NHTSA Campaign 06V007000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
NHTSA campaign 06V007000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the vehicle speed control. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 06V007000 with NHTSA on January 13, 2006; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 06V007000, NHTSA lists up to 1,327 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 1, 2005 and January 31, 2006.
The 06V007000 report reached NHTSA 1 month before the end of the affected build window.
Owner notification letters for 06V007000 were scheduled from January 24, 2006, 11 days after the report.
06V007000 covers 1 model from Cadillac, model years 2006.
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V007000 ranks 199 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 06V007000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 5 other recalls on the vehicle speed control on this site; the one before 06V007000 was 05V046000, reported on February 9, 2005.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ALL WHEEL DRIVE AND A 3.6L V6 ENGINE, THE TORQUE MONITORING FUNCTIONS OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL (ETC) ARE NOT ENABLED. THESE FUNCTIONS CAN LIMIT ENGINE SPEED AND TORQUE IF UNUSUAL ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE FAILURES OCCUR.
- The risk
- WITHOUT THESE FUNCTIONS ENABLED, A PERSISTENT ECM FAILURE COULD RESULT IN A THROTTLE OPENING GREATER THAN COMMANDED BY THE DRIVER AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE ECM ON THESE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 24, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 06502.
Reported January 13, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V007000 (1)
Cadillac (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V007000, 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 13, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted