NHTSA recall 91V131000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 91V131000 |
| Manufacturer | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Reported | 1991-08-05 |
| Owners notified | 1991-08-05 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION |
| Units potentially affected | 1570 |
What is wrong
TRANSAXLE SHIFT CONTROL CABLE MAY DISENGAGE FROM SHIFT CONTROL CABLE BRACKET, CAUSING LOSS OF GEAR INDICATOR REFERENCE, AND SHIFT SELECTOR OPERATION.
What can happen
THE DISENGAGED CABLE COULD FALSELY INDICATE TRANSMISSIONGEAR POSITION, AND THE VEHICLE MIGHT BE LEFT IN REVERSE OR DRIVE WHEN THE DRIVERMOVED THE GEAR SELECTOR TO PARK OR THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. A VEHICLE LEFT ON ANINCLINE WITHOUT PARKING BRAKES WHEN THE GEAR SELECTOR IS PLACED IN PARK COULDMOVE. EITHER CASE RESULTS IN UNEXPECTED VEHICLE MOVEMENT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNINGAND COULD CAUSE A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
INSTALL A TRANSAXLE SHIFT CONTROL CABLE RETAINING CLIP ON THE SHIFT CONTROL CABLE BRACKET ON TOP OF TRANSAXLE.
Notes
SYSTEM: TRANSAXLE SHIFT CONTROL.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS WITH CONSOLE SHIFT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.
| 1992 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE | Built 1991-05-01 to 1991-07-01. |
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Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 577106A | 1997-05-27. Service bulletin. COLD START RATTLE NOISE. *TW |
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| 438314 | 1996-04-25. Service bulletin. LOW ILLUMINATION OF CONSOLE PRNDL INDICATOR IN LOWER OR ALL GEAR POSITIONS. *SD |
| 577106 | 1995-11-01. Service bulletin. COLD START RATTLE NOISE. *TW |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.