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1993 Chevrolet Caprice Brakes Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Brakes reportsComplaints 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.
13
Latest Aug 12, 2002
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
21%
of 61 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1993 Chevrolet Caprice submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 13 reports on file name it.

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

Owner reports naming brake

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Brakes
Filed Aug 12, 2002

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING ABS BRAKE LIGHT APPEARED ON DASHBOARD. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AT 21000 MILES AND FRONT DISCS REPLACED AT 27000 MILES. ALSO THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SENSOR FAILED AT 23000 MILES. *YH

NHTSA ID
8016024
Incident
Jun 1, 2002
Brakes
Filed Dec 3, 1999

IF THE FRONT WHEELS ARE ON DIFFERENT PAVEMENT THERE IS NO BRAKING ABILITY WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUS EOF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
853665
Incident
Dec 3, 1998
Brakes
Filed Aug 6, 1998

ABS BRAKE MODULATOR HAS COMPLETELY FAILED, RESULTING IN MODULATOR NOT PROVIDING ANY PRESSURE TO THE WHEELS. *AK

NHTSA ID
825651
Incident
Jul 1, 1998
Brakes
Filed Jun 7, 1998

ABS REQUIRES AN EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE.

NHTSA ID
536689
Brakes
Filed Apr 21, 1998

OWNER STATES A BRAKE RUBBER HOSE IN THE BACK RIGHT OF VEHICLE CONTACTS THE FRAME OF VEHICLE WILL CAUSE THE BRAKE HOSE TO RUPTURE. *AK

NHTSA ID
822190
Brakes
Filed Mar 31, 1998

WHILE DRIVING THA ABS LIGHT STAYS ON. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID
822176
Brakes
Filed Mar 31, 1998

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON ROUGH TERRAIN THE BRAKES BOUNCE & JERK, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID
822170
Brakes
Filed Dec 15, 1997

ABS SYSTEM LIGHT STAYS ON, REPAIRS MADE, HOWEVER LIGHT REMAINS ON.

NHTSA ID
526061
Brakes
Filed Oct 2, 1997

WHEN GOING OVER ROUGH TERRAIN, THE ABS BRAKES DON'T WORK . THE DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATED WHILE BRAKING OVER A SINGLE SET OF RAILROAD TRACKS, THE BRAKE PULSATED UNDER CONSUMERS FOOT, HOWEVER VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. *SLC

NHTSA ID
816816
Incident
Oct 2, 1997
Brakes
Filed May 27, 1997

THE BRAKE ROTORS RUSTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.

NHTSA ID
517444
Brakes
Filed Feb 11, 1997
Crash reported

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

NHTSA ID
807534
Incident
Jan 12, 1996
Brakes
Filed Nov 17, 1995

ABS BRAKING PROBLEMS. TT THE WHEELS ON ABS LOCK UP MOST OF THE TIME, ESPECIALLY DURING RAIN OR SNOW. THE DEALER MACHINED THE REAR DRUMS, BUT THE CONSUMER SAYS THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN ON A NEW VEHICLE. *YH

NHTSA ID
975111
Incident
Jun 1, 1994
Brakes
Filed Oct 4, 1995

ABS BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN TRAVELING ON BUMPY SURFACE. TT

NHTSA ID
972884
Incident
Sep 20, 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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