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CarsLore / Chevrolet / Caprice / 1984

1984 Chevrolet Caprice

7 owner complaints — #13 of 19 Caprice model years. 1 recall, 0 service bulletins.

7complaints · 1 crashes, 1 fires
1recalls
0manufacturer bulletins
155,000 mimedian mileage at failure

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 1984 Chevrolet Caprice, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

  • Power train2
  • Vehicle speed control2
  • Seats1
  • Seat belts1
  • Service brakes, hydraulic1
  • Engine and engine cooling1

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 4 injuries and 0 deaths reported

Compared with other years

’81’84’87’90’93’96’04’13’167’81’84’87’90’93’96’04’13’167
198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199620132014

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

New York safety inspections

At its first New York inspection the 1984 Chevrolet Caprice failed the safety check 0.46% of the time — 40% less often than the average 1984 passenger car (0.77%). Median odometer at inspection: 71,086 miles.

216first inspections
0.46%failed on safety
71,086 mimedian odometer
0.0%0.9%1.8%’83’84’85’87’89’91’93’95’11’13’160.5%0.0%0.9%1.8%’83’84’86’89’92’95’12’160.5%

NY DMV Vehicle Inspections (vezn-fmmk), initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count

In the Netherlands

49 first registered in 1984 are on Dutch roads; 78% arrived later as imports.

61.2%had an APK defect recorded since June 2022
18.2%logical odometer history
0.0%with a recall still open

Most common APK defects

Colours

Black 20%White 20%Blue 16%Grey 14%Red 12%Brown 12%

RDW Open Data: registered vehicles and APK defects (CC0) · defect descriptions in the RDW's Dutch wording

In New Zealand

6 1984 cars are on the New Zealand register; 50% arrived as used imports, 50% were sold new in New Zealand.

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0

Recalls in Canada

1 Transport Canada recall for the 1984 Chevrolet Caprice.

1989092
4 Jul 1989		Engine
A SMALL NYLON BUSHING IN THE CRUISE CONTROL SERVO BAIL (BRACKET) MAY SLIP OUT OF PLACE RESULTING IN POSSIBLE INTERMITTENT INCREASES IN ENGINE SPEED OR DIESELING…

Transport Canada Vehicle Recalls Database · Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada

Recalls

89V102000 · Vehicle speed control16 Jun 1989 · 1,755,897 vehicles

A SMALL NYLON BUSHING IN THE CRUISE CONTROL SERVO BAIL MAY SLIP OUT OF PLACE, CAUSING INTERMITTENT AND UNEXPECTED INCREASES IN ENGINE SPEED OR DIESELING (ENGINE RUN ON WITH IGNITION OFF).

Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words

NHTSA investigations

C89001 · Vehicle speed control:linkagesopened 6 Mar 1989 · closed 16 Jan 1990

THROTTLE NON-RETURN

PE88027 · Exterior lightingopened 9 Feb 1988 · closed 11 May 1988

HEADLAMP SWITCH FAILURE

EA88019 · Steeringopened 28 Jan 1988 · closed 31 Oct 1990

HYDRO BOOST

PE87038 · Steeringopened 9 Jul 1987 · closed 28 Jan 1988

HYDROBOOST FAILURE

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation