1987 Chevrolet Caprice

Safety Score
93
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
17
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
1987-10-26 87V168000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT 11,936 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2000-12-04 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES No 0 THROTTLE JAMMED INTO HIGH-REV. AND ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY TO HIGH SPEED BEFORE NECESSARY CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN. THR…
2000-11-21 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD No 0 MY FATHER'S 1987 CAPRICE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED ALONG WITH ITS GARAGE. FIRE ERUPTED FROM UNDER HOOD AS ENGINE WAS BEI…
1999-06-21 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 WHEN CAR IS PLACED INTO DRIVE IT POPS INTO GEAR. ALSO, WHEN CAR IS TRAVELLING AT 20 MPH AND THE DRIVER PRESSES THE GA…
1997-07-01 SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER No 0 SEAT ASSEMBLY THAT ALLOWS SEAT TO MOVE FORWARD AND BACKWARD HAS BROKEN, NOT ALLOWING THE SEAT TO LOCK IN THE FULL FORWA…
1996-10-16 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.(OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT)
1996-03-08 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER No 0 BRAKES MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. *DSH
1995-10-19 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 HAD TO REPLACE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TT *SLC
1995-08-16 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE AFTER 49K MILES. TT
1995-07-27 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER No 0 BRAKE FAILURE, REPLACE OF THE MASTER CYLINDER, EXPERIENCE LIGHT COME RED, AND PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. TT
1995-03-25 SUSPENSION:FRONT No 0 VEHICLE HAS SEVERE SWAYING PROBLEM. *SKD
1995-03-16 VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS No 0 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FIRE IN POWER DOOR AND WINDOW CONSOLE. TT
1995-02-28 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 CRUISE CONTROL INOPERATIVE. (RECALL 89V-102)
1995-01-08 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 TRANSMISSION FAILED IN REVERSE GEAR. *AK
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 CRUISE CONTROL RESUMED BY ITSELF, CAUSING ACCELERATION AND AN ACCIDENT.
SEATS No 0 HEAD RESTRAINTS ON SEATS DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE EQUIPMENT FAILURE ARE NOT IN PLACE. TT CONSUMER STATES FRONT SEAT …
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES No 0 UNEXPECTED AND SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN VEHICLE IS PLACED INTO DRIVE FROM PARK POSITION. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.…
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM No 0 THE POWER ASSISTED BRAKES WENT OUT ON THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WAS GOING 30MPH AND HAD NO BRAKES. SHE HAD TO PUT THE CAR…