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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| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - LEVER AND LINKAGE - COLUMN SHIFT | ||||||||||||||||
| 09V073000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | V (Vehicle) | 276729 | 03/15/2009 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 03/06/2009 | 03/06/2009 | 571 | 102 & 114 | ||||||
| Defect Summary | General motors is recalling 276,729 my 2009 buick enclave, chevrolet cobalt, hhr, malibu, traverse, gmc acadia, pontiac g5, g6 and saturn aura and outlook passenger vehicles. these vehicles fail to comply with federal motor vehicles safety standard 102, transmission shift position sequence, starter interlock, and transmission braking effect, and fmvss 114, theft protection and rollaway prevention. on some of these vehicles, the transmission shift cable adjustment clip may not be fully engaged. if the clip is not fully engaged, the shift lever and the actual position of the transmission gear may not match. with this condition, the drive could move the shifter to park and remove the ignition key, but the transmission gear may not be in park. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | The driver may not be able to restart the vehicle and the vehicle could roll away after the driver has exited the vehicle, resulting in a possible crash without prior warning. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect and ensure that the shift cable adjustment clip is fully engaged. in the event that the clip does not engage, the shift cable will be replaced free of charge. the recall is expected to begin on or before march 24, 2009. owners may contact buick at 1-866-608-8080, chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438, gmc at 1-866-996-9463, pontiac at 1-800-620-7668 and saturn at 1-800-972-8876 or at www.gmownercenter.com. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | General motors recall no. 09041.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov . | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 09-07-30-012B | 03/01/2011 | 10038284 | Ready | 06/14/2011 | |
| 09-07-30-012B | 03/01/2011 | 10038284 | Gm: the service engine soon light is on and there may be shifting problems. harsh shifting or no reverse. there may be a broken clutch wave plate. *rm | 06/14/2011 | |
| PIP-4327A | 05/01/2009 | 10030729 | Saturn/chevrolet/gmc/buick/pontiac: ses light and/or no reverse; a slip/flare or harsh shifts in drive range 3rd and/or 5th gear. codes p0776 clutch pressure control (pc) solenoid 2 - stuck off and p0842 transmission fluid pressure (tfp) | 11/23/2009 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||||
| SB-10287-B | 02/01/2012 | 10043854 | Gm: see document search button for owner letter. premature timing chain wear- reprogram engine control module. vehicles equipped with a hfv6 engine, under certain driving conditions, and with extended oil change intervals, the timing ch | 04/30/2012 | |
| PI-0448 | 04/01/2011 | 10038706 | Ready | 06/27/2011 | |
| PI-0448 | 04/01/2011 | 10038706 | Gm: malfunction light is on with four possible trouble codes stored. *rm | 06/27/2011 | |
| PIP-4653B | 09/01/2009 | 10032434 | Buick/chevrolet/hummer/gmc/pontiac/cadillac/saturn: technicians may find dtcs p0601, p0603, p0604, p062f or p1621 stored in the tcm as an active or a history code. some of these dtcs can also be set in the ecm or fpcm. make sure that you | 03/24/2010 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | |||||
| PIP-4626B | 08/01/2009 | 10032391 | Saturn/gmc/pontiac/buick/chevrolet: no reverse. the vehicle may have the concern of no reverse with or without one or several of the following diagnostic codes set-p0776, p2723 or p2715. *pe | 03/15/2010 | |
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - UNIVERSAL JOINT | |||||
| PI-0602 | 11/01/2011 | 10042291 | Buick/chevrolet/gems;saturn: on all wheel drive vehicles, there are some concerns or issues regarding incidental service for the normal propeller shaft conditions. *pe | 12/05/2011 | |
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||||
| PIP-4668 | 07/01/2009 | 10032891 | Saturn/gmc/chevrolet/buick: hesitation when accelerating during a right hand turn around 15mph; hesitation/delay/harsh shift around 40mph during 5-3-2 shift. this was improved for feel, but also for being too available; also relates to lo | 06/08/2010 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 07/15/2010 | 11000 | ||
| The vehicle always roll backs when you are stopped on a slope when you put the car in park. this happens to all the time. the slope is not very steep and other cars i have do not have this problem. i have taken it to several chevy dealers and they say that there is no problem and the vehicle is working normally. the problem has been happening from the day i bought the vehicle. several times people have gotten out of the car and have gotten knocked over by the door when the vehicle rolls backwards on a slope. | |||
| 05/14/2010 | |||
| 1st. my wife was pulling out of a parking spot and had to stop quickly, then when she proceeded to leave again by letting off the brake - the car rolled forward on a slight incline and hit the car parked next to her. when she removed her foot to the gas - nothing she could do to prevent this incident. 2nd. while in the drive position on a hill at a stop sign or traffic signal, i removed my foot from the brake. the vehicle began to roll back almost hitting the vehicle behind me. we further tested the vehicle on various hills/inclines both in drive and reverse and it continued to roll in the opposite direction of the engaged gear. apparently, this is a characteristic of the automatic transmission on this vehicle, the service consultant at courtesy chevrolet of orlando, said this is a flaw in the power train and theirs no known fix. he advised us not to drive it to the mountains if it were him. since our suv is for my vacations and primary use, we are very concerned for our safety. we can't afford another vehicle since we had saved up for the down payment for this car. i saw there are a lot of complains of the same case, it was mentioned until someone dies and/or the family files a lawsuit - no recall or action will be done to fix this! please help in address this issue. i set up a facebook page to address this concern: http://www.facebook.com/chevytraversedeathtrap | |||
| 08/25/2011 | 25226 | ||
| Vehicle seems to hesitate also stalling while at highway speed trying to accelerate to pass (feels like a miss in the engine) rpm drop about 500 - 700 rpms when this happens. it also feels like the torque converter lockup is engaging and disengaging not sure if the new transmissions have that anymore. have taken the vehicle to the dealership and they were unable to find any problems. the dealership last month reprogrammed the transmission to eliminate the hard shifting problem with a bulletin issued from chevrolet . | |||
| 04/10/2009 | 1 | ||
| When my cruise is on and i have a steep incline to approach, once i am down the incline, the vehicle shifts from 6th gear down to 4th or 5th gear and stays there. my dealer has run diagnostics on this 4 times now, and still no answer. i have bulletin number #09-06-04-019 issued 3-23-09 and my vehicle is having all the problems listed. it is supposed to have the latest software, but it still has the problem. i have requested another vehicle as they have been working on the problem since it was 2 weeks old and it is now 6 weeks old. this happens everytime i have it on cruise on this type of incline. what other corrections have been made to repair this problem? *tr | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 05/03/2009 | 1700 | 1 | |
| On more then 5 occasions during normal driving with my new car on a slight (10 degree) incline at a stop sign or light will roll backwards intermittently as if the shifter was in neutral. from the time it take for me to move my right foot from the brake pedal to the accelerator pedal the car will roll back at least 4 feet until i either hit the brake again or accelerator to stop the roll. the car has 2,5 on it and this issue has gone on since i bought the car. the same problem occurs when in reverse the car will role forward on an incline. *tr | |||
| 05/11/2009 | 2200 | 1 | |
| On about 4 occasions in the 5 weeks i have had my car, the gears have been appearing to skip. i have been stopped at lights and when i go again and press the gas it jumps a gear and lunges the car forward. this week it happened for the 4th or 5th time and this time i hit someone because they ended up stopping in front of me but my car lunged forward like it was skipping gears. it has also on a couple of occasions downgraded quickly like it was dropping two shift speeds at once. *tr | |||