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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| EQUIPMENT - OTHER - OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL | ||||||||||||||||
| 03V250000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 03/01/2001 to 06/30/2002 | V (Vehicle) | 1707825 | 08/20/2003 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 07/15/2003 | 07/24/2003 | 571 | 225 | |||||
| Defect Summary | Certain minivans, passenger and sport utility vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 225, child restraint anchorage system. the owner | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This does not meet the requirements of the standard. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Owners will be provided with a supplement for their owner's manual. this supplement describes and shows the location symbols for the child restraint anchors that are located in the vehicle and on the child restraint or booster cushion. owner notification began august 18, 2003. owners should contact buick at 1-866-608-8080, cadillac at 1-866-982-2339, chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438, gmc at 1-866-996-9463, pontiac at 1-800-620-7668, or oldsmobile at 1-800-630-6537. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Gm recall no. 03039.customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
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| EQUIPMENT | |||||
| 3047 | 01/01/2004 | 10009607 | 99 through 05 year vehicles, equipped with three-button onstar systems. *tt | 10/08/2004 | |
| 3011 | 01/01/2004 | 10008898 | When using voice recognition dialing, some numbers or commands may not be understood by the system especially the number two (2). *tt | 08/25/2004 | |
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL | |||||
| 08-089 | 06/01/2008 | 10026586 | Gm: special coverage adjustment-analog onstar deactivation. fcc ruled in 2002 wireless carriers would no longer re required to support analog wireless network starting in 2008. *pe csc letter was received. updated 12/1/08. *pe | 11/14/2008 | |
| 000846004A | 03/01/2005 | 000846004B | 10014941 | Re-establishing communications with onstar center after battery disconnect. original not yet received. *tt | 05/12/2005 |
| 00372D | 01/01/2004 | 10007287 | Onstar system is attempting and/or completing phone calls which the operator of the vehicle did not initiate. *tt | 06/09/2004 | |
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||||
| 01344 | 11/18/2003 | 10004111 | Wet carpet, odor in front passenger foot well area. service vme. *tt | 11/18/2003 | |
| 020138004 | 12/01/2002 | 10000760 | Air conditioning is not cold enough. *tt | 03/28/2003 | |
| 020139008 | 12/01/2002 | 10000744 | Air conditioning (a/c) compressor inoperative, a/c cycles too often, insufficient cooling, diagnostic trouble code p0530. *tt | 03/28/2003 | |
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM) | |||||
| 08089-B | 11/01/2008 | 08089-C | 10027804 | General motors corp: special coverage adjustment; analog onstar deactivation. *pe updated 2/17/09. *pe | 02/09/2009 |
| EQUIPMENT - OTHER - OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL | |||||
| 07012004 | 07/01/2004 | 10014251 | Oil life system reset procedures-trucks. buick terazza 2005, gmc sierra denali 2002-2003, gmc b7 chassis medium duty 2003-2005 and gmc 560 c-series 2003-2005 *sc | 04/29/2005 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||
| 07/01/2008 | 92402 | 1 | |
| I have a 2002 pontiac aztek and there's a ticking noise in the motor and the oil is good and all the other fluids are good. my a/c stop working and the back hatch doesn't unlock sometimes and to fix the problem i have to disconnect the battery for about 15mins or longer for it to work , can you tell me what could be the problem and how to fix it . *tr | |||
| 07/21/2006 | 1 | ||
| The air conditioner condenser had to replaced after it corroded and began to leak coolant at 47k miles. mechanic indicated that this was the second repair this week completed on this gm engine type. he has done dozens of similar repairs. *nm | |||
| 05/01/2006 | 1 | 07/22/2002 | |
| 2002 pontiac aztek a/c condenser had a leak and needed to be replaced. *ts ***nar*** *jb | |||
| 05/09/2005 | 103115 | 1 | 06/29/2004 |
| Dt: the right air conditioner condensor, near the bottom, is cracked along the bottom. took to the dealer and he has seen other ones similar on the aztec and the montero.*ak | |||
| 06/11/2003 | 20000 | 5 | |
| Had to replace 5 wheel bearings ac condensers rear latch does not unlatch at times dealer said they put on a stronger spring still only works half the time. transmission went out at 70,000 driver door gets out of line because of hinge bending. *jb | |||
| 02/24/2004 | 45000 | 1 | 02/17/2002 |
| My a/c condenser coil has a leak. the a/c unit when out at 45000 mile. i call g.m. they said they had no complaints on the a/c unit. they will not repair this a/c condenser because it isn't a safety issue. this is bad bussiness for a truck that is only two year old. this a 2002 atzek. i call the dealership service department and talked to a service tech. he told me that they already had servel pontiac aztek in for a/c repair work on the condenser coils.*ak | |||
| 04/17/2004 | 81500 | 1 | |
| Air conditioning condensor leaking, on our 2002 pontiac aztek, heard from repair shop that this is the 4th one so far this week wondered if we contacted the dealership. *ak | |||