Caprice V8-307 5.0L (1987)
General Motors has determined that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in certain 1987 Chevrolet Caprice, Monte Carlo and El Camino
models equipped with the 200-4R transmission. These vehicles may have a manual valve link in the transmission which was improperly formed. This
condition could lead to the link separating, resulting in a gear selection different from what the driver selects with the shift lever and what appears on the
shift indicator. Also, the car could be started when the transmission is in gear. Thus when selecting a gear or starting the vehicle, it is possible for the
vehicle to unexpectedly move in an unanticipated direction. Such unexpected movement could result in an accident without prior warning.
WHAT WE WILL DO
To prevent this condition from occurring on your vehicle, your Chevrolet dealer will replace the manual valve detent lever link. This service will be
completed at no charge to you.
WHAT YOU SHOULD DO
Please contact your Chevrolet dealer as soon as possible to arrange a service date. Instructions have been sent to your Chevrolet dealer. It is estimated
that parts will be available November 25, 1987. The labor time to perform the correction is approximately 45 minutes. Please ask your dealer if you wish
to know how much additional time will be needed to process your vehicle.
Your Chevrolet dealer is best equipped to obtain parts and provide service to ensure your vehicle is corrected as promptly as possible. However, if you
take your vehicle to your dealership on the agreed service date and they do not remedy this condition on that date or within five days, we recommend you
contact the nearest Chevrolet Branch Office by telephone. The Branch Office will assist you and the dealer in getting your vehicle corrected. The
telephone numbers of the Branch Offices are listed in your Owner's Manual.
After contacting your dealer and the Branch Office, if you are still not satisfied that we have done our best to remedy this condition without charge
within a reasonable time, you may wish to write the Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 400 Seventh Street, S.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20590, or call 800-424-9393 (Washington, D.C. residents use 426-0123).
The enclosed Owner Identification Reply Card identifies your vehicle. Presentation of this card to your dealer will assist them in making the necessary
correction to your vehicle in the shortest possible time. If you have sold or traded your vehicle, please let us know by completing the postage paid reply
card and returning it to us.
We are sorry to cause you this inconvenience; however, we have taken this action in the interest of your safety and continued satisfaction with our
products.