1993 Chevrolet Caprice problems
Owners have filed 63 complaints with NHTSA about the 1993 Chevrolet Caprice. Electrical system is the most reported problem area, at 24% of complaints. Next are brakes (21%) and suspension (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 63 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 24% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 2
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: 9 complaints mention a crash; 4 complaints mention a fire; 5 injuries reported; 2 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 93% 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 1993 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the Chevrolet Caprice with enough data (35 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
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.
Vehicle was parked on the shoulder of highway impact 6:00 position, vehicle exploded causing a fire and fatal death. Tt
Transmission failed, vehicle started when shift lever was between park and reverse gear/vehicle went out of control, resulting in accident/fatality.
Drunk driver hit vehicle on driver's side, dragged vehicle around corner, seat belt held, driver side air bag did not deploy.
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. Complaint: vehicle can not be repaired through welding with out some liability and risk. Question: how can this issue be resolved?
Intermittently horn failed to work. Dealership repaired the problem twice, but the consumer was still having problems. The vehicle needed a horn switch replaced.