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1995 Chevrolet Caprice Electrical Problems

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

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Electrical 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.
12
Latest May 19, 2008
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.
14%
of 88 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.
0
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 the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Chevrolet Caprice submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 12 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 electrical

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

Electrical
Filed May 19, 2008

I HAVE A 1995 CHEVROLET CAPRICE AND RECENTLY WHEN I TRIED TO START MY CAR NOTICED THAT IT WOULD NOT START. I JUMPED THE CAR AND WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO RUN BUT ONCE I TURNED IT OFF WAS UNABLE TO RE-START THE CAR. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I FOUND THAT THE BATTERY WAS LEAKING AROUND THE POSITIVE TERMINAL CONNECTION. THE BATTERY WAS A AC DELCO 78-6YR BATTERY WITH SIDE-MOUNT TERMINALS. WHEN I REMOVED THE BATTERY FROM THE CAR I COULD SEE THAT IT HAD BEEN LEAKING AND CONTINUED TO LEAK ACID ALL OVER THE BATTERY TRAY AND MY GARAGE FLOOR. WHEN I WENT TO A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER (HARBOR CHEVROLET OF LONG BEACH) THEY OFFERED ME NOT HELP BECAUSE I NO LONGER HAD THE RECEIPT AND HAD NOT PURCHASED THE BATTERY FROM THEM. I THOUGHT THIS WAS NOT RIGHT SINCE THE BATTERY WAS LESS THAN SIX YEARS OLD AND HAD THE REGISTRATION CODES CLEARLY VISIBLE ON THE TOP OF THE BATTERY CASE. MY CAR WAS DAMAGED BY THE LEAKY BATTER AND I HAD TO BUY A NEW BATTERY (OF COURSE NOT AN AC DELCO PRODUCT) WHICH SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN THE CASE SINCE THE BATTERY SHOULD STILL HAVE BEEN UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

NHTSA ID
10228234
Incident
May 19, 2008
AirbagsElectricalEngine+2 more
Filed May 28, 2002

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING.*AK THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED IN 1997, 1999 AND 2000. EACH TIME THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IF THE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. THE HORN IS INOPERABLE. THE WIRING TO THE SIR SYSTEM WAS REPAIRED. THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM NEEDED SERVICING. ALSO THE BACK UP LIGHTS WERE OUT, DEALER HAD TO MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH IN THE TRANSMISSION. JLG

NHTSA ID
8010592
Incident
Aug 12, 1997
Electrical
Filed Apr 12, 2002

VEHICLE HAS PROBLEM WITH RESTARTING, DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IT WAS PASS KEY FAULT, NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID
8007522
Incident
Jan 4, 2002
Electrical
Filed Apr 23, 2001

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS CONSUMER WOULD EXPERIENCE TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE IN WHICH HEADLIGHTS, RADIO, HORN, AND THE UNDER HOOD CONVENIENCE LIGHT WOULD NOT WORK, AND AFTER ABOUT 45 MINUTES VEHICLE WOULD START UP AS IF THERE WAS NEVER ANYTHING WRONG, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN TO BE INSPECTED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUSE BLOCK THAT RELAYS PLUG INTO HAS MELTED DOWN AND THE MAIN LUG, BUSS BARS AND HOUSING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY DEALERSHIP THAT THERE IS SERIOUS DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLES MOSTLY USED IN POLICE AND TAXI APPLICATION AND IN SOME CASES VEHICLES HAVE CAUGHT FIRE. *JB

NHTSA ID
560906
Incident
Oct 3, 2000
Electrical
Filed Aug 11, 2000

THE ECM IS SUPPLYING A FULL TIME GROUND TO THE EGR SOLENOID CAUSING A POOR IDLE AND STUMBLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. *MJS

NHTSA ID
553648
Electrical
Filed Aug 3, 1998

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL POWER STEERING/BRAKES WENT OUT WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE WILL NOT START AFTER THIS INCIDENT. HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CIGRETTE LIGHTER AND RADIO, WHICH SHE HAD FIXED A WEEK PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE HANDLE. CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. *AK

NHTSA ID
826158
Incident
Aug 1, 1998
Electrical
Filed Mar 23, 1998

DISTRIBUTOR FAILED.

NHTSA ID
479843
Incident
Apr 22, 1995
Electrical
Filed Nov 4, 1996

DISTRIBUTOR FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER/STALL. *AK

NHTSA ID
510867
Electrical
Filed Sep 18, 1996

DISTRIBUTOR FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK

NHTSA ID
508804
Incident
Aug 1, 1996
Electrical
Filed Sep 13, 1996

DURING VEHICLE OPERATION THE ALTERNATOR HAS GONE BAD ON TWO OCCASIONS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH.*AK

NHTSA ID
802385
Incident
Sep 10, 1996
Electrical
Filed Oct 26, 1995

INTERMITTENT STALLING/HESITATION DURING RAIN. *AK

NHTSA ID
483393
Electrical
Filed Apr 25, 1995

THE HORN IS HARD TO FIND AND MUST PRESS WITH FIRMLY TO OPERATE. TT

NHTSA ID
964330
Incident
Apr 23, 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.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Suspension13Steering11Driver assistance9

Elsewhere on this vehicle

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