https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Chevrolet Celebrity. en-us Sun, 18 Oct 2026 03:30:11 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity#complaint-886736 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT PURCHASED A USE 1985 CHEV. CELEBRITY CLASSIC 10-16-2007 THAT ONLY HAD 46,722 MILES. IT HAD A STRONG GAS SMELL THAT WOULD NOT LET ME DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE OF HEALTH AND SAFETY CONCERNS. I DROVE THE CAR SHORT DISTANCE AND EVEN NOW ONLY HAVE 74, 912 MILES ON IT. I FEEL THE CAR CAME FROM THE FACTORY LIKE THIS BECAUSE AN OLD MAN THAT DIED HAD THE CAR. IT LOOKED LIKE NEW WHEN I PURCHASED IT. EVEN NO https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity#complaint-732269 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT 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 VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INSURANCE ADJUSTER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE SHIFT INDICATOR WAS UNCLEAR AND WAS THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO EXISTING RECALLS A https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity#complaint-732270 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT 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 VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INSURANCE ADJUSTER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE SHIFT INDICATOR WAS UNCLEAR AND WAS THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO EXISTING RECALLS A https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity#complaint-703273 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT I WENT TO AUTO RECALLS .ORG AND FOUND RECALL ON MY 1986 CHEVY CELEBRITY 33,000 MILES. CONTACTED DEALER KOOL CHEVROLET 3770 PLAINFIELD NE GRAND RAPIDS MICHIGAN 49505 (616)-364-9431 THEY SAID THEY COULD ONLY TRACE VIN NUMBERS BACK TO 1990.WAS REFERRED TO GM 1-800-222-1020 (SERVICE REQUEST 71-693324446) I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL AND I SHOULD TAKE IT IN AND PAY TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity#complaint-677729 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1986 CHEVEROLET CELEBRITY STATION WAGON. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR DOUGLAS TIRES, SIZE 195/75R14. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO A TIRE STORE FOR A ROUTINE REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT TIRES. ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION, WHEN PURCHASING TIRES FROM WAL-MART, THE TIRES DID NOT FIT CORRECTLY DUE TO IMPROPER LUBRICATION AND MOUNTING. AS A RESULT, THE TIRES MADE A THUMPING SOUND WHE https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity#complaint-674483 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT 1989 CHEVY CELEBRITY SUFFERED A TIRE BLOWOUT. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL AND SPUN OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROADWAY THEN STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT. *NJ THE CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES. OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 19-0473-91 UPDATED 04/15/10 *BF https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity#complaint-617207 Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1987 CHEVROLET CELEBRITY. ON 01/24/2007, THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT BEGAN HEARING A GRINDING AND SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON 02/15/2007 AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITHOUT USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE CONTACT LATER OBSERVED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE PADS AND THAT HIS CALIPERS WERE RUBBING TOGETHER AND REPLACED THE BRAK https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity#complaint-501594 Thu, 14 Oct 2004 00:00:00 GMT THE CONSUMER HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WAS MASTER CYLINDER. *JB https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity#complaint-474858 Tue, 11 May 2004 00:00:00 GMT 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. IS THIS A PROBLEM? COULD FIND NO INFORMATION ON B F GOODREICH WEB SITE OR IT IS BURIED WELL. https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity#complaint-474859 Tue, 11 May 2004 00:00:00 GMT 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. IS THIS A PROBLEM? COULD FIND NO INFORMATION ON B F GOODREICH WEB SITE OR IT IS BURIED WELL. https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity#complaint-453288 Wed, 04 Feb 2004 00:00:00 GMT EMAIL CONSUMER LETTER REGARDING GM POWER STEERING RECALL.*MR 1985 EUROSPORT WAGON DEVELOPED A PROBLEM WHERE POWER STEERING WAS LOST WHILE MAKING LEFT TURNS AT LOW SPEEDS.*MR https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity#complaint-400343 Mon, 31 Mar 2003 00:00:00 GMT THE ROOF RACK HAD SEPARATED WITH TWO BIKES ATTACHED TO IT WHILE IN MOTION, AND HAD FLOWN OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THE THIN FABRICATION OF THE HEATER CORE TUBING ALLOWED LEAKAGE INTO THE VEHICLE WHICH CAN CAUSE PROLONGED INHALATION OF TOXIC FUMES, AND THE SENSOR THAT HITS ON THE CAMSHAFT HAS A SMALL MAGNET AFFIXED TO IT WHICH WAS FOUND TO BE PARTIALLY MISSING. MR SCC https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity#complaint-400344 Mon, 31 Mar 2003 00:00:00 GMT THE ROOF RACK HAD SEPARATED WITH TWO BIKES ATTACHED TO IT WHILE IN MOTION, AND HAD FLOWN OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THE THIN FABRICATION OF THE HEATER CORE TUBING ALLOWED LEAKAGE INTO THE VEHICLE WHICH CAN CAUSE PROLONGED INHALATION OF