Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING - WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR | ||||||||||||||||
| 96V249000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 07/01/1996 to 07/31/1996 | V (Vehicle) | 424 | 01/06/1997 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 12/17/1996 | 12/20/1996 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | The steering column lower pinch bolt was not properly tightened during assembly. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | An undertorqued pinch bolt can rattle and cause looseness in the steering system. if the pinch bolt backed out of the joint completely, rotation of the steering shaft against the connector could cause increasing looseness in the steering system and result in loss of steering and an accident. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect the steering column pinch bolt for correct torque and, if necessary, tighten the bolt to the specified torque. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification:owner notification will begin during january 1997. note:owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact buick at 1-800-521-7300 or pontiac at 1-800-762-2737.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||||
| 833208 | 10/01/1998 | 602826 | Some customers may comment about a squeak/ squawk type noise coming from the steering column area when turning the steering wheel. *yc | 01/13/1999 | |
| STEERING - WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR | |||||
| 96074 | 01/01/1997 | 52082 | Recall 97v-037 - general motors has decided that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in certain 1996 buick skylark and pontiac grand am model vehicles - the steering column lower pinch bolt may not fhave been tightened to | 07/17/1997 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING - COLUMN LOCKING - ANTI-THEFT DEVICE | |||
| 05/09/1998 | 6 | 01/01/1997 | |
| Since i bought the car 01/17/97, i have had numerous problems: emergenchy/parking brake pops out when parking the car and putting parking brake on, brakes fail to perform properly and brake pads wear down excessivly, dash board (check engine, abs, ets, seat belt light blinks when wearing and doesnt blink when not wearing occassionally, theft system light comes on but i do not have a theft system)and dome lights come on sparatically, sometimes the dome light comes on when car of off and no one near car, recall was performed since than it only happens about half as much. 5 days after purchasing car the key was stuck in ignition would not turn or come out, called buick they told me to jiggle the steering and manually push the car back and forth than try it, recently when it happened we tried for 3 hours and they suggested, as i quote gm road side assistance for us to pound on the key about 20 times like you were pounding a nail with a hammer we were stuck 50 miles from home and had to have car towed to nearest dealer. on the electrical sometimes the clock and radio stations will reset without battery touched or anything else touched, window motors go bad, while under warranty dealer replaced inside drivers side mirror bezel (only the inside plastic triangle part) cause it was coming off, the work order shows new part put in but they just stuck a bunch of epoxy in it and stuck the old one back on. when complaining constantly to the service mgr its usually you have a bad battery a fuse module at one time they changed the alarm module twice within a matter of 4 - 6 months leading me to believe that because lights are not on all the time, it happens sparatically that they are just replacing simple parts to show they repaired problem, sales manager said fuses and modules are commonly being replaced. twice while driving about 35 mpr, engine turned off and all lights came on, stearing locked. i hear clicking and/or rubbing sounds coming from front whleft s | |||
| STEERING - WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR | |||
| 11/27/1999 | 2 | 01/01/1998 | |
| Veh has two recalls #96v24900-steering column lower pinch bolt was not properly tightened during assembly. an under torqued pinch bolt can rattle and cause looseness in steering system (causing grinding noise). *ak | |||
| 1 | 07/05/1996 | ||
| Insufficient insulation under steering column caused draft to come in under left lower dash panes. | |||