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 | |||||
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| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | ||||||||||||||||
| 93V164000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 06/01/1993 to 08/01/1993 | V (Vehicle) | 8545 | 10/15/1993 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 10/01/1993 | 10/25/1993 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | The throttle cable can become disengaged from the retaining bracket. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | The disengaged throttle cable can interfere with thethrottle cam mechanism, resulting in the throttle sticking in either the openposition or closed position. when the throttle sticks in the open position,unwanted vehicle acceleration will occur which may cause an accident. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Inspect throttle cables to ensure the throttle control cable is fully seated in the retaining bracket and install a cable tie strap to secure the cable in its correct seat. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: fuel; throttle linkages and controls.vehicle description: passenger vehicles.note: if your vehicles is presented to an authorized dealer on an agreed uponservice date and the remedy is not provided within a reasonable time and freeof charge, or the remedy does not correct the defect or noncompliance, pleasecontact cadillac service center at 1-800-458-8006. also contact the nationalhighway traffic safety administration at 1-800-424-9393. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 03/01/2005 | 180000 | 6 | 02/01/2005 |
| Tl*- the contact owns a 1994 cadillac eldorado. while driving at 45 mph the contact felt heat coming from the accelerator pedal. the service engine light and vehicle speed control light illuminated, and stayed that way. the mechanic was unable to diagnose failure. when she attempted to accelerate the vehicle it vibrated. also, the vehicle a vibrated when the brake pedal was depressed. the current mileage was 180,000. *ak | |||
| 10/19/2000 | 60000 | 21 | 10/19/2000 |
| The consumer stated recall #93v164000 was issued. however, the consumer's vehicle experienced the same problem as mentioned in the recall. but, consumer had to pay large amounts of money to try and get the vehicle repaired. *ak the vehicle constantly died while in motion, the vehicle locked while in park, there was a loss of steering, the engine light was on, the engine surged and died when stopping and the egr valve binding. the vehicle also experienced hose and rear main seal leakage and a loss of oil pressure that caused the engine to die. *sc | |||
| 08/01/1996 | |||
| Fuel throttle accelerator, when driving vehicle at any speed and taking foot off, the vehicle continued to speed up 30-40 seconds after foot was off the pedal, to stop vehicle applied brakes. *ak | |||
| 07/01/1996 | 13 | ||
| When taking pedal off the accelerator car sometimes decelerates down . *ak consumer no longer owns vehicle, did not feel safe in this vehicle. *slc | |||
| 05/08/1996 | 8 | ||
| Engine idles high. *sd | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 07/01/1996 | 13 | ||
| When taking pedal off the accelerator car sometimes decelerates down . *ak consumer no longer owns vehicle, did not feel safe in this vehicle. *slc | |||