NHTSA recall 04V528000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 04V528000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 04092 |
| Manufacturer | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Reported | 2004-11-01 |
| Owners notified | 2004-12-20 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL |
| Units potentially affected | 92863 |
What is wrong
CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 124, 'ACCELERATOR CONTROL SYSTEMS.' IN HOT AMBIENT CONDITIONS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARM MAY STICK AT THE ATTACHMENT TO THE BRACKET AND NOT RETURN TO THE ENGINE IDLE POSITION WHEN THE OPERATOR LIFTS HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.
What can happen
FAILURE TO RETURN TO IDLE COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARM AND REPLACE THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY WITH A NEW ASSEMBLY, IF NECESSARY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 20, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668, OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-630-6537.
Notes
GMRECALL NO. 04092. CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236.
| 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU | Built 2002-11-01 to 2003-05-31. |
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| 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO | Built 2002-11-01 to 2003-05-31. |
| 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM | Built 2002-11-01 to 2003-05-31. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 3115 | 2004-11-05. Service bulletin. HIGH IDLE WHEN CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED. *SC |
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| 01413 | 2003-11-22. Service bulletin. CRUISE INDICATOR INFORMATION. *TT |
| 031603 | 2003-07-24. Service bulletin. OPERATIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING COMPLAINTS OF NO CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT APPEARING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL IS SET. *TT *JB |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.