Safety Score
97
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
15
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1987 Chevrolet Nova.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-08-18 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | {1}NORTH BOUND FREEWAY WORK RIGHT LANE FROM, LINDON EXIT TO SALT LAKE CITY. THERE ARE SEVERAL GROOVES, HOLES AND UNEVEN… |
| 2000-12-01 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FRONT WHEEL LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING AT 50-55 MPH. VEHICLE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIRS SHOP, AND… |
| 2000-09-26 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 1 | WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN SPEEDOMETER CABLE SNAPPED. 10 MILES LATER, ENTIRE FRONT END LOCKED UP DUE A MALFUNCT… |
| 1998-08-23 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | OWNER CLAIMS RAYBESTOS BRAND BRAKE HOSES MIDDLE MOUNTING SECTION MANUFACTURED BACKWARDS. HOSE CANNOT BE MOUNTED AS DES… |
| 1998-05-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT THE MINOR SERVICE OF CHECKING THE OIL LEVEL IN DEFFERENTIAL FOR FRONT WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES. 80-90… |
| 1996-08-13 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 2 | SEAT BELTS IN FRONT SEAT FAILED TO HOLD DRIVER/PASSENGER IN PLACE IN REAR END COLLISION, CAUSING INJURIES. |
| 1996-02-19 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | THE HOOD ON THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STAY LATCHED. TT |
| 1995-06-07 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | No | 0 | DIFFERENTIAL BROKE WHICH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK, CAUSED TRANSMISSION TO FAILED. TT |
| 1995-06-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE NHTSA HAS REPORTED TWO PROBLEMS WITH THE 1987 & 1988 CHEVROLET SPECTRUM. THESE PROBLEMS APPLY TO THE 1987 NOVA. |
| 1901-01-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | 1987 CHEVROLET NOVA DOES NOT SECURE PASSENGER PROPERLY. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT BELTS DO NOT CATCH AND STOP… |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE. TT |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE CASE ON THE TRANSMISSION BROKE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT THE REAR SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. *SLC |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE TRANSAXLE FLUID WAS 1.5 QUARTS LOW (EMPTY) CAUSING THE TRANSAXLE TO LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING. NLM |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHEN PRESSING ON THE GAS THE VEHICLE DOES NOT MOVE OR PULL. DEALER SAYS TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. TRANSMISSIO… |