1995 Chevrolet Caprice problems
Owners have filed 111 complaints with NHTSA about the 1995 Chevrolet Caprice. Electrical system is the most reported problem area, at 14% of complaints. Next are suspension (13%) and steering (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 111 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 14% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 12 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 128,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
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%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 12 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 128,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 12 complaints mention a crash; 5 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1995 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the Chevrolet Caprice with enough data (57 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 7 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.
After wife parked automobile and got out-the vehicle began to roll backward in a semi-circle, resulting in hitting a brick wall. Driver was slightly injured.
During vehicle collision no deployment of air bag resulting in injury to consumer due to failure. (attorney for consumer).
I was driving a 1995 chevrolet caprice and was stopped while attempting to enter the highway. I was hit in the rear by a car going 50 MPH who did not see that I was stopped. The drivers seat collapsed into the reclined position and threw me into the rear seat. My seat belt was on and limited my movement. In addition, I pulled on the steering wheel and broke it at the 10 o'clock and partially seperated at the 2 o'clock positions. The failure of the seat caused injury to myself with no support to my neck and head.
Tl*the contact owns a 1995 chevrolet caprice. While driving 55 MPH, the contact heard a faint "poof" sound. She pulled over to inspect the vehicle and noticed that the front passenger side tire was flat. She had just purchased four new valve stems and had four new tires installed, mounted, and balanced five days prior to the failure. She called aaa and the representative stated that this was the second valve stem failure he had encountered in less then a week. He replaced the tire with a spare.
Tl*the contact owns a 1995 chevrolet caprice. Whenever the contact attempts to make a left hand u-turn, he can feel the right tire rolling over. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic shop, but no failures were found. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The speed was not a factor. The current mileage was 136,000 and failure mileage was 90,000.