1994 Chevrolet Caprice: raw data

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vehicle1994 / chevrolet / caprice
known issues7 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-09)
complaints196 on file (1994-10-13 → 2017-12-18)
recalls0
investigations0
farsnot identifiable in FARS
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Steering wheel rim breaking at crossbarSTEERING5 complaints1996-03 → 1997-12caprice-1994-steering-wheel-rim-breakage
  • 502416 FOUR CAPRICE POLICE PACKAGE VEHICLES HAVE EXPERIENCED BREAKS IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHERE THE RIM MEETS THE CROSSBAR
  • 818357 IN REFERENCE TO EA96022, THE DEFECTIVE STEERING WHEEL RIM BROKE OFF JUST ABOVE THE CROSSBAR WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL
  • 985201 WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY STEERING WHEEL BROKE
Cracked rear door striker plate latchLATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES27 complaints1997-01 → 1998-01caprice-1994-rear-door-striker-plate-cracks
  • 527890 RIGHT AND LEFT REAR DOOR STRIKER PLATE LATCH CRACKED AROUND MOUNTING AREA
  • 527910 RIGHT AND LEFT REAR DOOR STRIKER PLATE LATCH CRACKED AROUND MOUNTING AREA
Tire tread separationTIRES5 complaints1995-03 → 2011-08caprice-1994-tire-tread-separation
  • 872439 GENERAL RADIAL RIGHT REAR TIRE P215/75R15 DOT A3HFBBH054 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER HEARD A FLAPPING NOISE AND WHEN INSPECTED TIRE ALSO FOUND IT WAS STILL INFLATED
  • 868438 TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH, HALF OF THE TREAD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE PEELED OFF
  • 739264 IN THE FIRST INCIDENT THE TREAD SEPARATED AND THEN THE TIRE BLEW OUT
Battery cable and electrical center overheatingELECTRICAL SYSTEM13 complaints1996-12 → 2009-10caprice-1994-battery-cable-overheating
  • 10130785 DT: CABLE FROM BATTERY TO JUNCTION BOX OVERHEATED AND STARTED A FIRE. IT MELTED THE STUD THAT BATTERY CABLE WAS CONNECTED TO, THE JUNCTION BOX AND THE AREA AROUND THE JUNCTION BOX
  • 10087344 VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED DUE TO BATTERY CABLE CONNECTION OVERHEATING AT THE UNDER HOOD ELECTRICAL CENTER STUD
  • 837796 VEHICLE EXPERENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ELECTRICAL WIRING FROM BATTERY CABLE TO MAIN FUSE BLOCK OVERHEATING WHICH COULD CAUSE A POTENTIAL FIRE AS WELL AS STALLING
Anti-lock brake system malfunctionSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC14 complaints1994-10 → 2000-12caprice-1994-anti-lock-brake-malfunction
  • 475021 ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAIL WHEN GOING OVER BUMPY ROADS AND APPLYING BRAKES
  • 486257 ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS OR UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURES
  • 877020 ABS VALVE ROTTED OUT, CAUSING TOTAL FAILURE OF BRAKES
Sudden acceleration and stuck throttleVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL10 complaints1995-01 → 2004-10caprice-1994-sudden-acceleration-stuck-throttle
  • 864919 CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55 ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE ACCELLERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK
  • 807094 IN THE PROCESS OF STOPPING WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT, TOOK HIS FOOT OFF OF THE THROTTLE AND THE THROTTLE GOT STUCK AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND HIT A WALL
  • 860206 WHILE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING AND THEN SHIFTING INTO PARK, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND RAN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE
Stalling and loss of power while drivingELECTRICAL SYSTEM7 complaints1995-03 → 2003-09caprice-1994-stalling-loss-of-power
  • 974892 VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING
  • 961876 POLICE PACKAGE. VEHICLE LOOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING AND SOMETIMES WILL NOT RESTART
  • 10040332 THE VEHICLE DIED AT 65 MPH,AND WOULD NOT RESTART

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
1961994-10-132017-12-18168ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:38; LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:28; SERVICE BRAKES:24; HYDRAULIC:22; STEERING: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). 1994 Chevrolet Caprice vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1994/chevrolet/caprice
@misc{wrenchpro_1994_chevrolet_caprice_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1994 Chevrolet Caprice},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1994/chevrolet/caprice}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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