1995 Chevrolet Caprice

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/30/1997· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  RIGHT AND LEFT REAR DOOR STRIKER PLATE LATCH CRACKED AROUND MOUNTING AREA.

• 12/23/1997· SUSPENSION

  CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT FAILED, CAUSING THE STRUCTURE TO LAND ON THE TIRE.

• 12/23/1997· SUSPENSION

  THE CONTROL ARM BALL JOINTS FAILED.

• 12/23/1997· STEERING

  STEERING WHEEL FAILED.

• 12/21/1995· SEAT BELTS

  SRS LIGHT CONTINUES TO BLINK WHILE DRIVING, IN FOR REPAIR FOUND NO PROBLEM. TT

• 12/07/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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.

• 12/06/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE MAKES A RIGHT TURN IT WILL STALL OUT AND DIE. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 11/20/1997· AIR BAGSCrash

  NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS DURING HEAD ON COLLISION.

• 11/18/1998· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  AFTER WIFE PARKED AUTOMOBILE AND GOT OUT-THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARD IN A SEMI-CIRCLE, RESULTING IN HITTING A BRICK WALL. DRIVER WAS SLIGHTLY INJURED. *AK

• 11/11/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE STALLS CONTINUALLY CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.

• 11/10/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *SD

• 11/08/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  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.

• 11/04/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DISTRIBUTOR FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER/STALL. *AK

• 11/01/2007· TIRES

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHEVROLET CAPRICE. THE VEHICLE HAS PEP BOYS FUTURA, SIZE P235/70R15 TIRES. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. HE DISCOVERED A BULGE ON THE TREAD OF THE TIRE AT 14,000 MILES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TIRE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE TIRE. APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS LATER, THE CONTACT FELT A VIBRATION AND DISCOVERED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE HAD A BULGE AT 16,000 MILES. THE REAR TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 165,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,000. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

• 11/01/1995· VISIBILITY

  DASHBOARD REFLECTS IN WINDSHIELD, INTERFERING WITH VISIBILITY IN ACCIDENT. *DSH

• 10/28/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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

• 10/26/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  INTERMITTENT STALLING/HESITATION DURING RAIN. *AK

• 10/24/2003· WHEELS

  WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL FELL OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. *JB

• 10/21/1998· SUSPENSION

  LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT ATTACHMENT NUT LOOSE, PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE HOWEVER RECALL WORK NOT PERFORMED CORRECTLY AND STILL EXPERIENCES LOOSENESS.

• 10/20/1997· STEERING

  IDLE ARM FAILED. NLM

• 10/08/2002· SEAT BELTS

  CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT BACK INTO POSITION AND IT COULD CAUSE THE SEAT BELT TO BE DEFECTIVE IN THE EVENT OF AND ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *MR THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT HAS FAILED AND IS UNABLE TO BE USED. *SCC

• 10/07/1998· STEERING

  OUTER TIE RODS/IDLER ARM FAILED.

• 10/01/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALL COMPLETE, SHUT OFF, STARTER AGAIN , SHUT OFF, DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. NLM

• 09/21/1995· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  REAR BRAKE LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

• 09/18/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DISTRIBUTOR FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK

• 09/15/1999· EQUIPMENT

  THE ROOF RACK ADJUSTABLE RAILS CLAMPING DEVICE IS OPERATED WITHIN A PLASTIC LEVER. IT CAN BREAK VERY EASILY WHEN TRYING TO USE IT, CAUSING DIFFICULTIES WHEN TRYING TO CLAMP RAIL INTO POSITION. THIS BROKEN PART PREVENTS OBJECTS FROM BEING SAFELY SECURED ON ROOF. *ML

• 09/14/1995· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE TAIL PIPE IS VERY LOW TO THE GROUND, POSSIBLE CONTACT TAILPIPE CONTACT WITH SURFACE. TT

• 09/13/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DURING VEHICLE OPERATION THE ALTERNATOR HAS GONE BAD ON TWO OCCASIONS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH.*AK

• 09/02/2008· SUSPENSION

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHEVROLET CAPRICE. WHENEVER THE CONTACT ATTEMPTS TO MAKE A LEFT HAND U-TURN, HE CAN FEEL THE RIGHT TIRE ROLLING OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP, BUT NO FAILURES WERE FOUND. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 136,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

• 08/28/2000· TIRES

  PE200020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1995 CHEVROLET CAPRISE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO SHOP FOR VIBRATION OF A LEFT FRONT TIRE. MECHANIC SAID TIRES WERE BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TIRES COULD BLOWOUT AT ANYTIME. HAD 58866 MILES ON THEM. *AK THE TIRE DEALER OFFERED THE CUSTOMER NEW TIRE AT LOWER PRICE. *YH

