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1987 Chevrolet Spectrum Owner Complaints

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

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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.
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Latest Jul 31, 1997
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.
0
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 Jan 20, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 9 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1987 Chevrolet Spectrum. 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 1–9 of 9

Seat belts
Filed Jul 31, 1997

REAR PASSENGER'S RESTRAINT BELT STICKS. BELT WILL NOT EXTEND. *AK

NHTSA ID
814603
Incident
Jul 31, 1997
Driver assistance
Filed Mar 8, 1996

SUDDEN ACCELEARTION WHEN FORCE IS NOT APPLIED TO THE GAS PEDAL. *AK

NHTSA ID
980426
Incident
Feb 18, 1996
Transmission
Filed Feb 23, 1996

THE CLUCTH WOULD NOT LOCK OUT OF GEAR CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO HAVE A NEAR ACCIDENT. *AK

NHTSA ID
979648
Incident
Feb 22, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jul 14, 1995

THE REAR SEATBELTS AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELTS DO NOT LATCH PROPERLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
968811
Incident
Jun 1, 1994
Fuel system
Filed Jul 12, 1995

INTERMITTENT STALLING. *AK

NHTSA ID
484071
Incident
Jan 1, 1988
Driver assistance
Filed Jun 13, 1995

IDLE SET FOR 1987 SPECTRUM IS NOT ADJUSTABLE-WILL NOT HOLD. TT

NHTSA ID
966821
Incident
Jun 1, 1995
Fuel system
Filed Jun 12, 1995

DEFECTIVE CARBURETOR, CAUSING HIGH IDLE PRIOR TO SERVICE RECALL. *AK

NHTSA ID
485214
Incident
Jun 12, 1995
Engine
Filed Jan 31, 1995

ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO 'NON FREE WHEELING' DESIGN OF ENGINE WHICH CAUSES PARTS TO BIND WHEN TIMING BELT FAILS.

NHTSA ID
480870
Incident
Jan 19, 1995
Engine
Filed Jan 20, 1995

ENGINE TIMING BELT BROKE AND ENGINE IMMEDIATELY FAILED. TT

NHTSA ID
958948
Incident
Jan 18, 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.

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .