1993 Chevrolet Caprice: raw data

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vehicle1993 / chevrolet / caprice
known issues5 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-09)
complaints70 on file (1994-10-14 → 2007-08-23)
recalls0
investigations0
farsnot identifiable in FARS
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Horn buttons or horn inoperativeELECTRICAL SYSTEM11 complaints1995-09 → 2004-12caprice-1993-horn-inoperative
  • 557391 HORN BUTTONS ARE SO SMALL, DRIVER IS NOT ABLE TO LOCATE/FIND TO DEPRESS IN AN EMERGENCY. THE BUTTONS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED/REPLACED 6(SIX) TIMES
  • 832401 WHEN DRIVING AND TRYING TO USE THE HORN THERE ISN'T ANY SOUND COMING FROM THE HORN
  • 8013864 HORN DOES NOT WORK WHILE DRIVING AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR A PEDESTRIAN TO GET HURT
Anti-lock brake warning light and braking performanceSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC11 complaints1995-10 → 2002-08caprice-1993-abs-brake-performance
  • 825651 ABS BRAKE MODULATOR HAS COMPLETELY FAILED, RESULTING IN MODULATOR NOT PROVIDING ANY PRESSURE TO THE WHEELS
  • 807534 ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, WHEN DRIVING IN WET WEATHER CONDITIONS THE BRAKES GRABBED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT
  • 822170 WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON ROUGH TERRAIN THE BRAKES BOUNCE & JERK, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE
Seat belt will not retractSEAT BELTS4 complaints1996-07 → 2000-03caprice-1993-seat-belt-retractor
  • 826182 THE DRIVER'S SEATBELT WILL NOT RETRACT, ITS PULLED OUT AND WON'T RETRACT BACK, WON'T PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT
  • 842126 DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WON'T RETRACT AND THE SPRING BROKE
  • 859171 WHILE DAUGTHER WAS PUTTING SEAT BELT ON THE SPRING THAT RETRACTS BELT BROKE, CAUSING SEAT BELT NOT TO RETRACT
Lower control arm bolt, nut or crackingSUSPENSION3 complaints1998-02 → 2004-01caprice-1993-control-arm
  • 8014074 FRONT END SUSPENSION LOWER CONTROL ARM ON DRIVER'S SIDE IS FAULTY. BOLT THAT HOLDS FRAME IS HANGING OFF AND THE SELF LOCKING NUT CAME OFF
  • 821197 THE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM IS CRACKED WERE IT ATTACHES TO THE STABILIZER
  • 10052494 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
Air bag did not deploy in crashAIR BAGS5 complaints1994-11 → 2002-04caprice-1993-airbag-non-deployment
  • 8006989 WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH HIT FIRE HYDRANT HEAD-ON AND AIRBAGS DIDNOT DEPLOY
  • 984822 DRUNK DRIVER HIT VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE, DRAGGED VEHICLE AROUND CORNER, SEAT BELT HELD, DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY
  • 707435 DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT ACTIVATE DURING A FRONT END ACCIDENT

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
701994-10-142007-08-23114SERVICE BRAKES:17; HYDRAULIC:17; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:15; AIR BAGS:6; SUSPENSION:6

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). 1993 Chevrolet Caprice vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1993/chevrolet/caprice
@misc{wrenchpro_1993_chevrolet_caprice_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1993 Chevrolet Caprice},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1993/chevrolet/caprice}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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