Chevrolet Caprice problems reported in California
58 of the 912 complaints filed about the Chevrolet Caprice came from California, most often about the electrical system.
Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.
58
Complaints from California
7
Crashes
1
Fires
1991
Worst model year
What failed
Electrical System
11
19.0%
Seat Belts
6
10.3%
Suspension
6
10.3%
Brakes
5
8.6%
Tires
4
6.9%
Body & Structure
4
6.9%
Engine & Cooling
4
6.9%
Other & Unspecified
2
3.4%
Seats
2
3.4%
Wheels
2
3.4%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
2
3.4%
By model year
1977 Caprice
1
1.7%
1983 Caprice
1
1.7%
1984 Caprice
3
5.2%
1986 Caprice
2
3.4%
1988 Caprice
2
3.4%
1991 Caprice
12
20.7%
1992 Caprice
2
3.4%
1993 Caprice
6
10.3%
1994 Caprice
8
13.8%
1995 Caprice
11
19.0%
1996 Caprice
8
13.8%
2011 Caprice
2
3.4%
Cities reporting most
Oroville
3
11.5%
Sacramento
3
11.5%
Fresno
3
11.5%
Patton
2
7.7%
Redding
2
7.7%
Merced
2
7.7%
Riverside
2
7.7%
Vista
2
7.7%
LOS Angeles
2
7.7%
Whittier
2
7.7%
SAN Diego
2
7.7%
Mission Viejo
1
3.8%