BOLT. IT WAS INSTALLED WITH A LOOP IN THE HOSE. REPAIR HAS BEEN MADE ON VEH… |
| 2002-04-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 15MPH ON FLAT SURFACE AND WITHOUT WARNING THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. DEALER NO… |
| 2001-08-19 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | I CHECKED NHTSA'S WEB SIDT, MY CAR WAS ON RECALL LIST FOR THAT LOWER BALL JOINT. I CALLED GM, THEY SAID MY CAR WAS NOT … |
| 2001-08-19 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT STUD AND NUT WERE SEPARATED, R/R BALL JOINT |
| 2001-08-19 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2001-05-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE AIR PUMP BROKE CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, GM HAD A BULLETIN THAT ADVISED THE TECHNICIAN TO DISCO… |
| 2001-05-17 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WIRES FOR FUEL SENDING UNIT HAVE BURNED AND MELTED, INCLUDING ELECTRICAL FUEL CONNECTOR PLUG INSIDE GAS TANK, CAUSING A… |
| 2001-02-28 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS GOING 60MPH AND FRONT END OF VEHICLE JUMPED SIDEWAYS AFTER HITTING A BUMP. SHOCKS AND TIRES WERE REPLA… |
| 2001-01-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE SEAT BELT ON THIS CAR HAS A BAR THAT GOES ACROSS THE BUCKLE. THIS BAR IS LOOSE. IF TWISTED IN A VERTICAL POSITION I… |
| 2000-08-14 | TIRES | No | 0 | AQUA GRIP RADIAL UNIROYAL TUBELESS, E4,0210175,M+S,PZ15175R15100S, STEEL WIRES STICKING OUT OF TIRE 2 INCHES AND LONGER… |
| 1999-10-28 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | No | 1 | CONSUMERS CHILD WAS ABLE TO SHIFT GEARS INTO NEUTRAL. CHILD JUMPED OUT AND WAS RUN OVER BY THE CAR. THIS IS A SAFETY IS… |
| 1999-08-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | THE ENGINE HAD DIED OUT WITH WARNING. HAD HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE. WHENEVER VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR A LONG TIME. VEHICLE W… |
| 1999-06-18 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | VEHICLE JERKED/BACKFIRED IN MOTION LIKE FUEL NOT GETTING INTO ENGINE. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED CONSUMER THAT FUEL PU… |
| 1999-03-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | GAS PEDAL STICKS OCCASIONALLY ON INITIAL APPLICATION OF PRESSURE WHICH CAUSES SUDDEN LURCHING/VEHICLE MOVEMENT FORWARD … |
| 1999-02-01 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | HEATER IS NOT WORKING ALTHOUGH THE SYSTEM HAS BEEN FLUSHED THREE TIMES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTATCED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTH… |
| 1999-01-21 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | No | 0 | INSUFFICIENT LUBRICATION OF THE DIFFERENTIAL UNIT CAUSED VEHICLE TO FISHTAIL AND LOSS OF CONTROL(LOCKUP). OWNER'S MANUA… |
| 1999-01-21 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | No | 0 | WHILE PULLING OUT ONTO HIGHWAY, VEHICLE STARTED TO FISHTAIL VIOLENTLY. REAR END KEPT SWINGING BACK AND FORTH. POLICEMAN… |
| 1999-01-05 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE EXPERIENCING ONGOING/ INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING. WHENEVER VEHICLE IS PUT IN REVERSE THE VEHICL… |
| 1998-09-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | WIRING HARNESS BETWEEN FUEL TANK AND PUMP FAILED, BURNING INSULATION AND MELTING CAUSING FAILURE OF THE FUEL PUMP. |
| 1998-08-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | SERPENTENE BELT CHIRPING WHEN UNDER WARRANTY BELT REPLACED 4+ TIMES PROBLEM NEVER SOLVED , CALLED GMC HOTLINE (I QUOTE… |
| 1998-03-11 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APRROXIMATELY 45 MPH ,MADE A DIRECT HEAD-ON HIT AGAINST GUARDRAIL ,VEHICLE THEN FLIPPED OVER .… |
| 1998-03-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | CAR LOSES POWER STEERING WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY USUALLY AT LOW SPEED WHILE TURNING INTO OR OUT OF DRIVEWAY OR PARKIN… |
| 1997-09-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN THE REVERSE POSITION, IN WET CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING WHICH… |
| 1997-02-05 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE CAUSING NOISE. |
| 1997-01-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | FLYWHEEL BROKE. |
| 1997-01-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS SNAPPED WHEN VEHICLE WAS BACKING UP AND ONCE WHEN MOVING FORWARD AND MAKING A LEFT TURN CAU… |
| 1996-12-31 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | SEAT BUCKLE DEFECTIVE. |
| 1996-12-12 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | DRIVING, HEARD CLICKING NOISE, WAS REPAIRED, VERY HARD STEERING; STEERING LOCKED, WILL NOT TURN LEFT/RIGHT; DEALER SAID… |
| 1996-11-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND WON'T GO OFF VEHICLE IS IDLING HIGH AND SHUT CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE AT REPAIR SHOP FOR … |
| 1996-09-13 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP. |
| 1996-09-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | SUSPENSION PROBLEM, CAUSING PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. |
| 1995-12-09 | WHEELS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING LEFT REAR WHEEL CAME OFF. TT |
| — | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER RIGH SIDE WINDOWS ARE SCRATCHED SO BADLY THEY OBSCURE VISION DAY AND NIGHT. SCRATCHED APPEAR… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PUT INTO REVERSE THE ENGINE STALLS AND DIES. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS NOT ABLE… |
| — | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | UNSPECIFIED. |