This factory service and repair manual for the 1996 Chevrolet Caprice documents a car built in one trim only, the Classic, in four-door sedan and four-door wagon form. The two overhead-valve gasoline V8s continue: a 4.3-liter of 265 cubic inches and a 5.7-liter of 350, both naturally aspirated. Since nothing branches by trim, the specifications, torque values, wiring diagrams and diagnostic routines apply to every car built to this description, which makes cross-checking a repair against the book straightforward.
Engines covered
- 4.3L V8 (265 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 5.7L V8 (350 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
Body styles covered
- 4-door wagon
- 4-door sedan
Trims covered
- Classic
Known issues on the 1996 Caprice. Eight recalls stand on the record for this year. Wheel security appears twice over — lug nuts tightened below specification, and a lower control arm ball joint whose attaching nuts can loosen until the joint pulls out of the knuckle — while the rear lower control arm can crack at the stabilizer bar attachment and fracture. Several others cover replacement lamps built without amber side reflectors, and one concerns two caution labels placed on the same side of the sun visor, where the air bag warning may go unread. Of eighty-four complaints, thirteen name the suspension.
DOPE, INC. IS RECALLING 42,540 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HE
DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
DOPE, INC. WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAM
SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HE
DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
SABERSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAM
This warranty administration bulletin provides information regarding the field action courtesy transportation policy.
This Preliminary Information communicates to the dealer the process for downloading or updating operating software for the Tire Pressure Monitor, Active Fuel Injector tester, multi media tester, PICO Scope, GR8 starting/charging tester and
This Preliminary Information communicates to the dealer the process for downloading or updating operating software for the Tire Pressure Monitor, Active Fuel Injector tester, multi media tester, PICO Scope, GR8 starting/charging tester and
This informational bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on Procedures to Unlock Delco Radio with Theftlock.
Expanded Availability for Remanufacture and Return (R&R) Electronic Control Modules
THE ENGINE DOES NOT STALL WHEN PERFORMING A P1870 DIAGNOSTIC TEST WITH THE TECH 2 SCAN TOOL OR WHEN COMMANDING THE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH ENABLE SOLENOID ON APPLICATIONS THAT DO NOT HAVE THE P1870 DIAGNOSTIC TEST LISTED. 4L60E OR 4L65E TRA
DIAGNOSIS OF CRACKED OR BROKEN TRANSMISSION CASE. *TT 2006 AND PRIOR CARS AND LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS. *TT
SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE HEATER IS INOPERATIVE, BLOWS COLD AIR, THE ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT AN OVERHEAT CONDITION OR THE COOLANT RESERVOIR HAS RUST IN IT. *TT
Showing the 8 most recent of 22 technical service bulletins on file with NHTSA.
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APRROXIMATELY 45 MPH ,MADE A DIRECT HEAD-ON HIT AGAINST GUARDRAIL ,VEHICLE THEN FLIPPED OVER . BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY,
CONSUMERS CHILD WAS ABLE TO SHIFT GEARS INTO NEUTRAL. CHILD JUMPED OUT AND WAS RUN OVER BY THE CAR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH ALL CARS THAT NEED TO BE TAKEN CARE OFF.
The vats system is the problem on my 96 Impala it just shut my car off for the past 3 mos
The vats system is the problem on my 96 Impala it just shut my car off for the past 3 mos
Showing the 4 most serious of 87 complaints filed with NHTSA.
