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 - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | ||||||||||||||||
| 04V528000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 11/01/2002 to 05/31/2003 | V (Vehicle) | 92863 | 12/20/2004 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 11/01/2004 | 11/03/2004 | 571 | 124 | |||||
| Defect Summary | Certain passenger vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 124, 'accelerator control systems.' in hot ambient conditions, the accelerator pedal arm may stick at the attachment to the bracket and not return to the engine idle position when the operator lifts his foot from the accelerator pedal. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Failure to return to idle could result in a vehicle crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect the accelerator pedal arm and replace the accelerator and brake pedal assembly with a new assembly, if necessary. the recall began on december 20, 2004. owners should contact chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438, pontiac at 1-800-620-7668, or oldsmobile at 1-800-630-6537. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Gmrecall no. 04092. customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||||
| 3115 | 01/01/2004 | 10010198 | High idle when clutch is depressed. *sc | 11/04/2004 | |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||||
| 031603 | 03/16/2003 | 10001888 | Operational information regarding complaints of no cruise control light appearing on the instrument panel cluster when the cruise control is set. *tt *jb | 07/24/2003 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 02/26/2013 | 130000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2003 pontiac grand am. the contact stated that while driving approximately 55 mph, the accelerator pedal arm stuck to the attachment of the bracket causing the vehicle to erroneously accelerate. the contact placed the vehicle into park in order to stop the acceleration. also, the contact mentioned the check engine warning light illuminated. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated the vehicle was included in nhtsa campaign id number 04v528000 (vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal). the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage and current mileage was 130,000. | |||
| 02/26/2013 | 130000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2003 pontiac grand am. the contact stated that while driving approximately 55 mph, the accelerator pedal arm stuck to the attachment of the bracket causing the vehicle to erroneously accelerate. the contact placed the vehicle into park in order to stop the acceleration. also, the contact mentioned the check engine warning light illuminated. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated the vehicle was included in nhtsa campaign id number 04v528000 (vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal). the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage and current mileage was 130,000. mah | |||
| 02/26/2013 | 130000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2003 pontiac grand am. the contact stated that while driving approximately 55 mph, the accelerator pedal arm stuck to the attachment of the bracket. the contact stated the vehicle was placed into the parking gear in order to stop from accelerating. also, the contact mentioned the check engine warning light illuminated. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for a diagnostic testing. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated the vehicle was included under nhtsa campaign id number 04v528000 (vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal). the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage and current mileage was 130,000. dr | |||
| 10/01/2008 | 85000 | 1 | |
| This didn't involve anything tragic. i have a 2003 pontiac grandam and it was having problems with leaking coolant and i have found out that my intake manifold gasket is needing to be replaced and also learned from the mechanic that i took it to that this model of car is infamous for having that problem and his does several repairs of the same type of car for the same problems every month and i think this should be addressed by the gm manufacturers because they put a faulty part on this type of car and it is going bad and could subsequently cause the head gaskets to blow on the car if it is not repaired and also i am having problems with the accelerator and when i called about a recall they told me that for my vin on my car their was currently no recalls which is a bunch of bull because my car is also having that problem my accelerator is sticking and the car keeps going even when i am not pushing the gas pedal and it is really scary sometimes but it doesn't do it every time i start the car its just unpredictable and happens out of the blue. *tr | |||
| 12/29/2008 | 98000 | 1 | |
| I own a 2003 pontiac grand am that the throttle sticks. i have done extensive research and found there was a recall gm (4092) (nhtsa campaign number 04v528000) had issued addressing this but only in a specified serial number range. my car does not fall in that range but is affected in the same manner. the vin # is . the car is becoming a safety hazard to my family and is one of our primary vehicles. i have contacted gm and they are not willing to do anything because of the serial number range. i feel that the nhtsa needs to investigate this further and widen the serial number range. the date of incident is the most recent time it happened. *tr | |||
| 09/09/2006 | 8000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2003 pontiac grand am. the contact stated that the accelerator pedal arm sticks at the attachment to the bracket. the pedal arm does not return to the engine idle position when the accelerator pedal is released. over the past year, the failure progressively worsened. the dealer stated that his vin was not included in nhtsa campaign id number 04v528000 (vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal); therefore, he would have to replace the accelerator pedal arm, accelerator, and brake pedal assemblies at the contact's expense. the contact is in the process of having the vehicle repaired. the failure mileage was 8,000 and current mileage was 17,000. | |||
