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Chevrolet Celebrity engine problems

43 of the 267 complaints filed about the Chevrolet Celebrity are about the engine — 16% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1987.

43

Complaints

16%

Share of all complaints

0

Crashes

2

Fires

Engine & Cooling complaints by model year

1985 Celebrity 10 23.3%
1987 Celebrity 13 30.2%
1988 Celebrity 12 27.9%
1989 Celebrity 5 11.6%

What owners said

1989 Chevrolet Celebrity Fords, NJ

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

THE ROOF RACK HAD SEPARATED WITH TWO BIKES ATTACHED TO IT WHILE IN MOTION, AND HAD FLOWN OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THE THIN FABRICATION OF THE HEATER CORE TUBING ALLOWED LEAKAGE INTO THE VEHICLE WHICH CAN CAUSE PROLONGED INHALATION OF TOXIC FUMES, AND THE SENSOR THAT HITS ON THE CAMSHAFT HAS A SMALL MAGNET AFFIXED TO IT WHICH WAS FOUND TO BE PARTIALLY MISSING. MR SCC

NHTSA complaint #10011590 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1987 Chevrolet Celebrity Philadelphia, PA

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE RUNS BAD, ALSO SAID VEHICLE MAKES A LOT OF NOISE, POSSIBLE ENGINE NOISE. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #785750 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1987 Chevrolet Celebrity Philadelphia, PA

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE

WHILE DRIVING, THE TAIL PIPE AND MUFFLER FELL OFF. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #785750 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1987 Chevrolet Celebrity Philadelphia, PA

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE

WHILE DRIVING, THE TAIL PIPE AND MUFFLER FELL OFF. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #785750 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1987 Chevrolet Celebrity Philadelphia, PA

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE RUNS BAD, ALSO SAID VEHICLE MAKES A LOT OF NOISE, POSSIBLE ENGINE NOISE. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #785750 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1987 Chevrolet Celebrity Elmwood Park, IL

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

MOTOR MOUNTS WERE RUSTED, AND ENGINE FELL OUT OF MOUNTING. DEALERSHIP IS UNAWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK *SLC

NHTSA complaint #886048 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1987 Chevrolet Celebrity Baltimore, MD

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING AT LOW SPEED/IOW IDLE. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON FIVE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.

NHTSA complaint #878246 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1989 Chevrolet Celebrity Butler, PA Fire

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

ENGINE FIRE (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). MJS

NHTSA complaint #548338 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1987 Chevrolet Celebrity Sylvania, OH

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS LEAKING DUE TO EXPANDING AND CONTRACTING OF ALUMINUM ENGINE. YH

NHTSA complaint #549420 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1987 Chevrolet Celebrity Sylvania, OH

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS LEAKING DUE TO EXPANDING AND CONTRACTING OF ALUMINUM ENGINE. YH

NHTSA complaint #549420 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1987 Chevrolet Celebrity Andover, KS

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. PULLED VEHICLE OVER. ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL DUE TO A CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD. HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THE LIFTERS WERE MAKING NOISE.

NHTSA complaint #848569 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1988 Chevrolet Celebrity Virginia Beach, VA

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

ENGINE CRADLE MOUNTING BOLT AND ATTACHING HARDWARE RUSTED THROUGH AND SHEERED AT BODY FRAME. ATTACHING LOCKING NUT AND REMAINDER OF MOUNTING BOLT STILL INSIDE BODY FRAME. ENGINE SHIFTS AND FRONT CONTROL ARM SHIFT DURING OPERATION. LOSS OF SECOND RIGHT SIDE MOUNTING SUPPORT STRUCTURE COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING AND CRASH. GM REFERRED ME TO LOCAL DEALER, WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY RECALL AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPAIRED BY THE OWNER, WHICH WOULD INDETAIL CUTTING OPEN THE FRAME AND REPLACING LOCKING NUT AND ASSOCIATED HARDWARE AND REWELDING FRAME. CONTACTED NHTSA WHO ALSO COULD NOT LOCATE A RECALL FOR THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE. THERE ARE SIMILAR RECALLS OUT FOR GM VEHICLES WITH CRADLE PROBLEMS. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE IS ACCIDENT FREE. THE DEFECT TO MY BELIEF IS DESIGN AND WEATHER INDUCED. PROPER HARDWARE AND DESIGN WOULD PREVENT THIS PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #711340 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1985 Chevrolet Celebrity Roselle, NY

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR

THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE CATALYITC CONVERTER ,AND THE VEHICLE IS STALLING. ALSO, HAS PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING.

NHTSA complaint #837946 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1985 Chevrolet Celebrity Roselle, NY

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE CATALYITC CONVERTER ,AND THE VEHICLE IS STALLING. ALSO, HAS PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING.

NHTSA complaint #837946 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1985 Chevrolet Celebrity Johnstown, PA Fire

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

VEHICLE FIRE DUE TO POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). MJS

NHTSA complaint #545200 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1988 Chevrolet Celebrity Swainsboro, GA

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS

UPPER AND LOWER WATER HOSES FAILED.

NHTSA complaint #530670 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1987 Chevrolet Celebrity Amherst, WI

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE ENGINE CRADLE FELL OFF. DUE TO THE DEFECT, CONSUMER LOST ALL POWER STEERING, WAS NOT ABLE TO STEER .THE REAR POINTS OF THE ENGINE CRADLE RUSTED OUT WHICH CAUSED THE WHOLE ENGINE ASSEMBLY TO FALL OUT, INCLUDING THE STEERING MECHANISM. DEALER WILL REPLACE MOUNTING BRACKETS, RACK PINION STEERING ASSEMBLY, ETC. AK

NHTSA complaint #819883 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1987 Chevrolet Celebrity Bellefontaine, OH

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

ENGINE: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60MPH AND POWER STEERING WENT OUT , PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY, GOT OUT TO LOOK AND THE ENGINE HAD DROPPED ABOUT 2INCHES. THE CRADLE MOUNT BOLT THAT HOLDS ENGINE HAD RUSTED .

NHTSA complaint #818637 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1989 Chevrolet Celebrity Frackville, PA

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

ENGINE STALLS UPON COMING TO A STOP.

NHTSA complaint #518941 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1988 Chevrolet Celebrity Port Henry, NY 2 injured 1 killed

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

WHILE APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION THE ENGINE STOPED, WHEN STARTED AGAIN THE CAR JUMPED FORWARD, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.

NHTSA complaint #516953 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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