NHTSA recall 06V105000
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 | 06V105000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 06026 |
| Manufacturer | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Reported | 2006-04-05 |
| Owners notified | 2006-03-29 |
| Component | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS |
| Units potentially affected | 12862 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A V8 ENGINE,THE POWER STEERING HOSE CONNECTORS MAY HAVE BEEN INADEQUATELY CRIMPED WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FLUID LEAK.
What can happen
IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR, POWER STEERING ASSIST MAY BE LOST AND INCREASED STEERING EFFORT WOULD BE REQUIRED AT LOW SPEEDS. ALSO, IF THE POWER STEERING FLUID WERE TO CONTACT HOT ENGINE PARTS, AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE COULD OCCUR.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE POWER STEERING GEAR INLET HOSE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 29, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080 OR CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339.
Notes
GM RECALL NO. 06026.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.
| 2006 BUICK LUCERNE | Built 2005-12-01 to 2006-02-28. |
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| 2006 CADILLAC DTS | Built 2005-12-01 to 2006-02-28. |
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Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 12-02-32-002A | 2018-04-23. Service bulletin. This technical bulletin provides a revision for 12-02-32-002 to add the 2013-2014 model years, add noise as a possible condition and add a Note in the Instructions section. |
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| SB-06-02-35-009G | 2010-02-17. Service bulletin. BUICK: POWER STEERING CLUNK/BUMP WHILE MAKING TURNS AT SLOW SPEEDS, COLUMN, INTERMEDIATE SHAFT, INTERMITTENT (REPLACE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT). *PE UPDATED ON 5/1/2012. *KB |
| 060232003 | 2006-05-05. Service bulletin. UNDERHOOD NOISE, LOOSE OR OUT OF POSITION POWER STEERING OUTLET HOSE, OR (P/S) FLUID LEAK FROM POWER STEERING OUTLET HOSE. *TT |
| 3884 | 2006-03-15. Service bulletin. THE CLIP THAT HOLDS THE POWER STEERING RETURN HOSE TO THE FRAME RAIL CAN MOVE CAUSING THE HOSE TO BE LOOSE OR OUT OF POSITION. *TT |
| 3783 | 2006-01-06. Service bulletin. POWER STEERING LEAKS. *TT |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.