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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARKING BRAKE | ||||||||||||||||
| 05V287000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 02/01/2005 to 04/30/2005 | V (Vehicle) | 14600 | 11/14/2005 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 06/20/2005 | 06/20/2005 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain sport utility vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 135, 'passenger car brake systems.' to meet the standard, the vehicle must not move for five minutes when stopped on a steep hill with the parking brake applied and the vehicle in neutral (n). some of these vehicles failed this test. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | When the parking brake is released, the driver may notice unintended braking when accelerating, decelerating, or coasting, and a noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. unintended vehicle movement could occur increasing the risk of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect for parking brake lever slippage at each rear brake caliper and replace the caliper if lever slippage is identified. the recall began on november 14, 2005. owners may contact buick at 1-866-608-8080, chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438, pontiac at 1-800-620-7668, or saturn at 1-800-972-8876. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Gm recall no. 05059. 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. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARKING BRAKE | |||
| 05/19/2010 | 55000 | ||
| We purchased our 2005 saturn relay 2 in nov. 2007 with 24,000 miles. at around 34,000 miles our service abs system light started coming on. i took it in to the saturn dealership and they replaced the sensor in the wheel. i picked it up and within 5 minutes into my drive home the service abs system light appeared again. i called the dealership and scheduled another appointment. this time they said the ebd sensor was dirty and cleaned it. after that the light would intermitently come on. i was reluctant to take it to the dealer since my warranty had expired a couple thousand miles after the dealership had tried to fix it. the light coming on has been more and more frequent and on may 19, 2010 with approx. 55,000 miles the abs light came on accompanied by a chime and shortly after the brake light. the brakes began pulsating and the steering wheel shook while coming to an abrupt stop. i will be taking it in sometime soon to the dealer for them to take a look at the issue. | |||