Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||||
| 050604058 | 09/01/2005 | 10017568 | Intermittent chuggle or fishbite on light acceleration or a highway speeds with no diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs). *tt | 11/10/2005 | |
| 030604056 | 10/01/2003 | 10004318 | Information on new throttle body gasket. *tt | 12/02/2003 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | ||||||
| SQ00004 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 02/02/2000 | 01/19/2001 | ACCELERATOR CABLE DETACHES FROM THROTTLE | ||
| In november 1999, gm initiated a non-safety owner notification campaign to address certain 2000 chevrolet, pontiac and buicks, equipped with th 3.1l engine, to replace engine's throttle body. due to an oversized cable ball retention feature, the cable end could disconnect from the throttle body. when this occurs the driver is unable to accelerator the vehicle. the puirpose of the sq is to detrmine the extent of the problem experience and if a safety recall is warranted. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 03/31/2006 | 127000 | 1 | 02/01/2006 |
| I just purchased my 2000 pontiac grand prix this past january and as i happened to be driving it home from a navy event in front of my husband (thank goodness). he pulled up along side of me on his motorcycle and let me know that i had no brake lights. cruise control also stopped working before this, but i am assuming this all happened at the same time. he is an electronics technician and has spent hours trying to figure out what the heck is wrong. tomorrow i am going to go ahead and call the dealership and have them look at it. i also have surging with light acceleration or at highway speeds with no diagnostics trouble codes. both of these started at the same time, but he knows they are unrelated. *nm | |||
| 11/01/2003 | 1 | 02/01/2001 | |
| Dt: the contact stated while pressing the brake on ice the vehicle revved and then slid through intersections. this occurs only on icy roads and caused the brakes to pump when the anti lock brakes activated. the dealership and the manufacturer have not been contacted. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer states while driving the gas pedal went too the floor and stuck,causing vehicle to suddenly accelerate at a high speed.had to jam vehicle into park and turn vehicle off with motor still running to stop vehicle. dealer contacted. nlm | |||
| 06/12/2002 | 3 | 08/01/2000 | |
| Car accelerated and rpm gauge registered to full capicity. very hard to control, difficult to bring car to a complete stop. required the driver to turn off the vehicle while moving to bring car to a stop. emergency brake used in order to bring car to a stop. rpm needle was completely to the right once car was stopped.*ak | |||
| 11/29/2000 | 9 | 02/28/2000 | |
| Vehicle would stall upon acceleration. vehicle has been taken to dealer on several occasions, but dealer has not provided remedy. *ak dealer has rerouted wiring harness and some other wiring on two occasions with no success, crankshaft sensor has been replaced and consumer has driven with a data recorder and vehicle failed again, recorder indicated ignition voltage was lost, ignition switch was replaced and less than one week later, vehicle stalled again, dealer this time replaced the relay and consumer has only driven once since repair. *slc | |||
| 07/01/2000 | 2 | ||
| While traveling and without any indication vehicle would accelerate.*ak consumer states on two separate occasions without any warning vehicle would accelerate, consumer had to put gear into neutral and turn key to off position. *jb | |||
| 10/18/1999 | 4 | 10/01/1999 | |
| Car taken to dealer and found that wire was pinched/exposed and short causing engaugment | |||