1991 Chevrolet Caprice problems
Owners have filed 170 complaints with NHTSA about the 1991 Chevrolet Caprice. Brakes is the most reported problem area, at 21% of complaints. Next are cruise control (11%) and electrical system (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 170 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 21% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 30 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 16 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 30 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 16 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 82% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1991 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the Chevrolet Caprice with enough data (67 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
My caprice classic was in my driveway and had not been moved for about 1 hour. After an hour from my car being moved, my car caught on fire. The dash was engulfed in flames when I was made aware that my car was even on fire from a neighborhood kid. I quickly tried to put it out and did so. By the time it had died out and the smoke was gone, the entire middle and partial left side of the dash had melted to the floor of the car. My car did not have the keys in the ignition and nothing was left on.
Vehicle was inside of the parking lot, consumer sifted gear into reverse and vehicle surged backwards. Then, he shifted gear into drive and there was a loud noise. Driver did not push gas pedal when the vehicle surged forward. Brakes wouldn't stop vehicle. Vehicle hit a parked car and then a trailer. Dealership was aware of the problem. Insurance company has totaled the vehicle at this time.
Tl* - the contact called regarding the 1991 chevrolet caprice. The contact was backing out of a parking space and heard a loud roar, the vehicle suddenly accelerated, and before the contact could apply the brakes the vehicle struck a building. The contact has pictures of the vehicle. A police report was taken . There were no injuries. The failure mileage was 63,000. The vehicle was destroyed. Alabama incident report provided. Updated 08/03/07
I am tired of passing vehicles on a two lane blacktop in the rain that have headlights badly positioned or too bright. Are you not suppose to test new vehicles for compliance. All this new stuff only helps that vehicles driver and blinds the rest of us. Also you should make these vehicles with truck size tires that sit three feet off the ground illegal. They are a safety hazard. I have seen several large vehicles that have an otherwise good safety rating in serious crashes. Twenty two inch blings kill!