NHTSA Campaign 04V528000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
NHTSA campaign 04V528000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 04V528000 with NHTSA on November 1, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V528000, NHTSA lists up to 92,863 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 1, 2002 and May 31, 2003.
The 04V528000 report reached NHTSA 17 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V528000 were scheduled from December 20, 2004, 49 days after the report.
04V528000 covers 2 models from Chevrolet and Pontiac, model years 2003.
Owners of the model years 04V528000 covers have filed at least 120 complaints naming the vehicle speed control, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 04V528000 vehicles, the 2003 Chevrolet Malibu has the most (85).
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V528000 ranks 64 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 04V528000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 5 other recalls on the vehicle speed control on this site; the one before 04V528000 was 00V021000, reported on January 26, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 124, 'ACCELERATOR CONTROL SYSTEMS.' IN HOT AMBIENT CONDITIONS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARM MAY STICK AT THE ATTACHMENT TO THE BRACKET AND NOT RETURN TO THE ENGINE IDLE POSITION WHEN THE OPERATOR LIFTS HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.
- The risk
- FAILURE TO RETURN TO IDLE COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARM AND REPLACE THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY WITH A NEW ASSEMBLY, IF NECESSARY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 20, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668, OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-630-6537.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 04092.
Reported November 1, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V528000 (2)
Chevrolet (1)
Pontiac (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V528000, 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: November 1, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted