1993 CHEVROLET CAPRICE Problems & Recalls

1993 CHEVROLET STATION WAGON CAUGHT FIRE IN THE DASHBOARD COMPARTMENT. *KB OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT. *JB

INTERMITTENTLY HORN FAILED TO WORK. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PROBLEM TWICE, BUT THE CONSUMER WAS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS.*AK THE VEHICLE NEEDED A HORN SWITCH REPLACED. *TC

Mileage: 87,688

LOCATION: FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM ON DRIVER'S SIDE. PROBLEM: NUT CAME OFF THE BOLT HOLDING THE SUSPENSION TOGETHER CAUSING A 2" RIP IN THE FRAME. *AK COMPLAINT: VEHICLE CAN NOT BE REPAIRED THROUGH WELDING WITH OUT SOME LIABILITY AND RISK. Q...

Mileage: 96,000

THE HORN WAS INOPERATIVE DUE TO THE HOT WEATHER TEMPERATURE MELTING THE MECHANISMS. *AK *SCC *JB

Mileage: 25,000

THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH INFORMED THE OWNER THAT THE WIRES THAT RAN FROM THE FRONT TO THE BACK ALONG THE FRAME HAD SHORTED OUT CIRCUIT. THIS SHORT WAS DUE TO THE CIRCUIT RUBBING AGAINST THE FRAME. NLM

THE HORN BUTTONS ARE LOCATED AT EACH SIDE OF THE AIRBAG. THEY ARE 2 SMALL BUTTONS THAT ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. THE LEFT HORN BUTTON WILL SLIP OUT OF PLACE AND GO SOMEWHERE INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE HORN BUTTONS ARE MADE OUT OF PLASTIC AND VERY SUSCEPTIBLE TO BREAKAG...

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

FRONT END SUSPENSION LOWER CONTROL ARM ON DRIVER'S SIDE IS FAULTY. BOLT THAT HOLDS FRAME IS HANGING OFF AND THE SELF LOCKING NUT CAME OFF.

HORN DOES NOT WORK WHILE DRIVING AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR A PEDESTRIAN TO GET HURT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATED THE HORN BUTTONS ARE LOOSE IN THE STEERING WHEEL. HORN HAS BEEN INTERMITTENTLY INOPERATIVE. NOW IT IS NOT WORKING AT ALL. CONSUMER UNPLUGGED THE HORN BECA...

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH HIT FIRE HYDRANT HEAD-ON AND AIRBAGS DIDNOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE TOTALED.*AK

HORN IS VERY DIFFCULT TO PRESS. HORN HAS 2 BUTTONS ON STEERING WHEEL AND LEFT BUTTON FAILED FIRST. THEN, BOTH BUTTONS WENT OUT. AIRBAG/ HORN IS ONE INTEGRATED UNIT. HORN ISN'T WORKING, AND UNLESS CONSUMER REPAIRS IT, DEALER WON'T DO ANYTHING. CONSUMR HAS BEEN QUOTED BETWEEN $400-$600 FOR REPA...

AT AN AUCTION, CONSUMER BID ON A CAR, HOWEVER WAS NOT ALLOWED TO LOOK IN IT BEFORE BUYING IT, WHEN THE CONSUMER FINALLY LOOKED AT IT, IT WAS FILTHY AND HAD HIGH MILEAGE, THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD A HOLE IN ITS FLOORBOARD, CONSUMER REQUESTED HIS MONEY BACK AND WAS DENIED. NLM

HORN BUTTONS ARE SO SMALL, DRIVER IS NOT ABLE TO LOCATE/FIND TO DEPRESS IN AN EMERGENCY. THE BUTTONS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED/REPLACED 6(SIX) TIMES. *CJ

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE AND BULGES IN THE TREAD ON OTHER TIRES, REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES ON 9-30-00. (CONTINENTAL GENERAL 225/R15 1025) *MJS

COSTCO/PRICE CLUB'S KIRKLAND TIRE (225 75 R15) EXPERIENCED A PLY SEPARATION. *SLC

WHILE DAUGTHER WAS PUTTING SEAT BELT ON THE SPRING THAT RETRACTS BELT BROKE, CAUSING SEAT BELT NOT TO RETRACT. OWNER BELIEVES THE COST OF REPLACEMENT SHOULD BE REIMBURSED. *AK *ML

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

PAINT IS PEELING, PAINT FEELS VERY ROUGH INSTEAD OF SMOOTH. DRIVERS DOOR IS SLIGHLY DARKER COLOR THAN REST OF CAR. ENTIRE FRAME HAS RUST ON IT, INCLUDING THE REAR AXLE.

