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 | ||||||
| PE97036 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 07/24/1997 | 11/13/1997 | FUEL TUB RETAINING CLIP FAILURE | ||
| Alleged retaining clip failure may result in insufficient clearance between nylon fuel tubes and hot exhaust components. | ||||||
| EA97024 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 11/13/1997 | 09/29/1998 | FUEL TUBE RETAINING CLIP FAILURE | ||
| Retaining clip failure may result in insufficient clearance between nylon fuel tubes and hot exhaust components | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 09/08/1996 | 1 | 08/15/1996 | |
| Attempted to get into vehicle while in neutral, tires screeched and car took off.*ak | |||
| 01/04/1996 | |||
| Fuel throttle was stuck while the vehicle only had 1.5 k miles. tt | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 08/15/2002 | 57000 | 1 | 07/13/1996 |
| This is reference a safety problem during a moving emergency stop/braking situation on the 1996 camaro. naming the panel or cover for the bottom of the drivers side dash, just above the brake and gas pedals. *ak the panel has a cut out for the drivers foot just above the gas peddle, but it also has a slight drop down above the brake peddle. during an emergency stop situation, the driver moves his foot from the gas peddle to the brake, but strikes the drop in the foot panel above and does not allow drivers foot to get over the brake peddle& then when he pushes down, he steps on the gas peddle causing him to run into what he started to brake for, causing an accident. | |||
| 02/15/1996 | 5 | ||
| Accelerator pedaltoo close to floor, causing pedal to get caught on the rug. *sd | |||
| 01/30/1996 | 1 | ||
| Gas pedal positioned too far from bake/lays on floor and up against carpeted wall. *ak | |||