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1996 Chevrolet Caprice: raw data

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vehicle1996 / chevrolet / caprice
known issues7 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-08)
complaints84 on file (1995-12-14 → 2023-05-19)
recalls0
investigations0
farsnot identifiable in FARS
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Ball joint and lower control arm separationSUSPENSION6 complaints1999-10 → 2004-07caprice-1996-ball-joint-control-arm
  • 549268 UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS SNAPPED WHEN VEHICLE WAS BACKING UP AND ONCE WHEN MOVING FORWARD AND MAKING A LEFT TURN CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING ABILITY
  • 9004422 DRIVER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT STUD AND NUT WERE SEPARATED, R/R BALL JOINT
  • 10033593 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
Accelerator pedal sticking and unresponsive throttleVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL4 complaints1999-04 → 2003-04caprice-1996-accelerator-pedal-response
  • 705181 GAS PEDAL STICKS OCCASIONALLY ON INITIAL APPLICATION OF PRESSURE WHICH CAUSES SUDDEN LURCHING/VEHICLE MOVEMENT FORWARD OR REVERSE
  • 10015628 THE CONSUMER MUST APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO GAIN SPEED
Engine oil cooler line routing and leakENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING2 complaints2001-04 → 2001-04caprice-1996-oil-cooler-line
  • 886359 CONSUMER WENT TO MECHANIC FOR OIL CHANGE AND NOTICED THAT OIL COOLANT LINE WAS LEAKING, AND WAS SITTING ON TOP OF GEAR BOX
  • 884925 ENGINE OIL LINE THAT RUNS FROM ADAPTOR TO RADIATOR WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED NEAR STEERING COLUMN GEAR BOX
Engine stalling when shifted into reverseENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING4 complaints1997-10 → 1999-09caprice-1996-stall-in-reverse
  • 836956 WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND PUT INTO REVERSE THE ENGINE DIES. DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS
  • 848862 WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PUT INTO REVERSE THE ENGINE STALLS AND DIES. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PORBLEM
  • 816818 WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN THE REVERSE POSITION, IN WET CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT
Fuel pump and fuel sending unit failureFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE6 complaints1998-12 → 2002-12caprice-1996-fuel-pump-sender-failure
  • 8017915 CONSUMER STATES THE FUEL PUMP ON THE VEHICLE WENT OUT WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF AND NOT MOVE ANY WHERE
  • 889361 WIRES FOR FUEL SENDING UNIT HAVE BURNED AND MELTED, INCLUDING ELECTRICAL FUEL CONNECTOR PLUG INSIDE GAS TANK, CAUSING A FIRE HAZARD
  • 844012 VEHICLE JERKED/BACKFIRED IN MOTION LIKE FUEL NOT GETTING INTO ENGINE. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED CONSUMER THAT FUEL PUMP NEEDED REPLACING
Steering lock-up and loss of power assistSTEERING5 complaints1996-12 → 2003-02caprice-1996-steering-lockup
  • 10004598 CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 15MPH ON FLAT SURFACE AND WITHOUT WARNING THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP
  • 10007612 RACING THE ENGINE SEEMS TO CLEAR THE PROBLEM SOMETIMES. THE STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINES TO OCCUR OCCASIONALLY
  • 715984 CAR LOSES POWER STEERING WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY USUALLY AT LOW SPEED WHILE TURNING INTO OR OUT OF DRIVEWAY OR PARKING SPACES
Differential lubrication lock-up and fishtailingPOWER TRAIN3 complaints1999-02 → 1999-07caprice-1996-differential-lockup
  • 835231 WHILE PULLING OUT ONTO HIGHWAY, VEHICLE STARTED TO FISHTAIL VIOLENTLY. REAR END KEPT SWINGING BACK AND FORTH
  • 547470 INSUFFICIENT LUBRICATION OF THE DIFFERENTIAL UNIT CAUSED VEHICLE TO FISHTAIL AND LOSS OF CONTROL(LOCKUP)

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
841995-12-142023-05-1910SUSPENSION:14; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:13; POWER TRAIN:13; FUEL SYSTEM:8; GASOLINE:8

Recalls all years →

none listed

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

not identifiable in FARS (absent, not zero)

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

Wrench.Pro (2026). 1996 Chevrolet Caprice vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1996/chevrolet/caprice
@misc{wrenchpro_1996_chevrolet_caprice_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1996 Chevrolet Caprice},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1996/chevrolet/caprice}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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