INOP. REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM AND/OR TIRE PRES.. Chevrolet Corvette 1997

SUBJECT: INOPERATIVE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY (RKE) SYSTEM AND/OR TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR (TPM) SYSTEM (REPLACE RECEIVER)

MODELS: 1997-98 CHEVROLET CORVETTE

CONDITION:

SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY (RKE) SYSTEM AND/OR THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR (TPM) SYSTEM IS INOPERATIVE IN TEMPERATURES BELOW 18 DEGREES CELSIUS (50 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT).

CAUSE:

SOME REMOTE DOOR/REAR COMPARTMENT RECEIVERS WERE BUILT WITH AN INTERNAL COMPONENT THAT MAY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO COLD TEMPERATURES.

CORRECTION:

INSTALL NEW REMOTE DOOR/REAR COMPARTMENT RECEIVER, FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURE IN THE SERVICE MANUAL.

PARTS INFORMATION:

P/N DESCRIPTION ============== ===========================================

10422088 RECEIVER, REMOTE DOOR/REAR COMPARTMENT LOCK

PARTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AVAILABLE FROM GMSPO, 8/28/98.

WARRANTY INFORMATION:

FOR VEHICLES REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, USE:

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

R4480 RECEIVER, REMOTE DOOR/REAR 0.5 HR COMPARTMENT LOCK - REPLACE

ADD: TO SYNCHRONIZE TRANSMITTER 0.3 HR

FIGURES: 00 ATTACHMENTS: 00

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