1996 Chevrolet Caprice problems
Owners have filed 87 complaints with NHTSA about the 1996 Chevrolet Caprice. Suspension is the most reported problem area, at 18% of complaints. Next are engine (15%) and fuel system (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 87 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Suspension 18% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 59,000 miles 11 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 | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 11 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 59,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash; 1 injury reported; 1 death reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 81% 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 1996 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the Chevrolet Caprice with enough data (46 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 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.
Consumer was driving at aprroximately 45 MPH ,made a direct head-on hit against guardrail ,vehicle then flipped over . Both driver's and passenger's side airbags did not deploy, resulting in the driver 's death , manufacturer has been notified, vehicle is considered a total loss.
Consumers child was able to shift gears into neutral. Child jumped out and was run over by the car. This is a safety issue with all cars that need to be taken care off.
Auto-transmission; vehicle will not respond once engaged in reverse, will lock down w/some warning from console. Please describe details. Tt
Consumer complained about fuel pump problems. Also, while driving fuel pump burned out, and luckily it did not explode. Fuel pump and fuel sending module were replaced. *nlm.
Vehicle experienced the same defect with its lower control arm as stated in recall 96 v 018 001; but this vehicle was not included due to VIN.