PONTIAC BONNEVILLE 1992: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 91V131000
| Make | Model | Year |
|---|---|---|
| PONTIAC | BONNEVILLE | 1992 |
| Date Owners Notified | Date Received by ODI | Date Added to Database |
| 1991-08-05 | 1991-08-05 | 1991-08-07 |
Production Dates: 1991-05-01 - 1991-07-01
Manufacturers Involved: General Motors, LLC
Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Potential Number Of Units Affected: 1570
Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report
TRANSAXLE SHIFT CONTROL CABLE MAY DISENGAGE FROM SHIFT CONTROL CABLE BRACKET, CAUSING LOSS OF GEAR INDICATOR REFERENCE, AND SHIFT SELECTOR OPERATION.
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.
INSTALL A TRANSAXLE SHIFT CONTROL CABLE RETAINING CLIP ON THE SHIFT CONTROL CABLE BRACKET ON TOP OF TRANSAXLE.
SYSTEM: TRANSAXLE SHIFT CONTROL.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS WITH CONSOLE SHIFT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.
