1995 Chevrolet Caprice: raw data

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vehicle1995 / chevrolet / caprice
known issues7 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-09)
complaints108 on file (1995-02-06 → 2010-04-01)
recalls0
investigations0
farsnot identifiable in FARS
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Lower control arm and ball joint failuresSUSPENSION9 complaints1997-04 → 2007-08caprice-1995-control-arm-ball-joint
  • 809655 THE LOWER BALL JOINT SHEARED OFF AT THE BOTTOM OF THE NUT WHEN EXITING THE DRIVEWAY AT 3MP. THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE WHEN IT SHEARED OFF AND CAUSED THE BODY TO PUT ITS WEIGHT ON ITSELF
  • 812166 FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS BROKE. CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 96V01900 THAT THAT AFFECTED ALL SEVEN OF HIS PARTICULAR VEHICLES
  • 10032436 WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND MAKING EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THERE WOULD BE A KNOCKING OR BANGING SOUND
Steering wheel rim breakingSTEERING6 complaints1996-03 → 2002-08caprice-1995-steering-wheel-breakage
  • 502463 STEERING WHEEL BROKE IN THE AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 3 O'CLOCK POSITION WHERE RIM JOINS CROSSBAR
  • 765704 STEERING WHEEL COLLAPSED (BROKE OFF) AT THE TWO HORIZONTAL POINTS - - 3 O'CLOCK AND 9 O'CLOCK POINTS AT A ROUTINE "ROCKING" AT A STOP
  • 841512 STEERING WHEEL HANDLE BAR BROKE ON ONE SIDE ONE YEAR AGO, THE OTHER SIDE BROKE ON JUNE 28, 99
Accelerator sticking and throttle return failureVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL5 complaints1995-06 → 1995-08caprice-1995-accelerator-stuck
  • 970367 FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE RETURN SPRING, THE ENGINE SPEED DID NOT RETURN TO IDLE, INVOLVED IN RECALL 95V0820000
  • 483058 ACCELERATOR STUCK, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTOL/ACCIDENT PRIOR TO RECALL (95V-082)
  • 967304 INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATOR GETTING STUCK, INVOLVED IN RECALL NO. 95V082000
Driver seat belt retractor failureSEAT BELTS3 complaints1998-06 → 2004-07caprice-1995-seat-belt-retractor
  • 824092 DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IS FULLY EXTENDED OUT AND WILL NOT RETRACT, CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO BE INOPERATIVE
  • 10075757 THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED. THE SPRINGS POPPED OUT OF THE PLASTIC, CAUSING THE SPRING TO NO LONGER HOLD TENSION
  • 8020356 THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT HAS FAILED AND IS UNABLE TO BE USED
Fuel pump wiring and connector overheatingFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE4 complaints1999-11 → 2002-03caprice-1995-fuel-pump-wiring
  • 742554 WIRING HARNESS TO FUEL PUMP (INSIDE FUEL TANK)SOMEHOW SHORTED OUT CAUSING WIRING TO GET HOT ENOUGH TO MELT THE WIRE INSULATION AND PLASTIC CONNECTORS,WHICH ATTACH TO THE FUEL PUMP
  • 8006317 CONNECTOR IN FUEL TANK IS DETERIORATING, FUEL PUMP CONNECTOR FAILED, THE INSULATION ON THE WIRE MELTED, ARCING AT THE CONNECTOR LEAVING A CARBON TRAIL
  • 744306 FUEL PUMP FAILURE CAUSED STALL AT HIGHWAY SPEED, ALTHOUGH THE FUSE WAS BLOWN, WIRING HARNESS MELTED AT THE FUEL PUMP AND TANK SENDING UNIT
Distributor and alternator failure with stallingELECTRICAL SYSTEM6 complaints1995-08 → 2000-08caprice-1995-distributor-alternator-stall
  • 510867 DISTRIBUTOR FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER/STALL
  • 508804 DISTRIBUTOR FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL
  • 802385 DURING VEHICLE OPERATION THE ALTERNATOR HAS GONE BAD ON TWO OCCASIONS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH
Wheel separation while drivingWHEELS3 complaints1996-06 → 2003-10caprice-1995-wheel-separation
  • 10044694 WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL FELL OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED
  • 833375 RECALL REMEDY DID NOT SUFFICIENTLY CORRECT THE RECALL PROBLEM ON CERTAIN POLICE VEHICLES, FRACTURE OF THE WHEEL STUDS HAVE CAUSED THE WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE
  • 986061 SEPRATION OF RIGHT REAR WHEEL WHILE DRIVING, EA96-007 ACTIVE

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
1081995-02-062010-04-01110SUSPENSION:15; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:15; STEERING:12; FUEL SYSTEM:11; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:10

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). 1995 Chevrolet Caprice vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1995/chevrolet/caprice
@misc{wrenchpro_1995_chevrolet_caprice_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1995 Chevrolet Caprice},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1995/chevrolet/caprice}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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