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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| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - HOOD - LATCH | ||||||||||||||||
| 91V166000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 08/01/1991 to 08/01/1991 | V (Vehicle) | 3212 | 09/05/1991 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 09/23/1991 | 09/25/1991 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | The secondary hood latch spring is improperly installed or missing, leading to a condition where the secondary hood latch does not engage the secondary striker. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the secondary hood latch is not engaged, and theprimary hood latch was also not engaged, the hood could open unexpectedly. ifthis occurs while the vehicle is in motion, the hood may contact the windshield,reducing the forward vision area of the driver and a vehicle crash could occur. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Inspect hood latch assemblies and, where necessary, install a new secondary hood latch spring. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: hood, latch.vehicle description: passenger cars. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | |||
| 10/14/1998 | 15500 | 20 | 09/18/1998 |
| I own a 1992 chev cavalier z-24 and have been reading horror stories aboot the exact woes i have been suffering since buying it used in 1998 with only 15k mi on it; it only has 30000 on it now. the first to go was the heater core and belt tensioner and then the coolant leaks that has required several days of shop time. i have had the intake removed twice, the heads once - they accused me of overheating and warping them - the water pump replaced, 2 window motors installed and the altenator replaced. i haven't even gotten to the brakes - the abs system on this bucket of junk seem to work fine most of the time but love to chatter internal to the electronic/hydraulic system as if it can't make up its mind. i have disabled the system in diagnosing it myself and found that the brakes work better without the system controlling your braking. the system is intact as i don't want to fool around too much but this should have been a switch on the dash - abs on - abs off. i am in poor health and haven't been able to take the jalopy to ourisman chevrolet again - i bought it at ourisman's rockville store - to show them the coolant in the oil that i found recently. i have used synthetic oil in it since i bought it but i can't vouch for the service dept at ourisman. they probably use goodwrench 5-30 as it came from the factory. if there are this many reports of this piece of junk, wouldn't chevy be more concerned aboot it? i am lucky to have gotten a 4 year extended warranty as i would never have been able to afford it; i would have just left the car with ourisman and let them deal with it. ak | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - DOORS - LATCH | |||
| 08/13/1994 | |||
| Doors do not shut unless they are slammed very hard. driver's side door came open while driving causing driver to injure his leg. please describe. tt | |||