1986 Chevrolet Celebrity Service and Repair Manual
This factory service and repair manual for the 1986 Chevrolet Celebrity works from two gasoline engines rather than a mixed fuel range: a naturally aspirated 2.8L overhead-valve V6 of 173 cubic inches and a naturally aspirated 2.5L overhead-valve inline-four of 151 cubic inches. Both were fitted to the wagon, the coupe and the sedan, offered as Base, Estate and Eurosport. With the engine list this short, much of the manual's weight falls on the chassis, brake, steering and body electrical sections common to every car in the lineup.
Engines covered
- 2.8L V6 (173 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 2.5L inline-four (151 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
Body styles covered
- 4-door wagon
- 2-door coupe
- 4-door sedan
Trims covered
- Base
- Estate
- Eurosport
Known issues on the 1986 Celebrity. Three recalls appear on the federal record. Two of them describe the same fault in the push-pull headlight switch, whose contacts can open intermittently so the headlamps flicker or drop out without warning at night or in heavy weather. The third covers a replacement fuel filter that can seal badly where it joins the line and leak gasoline. Of 41 owner complaints, steering leads with 13, followed by seven on the electrical system and five on the seat belts. Lighting circuits, switch testing, steering gear service and belt anchorage work are all covered here.
THE PUSH-PULL HEADLIGHT SWITCH MAY HAVE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS WHICH ALLOW AN INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT CIRCUIT CAUSING HEADLIGHT TO FLICKER OR SUDDENLY GO OUT.
REPLACE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AS NECESSARY.
THE PUSH PULL HEADLIGHT SWITCH MAY HAVE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS WHICH ALLOW AN INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT CIRCUIT CAUSING HEADLIGHT TO FLICKER OR SUDDENLY GO OUT.
REPLACE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AS NECESSARY.
RECLINING BUCKET SEAT RECLINED ON ITS OWN. *AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT TO DISENGAGE, WHICH MEANT THAT THE DRIVER DID NOT HAVE ANY PROTECTION AROUND HE
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. ONCE THE VEHICLE START ROLLING, THE SEAT BELT DISENGAGED ITSELF. *AK
WHILE IN AN ACCIDENT THE SHOULDER HARNESS SPLIT IN HALF. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Showing the 4 most serious of 38 complaints filed with NHTSA.