WHILE TRAVELING 70MPH ENGINE SHUT DOWN. HAD AIR CONDITIONER ON AT TIME. HAPPENS IN SUMMER ONLY. TOOK TO DEALER. CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. CAN BE RESTARTED AFTER WAITING A FEW MINUTES, SOMETIMES. WAS INFORMED OF A MANUFACTURER'S DESIGN PROBLEM. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WON'T RETRACT AND THE SPRING BROKE. *AK

DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT ACTIVATE DURING A FRONT END ACCIDENT. *AK

HORN BUTTON FAILED CONTINUALLY.

WHEN DRIVING AND TRYING TO USE THE HORN THERE ISN'T ANY SOUND COMING FROM THE HORN. CONSUMER STATES THAT IT IS A SAFETY DEFECT. IF ANY VEHICLE PULLS OUT IN FRONT OF THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER HAS NO WAY OF WARNING THE OTHER CONSUMER. *AK

VEHICLE EMISSIONS SYSTEM FAILS INSPECTION CONTINUALLY DUE TO FUMES.

VEHICLE FIRE DUE TO ALTERNATOR FAILURE. (OHIO TRAFFIC REPORT).

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

THE DRIVER'S SEATBELT WILL NOT RETRACT, ITS PULLED OUT AND WON'T RETRACT BACK, WON'T PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. DEALER HAS TO REPLACE THE DRIVER SEATBELT. *AK

DESIGN OF HORN BUTTONS ON STEERING WHEEL MAKES LOCATION HARD TO FIND WHEN NECESSARY TO BLOW. THE HORN BUTTONS DO NOT FUNCTION AT ALL DUE TO INFERIOR QUALITY OF HORN. *AK

HORN BUTTONS WERE POORLY DESIGNED, THE HORN DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. LOCATED ON THE STEERING WHEEL WITH THE AIRBAG ARE TWO SMALL BUTTONS TO BLOW THE HORN, WHICH DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY AND IS HARD TO FIND. THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

ABS REQUIRES AN EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE.

FRONT END SUSPENSION IS VERY POOR, FEELS AS IF WHEELS WILL FALL OFF, REPLACED LEAKY FRONT SHOCKS, HOWEVER PROBLEM CONTINUES.

FRONT END SUSPENSION IS VERY POOR, FEELS AS IF WHEELS WILL FALL OFF, REPLACED LEAKY FRONT SHOCKS, HOWEVER PROBLEM CONTINUES.

WHEELS MAKE NOISE WHEN TURNING.

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

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

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

THE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM IS CRACKED WERE IT ATTACHES TO THE STABILIZER. THE LOWER CONTROL ARM HAS BEEN REPLACED BY DEALER. *AK

SUDDEN ACCELERATION.

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

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

THE BRAKE ROTORS RUSTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.

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

UNDERCARRIAGE NOISE.

VEHICLE WAS HIT AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT, WHEN RELEASED, BECAME LOOSE, AND WILL NOT RETRACT. *AK *JB

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT, WHEN RELEASED, BECAME LOOSE, AND WILL NOT RETRACT. *AK

DRUNK DRIVER HIT VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE, DRAGGED VEHICLE AROUND CORNER, SEAT BELT HELD, DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

REAR AXLE FRACTURED, CAUSING ACCIDENT ROLLOVER/INJURY. *DSH

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

ABS BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN TRAVELING ON BUMPY SURFACE. TT

HORN FAILS TO FUNCTION UNDER COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

RIMS ON VEHICLE KEEP WARPING, DIFFICULTY STEERING THE VEHICLE. TT

SUDDEN ACCELERATION WITOUT WARNING. *TW

EXPERIENCED SUDDEN SURGE IN ACCELERATION. *AK

THE ANGLE OF THE WINDSHIELD CREATES A GLARE OF THE DASH SO BAD THAT DRIVER CANNOT SEE AT ALL SOMETIMES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

STEERING MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE. *DSH

TRANSMISSION FAILED, VEHICLE STARTED WHEN SHIFT LEVER WAS BETWEEN PARK AND REVERSE GEAR/VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT/FATALITY. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON THE SHOULDER OF HIGHWAY IMPACT 6:00 POSITION, VEHICLE EXPLODED CAUSING A FIRE AND FATAL DEATH. TT

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND CAR CAUGHT FIRE CAME FROM THE DASH BOARD. TT

TAIL LIGHT DOES NOT FUNCTION WHEN THE PANEL LIGHT ARE OUT, ALMOST RESULT IN REAREND, REPLACE TWO SWITCH IN PANEL TO NO AVAIL, ATTEMPT REPAIR 6 TIMES. TT

SUSPENSION; AXLE REAR COIL SPRING NOT RIGHT OR WELD IN THE WRONG PLACE. TT

GENERAL TIRE BLEW OUT. *SKD

WIRING INSULATION DISCOVERED TO BE BURNED UPON REMOVAL OF FUEL PUMP FROM FUEL TANK. *AW