NHTSA Campaign 05V455000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
NHTSA campaign 05V455000 covers 16 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 05V455000 with NHTSA on October 5, 2005; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 05V455000, NHTSA lists up to 123,592 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 1, 2005 and August 31, 2005.
The 05V455000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V455000 were scheduled from October 14, 2005, 9 days after the report.
05V455000 covers 13 models from Chevrolet, GMC, Buick and Cadillac, model years 2005–2006.
Owners of the model years 05V455000 covers have filed at least 174 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 05V455000 vehicles, the 2005 Chevrolet Corvette has the most (76).
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V455000 ranks 55 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 05V455000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 20 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 05V455000 was 05V018000, reported on January 21, 2005.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH A POWER STEERING HOSE THAT IS NOT TO SPECIFICATION. UNDER EXTREME STEERING MANEUVERS, SUCH AS TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL FULLY TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHILE BRAKING, THE HOSE MAY FRACTURE AND LEAK FLUID.
- The risk
- IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR, POWER STEERING ASSIST WOULD BE LOST AND INCREASED STEERING EFFORT WOULD BE REQUIRED. ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH HYDRO-BOOST POWER BRAKES, IT COULD ALSO RESULT IN LOSS OF POWER BRAKE ASSIST AND INCREASED BRAKING EFFORT WOULD BE REQUIRED. IF THE POWER STEERING FLUID SPRAY WERE TO SPRAY ONTO HOT ENGINE PARTS, AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE COULD OCCUR.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE POWER STEERING HOSE(S) FOR TWO SUSPECT DATE CODES AND REPLACE THEM IF REQUIRED. THE RECALL WILL BEGIN ON OCTOBER 14, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, GMC AT 1-866-996-9463, BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080, CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339, ISUZU AT 1-800-255-6727, OR HUMMER AT 1-800-732-5493.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 05086.
Reported October 5, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V455000 (16)
Chevrolet (8)
Buick (1)
Cadillac (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V455000, 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: October 5, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted