PONTIAC BONNEVILLE 1987: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 88V080000

Make Model Year
PONTIAC BONNEVILLE 1987
Date Owners Notified Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
1988-05-20 1988-05-16 1988-05-18

Production Dates: 1987-04-01 - 1987-06-01

Manufacturers Involved: General Motors, LLC

Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 35057

Report Initiator: ODI ODI Report

Summary

EXCESSIVE ACCELERATOR CABLE FRICTION MAY RESTRICT THE CABLES FREE MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE THROTTLE BODY.

Consequence

THIS COULD PREVENT THROTTLE FROM RETURNING TO CLOSED"IDLE" POSITION WHEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS RELEASED; THUS, ENGINE SPEED WOULDNOT DECREASE, AND LOSS OF ACCELERATOR CONTROL COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.

Remedy

REPLACE ACCELERATOR CABLE.

Notes

SYSTEM: ACCELERATOR CABLE.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS.