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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||
| 02/05/2003 | 129000 | 1 | |
| The vehicle experienced sudden acceleration, which resulted in an accident, driver and passenger sustained injuries, consumer believed incident was related to recall 93v190000, however the manufacturer stated the two problems were not related.*jb | |||
| 05/02/1994 | |||
| Vehicle accelerated out of control, replace throttle cable, to no avail. tt | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CABLES | |||
| 12/01/1994 | 1 | ||
| Accelerator cable stuck prior to recall. *aw | |||
| Accelerator cable recall leter december 1993 mailed from pontiac january 1995. tt | |||