TOXIC FUMES, AND THE SENSOR THAT HITS ON THE CAMSHAFT HAS A SMALL MAGNET AFFIXED TO IT WHICH WAS FOUND TO BE PARTIALLY MISSING. MR SCC https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity#complaint-400345 Mon, 31 Mar 2003 00:00:00 GMT THE ROOF RACK HAD SEPARATED WITH TWO BIKES ATTACHED TO IT WHILE IN MOTION, AND HAD FLOWN OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THE THIN FABRICATION OF THE HEATER CORE TUBING ALLOWED LEAKAGE INTO THE VEHICLE WHICH CAN CAUSE PROLONGED INHALATION OF TOXIC FUMES, AND THE SENSOR THAT HITS ON THE CAMSHAFT HAS A SMALL MAGNET AFFIXED TO IT WHICH WAS FOUND TO BE PARTIALLY MISSING. MR SCC https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity#complaint-393395 Mon, 10 Feb 2003 00:00:00 GMT 1988 CHEVEROLET CELEBRITY. MANUFACRURER DOES NOT STOCK OR SELL REPLACEMENT SEAT BELTS OR PARTS. THE PART IS A PLASTIC CLIP THAT GOES OVER THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE. PROBABLY A $1.00 PART. BUT THE LOCAL DEALER SAYS THAT THEY CANNOT PROVIDE THE CLIP OR THE BELT. AM I SUPPOSED TO THROW AWAY A CAR THAT IS OTHERWISE PERFECT?? IS NOT THE MANUFACURER REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AVAILABILITY OF REPLACEMENT SAFE https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity#complaint-350826 Tue, 14 May 2002 00:00:00 GMT WHILE DRIVING, TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER STATES MANUFACTURER SHOULD PLACE DATE IN A PLACE WHERE CONSUMERS WOULD BE ABLE TO READ IT, (BRIDGESTONE 205/70R14), TIRE HAD 25000 MILES ON IT AND CONSUMER STATES THAT IT WAS 8 YEARS OLD.*JB https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity#complaint-352134 Tue, 14 May 2002 00:00:00 GMT CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE RUNS BAD, ALSO SAID VEHICLE MAKES A LOT OF NOISE, POSSIBLE ENGINE NOISE. *SLC https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity#complaint-350869 Tue, 14 May 2002 00:00:00 GMT REPLACED FUSE FOR REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER AND SMELLED BURNING. THE PLASTIC PIECE THAT COVERS THE CONTACT TO THE WINDOW WAS BEGINING TO MELT. THE OEM SPACER WAS A PIECE OF FOAM THAT HAD LONG SINCE CRUMBED TO NOTHING. YD https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity#complaint-320775 Tue, 30 Oct 2001 00:00:00 GMT WHILE DRIVING, THE TAIL PIPE AND MUFFLER FELL OFF. *SLC https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity#complaint-320776 Tue, 30 Oct 2001 00:00:00 GMT WHILE DRIVING, THE TAIL PIPE AND MUFFLER FELL OFF. *SLC https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity#complaint-320777 Tue, 30 Oct 2001 00:00:00 GMT CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE RUNS BAD, ALSO SAID VEHICLE MAKES A LOT OF NOISE, POSSIBLE ENGINE NOISE. *SLC https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity#complaint-320588 Tue, 30 Oct 2001 00:00:00 GMT REPLACED FUSE FOR REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER AND SMELLED BURNING. THE PLASTIC PIECE THAT COVERS THE CONTACT TO THE WINDOW WAS BEGINING TO MELT. THE OEM SPACER WAS A PIECE OF FOAM THAT HAD LONG SINCE CRUMBED TO NOTHING. YD https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity#complaint-320441 Tue, 30 Oct 2001 00:00:00 GMT VEHICLE WAS SERVICE'D BY MR. ROBERT'S AUTO/TRUCK STORE WHEN THE FUEL PUMP AND ELECTRICAL LINE'S WERE TO BE SERVICE'D THEN AFTER THESE ITEMS WERE SERVICED THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO EXPLODE. WHEN BUSINESS WAS SPOKEN TO THE ONLY WORD'S OUT OF THERE MOUTH WAS WERE MY PAYMENT'S ON TIME. I HUNG UP. AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNE'D MY ISSUE WAS WITH MY FAMILY BEING INJURED. WITHOUT BANKRUPTCY WERE ELSE DO I STAN https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity#complaint-320442 Tue, 30 Oct 2001 00:00:00 GMT VEHICLE WAS SERVICE'D BY MR. ROBERT'S AUTO/TRUCK STORE WHEN THE FUEL PUMP AND ELECTRICAL LINE'S WERE TO BE SERVICE'D THEN AFTER THESE ITEMS WERE SERVICED THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO EXPLODE. WHEN BUSINESS WAS SPOKEN TO THE ONLY WORD'S OUT OF THERE MOUTH WAS WERE MY PAYMENT'S ON TIME. I HUNG UP. AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNE'D MY ISSUE WAS WITH MY FAMILY BEING INJURED. WITHOUT BANKRUPTCY WERE ELSE DO I STAN https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity#complaint-317947 Mon, 15 Oct 2001 00:00:00 GMT WHILE DRIVING, TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER STATES MANUFACTURER SHOULD PLACE DATE IN A PLACE WHERE CONSUMERS WOULD BE ABLE TO READ IT, (BRIDGESTONE 205/70R14), TIRE HAD 25000 MILES ON IT AND CONSUMER STATES THAT IT WAS 8 YEARS OLD.*JB https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity#complaint-305344 Wed, 01 Aug 2001 00:00:00 GMT NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity#complaint-302866 Thu, 12 Jul 2001 00:00:00 GMT TREADS WERE SEPARATING FROM BODY OF ALL FOUR TIRES, WHILE MUCH OF TREAD REMAINED. *AK (DOT NUMBER: Y7J9PL3146 TIRESIZE: P195/70R14) https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity#complaint-302190 Tue, 10 Jul 2001 00:00:00 GMT DRIVER'S SIDE BUCKLE WOULD NOT LATCH. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, AND WERE UNABLE TO FIND A REPLACEMENT PART. ASKING NHTSA TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity#complaint-286697 Mon, 16 Apr 2001 00:00:00 GMT MOTOR MOUNTS WERE RUSTED, AND ENGINE FELL OUT OF MOUNTING. DEALERSHIP IS UNAWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK *SLC https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-celebrity#complaint-279426 Tue, 13 Mar 2001 00:00:00 GMT RECLINING BUCKET SEAT RECLINED ON ITS OWN. *AK