NHTSA Campaign 08V527000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NHTSA campaign 08V527000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 08V527000 with NHTSA on October 9, 2008; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 08V527000, NHTSA lists up to 17,301 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 1, 2003 and March 31, 2004.
The 08V527000 report reached NHTSA 5 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 08V527000 were scheduled from December 3, 2008, 55 days after the report.
08V527000 covers 1 model from Cadillac, model years 2004.
Owners of the model years 08V527000 covers have filed at least 34 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 08V527000 ranks 130 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 08V527000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 15 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 08V527000 was 08V200000, reported on May 5, 2008.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- GM IS RECALLING 17,301 MY 2004 CADILLAC SRX VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER CAN BE MOVED FROM THE "PARK" POSITION WITH THE IGNITION "ON" AND WITHOUT THE OPERATOR DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL OR, IN SOME CASES, THE SHIFTER CAN BE MOVED FROM THE "PARK" POSITION WITH THE IGNITION TURNED OFF.
- The risk
- IF THE VEHICLE IS PARKED OR PARKED ON A SLOPE, THIS CONDITION COULD ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ROLL INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PAWL STOPPER AND A BUSHING WITHIN THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 3, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CADILLAC AT 1-800-982-2339 OR THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE AT <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM>HTTP://WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM</A> .
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 08178.
Reported October 9, 2008
Vehicles covered by 08V527000 (1)
Cadillac (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08V527000, 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 9, 2008. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted