1993 CHEVROLET CAPRICE

63 complaints filed with NHTSA.

63
Complaints
9
Crashes
4
Fires
5
Injuries
2
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN11
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP10
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR5
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL4
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH2
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS2
SUSPENSION:FRONT2
TIRES:TREAD/BELT2
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM2
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS1
TIRES1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)1

Recent Complaints

20070830FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

1993 CHEVROLET STATION WAGON CAUGHT FIRE IN THE DASHBOARD COMPARTMENT. *KB OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT. *JB

20020408CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH HIT FIRE HYDRANT HEAD-ON AND AIRBAGS DIDNOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE TOTALED.*AK

19990804ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

WHILE TRAVELING 70MPH ENGINE SHUT DOWN. HAD AIR CONDITIONER ON AT TIME. HAPPENS IN SUMMER ONLY. TOOK TO DEALER. CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. CAN BE RESTARTED AFTER WAITING A FEW MINUTES, SOMETIMES. WAS INFORMED OF A MANUFACTURER'S DESIGN PROBLEM. *AK

19990610CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT ACTIVATE DURING A FRONT END ACCIDENT. *AK

19990121FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR

VEHICLE FIRE DUE TO ALTERNATOR FAILURE. (OHIO TRAFFIC REPORT).

19970211CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, WHEN DRIVING IN WET WEATHER CONDITIONS THE BRAKES GRABBED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

19960820CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

VEHICLE WAS HIT AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

19960601CrashPOWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

REAR AXLE FRACTURED, CAUSING ACCIDENT ROLLOVER/INJURY. *DSH

19960524CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

DRUNK DRIVER HIT VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE, DRAGGED VEHICLE AROUND CORNER, SEAT BELT HELD, DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

19950630CrashFatalPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)

TRANSMISSION FAILED, VEHICLE STARTED WHEN SHIFT LEVER WAS BETWEEN PARK AND REVERSE GEAR/VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT/FATALITY. *AK

19950608CrashFireFatalFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON THE SHOULDER OF HIGHWAY IMPACT 6:00 POSITION, VEHICLE EXPLODED CAUSING A FIRE AND FATAL DEATH. TT

19950522FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND CAR CAUGHT FIRE CAME FROM THE DASH BOARD. TT

19950420CrashTIRES

GENERAL TIRE BLEW OUT. *SKD