• 08/27/2002· VISIBILITY

  4 OF THE VEHICLES POWER WINDOWS HAVE COME OFF THE TRACK AT DIFFERENT TIMES.*AK *NLM

• 08/27/1996· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

• 08/15/2002· STEERING

  STEERING WHEEL COLLAPSED (BROKE OFF) AT THE TWO HORIZONTAL POINTS - - 3 O'CLOCK AND 9 O'CLOCK POINTS AT A ROUTINE "ROCKING" AT A STOP. NOT AN EMERGENCY STOP OR SUDDEN STOP; JUST A ROUTINE STOP AT A LIGHT. I HAD NEVER SEEN THIS HAPPEN IN ANY VEHICLE UNLESS INVOLVED IN A CRASH, MUCH LESS FROM A FRAIL MAN AS MYSELF WHO DOES NOT POSSESS SUPERHUMAN POWERS. I ASKED MECHANICS IF THEY HAD EVER SEEN THIS OCCUR AND THE ANSWER WAS NEGATIVE. I CONTACTED KELLY CHEVROLET (HALLANDALE, FL) AND THEY ALSO TOLD ME TO NEVER HAVE SEEN THIS HAPPEN, UNLESS THE VEHICLE WAS IN AN CRASH. SINCE THEN I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND HAVE RECEIVED NOTHING BUT RUN-AROUNDS. THEY ASSIGNED IT CASE NO. 1-21646074, THEN, THEY GOT IT MIXED UP WITH SOMEONE ELSE'S CASE BY THE NAME OF FENNIMORE. I REPLIED TO THEM TO CORRECT THE NAME ERROR AND PROVIDE THEM WITH FURTHER INFO AND I RECEIVED TWO REPLIES FROM TWO DIFFERENT REPRESENTATIVES WITHIN 3 HOURS OF EACH OTHER. THE FIRST ONE, A MS. NEJDI, WHO SAID TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH THE ORIGINAL REPRESENTATIVE (A MS. WEIR, WHOM HAD DONE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, OTHER THAN MIX ME UP WITH A MR. FENNIMORE). THE SECOND RESPONSE CAME FROM THE ORIGINAL REPRESENTATIVE (MS. WEIR, ADDRESSING ME AS MR. FENNIMORE, AGAIN). SHE SAID IN THIS EMAIL THE CASE HAD BEEN CLOSED DUE TO MY LACK OF RESPONSE. IN FACT, I HAD RESPONDED AND EVEN ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT HER ERROR OF THE NAME AND SAID CORRECTION WAS ACKNOWLEDGED BY MS. NEJDI, AS PREVOUSLY STATED HEREIN. THE DISTURBING PART ABOUT THIS IS GM'S FAILURE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE. A STEERING WHEEL SHOULD NOT COLLAPSE AT A ROUTINE STOP REGARDLESS OF THE AGE OR MILEAGE OF THE CAR WITHOUT BEING INVOLVED IN A CRASH. GM IS ACTING TOTALLY INCOMPETENT IN HANDLING THE COMPLAINT AS WELL AS IRRESPONSIBLE BY IGNORING A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE SAVED EACH EMAIL TO AND FROM GM TO PROVE THEIR DISREGARD FOR SAFETY AND MISHANDLING OF THE MATTER. I WOULD APPRECIATE THE NTHSA'S INVOLVEMENT IN THIS CASE.*AK

• 08/15/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS A FULL THROTTLE AND THERE WILL BE NO BRAKING. DEALER CONTACTED. HAD PART REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK

• 08/14/1995· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE RETURN SPRING, THE ENGINE SPEED DID NOT RETURN TO IDLE, INVOLVED IN RECALL 95V0820000. TT

• 08/12/1997· SUSPENSION

  THE REGULATOR CONTROL ARM LOST CONTROL ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DUE TO BRAKEAGE . MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT PROBLEM. PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED BY DEALER. *AK

• 08/11/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY FAILED CAUSING THE IDIOT LIGHTS TO COME ON AND VEHICLE TO STALL. *MJS

• 08/07/2003· SUSPENSION

  RECALL #96 V 018 000/ GM LOWER CONTROL ARM: WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND MAKING EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THERE WOULD BE A KNOCKING OR BANGING SOUND. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON ONE OCCASION AND THEY TIGHTEN THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT ATTACHMENT NUT. NOW THE PROBLEM HAS RECURRED AGAIN. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY RECALL AT THAT TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS ISSUE AND FILL OUT THE REMAINING QUESTIONNAIRE. *PH

• 08/06/2002· VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE

  WINDOWS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, ALSO WHEN TAKING A LOOK AT VEHICLE THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM DOOR. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *JB

