NHTSA Campaign 11V591000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID
NHTSA campaign 11V591000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the steering: hydraulic power assist: power steering fluid. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS LLC filed the report for 11V591000 with NHTSA on December 19, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V591000, NHTSA lists up to 3,150 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 2, 2009 and April 21, 2011.
The 11V591000 report reached NHTSA 8 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 11V591000 were scheduled from January 24, 2012, 36 days after the report.
11V591000 covers 1 model from Chevrolet, model years 2011.
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V591000 ranks 22 of 24 GENERAL MOTORS LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 11V591000, GENERAL MOTORS LLC has 3 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 11V591000 was 11V398000, reported on August 5, 2011.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- GENERAL MOTORS (GM) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 2, 2009, THROUGH APRIL 21, 2011. DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN MANUAL MODE AND IN FIRST GEAR CAUSES THE ENGINE AND POWER STEERING PUMP TO OPERATE AT HIGHER SPEED THAN IS TYPICAL. INCREASED PUMP SPEED GENERATES HEAT THAT IS TRANSFERRED TO THE POWER STEERING FLUID AND CAN RESULT IN POWER STEERING FLUID TEMPERATURES THAT APPROACH THE POWER STEERING PUMP RESERVOIRS MELTING POINT.
- The risk
- AFTER PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO ELEVATED FLUID TEMPERATURES, THE RESERVOIR MAY LEAK. LEAKING FLUID, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, MAY RESULT IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- GM WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE POWER STEERING FLUID COOLER WITH AN IMPROVED VERSION, FREE OF CHARGE. AN ADVISORY LETTER TO CUSTOMERS, ALONG WITH INSTRUCTIONS, WILL BE MAILED IN JANUARY 2012. WHEN PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE, GM WILL SEND ANOTHER LETTER ASKING CUSTOMER TO TAKE THEIR VEHICLE TO A GM DEALER TO HAVE THE REPAIRS PERFORMED. GM ANTICIPATES PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN MARCH 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438.
- Notes
- GM'S RECALL NUMBER IS 11333.
Reported December 19, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V591000 (1)
Chevrolet (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V591000, 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: December 19, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted