NHTSA recall 05V005000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 05V005000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 05001 |
| Manufacturer | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Reported | 2005-01-07 |
| Owners notified | 2005-02-14 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT |
| Units potentially affected | 98221 |
What is wrong
SOME PICKUP TRUCKS, VANS, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A HYDRAULIC PUMP DRIVESHAFT THAT CAN FRACTURE, RESULTING IN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING ASSIST. ON CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH HYDRO-BOOST POWER BRAKES, THE SAME CONDITION CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF POWER ASSIST FOR BRAKING AFTER THE RESERVE PRESSURE IS DEPLETED.
What can happen
AN INOPERATIVE PUMP CAN CAUSE INCREASED STEERING EFFORT, AND IN HYDRO-BOOST EQUIPPED VEHICLES ALSO INCREASED BRAKING EFFORT, BUT DOES NOT COMPLETELY ELIMINATE THE ABILITY TO STEER OR SLOW THE VEHICLE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HYDRAULIC PUMP. THE CAMPAIGN BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 14, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 OR GMC AT 1-866-996-9463.
Notes
GM CAMPAIGN NO. 05001.THIS ACTION IS DEEMED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN AND IS NOT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE SAFETY ACT.THE COMPANY HAS INFORMED NHTSA THAT IT WILL PROVIDE THE MODIFICATIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE FREE OF CHARGE.
| 2000 CHEVROLET C/K PICKUPS | Built 1999-05-01 to 1999-10-31. |
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| 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO | Built 1999-05-01 to 1999-10-31. |
| 2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN | Built 1999-05-01 to 1999-10-31. |
| 2000 GMC SAVANA | Built 1999-05-01 to 1999-10-31. |
| 2000 GMC SIERRA | Built 1999-05-01 to 1999-10-31. |
| 2000 GMC YUKON XL | Built 1999-05-01 to 1999-10-31. |
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.
Investigated as EA04012
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| EA04012 | Engineering analysis, opened 2004-04-30, closed 2005-02-28. HYDRAULIC PUMP FAILRES. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST; STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 040495001 | 2004-08-12. Service bulletin. REVISED WHEEL DRIVE SHAFT NUT TORQUE SPECIFICATION. *TT |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.