Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
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Our database holds 89 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1992 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.
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TIRE FAILURE- CORD SEPARATION. AT 65MPH THE TIRE SUDDENLY FAILED AND LOST PRESSURE. PRESSURE HAD BEEN CHECKED 2 DAYS EARLIER. TREAD HAS BEEN WORN LESS THAN 25% HAVE PICTURES OF DAMAGE WHICH SHOWS MISSING PORTION OF RUBBER AND EXPOSED METAL BELTS ON OUTSIDE OF TIRE. STILL HAVE TIRE IN MY POSSESSION. CONTACTED COOPER BUT THEY STATED THIS DATE CODE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALLS FOR THIS TIRE LINE.
I PURCHASED MY FIRST VEHICLE, NO LINE OF CREDIT AT A AUTO AUCTION, CAR COST 2,648.07 AND PAYMENTS $167.61 TOTAL 8,039.62 PAID $ 1,000.00 CASH DEPOSIT. THE CAR BROKE DOWN THE NEXT DAY, I HAD IT TOWED TO A GARAGE, THE WARRANTY WOULD NOT FIX THE CAR. GARAGE OWNER CALLED AUDITION OWNER TO PICK UP THE CAR AS REPO WITH MY APPROVAL, AND I ALSO CALL AND GAVE ADDRESS TO CAR AUCTION DEALER. THEY DID NOT RESPOND, THE GARAGE OWNER WITH MY PERMISSION SOLD THE CAR TO SOMEONE WHO WERE TO TAKE OVER THE CAR PAYMENTS. THE GARAGE PERSON SAID HE DID, AND GAVE ME $300.00, AND SAID THERE IS NO NEED FOR ME TO DO PAPER WORK A LIEN FROM THE PEOPLE WOULD BE SUFFICIENT, AND THEY WILL CONTACT THE AUTO AUCTION AND TAKE OVER THE PAYMENTS. I PLEADED CAN I GET PAPER SO I CAN FOLLOW UP, AND THE GARAGE OWNER KEPT AVOIDING ME. NOW I WAS GIVEN A CALL FROM THE AUTO AUCTION OWNER, THEY LOCATED THE CAR, IT WAS SOLD THREE TIMES ALL STILL HAVING ME AS THE OWNER, AND A LIEN WAS NEVER PLACED ON IT, NOR DID ANYONE CONTACT THE COMPANY TO TAKE OVER THE PAYMENTS. MY MOM SAID I TRANSACTED THIS BUSINESS AS VERY GREEN, AND THEY ALL TOOK ADVANTAGE OF ME. NOW I WILL BE SUED, IF I DO NOT BRING THEM 2,500 DOLLARS FOR HIRING AN INVESTIGATOR TO LOCATE THE CAR. THE AUTO AUCTION HAS THE CAR, AND DOES NOT WANT TO NEGOTIATE BUT RATHER DEMAND ANOTHER TYPE OF PAYMENT FOR TROUBLES I WAS UNAWARE OF. THE GARAGE OWNER IS FULL OF LIES, I HAVE HIM ON TAPE RECORDER,AND HE IS TRYING TO GET OUT OF THINGS POINTING TO HIM AS A BUSINESS CAR SALES PERSON MISS REPRESENTING ME AND NOT TRANSACTING IN A PROFESSIONAL MANNER. WHAT DO I DO FROM HERE. *CN
1992 CAPRICE DOES NOT GIVE MAXIMUM SLOW DOWN OR STOP ABILITY. *TS THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE ABS BRAKES DO NOT ADEQUATELY STOP THE VEHICLE DURING PANIC STOPS. *NM
I'M NOT TRYING TO DO DUAL COMPLAINTS. WHILE BRAKING ,PRIOR TO IMPACT, THERE WAS A LOUD CLICKING COMING FROM THE ABS CONTROL UNIT UNDER THE HOOD, ALSO THE COMPUTER ECM, SHOWS THAT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, SERIOUS LIFETIME INJURIES, I'M GOING INTO A POWERCHAIR, AT 42 THERE IS NO SURGERY THAT WILL HELP ME, AND LESLIE IS GOING TO NEED BACK SURGERY, AND A HIP,AND KNEE REPLACEMENT!*JB
AIRBAG AND BRAKES FAILED, AND CAUSED SERIOUS INJURIES. TWO PEOPLE WERE THROWN INTO DASHBOARD,WINDSHIELD, WHEN SEAT BELTS FAILED TO HOLD, DRIVER NEVER TOOK FOOT OFF OF BRAKES, AIRBAG (DEPLOY SENSOR) ON GROUND, CAR IS IN BACKYARD IF YOU WANT TO SEE! I NOW FIND OUT THERE WAS 9 (PROBLEMS), RECALLS, TWO ON ABS!. *JB
UPON BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT "SNAPPED" AT THE NUT, RESULTING IN THE BALL JOINT SEPARATING FROM THE LOWER CONTROL ARM. *LA
