Chevrolet CAPRICE fuel problems
19 complaint narratives mention fuel terms.
Key facts
437 owner complaints analyzed
50 distinct recall campaigns
84,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1965 to 2014 model years. Data snapshot: . 63 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Fuel system concerns evidence
19 of 437 complaints match this topic (4.3%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10023217 · 2003-06-17 (June 17, 2003)
PLASTIC FUEL TANK IS LEAKING. TANK IS MANUFACTURED WITH TWO CONE SHAPED DEPRESSIONS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK. STRAPS HOLD THE TANK IN PLACE. THESE STRAPS ALMOST COVER THESE DEPRESSIONS, THE TANK LEAKS AT THE DEPRESSION ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE ALLOWING FUEL TO ESCAPE. CONTACTED GM, FILE NUMBER 1-109-911-920, BUT WAS TOLD THAT GM WOULD NOT COVER THE COST TO REPLACE AT THIS TIME SINCE INSUFFICIENT COMPLAINTS HAD BEEN RECEIVED TO DATE. *JB
Owner-reported narrative. 153,054 miles reported. Look up ODI 10023217 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10024793 · 2003-06-24 (June 24, 2003)
CONSUMER STATES THAT GAS TANK IS LEAKING FUEL. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10024793 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 489146 · 1995-04-13 (April 13, 1995)
FUEL TANK CRACKED, CAUSING GASOLINE LEAK. *SKD
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 489146 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 711298 · 2000-04-07 (April 7, 2000)
TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 17, 1999, I STOPPED AND PUT $10.00 WORTH OF GASOLINE IN THIS VEHICLE, AND DROVE TO WORK. AT LUNCH, I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO LUNCH, PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT ON A SLIGHT INCLINE, AND WENT TO LUNCH. UPON RETURNING, WE FOUND A SMALL GROUP OF ANXIOUS PEOPLE LOOKING AT MY CAR FROM A SHORT DISTANCE. GASOLINE WAS LEAKING OUT FROM UNDER IT, AND HAD RUN ABOUT 15' DOWN THE PAVEMENT, FORMING A PUDDLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD BEEN CALLED, AND WAS ON THEIR WAY. WE MANUALLY PUSHED THE CAR AWAY FROM THAT SPOT, ONTO LEVEL GROUND, AND…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 711298 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 737486 · 2000-12-07 (December 7, 2000)
PLASTIC GAS TANK LEAKS AT TOP. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 737486 at NHTSA ↗