1984 Chevrolet Citation Service and Repair Manual
This factory service and repair manual for the 1984 Chevrolet Citation has one engine to document, the naturally aspirated 2.8L overhead-valve V6 of 173 cubic inches, and two bodies to carry it, a four-door hatchback and a two-door hatchback, each offered as Base or X-11. A single displacement keeps the engine chapters undivided: one set of clearances, one ignition and fuel calibration, one emissions layout. The rest of the book, from transaxle to brakes, steering, suspension and body wiring, applies to both hatchbacks equally.
Engines covered
- 2.8L V6 (173 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
Body styles covered
- 4-door hatchback
- 2-door hatchback
Trims covered
- Base
- X-11
Known issues on the 1984 Citation. Two recalls stand on the federal record for this year, and both are fuel leaks. One concerns replacement fuel filters that seal poorly where they connect, letting gasoline escape and, with an ignition source nearby, start a fire. The other concerns leakage at the throttle body injection fuel feed pipe connection, which could burn under the hood and spread into the passenger compartment. Owners have logged eight complaints, three of them on the fuel system and single reports on steering and speed control, matching the fuel delivery, throttle and steering procedures in this manual.
THE FUEL SYSTEM MAY LEAK AT THE THROTTLE BODY INJECTION FUEL FEED PIPE CONNECTION.
REPLACE THE FUEL FEED PIPE.
LTR RE DEFECTIVE 1984 CHEVROLET CITATION, REQUESTING A DEFECT INVESTIGATION, REPLY ATTN. JOSEPH BACIGALUPI/SAN FRANCISCO OFC. *TS THE COMPLAINANT WAS THE PASSENGER ON A MOTORCYCL
CONSUMER WAS A PASSENGER ON MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING THE MOTORCYCLE ON FREEWAY A VEHICLE SUDDENLY PULLED INTO TRAFFIC CRASHING WITH THE MOTORCYCLE. THE CAUSE WAS UNDETERMINED. *A
WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURNS VEHICLE ACCELERATED THEN STALLED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A MOTORCYCLE. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE AND THE DRIVER OF THE MOTORCYCLE
THE FUEL SYSTEM IS THE PROBLEM AND IT GASPS AND DOES NOT WANT TO GO WHEN YOU ACCELERATE. *AK
Showing the 4 most serious of 10 complaints filed with NHTSA.
