Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||||
| 050604058 | 09/01/2005 | 10017568 | Intermittent chuggle or fishbite on light acceleration or a highway speeds with no diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs). *tt | 11/10/2005 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | ||||||
| SQ00004 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 02/02/2000 | 01/19/2001 | ACCELERATOR CABLE DETACHES FROM THROTTLE | ||
| In november 1999, gm initiated a non-safety owner notification campaign to address certain 2000 chevrolet, pontiac and buicks, equipped with th 3.1l engine, to replace engine's throttle body. due to an oversized cable ball retention feature, the cable end could disconnect from the throttle body. when this occurs the driver is unable to accelerator the vehicle. the puirpose of the sq is to detrmine the extent of the problem experience and if a safety recall is warranted. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 11/30/2004 | 75508 | 4 | 02/20/2000 |
| Dt: the consumer experienced unwanted acceleration on 2000 buick century. sporadically, there were super high revs when the vehicle was first started. then the consumer had to stop the car and restart it again in order for the revving to go to a correct idle speed. the car has been to the dealership 4 times over this problem. this did not happen for the first four and half years. the dealer has replaced the throttle position sensor two times and the computer once. the consumer is still having the unwanted acceleration problem. the dealer can't figure out what the problem is. *jb | |||
| 06/27/2001 | 1 | 09/01/2000 | |
| Whenever starting vehicle and shifting into gear vehicle would jerk forward or backwards suddenly, even with foot on brake. due to this sudden acceleration, vehicle was involved in an accident. *ak one person was injured. *slc | |||
| 08/19/2000 | 2 | 06/30/2000 | |
| While backing into a parking space and without any indication vehicle accelerated, causing consumer to hit a tree. *ak *jb | |||
| 02/26/2000 | 12/01/1999 | ||
| Application of brakes resulted in spontaneous racing of engine, both front and rear wheels jumped curb in spite of hard braking. car stopped prior to entering freeway. *ak | |||