NHTSA Campaign 14V252000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
NHTSA campaign 14V252000 covers 21 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: wiring. The repair is free.
General Motors LLC filed the report for 14V252000 with NHTSA on May 14, 2014; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 14V252000, NHTSA lists up to 2,440,524 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 11, 2005 and June 6, 2006.
The 14V252000 report reached NHTSA 8 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V252000 were scheduled from August 18, 2014, 96 days after the report.
14V252000 covers 4 models from Chevrolet, Pontiac and Saturn, model years 2004–2012.
Owners of the model years 14V252000 covers have filed at least 3,290 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 14V252000 vehicles, the 2009 Chevrolet Malibu has the most (368).
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V252000 ranks 5 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 14V252000, General Motors LLC has 32 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 14V252000 was 14V223000, reported on April 30, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2004-2012 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles manufactured May 16, 2003, through October 11, 2012, 2004-2007 Malibu Maxx vehicles manufactured June 25, 2003, through April 5, 2007, 2005-2010 Pontiac G6 vehicles manufactured May 26, 2004, through January 4, 2010, and 2007-2010 Saturn Aura vehicles manufactured April 24, 2006, through May 26, 2009. In the affected vehicles, increased resistance in the Body Control Module (BCM) connection may result in voltage fluctuations in the Brake Apply Sensor (BAS) circuit. These fluctuations can cause one or more of these conditions: the brake lights to illuminate without the brake pedal being pushed; the brake lights to not illuminate when the pedal is pushed; difficulty disengaging the cruise control; moving the gear shifter out of the 'PARK' position without pushing the brake; and disablement of crash avoidance features such as traction control, electronic stability control, and panic braking assist features.
- The risk
- Any of the above failure conditions increases the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will attach the wiring harness to the BCM with a spacer, apply dielectric lubricant to both the BCM and harness connector and the BAS and harness connector, and will relearn the brake pedal home position, free of charge. The manufacturer distributed an Interim letter to customers on July 14, 2014. The recall began on August 18, 2014. Owners may contact General Motors customer service at 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), 1-800-762-2737 (Pontiac), 1-800-553-6000 (Saturn). GM's number for this recall is 13036.
Reported May 14, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V252000 (21)
Chevrolet (11)
Pontiac (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V252000, 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: May 14, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted