The 2013 Chevrolet Caprice has 4 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 106,477 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 9 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
SEAT BELTS15V3990002015-06-2347,042 affected
Defect
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 Chevrolet Caprice vehicles manufactured October 15, 2010, to October 22, 2013, and 2008-2009 Pontiac G8 vehicles manufactured July 25, 2007, to February 18, 2009. In the affected vehicles, the flexible steel cables that connect the seat belts to the…
Consequence
If the cable breaks, the seat occupant may not be properly restrained in the event of a crash, increasing their risk of injury.
Remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the seat belt tensioner assembly which includes the steel cable, free of charge. These replacement parts reposition the tensioner cable out of the path of entry into the vehicle and uses a more flexible cable, set at a more upright angle. The recall began on July 5,…
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 Chevrolet Caprice vehicles manufactured October 15, 2010, to December 6, 2013, and 2008-2009 Pontiac G8 vehicles manufactured July 25, 2007, to February 18, 2009. In the affected vehicles, the driver may accidentally hit the ignition key with their…
Consequence
If the key is not in the run position, the air bags may not deploy if the vehicle is involved in a crash, increasing the risk of injury. Additionally, a key knocked out of the run position could cause loss of engine power, power steering, and power braking, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will remove the key blade from the original flip key/RKE transmitter assemblies, and cut and fit a revised key blade and housing assembly, in which the blade has been indexed by 90 degrees, to the original RKE transmitter assembly. GM issued an interim notification to owners on…
POWER TRAIN14V5440002014-09-097,598 affected
Defect
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 Chevrolet Caprice vehicles manufactured March 24, 2011, to December 6, 2013. The affected vehicles are Police Patrol Vehicles (PPV), equipped with a specific transmission selector lever that contains two pins that can become displaced. If the pins get…
Consequence
If the transmission can be moved from "Park" without depressing the brake pedal, unintended motion may occur increasing the risk of a crash. Additionally, if the ignition key can be removed without the transmission being in "Park," the vehicle may roll away, increasing the risk of injury to exiting occupants and…
Remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the shift lever roll pin, replace the base pivot pin and attach a Brake Transmission Shift Interlock retention enhancement clip, free of charge. The recall began on October 27, 2014. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for…
VISIBILITY14V3750002014-06-274,794 affected
Defect
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Chevrolet Caprice vehicles manufactured June 7, 2013, to May 29, 2014, and 2014 Chevrolet SS vehicles manufactured September 13, 2013, to March 4, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the windshield wiper motor gear teeth may strip causing the windshield…
Consequence
Inoperative wipers will not clear rain or snow, reducing the driver's visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the wiper module assembly and replace any affected ones, free of charge. The recall began on August 22, 2014. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 14295.
Complaints by component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2
ENGINE
1
1fires
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
1
POWER TRAIN
1
1fires
SERVICE BRAKES
1
STEERING
1
SUSPENSION
1
VISIBILITY/WIPER
1
Total complaints9
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“This is only a 2013 captiva, engine light came on, fuel pump control system is on its way out. Think we bought a lemon as we just had the shifting sensor chip go out a month ago, not good on a well taken care of vehicle that is only 2 years old.”
“A crunching or grinding noise from the front end when turning at slow speeds. The abs light and traction control system flashes when the grinding noise happens. The problem happen multiple time one day then may not happen again for a week”
“A crunching or grinding noise from the front end when turning at slow speeds. The abs light and traction control system flashes when the grinding noise happens. The problem happen multiple time one day then may not happen again for a week”
“A crunching or grinding noise from the front end when turning at slow speeds. The abs light and traction control system flashes when the grinding noise happens. The problem happen multiple time one day then may not happen again for a week”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2013 chevrolet caprice. While driving at 35 mph, the emergency equipment fractured. The equipment consisted of lights, siren, radio, and mounting system which was the overall relay switch. The failure occurred over six times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic,…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2013 chevrolet caprice. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v54000 (electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The…”
“Windshield wipers stopped working. Sent to dealer for repair, dealer says the motor gears stripped. We reference the current recall issued by gm for this problem. We were told it's not covered because it was built before june 2013. The wiper motor should last longer than 44,000 miles. *tr”
“Driving vehicle on dirt road, road abruptly turned to soft sand. Vehicle was lagging in the sand. Able to get vehicle turned around to get back to solid road. Switching between automatic & manual mode on the transmission to keep moving forward. After vehicle was turned around, smelled something…”
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FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2013 Chevrolet Caprice as of
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