1990 Chevrolet Celebrity Service and Repair Manual
This factory service and repair manual for the 1990 Chevrolet Celebrity covers a single body style, the four-door wagon, in Base and Eurosport trim. Two naturally aspirated gasoline engines are documented for it: a 3.1L overhead-valve V6 of 189 cubic inches and a 2.5L overhead-valve inline-four of 151 cubic inches. A wagon carries body content a sedan does not, in its tailgate, rear glass, load floor and the wiring that reaches them, and that material sits here beside the engine, driveline, brake and suspension procedures with their torque values and diagrams.
Engines covered
- 3.1L V6 (189 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 2.5L inline-four (151 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
Body styles covered
- 4-door wagon
Trims covered
- Base
- Eurosport
Known issues on the 1990 Celebrity. Two recalls are recorded. One begins with a power seat harness that can be pinched or chafed against the seat frame until the insulation wears through; the short that follows draws enough current to weld the circuit breaker shut, and the unprotected circuit then heats until the seat cushion itself can catch fire. The other covers rear outboard belt anchorages that may tear free of the body under crash loads. Eight complaints have been logged, two on latches, locks and linkages. Seat harness routing, circuit protection and belt anchorage torque are all covered here.
THESE VEHICLES WERE ASSEMBLED WITH REAR OUTBOARD SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGES THAT MAY NOT WITHSTAND THE REQUIRED LOAD. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS NO.210, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY ANCHOR
CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: IN A COLLISON, STRESS CAN CAUSE THE ATTACHMENT METAL TO TE
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING ANCHOR BOLTS WITH A NEW SHOULDER BOLT AND THREAD LOCKING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 CHEVROLET CELEBRITY. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SEE WHICH GEAR HE WAS DRIVING IN AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A VEHICLE. THE VEHICL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 CHEVROLET CELEBRITY. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SEE WHICH GEAR HE WAS DRIVING IN AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A VEHICLE. THE VEHICL
THE CONSUMER HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WAS MASTER CYLINDER. *JB
NO FAILURE, YET. HAVE TWO B F GOODRICH TIRES DOT BFJ7TT61 P185/75R14 89 S M+S NOTE INDENTATIONS, ON SIDE WALL ABOUT 1/16 INCH DEEP BY .75 TO 1 INCH WIDE RUNNING FROM RIM TO TREAD
Showing the 4 most serious of 10 complaints filed with NHTSA.
