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1987 Alfa Romeo SPIDER: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

2 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

68,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1987 model year. Data snapshot: . 1 complaints include usable failure mileage.

This selection has limited data. It remains available for lookup but is excluded from search indexing.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Seat Belts:Front:Webbing is the most frequently named component, appearing in 1 of 2 complaints (50.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Steering behavior150.0%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Seat Belts:Front:Webbing
1
Tires
1
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Seat Belts:Front:Webbing1
Tires1

Seat Belts:Front:Webbing: 1; Tires: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
0
25,000 to 49,999
0
50,000 to 74,999
1
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0000
25,000 to 49,9990
50,000 to 74,9991
75,000 to 99,9990
100,000 to 149,9990
150,000 and above0

Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 1; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0

50,000 to 74,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (1). 1 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

1995
1
2008
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
19951
20081

1995: 1; 2008: 1

Pattern summary

Seat Belts:Front:Webbing leads the component reports. Steering behavior appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Examples from the source records

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10247776 · 2008-11-05 (November 5, 2008)

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1987 ALFA ROMEO SPIDER. THE VEHICLE HAS FOUR CONTINENTAL TIRES. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 60- 65 MPH, ONE OF THE TIRES BLEW OUT AND EXPLODED. WITHIN A MONTH, TWO TIRES HAVE EXPLODED. THE VIN AND TIRE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 68,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 68,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10247776 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 959517 · 1995-02-03 (February 3, 1995)

SHOULDER/LAP BELT ON DRIVERS SIDE FAILED TO RESTRAIN UPPER PORTION OF BODY. DRIVER THROWN INTO STEERING WHEEL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 959517 at NHTSA ↗

Recall history

0 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

No recall campaigns are recorded in this snapshot.