The 1988 Chevrolet Caprice has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 1,755,897 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 16 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the vehicle speed control. 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.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“My wife was driving home at 9:30p.m. And the alternator light kept coming on and off the lights got very dim and she pulled off the road. My son happened to be behind her and got out to see what the problem was. He noticed smoke and fire coming from the car. He pulled her out of the car and they…”
“Wiring connections in the tilt-steering wheel too tight and pull out when turning vehicle, causing turn signal and brake lights to fail.”
“Stabilizer bar cracked, resulting in uncontrolable wheel action. Tt”
“The drivers side seatbelt will not latch properly . Please describe. Tt”
“The vehicle consistently stalls when warming up, and the vehicle has no acceleration, the vehicle works fine after service for a while and then back to the same”
“Vehicle speed increases while driving. Must depress the brake pedal hard to resume normal speed. Tt”
“Vehicle speed increases while driving. Must depress the brake pedal hard to resume normal speed. Tt”
“The front seat bracket broke two time and is broke now. Tt”
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Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1988 Chevrolet Caprice as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.