Unknown or Other
Filed Sep 20, 1998TX
NOT SPECIFIED.
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1996 Chevrolet Caprice complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1996 record →
Air Bags › Frontal › Driver Side › Inflator Module
Filed Jul 14, 1998NC
WHEN DRIVING THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. DEALER SAYS THE AIRBAG IS NOT WORKING. *AK
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 killed
Filed Apr 6, 1998IL
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APRROXIMATELY 45 MPH ,MADE A DIRECT HEAD-ON HIT AGAINST GUARDRAIL ,VEHICLE THEN FLIPPED OVER . BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN THE DRIVER 'S DEATH , MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, VEHICLE IS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS. *AK
Unknown or Other
Filed Dec 22, 1997CA
UNSPECIFIED.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Oct 31, 1997MA
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN THE REVERSE POSITION, IN WET CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
Suspension › Front › Springs › Coil Springs
Filed Oct 14, 1997IL
FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE CAUSING NOISE.
Visibility › Windshield
Filed Jul 21, 1997NH
BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER RIGH SIDE WINDOWS ARE SCRATCHED SO BADLY THEY OBSCURE VISION DAY AND NIGHT. SCRATCHED APPEAR TO BE CAUSED WHEN WINDOWS ARE LET UP AND DOWN.
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jul 20, 1997CA
THERE IS A DELAY BETWEEN GEAR SHIFTS AND THE TRANSMISSION AND THE DIFFERENTIAL SLAM INTO GEAR CREATING A "CLUNKING NOISE". PROBLEM BEGAN WITH 1,000 MILES ON VEHICLE.
Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Apr 10, 1997CA
SEAT BUCKLE DEFECTIVE.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Apr 1, 1997KY
FLYWHEEL BROKE.
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Dec 19, 1996IL
DRIVING, HEARD CLICKING NOISE, WAS REPAIRED, VERY HARD STEERING; STEERING LOCKED, WILL NOT TURN LEFT/RIGHT; DEALER SAID PARTS NEED OILING; VEHICLE BACK IN SHOP. WILL PROVIDE INVOICES. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 15, 1996NH
ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP.
Suspension › Front
Filed Sep 11, 1996NY
SUSPENSION PROBLEM, CAUSING PREMATURE TIRE WEAR.
Wheels
Filed Dec 14, 1995CA
WHILE DRIVING LEFT REAR WHEEL CAME OFF. TT
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Dec 14, 1995SC
AUTO-TRANSMISSION; VEHICLE WILL NOT RESPOND ONCE ENGAGED IN REVERSE, WILL LOCK DOWN W/SOME WARNING FROM CONSOLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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