The 1984 Chevrolet Caprice has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 1,755,897 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 8 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the vehicle speed control. Last updated July 5, 2026.
A SMALL NYLON BUSHING IN THE CRUISE CONTROL SERVO BAIL MAY SLIP OUT OF PLACE, CAUSING INTERMITTENT AND UNEXPECTED INCREASES IN ENGINE SPEED OR DIESELING (ENGINE RUN ON WITH IGNITION OFF).
SERVO ROD ASSEMBLY COULD CATCH ON ENGINE COMPONENTS ANDRESULT IN A STUCK THROTTLE WITH POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE CRASH.
INSTALL A NEW BUSHING IN CRUISE CONTROL SERVO BAIL.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Prndl readout stays on the "p" (for park) position. I have to count the gears when I operate the transmission selector. Cable that links the prndl needle to the transmission selector has broken (happened once before). This may be a developing safety defect trend in this great car. Ph **dimsii ivoq…”
“Vehicle surged forward. Brakes were not working, and vehicle jumped into cruise control without consumer even touching the button. Almost rearended another car. *ak *ml”
“Vehicle surged forward. Brakes were not working, and vehicle jumped into cruise control without consumer even touching the button. Almost rearended another car. *ak *ml”
“Vehicle was stopped, rearended by another vehicle, driver's seat went backwards to rear seat of vehicle, passenger's side went back, seatbelt did not hold. *ak”
“Seat belt did not lock in accident, causing injury. *dsh”
“Transmission failed twice. *skd”
“Sudden acceleration of vehicle while driving. Tt”
“Engine caught fire/blew up. *dh”
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SUBJECT VEHICLES:CAPRICE, CAPRICE CLASSIC, CUSTOM CRUISER, DEVILLE,ELECTRA, ESTATE WAGON, FLEETWOOD, LESABRE, NINETY-EIGHT, PARISIENNE,PARK AVENUE.(ALL 1984-86 GM VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH HYDROBOOST II SYSTEMS)ANALYSIS:CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ALLEGE SEVERAL PROBLEMS INVOLVING THE POWERSTEERING AND POWER BRAKE SYSTEMS OF…
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Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1984 Chevrolet Caprice as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.