NHTSA recall 04V190000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 04V190000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 04030 |
| Manufacturer | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Reported | 2004-04-19 |
| Owners notified | 2004-06-16 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE |
| Units potentially affected | 65439 |
What is wrong
SOME OF THESE PASSENGER VEHICLES HAVE AN ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU) THAT MAY CALCULATE A HIGHER THAN ACTUAL VEHICLE SPEED BECAUSE OF AN ERRATIC REAR-WHEEL SPEED SENSOR SIGNAL, AND CAUSE ABS ACTIVATION WHERE IT IS NOT NEEDED OR NEEDED ABS ACTIVATION TO BE EXTENDED DURING BRAKING AS THE VEHICLE SPEED DROPS TO ABOUT 3 MPH.
What can happen
UNEXPECTED ABS ACTIVIATION COULD INCREASE STOPPING DISTANCE UP TO ABOUT 11 FEET DPENDING ON THE GRADE OF THE ROAD, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE ABS CONTROLLER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JUNE 16, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438.
Notes
GM RECALL NO. 04030.CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
| 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU | Built 2000-05-01 to 2004-03-31. |
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Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| PIT3271J | 2019-12-09. Service bulletin. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about changing the tire and wheel size on vehicles. General Motors will only support a tire calibration for tires that have been sized, tested and designed for the vehicle in question and its applications. Technician should not use the information that is provided by the antilock braking system tire size selection. |
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| 3477 | 2005-05-11. Service bulletin. TECH 2 DISPLAYS ASTERISK FOR THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. *TT |
| 04030 | 2005-04-27. Service bulletin. ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM UPCOMING SAFETY RECALL. *TT |
| 07282004 | 2005-04-11. Service bulletin. J66 BRAKES MAY HAVE ONE OF THE REAR WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLIES CONTAINING A NON FUNCTIONING WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. *EH |
| 3192 | 2004-12-03. Service bulletin. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM INDICATOR IS ILLUMINATED AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE C1236 IS STORED. *TT |
| 3076 | 2004-10-04. Service bulletin. NON-FUNCTIONING REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. *TT |
| 04202004 | 2004-09-17. Service bulletin. ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM THAT COULD INADVERTENTLY ACTIVATE DURING BRAKING AS THE VEHICLE REACHES ABOUT THREE MILES PER HOUR. UPCOMING PRODUCT SAFETY RECALL. GM VOICEMAIL EXPRESS. *TT |
| 01885 | 2004-05-04. Service bulletin. ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) C0045 OR C0050 OIL AT REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. ALSO INCLUDES 2004 CHEVROLET MAXX. *TT |
| 01356 | 2003-11-20. Service bulletin. WHEEL SPEED SENSORS. SERVICE VME. *TT |
| 082503 | 2003-11-06. Service bulletin. WHEEL SPEED SENSOR DIAGNOSIS. VME MESSAGE. *TT |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.