| 05/01/2008 | 1 | ||
| I am the owner of a 2003 pontiac grand am which has a safety and non-compliance recall that involves the accelerator pedal assembly, (safety recall # 04092). when the initial recall was delivered i took my vehicle to a gm dealership in kendallville indiana. they inspected the device, and at that time stated there was no problem and no parts were replaced. i am currently living in virginia and have found in hot, ambient conditions, (in the afternoon and almost daily), my accelerator pedal sticking, failing to return to the normal idle position. i took my vehicle to a gm dealership in harrisonburg va to have it checked and they advised a new pedal assembly would be needed although they are unwilling to correct this safety issue under the recall # 04092 since the initial inspection was performed in indiana. when i took my vehicle to the dealership in indiana the recall was performed on october 19, 2005 which is not during the hot and ambient weather that is associated with this safety concern. i have contacted gm and they state since my vehicle has over 100,000 miles and is a 2003 they are not willing to replace this required procedure under the manufactures recall. i seek your assistance in a successful outcome for the safety of not only myself and my family, but for other's on the highway. *tr | |||
| 04/08/2008 | 33913 | 1 | |
| Accelerator pedal sticking. when the weather would warm up the pedal would stick holding the throttle open. there was a recall on this but my vehicle was 900 cars out of the vin number break point for this recall. the recall needs to be expanded on this failure. the parts that the dealer replaced were the same parts that were on the recall vehicles. my vehicle is a 2003 pontiac grand am with a v6 engine in it. *tr | |||
| 04/24/2007 | 174000 | 1 | 04/18/2003 |
| 2003 pontiac grand am front wheel driver's right drive surged forward of driver's left at highway 55 mph. right rear of pontiac grand am surged forward. vehicle on the right shoulder of the highway rolled one and one half times. seat belt restrained driver. however, air bags did not deploy.*ak | |||
| 04/07/2006 | 1 | 03/09/2005 | |
| Nhtsa campaign id num 04v528000 recall date oct 27 2004 pontiac grand am car accelerates when foot is not on peddle when braking it takes time for engine to idle down which is ware on my brakes this problem has increased. *nm | |||
| 07/27/2005 | 3 | 05/03/2003 | |
| Dt: the vehicle accelerated suddenly although the consumer didn't touch the accelerator pedal. this happened 3 times. the consumer stated that there was a rubber burning smell coming from the vehicle when this happened. the vehicle went from 0-6 rpms in less than 3 seconds, it went to 60 mph. consumer had to slam on the brake and the emergency brake and put it into park. the consumer had it towed to the dealer on 7-27-05, who ran a diagnostic test on the vehicle. they could not find anything wrong with it. they did say that the oil filter was dirty and that it had to be changed. the consumer states that it was changed at the end of june. they changed three filters and the pcv. the consumer picked the vehicle up on 8-3-05. she only drove it home and parked it. she felt the vehicle was unsafe to drive. *ak a recall on the accelerator pedal was issued back on nov. 2004. the manufacturer claimed that the vehicle was inspected at 32328 miles and it was determine at that time that the recall was not applicable. *nm | |||
| 05/07/2004 | 33000 | 2 | 04/15/2004 |
| While applying the brakes the engine commenced to accelerate. the consumer had to shift the vehicle out of drive into neutral to gain control. this problem occurred on two separate occasions, and the dealer was unable to resolve this issue. *ak *sc *jb | |||
| 05/28/2004 | 8500 | 3 | 08/01/2003 |
| Consumer said that the vehicle is accelerating very high on its own even when the brakes were applied, vehicle will still take off. this problem has occurred 3 times this week. owner has taken the vehicle to the dealer, however the problem has not been corrected. owner said that she doesn't want the car back. consumer is very paranoid of the vehicle's ability to perform properly. *la the idle had been running higher even after two repair attempts. the vehicle was still in the shop as of 06/15/2004. gm had not sent the gas pedal to the dealership. (throttle plate sticking/throttle cable binding) *sc *jb | |||
| 05/17/2004 | 8 | ||
| While driving vehicle hesitated when accelerating. then, consumer applied the brakes and vehicle accelerated. consumer took the vehicle to the dealer, who was not able to resolve the problem. *ak | |||
| 08/17/2003 | 1566 | 15 | 05/28/2003 |
| 2003 grand am gt purchased in may 2003. car will accelerate from idle speed of 4-6mph to 15 mph without depressing the accelerator causing the car to jump forward without warning. started to occur at 1500 miles, now 3600 miles on the car, has been at the dealership 3 times with no resolution. also will not accelerate when attempting to pass at speeds from 50mph, accelerator depressed to the floor without resulting change evidenced by increase in rpm or speed of the vehicle. also dangerous. as of today, the car is at the dealership, they have not been able to duplicate the problem and are seeking advice from pontiac. *ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 08/13/2007 | 102000 | 2 | 02/26/2004 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2003 pontiac grand am. while driving 45 mph, the accelerator pedal became stuck. the contact stated that her foot was not on the accelerator pedal when the speed increased to 45 mph. a mechanic inspected the vehicle and could not find any failures other than the accelerator pedal sticking. the current and failure mileages were 102,000. | |||
| 07/01/2004 | 15000 | 100 | 11/01/2003 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2003 pontiac grand am. the contact stated that the accelerator pedal failed to return to the engine idle position when she removed her foot. the failure only occurred in hot weather. the dealer inspected the vehicle, but was unable to duplicate the failure. recall number 04v528000 (vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal) was found. the manufacturer refused to repair the vehicle under the recall because the dealer was unable to diagnose the cause of failure. the speed was unknown. the current mileage was 58,000 and failure mileage was 15,000. updated 02/01/08. *lj | |||
| 11/28/2006 | 25000 | 1 | 01/07/2006 |
| I own a 2003 pontiac grand am gt1 vin number 1g2nv52e23m621965 and the accelerator pedal sticks in hot weather and i found a recall for this problem, however i never received a notice because i am the second owner of this car. i contacted a dealer and was told the vin does not fall into the category of cars affected, so i called gm twice. the first person told me it did and the second told me it didn't. it has the same symptoms regardless of vin and is dangerous in traffic because it will not throttle down. the car had about 25,000 miles on it when i noticed this problem because my wife drove it for the most part, but said she had also noticed it prior. the car is unsafe in hot weather for our driving conditions here in maryland, and i want gm to cover the repair because the car is well taken care of and it's a factory defect just like on the other grand am's. *nm | |||
| 08/11/2006 | 27653 | 1 | 07/22/2003 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while driving various speeds, the accelerator pedal stuck and was difficult to depress. a nhtsa recall, #04v528000 was performed on the vehicle concerning, the accelerator pedal however, the recall did not remedy the problem. the dealership did not offer a second repair under the recall. the manufacturer was contacted. | |||
| 07/19/2006 | 49000 | 2 | 10/23/2003 |
| Accelerator pedal sticks in hot weather. manual intervention required to pull accelerator pedal back up. recall available on same model of vehicle released in nov 11 2004, but this vin is not on that recall. have had accelerator pedal looked at once already no problems with accelerator pedal reported by dealer. *nm | |||
| 08/22/2005 | 42007 | 20 | 12/02/2003 |
| On hot days after my vehicle sits in the sun, the gas pedal sticks. on one day my car was in park running at 7000 rpm's. i called two different dealerships that told me this was not possible and my car was not covered in the recall for this exact problem. the third dealership finally acknowledged i was not safe in this vehicle and the service manager stayed late to wait for me (with a mechanic) to look at my car. once they looked at my car it was determined that this was the problem.*jb | |||
| 07/20/2005 | 48000 | 3 | 01/15/2005 |
| Dt: the vehicle is a 2003 pontiac grand aim gt. when the consumer was driving at 60 mph the vehicle would not slow down. it was like the gas pedal was stuck the consumer put it in park to stop the vehicle from going any faster. the vehicle was still running even though it was in park. this has occurred on 3 separate ocassions. the consumer was driving between 40-60 mph when each event occurred. when the consumer went to two different dealerships they told her they could not find the problem because they could not find the code. the consumer found that there was a recall number nhtsa campaign i.d. no. 04v528000; gm recall no. 04092. when she contacted the manufacturer they told her that her vin number was not included in the recall. she filed a complaint with them complaint number 1-351-1304107. as of now this is the only known problem with the vehicle. there were no accidents as of yet. *jb | |||
| 04/07/2005 | 0 | 1 | 05/23/2004 |
| I have a pontiac grand am 2003 model. there was a recall on my car for the accelerator pedal and i had my car fixed. i had the recall fixed and about a week later i had a car accident in which my car would not stop due to the the accelerator contiuing to accelerate and my brake not allowing me to stop. my air bags deployed, my wind shield shattered, my front left tire blew, everything under neath my car was damaged. thankfully no one was hurt but i have had a claim with gm and i was told yesterday that they are denying my claim. when i was asked to see the report they refused saying it was property of gm and i did not have the right to see it. to me i feel that i do considering that it is there fault this happened because there was a recall on this and i feel i should have some proof on there reasoning for saying that they are not going to cover the damages and to make sure it is not going to happen again. for all of the people with 2003 grand am be careful and make sure this does not happen to you because it may be worse the next time for someone else. | |||
| 12/28/2004 | 2 | ||
| Nhtsa 04v528000 on the fmvsss 124 accelerator pedal arm. the dealer refused to replaced the accelerator pedal. the mechanic claims that the accelerator pedal is not defective. the consumer noticed that the accelerator pedal sticks in warm weather only. *jb | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||
| 01/01/1901 | 1 | ||
| 2003 pontiac grand am with several problems. consumer states that the vehicle had a problem with the turn signal. consumer was informed that there was no recall on his vehicle. then experienced problems with the intake manifold gasket. *kb the consumer was informed there was oil in the coolant recovery tank, which required replacement of the intake manifold, valve cover gaskets, thermostat and coolant. *jb the consumer also stated the cruise control did not engage properly and there was a problem with the turn signal flasher. | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | |||
| 04/01/2001 | 1 | ||
| During an accident the air bags did not deploy. the consumer also indicated that the brakes felt choppy. *nbf the consumer was injured. *tc *tt *sc the consumer sent in a follow up letter including a police narrative that explained that the consumer was spinning out of control, went across an exit and struck a light pole on the right side of the roadway edge while it was raining. the consumer stated that during the time of the accident the brakes did not engage and the accelerator was sticking during the time of the accident. the consumer would like someone to get back to him in reference to the findings of the ongoing investigation. *tc *bf the consumer requested a listing of complaints about the pontiac grand am 2003. *sc | |||