1991 Chevrolet Caprice: raw data

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vehicle1991 / chevrolet / caprice
known issues5 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-12)
complaints169 on file (1994-10-04 → 2017-10-12)
recalls0
investigations0
farsnot identifiable in FARS
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Seat belt latch and retractor failureSEAT BELTS12 complaints1995-02 → 2003-10caprice-1991-seat-belt-latch-retractor
  • 536425 DRIVERS SEAT BELT WON'T BUCKLE
  • 829194 BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT PROPERLY
  • 814120 DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT LATCH BROKE, AND THAT HE HAD RECALL WORK DONE ON PROBLEM, BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRED
Fuel tank leaks and cracksFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE11 complaints1995-03 → 2003-06caprice-1991-fuel-tank-leak
  • 737486 PLASTIC GAS TANK LEAKS AT TOP
  • 813236 VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE GAS WAS LEAKING FROM UNDER THE HOOD
  • 489146 FUEL TANK CRACKED, CAUSING GASOLINE LEAK
Horn inoperative or repeatedly replacedELECTRICAL SYSTEM7 complaints1996-04 → 2004-07caprice-1991-horn-assembly
  • 567240 CONSUMER STATES HORN IS INOPERATIVE AND HAS BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES
  • 558174 THE HORN HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES
  • 890003 ON THREE OCCASIONS MECHANISM WITHIN HORN ASSEMBLY FELL OUT, EXPOSING WIRES
Brake system and ABS malfunctionSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC37 complaints1995-01 → 2004-05caprice-1991-brake-system-failure
  • 827352 HAMILTON BAND POLICE EXPERIENCING COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE
  • 830828 INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE BRAKES TO LOCK UP AND THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT
  • 731505 ANTI- LOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAR SKIDDED TEN FEET THEN ROLLED ABOUT TWENTY FEET INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER CAR THAT HAD PANIC STOPPED
Sudden acceleration without driver inputVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL16 complaints1994-12 → 2007-03caprice-1991-sudden-acceleration
  • 827917 CONSUMER WAS PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPACE AND VEHICLE SUDDENDLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT ANY WARNING, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT
  • 824808 OWNER STARTED THE ENGINE, PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF IN FULL SPEED, CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE ABOUT 3 FEET AWAY
  • 842984 WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT, VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD WHILE FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE, CONSUMER HAS TO APPLY A LOT OF PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE TO KEEP FROM MOVING FORWARD, THIS ONLY HAPPENS ON COLD WEATHER, ENGINE DOES NOT REV WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
1691994-10-042017-10-12253SERVICE BRAKES:40; HYDRAULIC:39; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:19; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:19; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:14

Recalls all years →

none listed

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

not identifiable in FARS (absent, not zero)

Cite this

Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). 1991 Chevrolet Caprice vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1991/chevrolet/caprice
@misc{wrenchpro_1991_chevrolet_caprice_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1991 Chevrolet Caprice},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1991/chevrolet/caprice}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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