Date: 02.10.2000
Component: Electrical System > Starter Assembly
Manufacturer: General Motors Corp.
Description:
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. if the engine starter fails to engage and the driver hold the key in the "start" position for an extended period, high current flows through the ignition switch, producing heat that can melt switch parts.
Consequencs:
A fire could occur in the steering column and spread to the interior of the car.
Notes:
Dealers will install a relay kit and verify that the vehicle will start with a properly charged battery in good operating condition (adequate reserve capacity, or cold cranking amps). this campaign does not cover battery replacement or unrelated starting system or electrical system repairs.
Date: 02.10.2000
Component: Electrical System > Starter Assembly
Manufacturer: General Motors Corp.
Description:
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. if the engine starter fails to engage and the driver hold the key in the "start" position for an extended period, high current flows through the ignition switch, producing heat that can melt switch parts.
Consequencs:
A fire could occur in the steering column and spread to the interior of the car.
Notes:
Dealers will install a relay kit and verify that the vehicle will start with a properly charged battery in good operating condition (adequate reserve capacity, or cold cranking amps). this campaign does not cover battery replacement or unrelated starting system or electrical system repairs.
Date: 17.02.1998
Component: Interior Lighting
Manufacturer: General Motors Corp.
Description:
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. these vehicles were built with the potential for the interior lamps to come on unexpectedly while the vehicles are being driven. this does not meet the requirements of fmvss no. 101, "controls and displays."
Consequencs:
The interior lamps coming on unexpectedly could startle a driver causing a momentary loss of control increasing the risk of a vehicle accident.
Notes:
Dealers will run a diagnostic test on the lamp control module and, if necessary, replace it.
Date: 06.03.2002
Component: Electrical System > Ignition > Switch
Manufacturer: General Motors Corp.
Description:
On certain passenger vehicles. if the engine fails to start and the driver holds the key in the "start" position for an extended period, high current flows through the ignition switch, and sometimes produces enough heat to melt internal switch parts.
Consequencs:
If the switch is damaged, a fire could occur in the steering column, even with the engine off and the key removed.
Notes:
Dealers will install a relay kit in these vehicles to prevent high current from flowing through the ignition switch. owner notification began march 27, 2002. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020, pontiac at 1-800-762-2737, buick at 1-800-521-7300, or oldsmobile at 1-800-442-6537.
Date: 28.10.1996
Component: Air Bags > Frontal
Manufacturer: General Motors Corp.
Description:
During deployment of the passenger air bag, the air bag fabric can snag on a reinforcement inside the instrument panel, causing the expanding air bag to lift the instrument panel pad and then deploy under the instrument panel instead of through the door in the instrument panel.
Consequencs:
In a crash, the front seat passenger could receive more severe injuries if he or she contacts a broken reinforcement or if the snagging affects the deployment of the air bag.
Notes:
Dealers will inspect the instrument panel pads and, if necessary, install a plastic edge protector to the instrument panel pad reinforcement. on certain early-production vehicles, the instrument panel pad will be replaced.
