Tl* - the contact called regarding the 1991 chevrolet caprice. The contact was backing out of a parking space and heard a loud roar, the vehicle suddenly accelerated, and before the contact could apply the brakes the vehicle struck a building. The contact has pictures of the vehicle. A police report was taken . There were no injuries. The failure mileage was 63,000. The vehicle was destroyed. *ak alabama incident report provided. Updated 08/03/07
1991 Chevrolet Caprice: sudden unintended acceleration
7 of the 129 complaints about the 1991 Chevrolet Caprice describe sudden unintended acceleration.
- owner complaints
- 7
- of this car's complaints
- 5%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Sudden unintended acceleration by model year
- 19943
- 19932
- 19922
- 19917
- 19901
What owners say
Vehicle was inside of the parking lot, consumer sifted gear into reverse and vehicle surged backwards. Then, he shifted gear into drive and there was a loud noise. Driver did not push gas pedal when the vehicle surged forward. Brakes wouldn't stop vehicle. Vehicle hit a parked car and then a trailer. Dealership was aware of the problem. Insurance company has totaled the vehicle at this time.
Consumer was pulling out of parking space and vehicle suddendly accelerated without any warning, causing an accident.
After starting vehicle suddenly accelerated while in park for no reason. Cause of problem unknown.
Vehicle suddenly accelerated backwards ,causing accident.
Consumer attempted to move vehicle a couple of feet out of the driveway when vehicle suddenly accelerated backwards, foot was on brakes but did not stop autmobile, consumer damaged neighbor's garage door.
Vehicle suddenly accelerated backward about 30mph and then forward, resulting in accident. Tt
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1991 Chevrolet Caprice sudden acceleration
Is sudden unintended acceleration a common problem on the 1991 Chevrolet Caprice?
7 of 129 owner complaints about the 1991 Chevrolet Caprice (5%) mention sudden unintended acceleration. The model year with the most reports is 1991.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1991 Chevrolet Caprice?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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