NHTSA recall 07V589000
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 | 07V589000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 07204 |
| Manufacturer | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Reported | 2007-12-20 |
| Owners notified | 2008-02-08 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL |
| Units potentially affected | 275936 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE REAR AXLE PINION SEAL DOES NOT MEET ALL OF THE SPECIFICATIONS AND MAY EXPERIENCE A FLUID LEAK.
What can happen
A REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE MAY CAUSE LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER AND POSSIBLY LOSS OF CONTROL INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PINION SEAL FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 1, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CADILLAC AT 1-800-458-8006 OR HTTP://WWW.CADILLAC.COM; PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668 OR HTTP://WWW.PONTIAC.COM; AND SATURN AT 1-800-972-8876 OR HTTP://WWW.SATURN.COM.
Notes
GM RECALL NO. 07204.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.
| 2005 CADILLAC CTS | Built 2005-03-01 to 2005-06-30. |
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| 2006 CADILLAC CTS | Built 2005-03-01 to 2006-08-30. |
| 2007 CADILLAC CTS | Built 2005-12-01 to 2007-06-30. |
| 2005 CADILLAC SRX | Built 2005-03-01 to 2005-06-30. |
| 2006 CADILLAC SRX | Built 2005-03-01 to 2006-08-30. |
| 2007 CADILLAC SRX | Built 2005-12-01 to 2007-06-30. |
| 2005 CADILLAC STS | Built 2005-03-01 to 2005-06-30. |
| 2006 CADILLAC STS | Built 2005-03-01 to 2006-08-30. |
| 2007 CADILLAC STS | Built 2005-12-01 to 2007-06-30. |
| 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE | Built 2005-12-01 to 2007-06-30. |
| 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE | Built 2005-03-01 to 2006-08-30. |
| 2007 SATURN SKY | Built 2005-12-01 to 2007-06-30. |
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 PE07037
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.
| PE07037 | Preliminary evaluation, opened 2007-07-17, closed 2007-12-27. FAILURE OF THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT. |
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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
| 06-00-89-026L | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. This warranty administration bulletin provide policy information on a revised customer concern not duplicated/verified labor operation numbers and how to submit CCND. |
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| PIP3720D | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician with the axel setup information from American Axle Manufacturing. Technician should be advised that the maximum pinion shim to be used or stacked behind the pinion is 0.050?, and the minimum pinion shim is 0.020? for an 8.6 axle. The range for available pinion depth shims for the 10.5? axle is 0.006? to 0.024?. When setting the backlash it should be set between 0.003? to 0.005? on a new ring and pinion for any American Axle Manufacturing application. The ring and pinion can be reused or adjusted if the mileage is less than 500 miles, if not used for towing. Technician should be advised that a ?roller coaster? or ?hourglass? pattern on the bearings may be normal up to 10,000 miles and possibly longer. With a mis-machined housing you may get a heel pattern on both sides of the gear teeth at build up can generally be corrected with backlash adjustments. When setting up an 8.6? axle with a 5 cut gear set is to use a 0.035? pinion shim and set backlash to 0.004?. When using the newer 2 cut gear set also use a 0.035? pinion shim and still set backlash to 0.004?. To set the gear pattern use backlash to adjust the pattern heel to toe. Use the pinion shim to adjust the height of the pattern. The proper drive pinion bearing pre-load is from 15 - 30 inch pounds with new bearings. The total torque to turn after the differential case is installed should increase 5 - 10 inch pounds at the pinion. A new pinion nut must be used whenever the old one is removed. The axle shaft end play specification is 0.012? per side and the radial specification is 0.002? - 0.003?. Technician should be advised that synthetic lube can be used in all new American Axle Manufacturing axle assemblies. The new pinion seal for the 8.6? axle assembly is a two piece design. |
| 3671 | 2006-02-17. Service bulletin. REAR AXLE PINION SEAL MAY EXPERIENCE A FLUID LEAK CONDITION. *TT UPDATED 04-26-07. *KB |
| 0504114001 | 2005-11-08. Service bulletin. CONTROLLING REAR AXLE OR WHEEL HOP ON FULL-THROTTLE APPLICATION FROM A STANDSTILL AND/OR FULL-THROTTLE 1-2 SHIFT (INSTALL SUPPLEMENTARY REAR SUB-FRAME BUSHINGS) *TT UPDATED 4/14/08. *NJ |
| 040417003 | 2005-03-12. Service bulletin. DRIVELINE VIBRATION MOAN NOISE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *EH |
| 3051 | 2004-11-17. Service bulletin. HOWL OR WHINE NOISE FROM THE REAR AXLE ON ACCEL AND/OR DECEL. *TT |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.