ERRATIC/INACCURATE DISPLAYS FOR PRNDL, CLOCK & FUEL DATA

SUBJECT: ERRATIC/INACCURATE DISPLAYS FOR PRNDL, CLOCK AND FUEL DATA AND/OR ERRONEOUS FAST AUDIBLE WARNING CHIMES (REPLACE RADIO)

MODELS: 1996 CADILLAC DEVILLE, ELDORADO, SEVILLE WITH BASE RADIO, RPO U1L/UW6

CONDITION:

SOME OF THE ABOVE LISTED VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A BASE RADIO (RPO U1L/UW6) MAY INTERMITTENTLY EXHIBIT A BOXED PRNDL DISPLAY (DIGITAL IPC), AN ERRATIC CLOCK DISPLAY, AND/OR AN INACCURATE READING FOR AVERAGE FUEL ECONOMY AND FUEL USED. THE IPC MAY DISPLAY AN AVERAGE FUEL ECONOMY AS LOW AS 2 MPG AND FUEL USED AS HIGH AS 99.9 GALLONS. VEHICLE SYMPTOMS MAY ALSO INCLUDE AN UNUSUALLY FAST AUDIBLE WARNING CHIME THAT CANNOT BE EXPLAINED BY AN EXISTING CONDITION (I.E.; HEADLAMPS ON OR KEY IN IGNITION).

CAUSE:

THIS CONDITION MAY BE CAUSED BY A MALFUNCTIONING BASE RADIO INTERRUPTING THE CLASS II COMMUNICATION LINES.

CORRECTION:

TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION, EXCHANGE THE RADIO. THE DEFECTIVE RADIOS HAVE A BUILD DATE CODE OF 100 (SEE FIGURE 1). VERIFY THAT IPC FUEL DATA DISPLAYS OPERATE CORRECTLY AFTER EXCHANGE.

WARRANTY INFORMATION:

FOR VEHICLES REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, USE:

LABOR OPERATION NUMBER DESCRIPTION LABOR TIME =============== =========== ==========

R0760 RECEIVER - RADIO USE PUBLISHED REMOVE, REPAIR AND LABOR TIME. REPLACE RADIO

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