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1984 Chevrolet Caprice Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Oct 10, 2002
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
2
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Feb 16, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 7 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1984 Chevrolet Caprice. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–7 of 7

Transmission
Filed Oct 10, 2002

PRNDL READOUT STAYS ON THE "P" (FOR PARK) POSITION. I HAVE TO COUNT THE GEARS WHEN I OPERATE THE TRANSMISSION SELECTOR. CABLE THAT LINKS THE PRNDL NEEDLE TO THE TRANSMISSION SELECTOR HAS BROKEN (HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE). THIS MAY BE A DEVELOPING SAFETY DEFECT TREND IN THIS GREAT CAR. PH **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**768324

NHTSA ID
10007477
Incident
Apr 15, 2001
Mileage
155,000 mi
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Mar 23, 2000

VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING, AND VEHICLE JUMPED INTO CRUISE CONTROL WITHOUT CONSUMER EVEN TOUCHING THE BUTTON. ALMOST REARENDED ANOTHER CAR. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID
859080
Incident
Jan 1, 2000
Engine
Filed Jul 26, 1996
Fire reported

ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE/BLEW UP. *DH

NHTSA ID
506714
Interior & seats
Filed May 16, 1996
Crash reported3 injuries reported

VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, DRIVER'S SEAT WENT BACKWARDS TO REAR SEAT OF VEHICLE, PASSENGER'S SIDE WENT BACK, SEATBELT DID NOT HOLD. *AK

NHTSA ID
984545
Incident
Dec 11, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Dec 28, 1995
1 injury reported

SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK IN ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY. *DSH

NHTSA ID
490701
Incident
Mar 8, 1995
Driver assistance
Filed Mar 22, 1995

SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. TT

NHTSA ID
962400
Incident
Apr 10, 1994
Transmission
Filed Feb 16, 1995

TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE. *SKD

NHTSA ID
481812
Incident
Feb 1, 1995

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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