Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||||
| 300800 | 08/30/2000 | 619017 | Some owners may comment on a hissing or air rush noise being produced in the throttle body. *tt | 05/10/2001 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | ||||||
| PE99009 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 02/01/1999 | 06/11/1999 | POST-COLLISION FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY | ||
| Alleged that the fuel tank may be susceptible to puncture in certain crash modes | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 08/09/2000 | 2 | 07/01/1999 | |
| 8/9/00 a/c froze-up causing serpentine belt to catch on fire under hood. 8/20/00 speed control set at 63mph, within 2 miles speed was 85mph down curved hill. unable to disable speed control with brake pedal. did not want to turn off ignition as steering was needed. used brakes to slow vehicle until straight uphill area which heated up rotors extensively. believe it was caused by fire of serpentine belt @ a/c. | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 12/19/2003 | 67000 | 1 | |
| When accelerating, the throttle became stuck. the consumer had to apply the brakes numerous times to decelerate the vehicle. the cause had not been determined. *jb | |||
| 11/13/2003 | 91000 | 1 | 01/25/1999 |
| Consumer noticed that after shifting vehicle from reverse to drive gas pedal descended to the floorboard, causing consumer to lose control of vehicle and run into a store front at full throttle. *ak the vehicle was totaled. *ph | |||
| 10/18/2001 | 1 | 03/01/2000 | |
| The throttle cable became separated from the accelerator pedal, for no apparent reason. this caused the pedal to lay on the floorboard, which contributed to the accident.*ak | |||
| 07/12/2000 | 1 | 03/15/2000 | |
| While shifting from 1st to 2nd gear engine revved up to about 3500 rpms. after tapping the accelerator pedal eingine revved up the red line. driver had to shut the ignition off, let out on the clutch ,and engine finally shut down. the truck was taken to the dealership. dealer found a sticking iac. the iac had a burr spot. please provide any further information.*ak | |||
| 07/21/2000 | 1 | 06/01/1999 | |
| When vehicle is cranked to gear drive or reverse gas pedal will stick and consumer will have to step hard on the brakes pedal to release the gas pedal.*ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | |||
| 07/26/2000 | 1 | 04/30/1999 | |
| Was in traffic and at a traffic light, consumer let clutch out and applied some gas, and gas pedal linkage broke while he was turning. *ak | |||