NHTSA Campaign 04V060000
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
NHTSA campaign 04V060000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the steering: column locking: anti-theft device. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 04V060000 with NHTSA on February 9, 2004; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 04V060000, NHTSA lists up to 126,624 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 1, 2000 and June 30, 2001.
The 04V060000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V060000 were scheduled from April 26, 2004, 77 days after the report.
04V060000 covers 1 model from Chevrolet, model years 2000–2004.
Owners of the model years 04V060000 covers have filed at least 384 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 04V060000 vehicles, the 2000 Chevrolet Corvette has the most (169).
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V060000 ranks 54 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 04V060000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 20 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 04V060000 was 03V115000, reported on March 24, 2003.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK SYSTEMS (ECL), WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH IS TURNED TO "LOCK," THE ECL SYSTEM PREVENTS TURNING OF THE STEERING SYSTEM. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, THE ECL UNLOCKS THE STEERING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE IS DESIGNED SO THAT IF THE COLUMN FAILS TO UNLOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED AND THE CUSTOMER TRIES TO DRIVE, THE FUEL SUPPLY WILL BE SHUT OFF SO THAT THE VEHICLE CANNOT MOVE WHEN THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE STEERED. IF VOLTAGE AT THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE IS LOW OR INTERRUPTED, HOWEVER, THE FUEL SHUT OFF MAY NOT OCCUR AND THE VEHICLE CAN BE ACCELERATED WHILE THE STEERING SYSTEM IS LOCKED. ALSO WHEN THE CONTROL SYSTEM SHOWS THAT THE ECL IS UNLOCKED AND THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN, THE LOCK PIN LOCATION CAN VARY. DEPENDING ON THE LOCATION OF THE LOCK PLATE RELATIVE TO THE SWITCH TRANSITION POINT, THERE COULD THEN BE CONTACT BETWEEN THE LOCK PLATE AND PIN CAUSING THE STEERING TO LOCK WHILE DRIVING .
- The risk
- IF THIS OCCURS, A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING.
- The fix
- ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, THE DEALER WILL DISABLE THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK BY REMOVING THE COLUMN LOCK PLATE. WHEN THE IGNITION KEY IS REMOVED, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER WILL LOCK BUT THE STEERING COLUMN WILL NOT LOCK. ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, THE DEALER WILL REPROGRAM THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE, PERFORM A DIMENSIONAL CHECK OF THE COLUMN LOCK AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE LOCK PLATE. THE STEERING COLUMN ON THESE VEHICLES WILL CONTINUE TO LOCK WHEN THE KEY IS REMOVED. OWNER NOTIFICATION TO OWNERS OF 1997 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS BEGAN ON APRIL 26, 2004. OWNERS OF 1998 THROUGH 2004 VEHICLES (EXCEPT 1997-1998 MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES) WILL BE NOTIFIED BEGINNING ON AUGUST 2, 2004. THE REMAINING OWNERS (1997-1998 MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES) WILL BE NOTIFIED LATER IN 2004, WHEN PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 04006.
Reported February 9, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V060000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V060000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: February 9, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted