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 - SPRINGS | ||||||||||||||||
| 95V082000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 04/01/1994 to 12/01/1994 | V (Vehicle) | 87039 | 05/31/1995 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 04/24/1995 | 05/01/1995 | 571 | 124 | |||||
| Defect Summary | These vehicles fail to conform to fmvss no. 124, accelerator control systems. at low temperatures, excessive friction can occur in the accelerator pedal assembly. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Consequence of non-compliance: in the event of a failure of the trottle return spring, if there is excessive friction in the pedal assembly, the engine speed may not return to idle increasing the potential for a vehicle crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the accelerator pedal assembly. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: fuel; throttle linkages and control; return spring; fmvss no. 124.vehicle description: passenger vehicles.note: if your vehicle is presented to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and the remedy is not provided free of charge within a reasonable time, please contact chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020, buick at 1-800-521-7300, or cadillac at 1-800-458-8006. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 09/26/2004 | 1 | ||
| I started my 1994 chevy caprice classic and before i could get it into gear, my car took off and slammed into the back of a honda. | |||
| 200000 | 1 | ||
| Digital speedometer was 35 mph off which resulted in a rear end collision because vehicle was going faster than the speedometer indicated. digital gas gauge also failed to function which resulted in vehicle running out of gas while driving although the gauge read half of tank. the cause of both failures was undetermined.*ak | |||
| 04/04/1998 | 2 | ||
| While driving the vehicle at 57 mph the cruise control would not disengage when driver turned off the switch or hitting the brake pedal with both feet. driver turned the ignition off to stop the vehicle. the cruise control module was replaced when taken to dealership. *ak | |||
| 09/07/1996 | 1 | 11/16/1993 | |
| Throttle stuck, causing accident. | |||
| 12/20/1995 | 0 | ||
| Cruise control accelerator/decelerator functions do not function. | |||
| 01/03/1996 | 3 | ||
| Sudden acceleration of vehicle, causing loss of control/accident. *sd | |||
| 04/02/1995 | 1 | ||
| Vehicle accelerated at high speed the only way to stop was to put it in a lower gear and shut off the engine. tt | |||
| 01/06/1995 | 1 | ||
| Vehicle suddenly accelerated to high unknown speeds causing frontend collision. drivers/passengers airbags did not deploy during accident. tt | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 07/05/2000 | 0 | ||
| Consumer was traveling about 55 on the highway and the accellerator pedal got stuck . the consumer applied both feet on the brake andthe vehicle was still going. consumer got the speed down to twenty, and shift the vehicle into neutral and turn the vehicle off.*ak | |||
| 09/07/1996 | 11/16/1993 | ||
| In the process of stopping while pulling into a parking lot, took his foot off of the throttle and the throttle got stuck and the vehicle accelerated and hit a wall. *ak | |||
| 12/20/1995 | 0 | ||
| Accelerator pedal replaced. | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | |||
| 12/07/1999 | |||
| While vehicle was running and then shifting into park, vehicle suddenly accelerated and ran into another vehicle. no injuries were sustained. dealer notified. *ak | |||
| 1 | 08/22/1993 | ||
| Accelerator sticks occasionally, repaired under recall, now vehicle performs erratically. | |||