NHTSA Campaign 05V046000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
NHTSA campaign 05V046000 covers 3 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 05V046000 with NHTSA on February 9, 2005; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 05V046000, NHTSA lists up to 19,924 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 1, 2003 and December 31, 2003.
The 05V046000 report reached NHTSA 13 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V046000 were scheduled from March 8, 2005, 27 days after the report.
05V046000 covers 3 models from Cadillac and Pontiac, model years 2004.
Owners of the model years 05V046000 covers have filed at least 17 complaints naming the vehicle speed control, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 05V046000 vehicles, the 2004 Cadillac SRX has the most (17).
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V046000 ranks 121 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 05V046000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 5 other recalls on the vehicle speed control on this site; the one before 05V046000 was 04V528000, reported on November 1, 2004.
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.' IF ONE OF THE TWO ACCELERATOR PEDAL RETURN SPRINGS FAILS AND THE TEMPERATURE IS -22 DEGREES F TO -40 DEGREES F, THE ENGINE MAY NOT RETURN TO IDLE WITHIN THREE SECONDS, AS REQUIRED.
- The risk
- IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR, GREATER BRAKE PEDAL FORCE AND A LONGER DISTANCE MAY BE REQUIRED TO STOP THE VEHICLE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY. THIS RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 8, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339 OR PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 05018.
Reported February 9, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V046000 (3)
Cadillac (2)
Pontiac (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V046000, 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, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted