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1987 Chevrolet Caprice Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

Data refreshed

Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
17
Latest Dec 5, 2000
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
3
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Feb 28, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 17 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1987 Chevrolet Caprice. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–17 of 17

Driver assistance
Filed Dec 5, 2000

THROTTLE JAMMED INTO HIGH-REV. AND ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY TO HIGH SPEED BEFORE NECESSARY CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN. THROTTLE CABLE WAS FOUND TO HAVE BROKEN. *AK

NHTSA ID
737329
Incident
Dec 4, 2000
Electrical
Filed Nov 21, 2000
Fire reported

MY FATHER'S 1987 CAPRICE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED ALONG WITH ITS GARAGE. FIRE ERUPTED FROM UNDER HOOD AS ENGINE WAS BEING STARTED. HE WAS FORTUNATE TO ESCAPE. I, HIS SON, HAVE A 1988 CAPRICE WITH THE SAME 305 CID ENGINE AND THE SAME 4-BARREL CARB; AND I HAVE BEEN NOTICING GAS FUMES DURING OPERATION OF THE CAR FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. MY QUESTION: IS THERE SOME PROBLEM WITH ENGINE FIRES IN CAPRICES WITH THIS ENGINE/CARB COMBINATION? HAVE THERE BEEN ANY RECALL CAMPAIGNS? *AK

NHTSA ID
736704
Incident
Nov 21, 2000
Driver assistance
Filed May 15, 2000

UNEXPECTED AND SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN VEHICLE IS PLACED INTO DRIVE FROM PARK POSITION. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID
861873
Transmission
Filed Sep 2, 1999

WHEN CAR IS PLACED INTO DRIVE IT POPS INTO GEAR. ALSO, WHEN CAR IS TRAVELLING AT 20 MPH AND THE DRIVER PRESSES THE GAS PEDAL FURTHER, THE VEHICLE AGAIN SHIFTS AND POPS.

NHTSA ID
843355
Incident
Jun 21, 1999
Interior & seats
Filed Jun 8, 1999

SEAT ASSEMBLY THAT ALLOWS SEAT TO MOVE FORWARD AND BACKWARD HAS BROKEN, NOT ALLOWING THE SEAT TO LOCK IN THE FULL FORWARD POSITION FOR SHORTER DRIVERS.

NHTSA ID
707309
Incident
Jul 1, 1997
Driver assistance
Filed Jun 11, 1997

CRUISE CONTROL RESUMED BY ITSELF, CAUSING ACCELERATION AND AN ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID
518403
Brakes
Filed Dec 26, 1996

THE POWER ASSISTED BRAKES WENT OUT ON THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WAS GOING 30MPH AND HAD NO BRAKES. SHE HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK TO STOP IT. *AK

NHTSA ID
806719
Engine
Filed Oct 18, 1996
Fire reported

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.(OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT)

NHTSA ID
509997
Incident
Oct 16, 1996
Brakes
Filed Mar 11, 1996

BRAKES MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. *DSH

NHTSA ID
502315
Incident
Mar 8, 1996
Transmission
Filed Jan 24, 1996

TRANSMISSION FAILED IN REVERSE GEAR. *AK

NHTSA ID
500884
Incident
Jan 8, 1995
Transmission
Filed Nov 17, 1995

HAD TO REPLACE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TT *SLC

NHTSA ID
975136
Incident
Oct 19, 1995
Interior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Oct 12, 1995

HEAD RESTRAINTS ON SEATS DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE EQUIPMENT FAILURE ARE NOT IN PLACE. TT CONSUMER STATES FRONT SEAT IS TOO SOFT, CONSUMER SINKS DOWN MAKING FOR POOR VISION. *SLC

NHTSA ID
973300
Transmission
Filed Aug 16, 1995

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE AFTER 49K MILES. TT

NHTSA ID
970576
Incident
Aug 16, 1995
Brakes
Filed Jul 27, 1995

BRAKE FAILURE, REPLACE OF THE MASTER CYLINDER, EXPERIENCE LIGHT COME RED, AND PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. TT

NHTSA ID
969490
Incident
Jul 27, 1995
Suspension
Filed Mar 25, 1995

VEHICLE HAS SEVERE SWAYING PROBLEM. *SKD

NHTSA ID
482631
Incident
Mar 25, 1995
Interior & seatsVisibility
Filed Mar 16, 1995
Fire reported

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FIRE IN POWER DOOR AND WINDOW CONSOLE. TT

NHTSA ID
962043
Incident
Mar 16, 1995
Driver assistanceEngine
Filed Feb 28, 1995

CRUISE CONTROL INOPERATIVE. (RECALL 89V-102)

NHTSA ID
481814
Incident
Feb 28, 1995

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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