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 |
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| 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 |
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| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 10/03/2012 | 57000 | ||
| My vehical began to jump when you press on the gas petal. then it had trouble finding a gear. i took it in to the dealership and they said that they could not replicate the problem. i was then coming home from work at 5pm in traffic, going 65 miles an hour in the fast lane and the tranmission failed. the car would not move forward or backwards. i was left in the middle of the road in heavy traffic where people could easily hit my car. i was able to guide the car to the side and a tow truck came and towed me into the dealership. they returned the car a week later saying that it was working as designed. i was then driving up to eureka ca and the transmission began to slip. the car would not go past 35 miles per hour. i was on a busy freeway at the time. i took it to repair and they tested it and said that transmission sensors where faulty. there was no dealership there so i drove it back to the san francisco bay area with my hazard lights on at 35 miles per hour with the transmission wining the whole time. the car was returned to me a week later saying that the transmission had been repaired. a couple of weeks later i was driving and felt the transmission slip again. i took it in to the dealership and they said that they could not replicate the problem. i told them that i was sure i was going to be back as this was the pattern of the car. the car is now in the shop after the transmission failed again on a busy street while i was driving. this issue is well documented for this car at around 60,000 but there has been no recall. does someone need to get hurt for a recall to happen? | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 08/05/2010 | 25144 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2009 gmc acadia. while pulling out of a driveway on a steep hill with his feet on the accelerator the vehicle rolled back ten feet. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and they were unable to duplicate the failure. he stated later that day the failure happen again. the vehicle was taken again to the dealer and this time they experienced the failure but they do not know how to repair the failure. the contact stated the dealer advised him that the vehicle was safe to drive back home 1,000 miles. they advised him per gmc to take the vehicle to his local dealer on his arrival home. the vehicle was taken to his local dealer and they could not duplicate the failure. the contact stated per the dealer the vehicle was performing as normal. the vehicle has not been repaired. the failure mileage was 25,144 and the current mileage was 26.244. vwb | |||
| 12/13/2009 | 8000 | 1 | |
| Our 2009 gmc acadia, with front wheel drive, rolls backward when parked on a slight incline even when the transmission is in drive. this past weekend it rolled backward hitting my husband who was walking behind the vehicle. he wasn't injured but we believe this is a serious safety issue especially if children are involved. also, the vehicle rolls backward, approximately one foot in distance, after the vehicle was placed in park and is parked on an incline. this also happened when the vehicle is stopped at an intersection, in drive, and when on an incline. this could cause an accident. *tr | |||