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1985 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 Jan 25, 2001
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.
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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.
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Reports on file since Nov 18, 1998

What this page shows

Our database holds 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1985 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 1–4 of 4

Tires & wheels
Filed Jan 25, 2001

CONSUMER NOTICED NOISE WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER INSPECTED VEHICLE AND FOUND GENERAL AMERIWAY XT TIRE, P205/70R15, HAD A 9 INCH LONG AND 4 INCH WIDE STRIP OF TREAD MISSING FROM TIRE. *SLC

NHTSA ID
879017
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 2, 2000

THE LEFT REAR FIRESTONE FR721, SIZE 225/70 R15, DOT HYUUF75084, TIRE SEPARATED COMPLETELY AT THE TREAD, CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE ARE 2 OTHER FAULTY TIRES ON VEHICLE, FIRESTONE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND AGREED TO INSPECT THE SEPARATED TIRE, CONSUMER YET TO COMPLY WITH FIRESTONE DEALER. *TT

NHTSA ID
555457
Incident
Aug 15, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 21, 2000

PE00020; TIRES BOUGHT FROM A FIRESTONE STORE AND WERE NOT ORIGINAL TIRES, 22570R15, DOTHYUUF75084, AN 10/31/94. CHEVROLET CAPRICE 1985. WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE FOR ABOUT 3 MILES, COMPLETE TREAD CAME OFF LEFT REAR WHEEL.*AK 2 OTHER TIRES ARE FAULTY, THE TREAD SEPARATION CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *SLC

NHTSA ID
868171
Incident
Aug 15, 2000
ElectricalFuel system
Filed Nov 18, 1998

WHEN TRYING TO START UP THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES WON'T START. WHEN STARTING UP AND PULLING OUT, THE VEHICLE WILL KEEP CUTTING OFF. AND THE CONSUMER STATES THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES, AND THE FUEL FILTER /BATTERY WERE ALSO REPLACED THREE TIMES. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
831002
Incident
Nov 21, 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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