The 1987 Chevrolet Caprice has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 1,767,833 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 20 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the power train. Last updated July 5, 2026.
A SMALL NYLON BUSHING IN THE CRUISE CONTROL SERVO BAIL MAY SLIP OUT OF PLACE, CAUSING INTERMITTENT AND UNEXPECTED INCREASES IN ENGINE SPEED OR DIESELING (ENGINE RUN ON WITH IGNITION OFF).
SERVO ROD ASSEMBLY COULD CATCH ON ENGINE COMPONENTS ANDRESULT IN A STUCK THROTTLE WITH POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE CRASH.
INSTALL A NEW BUSHING IN CRUISE CONTROL SERVO BAIL.
MANUAL VALVE LINK IN THE TRANSMISSION MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY FORMED.
THE VALVE LINK COULD SEPARATE RESULTING IN A GEARSELECTION DIFFERENT FROM WHAT THE DRIVER SELECTS. ALSO, CAR COULD BE STARTEDWITH TRANSMISSION IN GEAR ALLOWING VEHICLE TO MOVE IN AN UNANTICIPATEDDIRECTION.
REPLACE THE MANUAL VALVE DETENT LEVER LINK.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Throttle jammed into high-rev. And accelerated unexpectedly to high speed before necessary corrective action taken. Throttle cable was found to have broken. *ak”
“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…”
“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.”
“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.”
“Engine compartment fire.(ohio state police report)”
“Brakes master cylinder failed. *dsh”
“Had to replace the automatic transmission. Tt *slc”
“Automatic transmission failure after 49k miles. Tt”
There is no summary currently available
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION FROM MANUFACTURER:BEING ANALYZED AS OF 16 MAR 88.ANALYSIS:IR BEING ANALYZED.PROPOSED ACTION:===
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1987 Chevrolet Caprice as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.