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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 95V201000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 09/01/1995 to 09/01/1995 | V (Vehicle) | 360 | 10/19/1995 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 10/23/1995 | 11/01/1995 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | The accelerator control cable could have been kinked during assembly causing high accelerator pedal effort, sticking accelerator control cable, or a broken accelerator control cable. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the accelerator control cable sticks or breaks, unwanted acceleration and/or loss of throttle control can result increasing the risk of a vehicle accident. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the accelerator control cable assembly. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: fuel; throttle linkages and control.vehicle description: passenger vehicles.note: owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact pontiac at 1-800-762-2737 or chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 05/29/2003 | 08/10/1998 | ||
| -the horn on 1996 pontiac sunfire has quit working and been repaired three times. the people at the shop said that it was getting wet apparently everytime i went through water because of it being pointed downward. -the muffler has been fixed three times -there are more that i can not remeber right off hand -their is an electrical problem with the whole car. the light on the radio time and staion display has not worked since i bought it, the driver's rear door light has not come on, the passenger rear window lets down but will not let up when needed since right after i got the car, the lights in the dashboard go on and off without even being touched, while riding down the road, the widshield wipers will just come on without being turned on and then stop halfway down impairing vision, the passenger rear tail light blows all of the time, it has never stayed with a bulb that works, etc. -the valve cover gasket leaks and has leaked since i got it -the gas light will not tell you when you are running low on fuel -the radio will eat your tapes since i got the carthe transmission has been replace on the car with less than 80,000 miles on it -the rack and pinion had to be replaced a few years ago along with the complete brake system the power steering has leaked fluid and will stop turning in the middle of a turn. i have almost wrecked on it sveral times because of it and the brakes. -the air conditioning compressor works when it gets ready to if even then and has always done that. | |||
| 07/01/1998 | 1 | 12/07/1995 | |
| Leaking fuel pressure regulator valve. | |||
| 12/23/1998 | 2 | 11/01/1995 | |
| While driving at any speed the consumer is having problems with the throttle cable which is causing the pedal to stick, and when applying the accelerator the vehicle isn't getting any speed. there was no prior warning. *akthe vehicle experienced total loss of the throttle almost causing an accident, the problem with vehicle was recall but the consumes vehicle was not included in recall due to vin. the vehicle vibrates while braking due to warped rotors, the right front seatbelt was twisted, front brake pads were replaced. *sb | |||
| 1 | 02/01/1996 | ||
| Cruise control constantly accelerating and decelerating. | |||
| 03/07/1998 | 2 | 11/01/1996 | |
| Engine accelerated at a high rate of speed while cruise control was activated. | |||
| Shifted car into reverse and car accelerated, hit six cars . *ak | |||
| 01/12/1996 | 1 | 09/19/1995 | |
| Driving onto ramp, braked to make right turn, vehicle suddenly accelerated across 3 lanes of traffic, vehicle hit guardrail, kept straight. *ak *jb | |||
| 03/16/1996 | |||
| While driving with cruise control, cruise control disengaged, lost control and vehicle accelerated. *ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 09/01/2004 | 1 | ||
| While driving accelerator pedal was stuck and went to the floor. consumer applied the emergency brake and was able to pull over to the shoulder. then, had the vehicle towed. *ak | |||
| 12/17/2000 | 3 | 06/01/1996 | |
| I have have problems when i am accelerating on gas pedal,it will stick, causing higher accceleration. more than a couple occasions...and cruise control was off at the time!!!!!!!!!*ak | |||