ABS MODULE IS NOT PUMPING BRAKE FLUID, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
HORN BUTTON IS PLASTIC. CONSUMER CAN PUSH THE BUTTON STRAIGHT THROUGH, CAUSING IT TO GET STUCK. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED.*AK
HORN STOPPED WORKING AND WAS REPLACED IN NOVEMBER OF 2001. AT THIS TIME HORN STOPPED WORKING AGAIN.*AK
CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT THE JAKE BRAKE IS NOISY WHILE DRIVE IN THE CITY. *JG
DURING VEHICLE COLLISION, DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY, RESULTING IN INJURY TO DRIVER, DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO NOSE AND EYES. *TT
THE TIRE ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE LOST ITS TREAD AND TORE OFF THE WHEEL WELL MOLDING AND DAMAGED THE INSIDE COVER,CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE, THE TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE (GENERAL RADIAL SIZE 15). NLM
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE AS A RESULT OF A LEAKING ABS MODULATOR, AFTER THE REPAIR THE CONSUMER CAME ACROOS A SAFETY RECALL WHICH HE NEVER RECEIVED FOR THE REPAIR OF THE MODULATOR AND REQUEST THAT THE DEALER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF A NEW MODULATOR. NLM
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 97V217000 NOTICE FOR ABS SYSTEM. DEALER WAS SUPPOSE TO INSPECT AND REPLACE ABS. DEALER INSPECTED ABS BRAKES, BUT DID NOT REPLACE THEM. ABS FAILED LATER, AND DELAER WILL NOT HONOR RECALL. *AK CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC
BELT RETRACTOR SPRING IS WEARING THROUGH PLASTIC CASING, CAUSING COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE SEATBELT LOCKING MECHANISIM. *AK
FRONT DRIVER, AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS RECOIL SPRING KEEP WEARING THROUGH THE PLASTIC HOUSING THAT HOLDS IT IN PLACE, CAUSING THE SEAT BELTS NOT TO RETRACT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
HORN WOULD INTERMITTENTLY OPERATE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT AIR BAG ASSEMBLY WOULD MOVE AROUND INSIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND OBSTRUCT THE OPERATION OF THE HORN. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE TREAD ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE CAME OFF THE TIRE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT REAR PANEL OF THE VEHICLE (FIRESTONE FR 721 TIRE SIZE: 215/75R15). NLM
CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE HORN SWITCH 4 TIMES IN 2 YEARS. PRONGS THAT ARE HOLDING IT STANDING UP WERE BRAKING OFF. DEALER JUST KEEPS ORDERING THE PART. *AK *ML
AFTER TURNING THE CAR ON AND SHFTING IN GEAR CAR WILL LUNGE FORWARD ABRUPTLY.
THE POWER WINDOW CONTROLS ARE INOPERATIVE. YH
WHEN DEPRESSING HORN BUTTONS, HORN DOES NOT WORK. HORN SWITCH WAS REPLACED IN DECEMBER OF 1999. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THE SWTICH HAS BEEN REPLACED. FIRST TIME WAS IN APRIL OF 1996. DEALER WAS CALLED ABOUT THE PROBLEM, PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK *ML
WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER THE FRONT WHEELS LOCK UP AND MAKE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN THE ABS BRAKES ARE APPLIED. NLM
WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN THE STOP SIGN AND THE TWO VEHICLES COLLIDED. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. VEHICLE TOTALLED. *AK
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