CAMPAIGN: ACCELERATOR PEDAL INTERFERENCE (REPLACE MATS)

MODELS: 1986 SEVILLE AND ELDORADO

The possibility exists for the original equipment floor mat to interfere with the accelerator pedal. Under certain circumstances, a mispositioned floor mat could interfere with the accelerator pedal preventing the throttle from returning to the closed (idle) position when the accelerator pedal is released. Although the service brakes remain functional, loss of accelerator control could result in a vehicle crash without prior warning.

DEALER ACTION:

To prevent this condition from occurring, Dealers are required to replace BOTH front floor mats on subject vehicles per the Vehicles Involved and Service Procedures sections of this bulletin.

VEHICLES INVOLVED:

All 1986 Sevilles and Eldorados with original equipment floor mats require this campaign. This represents standard Eldorados and Sevilles with Option Code B-34 and ALL Eldorado Biarritz and Seville Elegante models.

All affected vehicles have been identiflied by the VIN listing provided to involved Dealers with this bulletin. Any Dealer not receiving a listing was not shipped any of the affected vehicles.

DEALER CAMPAIGN RESPONSIBILITY

Dealers are to service all vehicles subject to this campaign at no charge to owners, regardless of mileage, age of vehicle, or ownership, from this time forward.

Whenever a vehicle sbject to this campaign is taken into your new or used vehicle inventory, or it is in your Dealership for service in the future, you should take the steps necessary to be sure the campaign correction has been made before reselling or releasing the vehicle.

Owners of vehicies recently sold from your new vehicle inventory are to be contacted by the Dealer, and arrangements made to make the required modificaftion according to instructions contained in this bulletin.

CAMPAIGN PROCEDURE:

Refer to Section 4 of the Service Policies and Procedures Manual for the detailed procedure on handling Product Campaigns. Dealers are requested to complete the campaign on all transfers as soon as possible.

OWNER NOTIFICATION:

All owners of record at the time of campaign release are shown on the attached computer listing and have been notiffied by first class mail from General Motors. The listings provided are for campaign activity only and should not be used for any other purpose.

PARTS INFORMATION:

Parts will be shipped and charged to the Servicing Dealer as follows:

Front Floor Mats Type Type 1 Set (2 Mats) (Material) (Material)

Standard Biarritz/Elegantd (Tiffany) (Tampico) Colour (Code) Part Number Part Number

Black 1643783 1643793 Dk. Blue 1645186 1645178 Lt. Quartz i645IB7 1645179 Med. Driftwood 1643787 1643797 Med. Emerald 1643785 1643795 Carmine 1645188 1645180 Blk. Cherry 1645189 1645181 Med. Dk. Gray 1643790 1643800 Dk. Yellow 1643786 1643796

PARTS AND LABOUR CLAIM INFORMATION:

Credit for the campaign work performed will be paid upon receipt of a properly completed campaign claim card, RAPID terminal or DCS transmission in accordance with the following:

Repair Code Operation Time Allowance

2A Replace Front Floor Mats .3

Time allowance includes 0.1 hour for Dealer administrative detail associated with this campaign. Parts credit will be based on Dealer net plus 30% to cover parts handling.

SERVICE PROCEDURE:

1. Remove both front original floor mats from vehicle.

2. Install new front floor mats in respective driver and passenger floor area.

3. DESTROY BOTH ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FLOOR MATS IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED SCRAPPING PROCEDURES.

4. Install the Campaign Completion Label on a clean, dry surface of the radiator support tie bar.

INSTALLATION OF CAMPAIGN IDENTIFICATION LABEL

Clean surface of radiator upper mounting panel and apply a Campaign Identification Label. Make sure the correct campaign number is inserted on the label. This will indicate that the campaign has been completed.

Dear General Motors Customer:

This notice is sent to you in accordance with the requirements of the Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Act.

General Motors of Canada has determined that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in some 1986 Seville and Eldorado vehicles having original equipinent floor mats. Under certain conditions, the possibility exists that the floor mat could become mispositioned and interfere with the accelerator pedal preventing the throttle from returning to the closed (idle) position when the acceterator pedal is released. Although the service brakes remain finctional, loss of acceterator control could result in a vehicle crash without prior warning.

To eliminate the possibility of mispositioning the floor mat, your Dealer will be required to replace both front floor mats in your vehicle with those of a new desigin which are longer and have improved retention.

Unfortunately, the new desigin floor mats will not be available until mid to late June 1987.

After that time the mats will be sent directly to your GM Dealer, who will then contact you to arrange a mutually agreeable date to have your new floor mats installed.

Until you have had an opportunity to have your floor mats replaced, we recommend you remove the floor mat from the driver's floor area. However, please retain both floor mats as they are required to be turned in to your Dealer to obtain the new replacements.

This letter identifies your vehicle. Presentation of this letter to your Dealer will assist their Service personnel in completing the necessary correction to your vehicle in the shortest possible time.

Further assistance, if required may be obtained from the General Motors Zone Office nearest you. Your vehicle Owner's Manual provides the location and phone number of each respective Zone Office.

We are sorry to cause you this inconvenience; however, we have taken this action in the interest of your continued satisfaction with our products.

General Motors bulletins are intended for use by professional technicians, not a "do-it-yourselfer". They are written to inform those technicians of conditions that may occur on some vehicles, or to provide information that could assist in the proper service of a vehicle. Properly trained technicians have the equipment, tools, safety instructions and know-how to do a job properly and safely. If a condition is described, do not assume that the bulletin applies to your vehicle, or that your vehicle will have that condition. See a General Motors dealer servicing your brand of General Motors vehicle for information on whether your vehicle may benefit from the information.