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1994 Chevrolet Caprice brakes problems

The 1994 Chevrolet Caprice has 21 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 11% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

21

Brakes complaints

11%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Brakes complaints by year

Caprice brakes complaints by model year36 complaints1984: 1 complaints1986: 26 complaints1987: 3 complaints1988: 1 complaints1989: 3 complaints1991: 36 complaints1992: 35 complaints1993: 13 complaints1994: 21 complaints1995: 7 complaints1996: 3 complaints1997: 1 complaints2013: 1 complaints
Caprice brakes complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 45MPH IT WOULD MAKE HOWLING NOISES IN THE REAR. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & INFORMED BY MECHANIC THE PROBLEM WAS REAREND DIFFERENTIAL. ALSO, BRAKES WOULD PULL TO THE LEFT WHEN APPLIED. CANNOT LOCATE PROBLEM WITH NAKED EYE. TIRES WERE REPLACED & VEHICLE WAS ALIGNED, AND FRONT…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes · November 12, 1997

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 1994 Chevrolet Caprice have?

NHTSA has 21 complaints about the 1994 Chevrolet Caprice brakes — 11% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.