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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | ||||||||||||||||
| 05V046000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 10/01/2003 to 12/31/2003 | V (Vehicle) | 19924 | 03/08/2005 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 02/09/2005 | 02/09/2005 | 571 | 124 | |||||
| Defect Summary | Certain passenger vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 124, 'accelerator control systems.' if one of the two accelerator pedal return springs fails and the temperature is -22 degrees f to -40 degrees f, the engine may not return to idle within three seconds, as required. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If this were to occur, greater brake pedal force and a longer distance may be required to stop the vehicle. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the accelerator pedal assembly. this recall began on march 8, 2005. owners may contact cadillac at 1-866-982-2339 or pontiac at 1-800-620-7668. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Gm recall no. 05018.customers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||||
| 082703 | 08/27/2003 | 10003885 | Electronic throttle pedal diagnosis. vme message to all pontiac dealers. *tt | 11/05/2003 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 10/06/2010 | |||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2004 pontiac grand prix. the contact was driving approximately between 35-40 mph, when the accelerator pedal was engaged there was no power response. the engine was turned off and restarted. the vehicle was able to resume for a period of five minutes before the failure reocurred. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the transmission was flushed. the failure persisted and the vehicle was taken back to the independent mechanic and they informed that the accelerator pedal assembly would need to be replaced. there was a recall associated with nhtsa campaign id number 05v046000 (vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal); however, the vin was not included in the recall. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was unknown. js | |||
| 08/01/2005 | 56000 | 5 | 08/01/2005 |
| Dt: the contact stated there were multiple problems with the vehicle. each of these problems were included in the recalls 04v287000, 03v331000, 04v299000 and 05v046000. however, this vehicle was not included in the recalls due to vin. the brake pads have been replaced twice. | |||
| 12/29/2003 | 1 | 11/28/2004 | |
| While stopped at a stop light, the engine serged to 3000 rpm, and almost caused me to hit the car infrom of me. has only happen once so far. *ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 05/08/2007 | 53000 | 3 | 03/31/2004 |
| I was stopped at a light and when the light turned green i vehicle accelerated and the pedal stuck, and i hit the brakes and it won't budge. when i was accelerating i was only trying to go about 45 mph ,and at the time when the pedal began to stick i was going 25-30 mph, and then after the pedal stuck i was accelerated at over 70 mph by the time i pulled over. i stepped on the brakes and it slowed down to about 15 mph. it was still trying to accelerate , so i put it in park and car was still trying to accelerate..........rpm was at 4, and i was sitting still, and foot wasn't on the brake, almost hit someone. this was the 3rd time this happened , but this time i actually almost got into a car accident. checked on recalls , and they said that this car was not listed as being in the accelerator pedalrecall. i took the car to a repair shop , and they stated that it needed a new pedal. i still believe it should be under the accelerator pedal recall.*ak | |||
| 02/07/2004 | 30000 | 1 | 12/16/2003 |
| Dt: 2004 pontiac grand prix. the consumer was involved in an accident in february 2005. while trying to make a left turn the car would not stop. the car seemed to move faster even though the consumer was applying the brakes. the consumer received a recall letter and the consumer believed the recall contributed to the accident. *jb | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||
| 06/14/2004 | 1 | ||
| Cruise control fails to engage or exhibits a delayed engagement. setting cruise control on one speed and sometimes engages on a speed 5mph lower or fails to engage at all.*ak | |||
| 03/18/2004 | 1 | ||
| Position of the cruise control lever makes it easy to accidentally disengage. when using the decel feature to reduce speed by 1 mph, can unknowingly move the level rearward slightly, causing cruise to disengage.*ak | |||
| 2000 | 1 | 08/15/2003 | |
| While turning the steering wheel the driver unknowingly engaged the cruise control. the consumer contacted the dealer who indicated that is how the vehicle is designed. please provide any additional information. *nm | |||