# NHTSA recall 05V157000

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 \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 05V157000
- Manufacturer's number: 05014
- Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Reported: 2005\-04\-20
- Owners notified: 2005\-05\-04
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
- Units potentially affected: 34186

## What is wrong

ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, CONTAMINATION ON IGNITION RELAY CONTACTS CAN CAUSE HIGH RESISTANCE.  THIS CAN AFFECT SIGNALS TO THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE AND, COULD CAUSE INTERMITTENT VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY TIME.


## What can happen

THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY.   IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR, IT COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE IGNITION RELAY FREE OF CHARGE.  THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 4, 2005.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT PONTIAC AT 1\-800\-620\-7668 AND BUICK AT 1\-866\-608\-8080.


## Notes

GM RECALL NO. 05014. CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2004 BUICK RENDEZVOUS](/makes/buick/rendezvous/2004/recalls.md). Built 2003\-10\-01 to 2004\-03\-31.
- [2004 PONTIAC AZTEK](/makes/pontiac/aztek/2004/recalls.md). Built 2003\-10\-01 to 2004\-03\-31.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [3107](/bulletins/10010272.md), 2004-11-09, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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