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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 96V057000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 05/01/1995 to 11/01/1995 | V (Vehicle) | 379004 | 04/11/1996 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 04/04/1996 | 04/17/1996 | 571 | 124 | |||||
| Defect Summary | These vehicles were assembled with the throttle cable contacting the dash mat which could bind the throttle. this does not meet with the maximum return times required by federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 124, accelerator control systems. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Consequence of non-compliance: the engine speed may not return to idle increasing the potential for a vehicle accident. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect for adequate throttle cable to dash mat clearance, and if there is insufficient clearance, cut out a portion of the dash mat to provide proper clearance. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: fuel; throttle linkages and control; fmvss no. 124. vehicle description: pickup trucks, cab/chassis, utility and multi-purpose trucks equipped with gasoline engines. note: owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time, should contact chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020 or gmc at 1-800-462-8782. 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 | |||
| 04/21/2005 | 6 | 04/01/2005 | |
| Dt: the vehicle will go faster than the amount of pressure the consumer applies to the gas pedal. the cruise control was not on when the problem occurred. this happened about 6 times. there have been two recalls on the vehicle. the first was on the windshield wiper motor, and she went to have it replaced when she discovered the second recall. the second was for the throttle cable. the consumer and the dealer thought that it might have been the reason for the problem. she had the recall done on 7-25-05. the problem still occurred again on 8-12-05. she took it back to the dealer. they told her that it had nothing to do with the recall issue. it might have been a problem with the butterfly intake. when she contacted the manufacturer, they told her to file a complaint with the nhtsa, and she did. so. *ak *jb | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer was never notified of recall 96v057. *slc | |||
| 11/26/1998 | 1 | 06/01/1996 | |
| The tilt action of the steering wheel can cause the electrical wires to crimp/break, or short out at their connectors on the back of the multi-function column switch. the cruise control cannot be set with the wheel in the lower positions after failure. low beam headlights have been lost due to failure. | |||
| 03/12/1997 | |||
| The vehicle was parked on an incline in the park and on position, consumer's feet was on the brake pedal, consumer was disenaging the car club when the vehicle suddly accelerated in the reverse position, resulting in a collision. *ak | |||
| 07/08/1996 | 1 | ||
| Accelerator pedal sticks. | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 05/26/2003 | 2 | 05/26/2000 | |
| Recall 96 v 057 000 concerning throttle linkages: while driving 50 mph or more the throttle linkages cable would intermittently stick. consumer replaced the cable, and the problem recurred.*ak | |||
| 09/15/1996 | 1 | ||
| While driving the gas pedal stuck to the floor, to stop acceleration the consumer shut the engine off. *ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | |||
| 02/01/2095 | |||
| Throttle linkage sticks. added additional return spring to tbi owner never notified of recalls. *ak | |||