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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 92V048000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 03/01/1991 to 01/01/1992 | V (Vehicle) | 22452 | 04/07/1992 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 04/03/1992 | 04/23/1992 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | The accelerator cable may have been kinked during vehicle assembly. the kink in the cable can cause either a high effort accelerator cable, sticking accelerator cable, or a broken accelerator cable. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the accelerator control cable sticks or breaks it canresult in loss of throttle control. if loss of throttle control occurs while thevehicle is in motion, a vehicle crash could occur without prior warning. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Replace the accelerator control cable assembly. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: accelerator control.vehicle description: passenger car. | |||||||||||||||
| 93V190000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | V (Vehicle) | 108898 | 12/08/1993 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 11/22/1993 | 12/01/1993 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. during very cold weather, water thatn enters the accelerator control cable conduit freezes and causes the accelerator cable to develop a high effort or binding condition. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If this occurs, loss of normal throttle control can result, or the throttle will not return to idle when the accelerator pedal is released, causing possible loss of control and an accident. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the accelerator control assembly. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Note: if your vehicle is presented to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and the remedy is not provided within a reasonable time and free of charge or the remedy does not correct the defect or noncompliance, please contact pontiac service center at 1-800-762-2737. also, contact the national highway traffic safety administration's hotline at 1-800-424-9393. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 09/15/2001 | 20 | 06/01/1993 | |
| When the car is stopped the brakes release allowing the car to lurch forward without any warning. this failure has occcured numerous of times but the dealership says nothing is wrong since the computer does not record any failure codes. this failure has occured with the original brakes system as well as the new brake drums and calipers. | |||
| 12/18/1996 | 2 | ||
| While in a parking lot the vehicle accelerated unexpectedly twice and the owner could not control it. this vehicle has been involved in two diffrent recalls for the throttle and the problem has not been fixed. 93v190000. *ak | |||
| 01/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Sudden acceleration due to hole in vacuum hose after recall repairs. | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CABLES | |||
| 10/01/2003 | 159000 | 1 | 07/01/1996 |
| The accelerator cable on my sunbird keeps failing, causing abrubt malfunctions. it is dangerous in the midst of traffic. this occurs usually on a cold or rainy day. the cable has been recalled on some sunbirds however; after phoning pontiac they informed me my car did not have such a recall. i am unable to drive this car at this time and want some resolution. as i have kept it in excelent condition.i have had to exit the vehicle in traffic and pull on the cable myself. at one point the cable was stuck and the car accelerated on its own. *la | |||
| 03/03/1994 | 1 | ||
| Accelerator cable replaced. tt | |||