1994 Chevrolet Caprice Reviews

In the seven years I have owned this car, the following repairs have been completed:

Regular maintenance:

Tires, brakes, spark plugs, O2 sensor.

Major repairs:

A/C compressor.

Alternator.

Tie rod ends.

Shocks.

This has been a great car. It has never left me stranded. The engine runs well, and returns wonderful gas mileage for a vehicle this large. Highway mileage is 26 mpg.

It is a very comfortable ride on the highway. We've driven 22 hours straight to Florida several times with no trouble.

Sure, the car isn't a road rocket, but you have to know that going in. The LT derived 4.3 engine is well engineered, except for the Optispark issue on some engines. This issue affects the 5.7 as well.

I keep the oil changed every 3 months. It never uses any oil between changes. Everything still works; power windows, A/C, radio, power seats, rear window defrost etc.

Towing capacity is 5000 Lbs; unheard of today for a car. I pull a 19 foot boat with it, and have no trouble at all.

I love the car, and would definitely buy another.

Normal maintenance. Brakes, tires, exhaust.

Also, it had problems with the front end - bearings, tie rod ends and ball joints. Also needed a rear axle on the passenger side.

All in all, it has been a reliable car. The engine runs like a top and the transmission has held up.

It was originally a detective's car, so most systems are the performance package and are slightly more expensive for parts.

Perhaps I purchased a lemon or somebody beat the holy crap out of it. The car ran good and looked great when I bought it.

In the couple of years that I owned it. I had to have it towed four times. Each time I was told something different had happened to drain the battery or cause the starter to not operate.

When passing another vehicle the motor would just die off and nearly stall. I still don't know what that was.

The air conditioning and heat stopped working. I found that the radiator was so full of gunk that they had to pull it to rinse and flush it all out.

Then I had to have it towed a fifth time because the main cable near the fuse box fried itself. I dumped it off on a guy at work. He has since told me that it has been the worst car ever for him. His wife is scared to even drive it.

Yeah the 4.3 and the LT1 are great engines when all is working fine. But wait until you have to replace a few engine parts. Since they are considered "higher performance" it may very well cost you several thousand dollars in a very short time.

My cousin has a Chevy pickup dead from electrical problems, my dad has a safari that runs on 5 cylinders that nobody can seem to fix. Freind at work can't keep his rear turn signal going, just another electrical problem.

Maybe they have fixed it by now, but I am scared of chevy because they seem to use cheap wiring in their vehicles.

The car was a great ride for the "long haul" trips. No problem with the brakes or rotors. The 4.3 engine hauls this car with relative ease.

The seats needed lumbar support, I am surprised Chevy didn't think of that.

It's a big road car that was great to drive, best steering I have ever had.

But you have to keep fixing it to stay on the road, do yourself a favor and stay away from a used caprice.