1984 Chevrolet Celebrity
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
4 recalls name the 1984 Chevrolet Celebrity. Newest first.
Certain replacement fuel filters, fram brand name p/n g3727, with date codes x52911 through x60801 sequentially or x600141 and a mexico country or origin marking on the fuel filter housing manufactured from october 18, 2005, through march 21, 2006, sold for use on the vehicles listed above and on certain school buses. (to see the school bus engine sizes…
Risk and remedy
Risk
This condition may cause an inadequate seal at the connection, potentially leading to a fuel leak. In the presence of an ignition source, a fire could occur.
Remedy
Honeywell will notify owners and replace the fuel filters free of charge. the recall began on october 18, 2006. owners may contact fram customer service at 1-800-890-2075 (option 1).
The fuel system may leak at the throttle body injection fuel feed pipe connection. consequence of defect: this leakage could result in an underhood fire which could spread to the passenger compartment and cause burn…
The vehicles were assembled without the retaining clip which IS needed to keep the clutch cable from contacting the master cylinder brake pipe. Over an extended time, the clutch cable could rub through the master cylinder brake pipe, resulting in a brake fluid leak and loss of front brakes.
Risk and remedy
Remedy
The missing clutch cable clip will be installed and the brake pipe will be replaced, if necessary, at no cost to the owner.
Some vehicles have bucket seat back locks that do not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard 207, anchorage of seats. In event of a crash, the seat back lock may not function.
Risk and remedy
Remedy
Inspection of seat back locks will be performed. Locks that have bent, broken or missing hooks will be replaced.
Owner complaints
8 complaints2 involved a crash4 injuries
What owners report most
Latest complaints
- Power train › Driveline › Constant velocity joint · Steering › Linkages › Tie rod assembly · Suspension › Front · Tires
Vehicle out of alignment. nlm
- Steering › Hydraulic power assist system
Steering sticks, power assist IS reduced to manual mode after momentary jamming. almost leaves the road befor recovery.
- Structure › Body › Hatchback/liftgate › Support device/strut
Had parked vehicle & went around back of vehicle & lifted rear door (station wagon). The gas cylinder bracket gave way & fell on driver's head. Owner had cerebral hemorrhage due to defective gas cylinder bracket. Also, had the engine changed five years ago & did not have mileage. *ak
- Steering › Rack and pinion › Rack
Steering gear rack failure,causing steering difficulty. *Sd
- Structure › Frame and members
Sub-frame separated from body due to rusty washers holding bolts in place, causing steering linkage to separate/loss of control of vehicle. *Dsh
- Suspension › Front
Heard noise the inner and outer tie rods on the right hand side. Could have caused wheel to fall off. *ak
- Seats · Seats › Front assembly › Recliner
The driver and passenger side seat failure when vehicle was rear ended. tt three people were injured in accident. *slc
- Steering
During brake application steering locks up when making right hand turns. tt
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- Headlamp switch failure
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- Power st. Assist
Summary of information from the manufacturer:gm has developed a splitring field repair kit and IS extending the warranry on all 1982-84 a,j, and x, body cars and 1985 c,body cars.the warranty applies to carsthat are for 50,000 miles or 5 yrs.it includes reimbursement for previousrepairs.analysis:wearing of the rack…
Summary of information from the manufacturer:gm has developed a splitring field repair kit and IS extending the warranry on all 1982-84 a,j, and x, body cars and 1985 c,body cars.the warranty applies to carsthat are for 50,000 miles or 5 yrs.it includes reimbursement for previousrepairs.analysis:wearing of the rack and pinion housing and low ambient tempcan cause temporary loss of power assist.teflon o rings fail to sealoff internal pressure.status:evaluating the extended warranty offer by gm.======
- Power steering failure
Power steering failure
- Power brake assist
Summary of information from manufacturer: in analyzing this matter gmidentified three primary sources for the complaints.the first involvesa gradual deterioration in performance of belt driven vacuum pumps.ac-cording to gm, vehicles equipped with vacuum pumps are also equipped witha low vacuum warning light, which IS…
Summary of information from manufacturer: in analyzing this matter gmidentified three primary sources for the complaints.the first involvesa gradual deterioration in performance of belt driven vacuum pumps.ac-cording to gm, vehicles equipped with vacuum pumps are also equipped witha low vacuum warning light, which IS illuminated when booster vacuumfalls below 10 in. Hg.this signals the driver that maintenance IS need-ed.the second source of complaints was traced to a quality control prob-lem associated with one of the brake booster diaphragm suppliers. Use ofparts from this supplier was discontinued in september 1984.the thirdcomplaint source identified by gm IS the low vacuum warning light in 1982models. According to gm, the light indicated low vacuum when there was noproblem or a leak in the switch resulted in reduced vacuum and illumina-tion of the light.this was also traced to a gm supplier that was dis-continued in 1982.gm issued field service information covering switchreplacement in late 1982.analysis: gm has identified specific vehicle components responsible forreduced power brake vacuum assist among the subject vehicles.the numberand nature of the odi and gm complaints received along with the allegedaccidents reported indicate a potential vehicle safety problem.status:the final report concerning the owner survey from theautomobile club of southern california was received on 6/10/87.===
- Rear brake lockup
There is no summary currently available
- Engine compartment fires
There is no summary currently available
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