• 08/06/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES FAILED. *DH

• 08/05/2007· SUSPENSION,EQUIPMENT

  I HAVE A 1995 CHEVROLET CAPRICE. MY REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM (PASSENGER SIDE) BROKE WHILE DRIVING. THANKFULLY, IT HAPPENED AT LOW SPEED AND NEAR MY HOME. THE CONTROL ARM BROKE ALL THE WAY THROUGH, RIGHT AT THE STABILIZER BAR ATTACHMENT... EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN RECALL 96V020000. THE PART THAT BROKE IS UNDER RECALL, ID 96V020000. I GAVE THE CHEVROLET DEALER THIS INFORMATION AND THEY "COULD NOT FIND" THE RECALL. I ALSO CALLED AND EMAILED CHEVROLET, ESSENTIALLY GETTING THE SAME RESPONSE --IGNORANCE. MY COMPLAINT IS I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR MYSELF, DESPITE THIS BEING A REPAIR OF A RECALLED PART. HERE IS THE RECALL INFO, AS FOUND ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE: MAKE / MODELS : MODEL/BUILD YEARS: CHEVROLET / CAPRICE 1991-1996 MANUFACTURER : GENERAL MOTORS CORP. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 96V020000 MFR'S REPORT DATE : JAN 25, 1996 COMPONENT: SUSPENSION:REAR POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS AFFECTED : 154214 SUMMARY: THE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM CAN CRACK AT THE REAR STABILIZER BAR ATTACHMENT. CONSEQUENCE: THIS CONDITION CAN BE AGGRAVATED BY THE SEVERE DUTY CYCLE OF THESE VEHICLES AND EVENTUALLY CAUSE THE LOWER CONTROL ARM TO FRACTURE COMPLETELY CAUSING A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. REMEDY: DEALERS WILL REPLACE BOTH REAR LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND REAR STABILIZER BAR ATTACHMENTS. NOTES: SYSTEM: SUSPENSION; SINGLE AXLE; REAR; CONTROL ARM. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: POLICE (SEO 9C1) VEHICLES AND TAXI CABS (SEO 9C6). NOTE: OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME, SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393. *TR

• 08/03/1998· 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

• 07/30/2007· STEERING,POWER TRAIN

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHEVROLET CAPRICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. CHEVROLET STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NUMBER 95V221000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS LEAKING AND THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE OCCASIONALLY, WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE POWERTRAIN AND PURCHASE DATE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

• 07/30/1997· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL PUMP FAILED TWO TIMES.

• 07/25/2002· SUSPENSION

  WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A GRINDING NOISE, DEALER DETERMINED THE DRIVER SIDE UPPER BALL JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TIRE WAS TILTED.*JB

• 07/19/2004· SEAT BELTS

  THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED. THE SPRINGS POPPED OUT OF THE PLASTIC, CAUSING THE SPRING TO NO LONGER HOLD TENSION. *AK THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NO LONGER HOLD THE BELT TENSIONER TO ADJUST TO THE DRIVER'S BODY. THE SEAT BELTS RETRACTOR SPRING HAD BROKEN THROUGH THE PLASTIC RETAINER, WHICH CAUSED THE BELT TO STAY PERMANENTLY IN THE FULL EXTENDED POSITION. *SC *JB

• 07/18/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL LEAK AT TANK FIRST OCCURRED APRIL 22 THIS YEAR. FUEL LEVEL SENDER SEAL REPLACED. MAY !7 FUEL LEVEL SENDER DEFECTIVE, FUEL LEAK. REPLACED FUEL TANK, SENDING UNIT SEAL, FUEL PUMP. TODAY-JULY 18, MASSIVE FUEL LEAK AT TANK WITH GASOLINE PUDDLING UNDER CAR WHILE ENGINE IDLING. 20 MINUTES OF IDLING CAUSED OVER 1 GALLON OF FUEL TO BE EXPELLED FROM TANK. INSPECTION SHOWS POSSIBLE DEFECT IN FUEL VAPOR RECOVERY SYSTEM CAUSING EXCESS FUEL TANK PRESSURE, SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE FUEL TANK SEAL FAILURE WHERE SENDING UNIT MOUNTS TO TANK. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. A DISCARDED CIGARETTE COULD CAUSE FUEL VAPORS TO IGNITE. THIS LEAK WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR UNTIL SOURCE OF EXCESSIVE FUEL TANK PRESSURE CAN BE DETERMINED. IT MAY BE THE RESULT OF FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FUEL VAPOR RECOVERY SYSTEM OR A COMPONENT FAILURE. IF SO, WHY SHOULD A FAILURE RESULT IN MASSIVE FUEL LEAKAGE? THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH LIFE THREATENING POTENTIAL AND SHOULD RECEIVE YOUR HIGHEST PRIORITY IN FOLLOW UP.*AK

• 07/17/1995· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES WHEN NOT BEING PUSHED STILL ACCELERATES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 07/16/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE PEDAL BRACKET BOLT LOOSENED/FELL OUT.

• 07/15/1995· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  ACCELERATOR STUCK, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTOL/ACCIDENT PRIOR TO RECALL (95V-082). *AK