CAMPAIGN: ACCELERATOR CONTROL CABLE BINDING
PRODUCT SAFETY CAMPAIGN 87-C-12A ACCELERATOR CONTROL CABLE BINDING
MODELS AFFECTED 1987 Bonneville ---------------
NOTICE: This bulletin provides new information regarding involved vehicles in Dealer Product Campaign Bulletin 87-C-12. Please add this information to your bulletin.
TO: ALL PONTIAC DEALERS
VEHICLES INVOLVED
In addition to the vehicles listed in Campaign Bulletin 87-C-12, the following 1987 Bonneville models are affected within the following VIN breakpoints:
UpTo Year Plant Beginning And Including ---- ----- --------- ------------- 1987 Willow Run HW309241 HW310327
Owners of additional vehicles involved in this campaign will be notified by Pontiac Division (see copy of owner letter included with this bulletin).
If your dealership has additional vehicles involved in this campaign, you will receive a computerized listing including these vehicles.
July, 1988
Dear Pontiac Owner:
This notice is sent to you in accordance with the requirements of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act.
REASON FOR RECALL
General Motors has determined that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in certain 1987 Bonneville model vehicles. Some of these vehicles may have excessive accelerator cable friction restricting the cable's free movement between the accelerator pedal and the throttle body. This friction could be sufficient to prevent the throttle from returning to the closed (idle) position when the accelerator pedal is released. In this event, engine speed may not decrease to a level anticipated by the operator. Loss of accelerator control could result in a vehicle crash without prior warning.
WHAT WE WILL DO
To prevent the possibility of this condition occurring, the accelerator control cable will be inspected and, if required, replaced. This service will be performed for you at no charge.
WHAT YOU SHOULD DO
Contact your Pontiac dealer as soon as possible after the parts availability date shown below to arrange a service date. Instructions for this service have been sent to your dealer. Parts are currently available. The labor time to inspect your vehicle is about fifteen (15) minutes. If replacement of the accelerator control cable is required, an addition0150al fifteen (15) minutes will be required. Please ask your dealer if you wish to know how much additional time will be needed to process your vehicle.
An excessively high engine idle speed or failure of the vehicle to slow down as expected may be an indication of a stuck throttle. In the event a stuck throttle is suspected, the driver should apply the service brake firmly and shift the transmission to neutral.
Your Pontiac dealer is best equipped to obtain parts and provide service to ensure your vehicle is corrected as promptly as possible. However, if you take your vehicle to your dealer on the agreed service date, and he does not remedy this condition on that date, or within five (5) days, we recommend you contact the Pontiac Customer Assistance Center by calling: 1-800-762-2737. The Customer Assistance Center will assist you and the dealer in getting your vehicle inspected/corrected.
After contacting your dealer and the Pontiac Customer Assistance Center you are still not satisfied that we have done our best to remedy this condition, without charge and within a reasonable time, you may wish to write the Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 400 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20590 or call 1-800-424-9393 (Washington, DC residents use 366-0123) The enclosed Campaign Owner Reply Card identifies your vehicle. Presentation of this card to your dealer will assist in making the necessary correction/inspection in the shortest possible time. If you have sold or traded your vehicle, please let us know by completing the postage-paid Owner Reply Card and returning it to us.
We are sorry to cause you this inconvenience; however, we have taken this action in the interest of your safety and continued satisfaction with our products.
PONTIAC DIVISION General Motors Corporation
Enclosure
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.
