NHTSA Campaign 05V005000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
NHTSA campaign 05V005000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: driveline: driveshaft. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 05V005000 with NHTSA on January 7, 2005; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 05V005000, NHTSA lists up to 98,221 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 1, 1999 and October 31, 1999.
The 05V005000 report reached NHTSA 5 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V005000 were scheduled from February 14, 2005, 38 days after the report.
05V005000 covers 5 models from Chevrolet and GMC, model years 2000.
Owners of the model years 05V005000 covers have filed at least 106 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 05V005000 vehicles, the 2000 Chevrolet Silverado has the most (103).
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V005000 ranks 61 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 05V005000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 15 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 05V005000 was 04V320000, reported on July 6, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- SOME PICKUP TRUCKS, VANS, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A HYDRAULIC PUMP DRIVESHAFT THAT CAN FRACTURE, RESULTING IN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING ASSIST. ON CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH HYDRO-BOOST POWER BRAKES, THE SAME CONDITION CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF POWER ASSIST FOR BRAKING AFTER THE RESERVE PRESSURE IS DEPLETED.
- The risk
- AN INOPERATIVE PUMP CAN CAUSE INCREASED STEERING EFFORT, AND IN HYDRO-BOOST EQUIPPED VEHICLES ALSO INCREASED BRAKING EFFORT, BUT DOES NOT COMPLETELY ELIMINATE THE ABILITY TO STEER OR SLOW THE VEHICLE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HYDRAULIC PUMP. THE CAMPAIGN BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 14, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 OR GMC AT 1-866-996-9463.
- Notes
- GM CAMPAIGN NO. 05001. THIS ACTION IS DEEMED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN AND IS NOT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE SAFETY ACT. THE COMPANY HAS INFORMED NHTSA THAT IT WILL PROVIDE THE MODIFICATIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE FREE OF CHARGE.
Reported January 7, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V005000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V005000, 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: January 7, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted