1994 Chevrolet Caprice from North America - Comments

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.

The reason the engine would stall out while trying to pass was because of the cat converters were clogged or clogging.

Great point about the 4.3 and the LT1 - these were much worse than the previous ordinary 305 and 350. Most attempts to 'modernize' engines over the last 30 years has made them much less reliable and durable.

Untrue. The LS1 motor after the LT1 is virtually bulletproof. I have a 98 motor, 365 HP, absolutely no issues. Fast, very reliable engine.