General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014 Chevrolet Caprice vehicles manufactured August 14, 2013, to February 3, 2014, and Chevrolet SS vehicles manufactured August 15, 2013, to February 16, 2014. The affected vehicles received...
1965-2014 · 36 model years
Chevrolet Caprice Problems by year
Owners have filed 35 complaints about the Chevrolet Caprice across 36 model years, and it has 56 recalls. The 1987 has the most complaints once its age is allowed for (17), while 2003 has far fewer than a typical year. The most reported problem area is the engine & cooling, followed by the acceleration & cruise control.
- Complaints
- 35
- Recalls
- 56
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 9
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
Caprice complaints by model year
Highlighted: the year with the most complaints for its age. Older vehicles have had more time to collect complaints - the Safety Index grade allows for that.
Most common Caprice problems
Chevrolet Caprice recalls 56
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 Chevrolet Caprice vehicles manufactured October 15, 2010, to October 22, 2013, and 2008-2009 Pontiac G8 vehicles manufactured July 25, 2007, to February 18, 2009. In the affected vehicles, the...
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 Chevrolet Caprice vehicles manufactured March 24, 2011, to December 6, 2013. The affected vehicles are Police Patrol Vehicles (PPV), equipped with a specific transmission selector lever that...
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 Chevrolet Caprice vehicles manufactured October 15, 2010, to December 6, 2013, and 2008-2009 Pontiac G8 vehicles manufactured July 25, 2007, to February 18, 2009. In the affected vehicles, the...
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Buick Encore and Cadillac ATS; 2014 Cadillac CTS, ELR, Chevrolet Caprice and SS vehicles; and 2014-2015 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra Trucks. Due to an incomplete weld on the seat hook...
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Chevrolet Caprice vehicles manufactured June 7, 2013, to May 29, 2014, and 2014 Chevrolet SS vehicles manufactured September 13, 2013, to March 4, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the...
Dope, inc. Is recalling 42,540 combination corner and bumper lamp assemblies of various part numbers sold for use as aftermarket equipment for various passenger vehicles. These headlamps fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety...
Sabersport is recalling 16,270 combination corner and bumper lamp assemblies of various part numbers sold for use as aftermarket equipment for various passenger vehicles. These headlamps fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety...
Certain honeywell fram racing brand hp4 and hp8 oil filters that were manufactured from may 25, 2006, through september 14, 2007, and sold for use as replacement equipment for vehicles list above. The affected filters are marked with a date code a61451...
Certain aj motorsport combination lamps sold as replacement lamps for use on the above listed passenger vehicles. Combination lamps not equipped with amber side reflectors fail to conform with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no...
Certain replacement fuel filters, fram brand name p/n g3727, with date codes x52911 through x60801 sequentially or x600141 and a mexico country or origin marking on the fuel filter housing manufactured from october 18, 2005, through march 21, 2006, sold for...
Certain pro-a motors corner lamps, turn signals, and headlights sold as replacement lamps for use on certain passenger vehicles listed above. Some combination lamps that are not equipped with amber side reflectors fail to conform to federal motor vehicle...
Latest Caprice complaints
The contact owns a 1979 Chevrolet Caprice. The contact stated that the vehicle was equipped with an after-market suspension ball joint by Driveworks, Part Number: DWK208. The contact stated that while in reverse there was a banging sound coming from underneath the vehicle. The contact stated that the driver's side front end had lowered significantly. The contact inspected the vehicle and noticed that the steering lever had detached from the upper control arm. The contact stated that the separation was due to the...
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ball joint failure. The contact replaced the ball joints with the same part and part number however, the design was different. The dealer had not been contacted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle failure mileage was 258,000. The Driveworks suspension ball joint DWK208 failure was 33,000.
Went under the car, just purchased from city of walnut creek auctions, a 54k mile ex-patrol car...To change the differential oil. Found two cracks on what is a tension holding brace in the lower suspension sub-frame. Similar on each side. Obvious engineering defect compounded on how the weldment was done. I photo'd the two similar cracks, then drilled at the end of the crack to radius the stress point it until the issue is resolved. The car has been unused since jan 18' and is not reliable until the engine noise is...
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remedied, another defect I am not sure of what part yet. It is a scraping ticking sound, likely piston slap or valve lifter. The city would have changed/ maintained the vehicle till the last 5k miles before it was "retired." It is most noisy when cold, and more prevalent than not. Likely the cracks started many thousand miles before its 54k I bought it at.
While driving 50 mph driver released the accelerator pedal and the vehicle accelerated uncontrollably. Driver was able to maintain control of the vehicle ,and pulled over. Vehicle was towed to dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that the throttle needed to be replaced. *Ak
While driving,the consumer smelled a burnt odor coming from the front. The driver was able to pull over and lifted up the hood of the vehicle and discovered smoke coming from the engine. The vehicle caught fire. The driver was able to extinguished the fire. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection. The mechanic informed the consumer that the electrical wires had shortened out from the alternator. Electrical wires and alternator needed replacement. Please fill in additional information. *Jb *tc *tr
While driving, the vehicle stalled. The consumer was able to restart the vehicle and drove it to a gas station. The mechanic informed the consumer that the engine needed to be replaced. Please fill in additional information. *Jb
Valve cover gaskets leaked oil on exhaust causing fire. Required 10 # dry chemical extinguisher to put out fire. Very difficult to extinguish.*Ak
Questions about the Chevrolet Caprice
Which Chevrolet Caprice years have the most problems?
Which Chevrolet Caprice years have the fewest complaints?
What are the most common Chevrolet Caprice problems?
Across every model year, owners report problems with the engine & cooling (6), acceleration & cruise control (6), transmission & drivetrain (5) most often.
How many recalls does the Chevrolet Caprice have?
NHTSA lists 56 recalls across all Chevrolet Caprice model years. Each year's page lists the recalls for that year; check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see whether the repair has been done.
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked daily. Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data