NHTSA Campaign 09V073000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
NHTSA campaign 09V073000 covers 10 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: column shift. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 09V073000 with NHTSA on March 6, 2009; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 09V073000, NHTSA lists up to 276,729 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 09V073000 were scheduled from March 15, 2009, 9 days after the report.
09V073000 covers 10 models from Buick, Chevrolet, GMC, Pontiac and Saturn, model years 2009.
Owners of the model years 09V073000 covers have filed at least 420 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 09V073000 vehicles, the 2009 Chevrolet Malibu has the most (121).
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V073000 ranks 31 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 09V073000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 15 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 09V073000 was 08V527000, reported on October 9, 2008.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING 276,729 MY 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE, CHEVROLET COBALT, HHR, MALIBU, TRAVERSE, GMC ACADIA, PONTIAC G5, G6 AND SATURN AURA AND OUTLOOK PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLES SAFETY STANDARD 102, "TRANSMISSION SHIFT POSITION SEQUENCE, STARTER INTERLOCK, AND TRANSMISSION BRAKING EFFECT", AND FMVSS 114, "THEFT PROTECTION AND ROLLAWAY PREVENTION". ON SOME OF THESE VEHICLES, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE ADJUSTMENT CLIP MAY NOT BE FULLY ENGAGED. IF THE CLIP IS NOT FULLY ENGAGED, THE SHIFT LEVER AND THE ACTUAL POSITION OF THE TRANSMISSION GEAR MAY NOT MATCH. WITH THIS CONDITION, THE DRIVE COULD MOVE THE SHIFTER TO "PARK" AND REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY, BUT THE TRANSMISSION GEAR MAY NOT BE IN "PARK".
- The risk
- THE DRIVER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE COULD ROLL AWAY AFTER THE DRIVER HAS EXITED THE VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A POSSIBLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND ENSURE THAT THE SHIFT CABLE ADJUSTMENT CLIP IS FULLY ENGAGED. IN THE EVENT THAT THE CLIP DOES NOT ENGAGE, THE SHIFT CABLE WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR BEFORE MARCH 24, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080, CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, GMC AT 1-866-996-9463, PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668 AND SATURN AT 1-800-972-8876 OR AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.
- Notes
- GENERAL MOTORS RECALL NO. 09041.
Reported March 6, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V073000 (10)
Pontiac (2)
Saturn (2)
Buick (1)
GMC (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V073000, 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: March 6, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted