Brakes
Filed Dec 27, 2000
ABS VALVE ROTTED OUT, CAUSING TOTAL FAILURE OF BRAKES. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 877020
- Incident
- Nov 21, 2000
1994 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.
18
Latest Dec 27, 2000
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.
12%
of 146 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 1994 Chevrolet Caprice submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 18 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
BrakesPowertrain (other)Seat belts+1 more
Filed Dec 2, 1999
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 45MPH IT WOULD MAKE HOWLING NOISES IN THE REAR. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & INFORMED BY MECHANIC THE PROBLEM WAS REAREND DIFFERENTIAL. ALSO, BRAKES WOULD PULL TO THE LEFT WHEN APPLIED. CANNOT LOCATE PROBLEM WITH NAKED EYE. TIRES WERE REPLACED & VEHICLE WAS ALIGNED, AND FRONT SEAT BELTS WOULD FAIL TO RETRACT OR LOCK. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 853602
- Incident
- Nov 12, 1997
Brakes
Filed Jan 27, 1999
REAR BRAKES WERE NOT ADJUSTED PROPERLY/BRAKE LINING GOT CONTAMINATED AND HAD BAD BRAKE FLUID, WHICH MAY CAUSE REAR BRAKES TO MALFUNCTION. DEALER ADJUSTED THE REAR BRAKES, AND INSTALLED NEW BRAKE FLUID. DEALER STATED THAT THE FLUID NEEDS TO BE CHANGED EVERY TWO YEARS. BUT THIS IS NOT LISTED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 834087
- Incident
- Dec 10, 1998
Brakes
Filed Jan 7, 1999
WHEN DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT AND APPLYING THE BRAKES AT 30 MPH OR LESSER SPEED, THE LEFT FRONT BRAKES WILL LOCK UP. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE IN THE SHOP FOR SERVICE BEFORE, AND THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 833172
- Incident
- Aug 16, 1996
Brakes
Filed Mar 17, 1997
WHEN DRIVING ON ROCKS OR GRAVEL AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE DOES NOT WORK, AND ON OCCASION THE VEHICLE HAS SLID THROUGH INTERSECTIONS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 810060
Brakes
Filed Feb 3, 1997
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DO NOT WORK IN THE SNOW.
- NHTSA ID
- 514448
Brakes
Filed May 13, 1996
ON FLAT ROAD THE BRAKES ARE FINE WHEN GO DOWN A HILL SOMTIMES THERE NO BRAKES, HAVE ABS ANTI BRAKE PLEASE DESCRIBE .
- NHTSA ID
- 984348
Brakes
Filed Apr 12, 1996
ABS BRAKES; VEHICLES REAR BRAKE LINES ARE RUBBING AGAINST THE FRAME. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 982748
Brakes
Filed Apr 3, 1996
AT 28,500 CAR IS ON ITS SECOND BRAKE SHOE ON THE FRONT END, SECOND DIDN'T LAST 8,000 MILES. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 982281
Brakes
Filed Feb 21, 1996
ABS, BRAKES WILL PULL WHEN ENGAGED, ABS YELLOW LIGHT CAME ON, REPLACED ROTORS AND DISC PADS AND CALIPERS AND WHEN APPLIED BRAKES CREEP WITH A SLIGHT TOUCH.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 979477
- Incident
- Jan 26, 1996
BrakesVisibility
Filed Oct 11, 1995
ABS: ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM NOT WORKING PROPERLY; DURING PANIC STOP OR WET SURFACE, DOES NOT PUMP BRAKES AS INTENDED. TT FAULTY WINDOW MOTOR FAILED, WINDOW WOULD NOT GO UP OR DOWN. INSTALLED A WIRING OR CONNECTO AND ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. *SLC
- NHTSA ID
- 973220
- Incident
- Mar 23, 1995
Brakes
Filed Sep 11, 1995
ABS BRAKES MALFUNCTION, EXPERIENCE LONG STOPPING DISTANCE, NO PART REPLACED. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 971893
- Incident
- Jun 1, 1994
Brakes
Filed May 12, 1995
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS OR UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURES. *SKD
- NHTSA ID
- 486257
- Incident
- Apr 30, 1995
Brakes
Filed Apr 27, 1995
ABS: BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING OVER WASHBOARD SURFACE; VEHICLE KEPT BOUNCING OVER HUMPS; NO WARNING; SPEED 20 MPH. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 964476
- Incident
- Apr 15, 1994
BrakesElectricalSteering
Filed Apr 27, 1995
VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLS. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 964446
- Incident
- Apr 25, 1995
Brakes
Filed Apr 13, 1995
THE BRAKE PAD START MAKING NOISE TAKING BACK TO DEALER COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH BRAKE SO CONSUMER TOOK CAR TO A PRIVATE FOUND OUT IT WAS THE PADS. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 963822
- Incident
- Dec 1, 1993
Brakes
Filed Apr 3, 1995
NOTICED UNEVEN WEAR ON BOTH FRONT ROTORS DUE TO CALIPER HANGING AT AN ANGLE, REPLACED BRAKE SHOE AND CUT ROTORS. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 962964
- Incident
- Mar 29, 1995
Brakes
Filed Jan 21, 1995
Crash reported
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAIL ON WET AND BUMPY ROADS, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *SKD
- NHTSA ID
- 480726
- Incident
- Jan 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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Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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