CRUNCH NOISE FROM RIGHT SIDE DASH AREA. Pontiac Sunbird 1994

SUBJECT: CRUNCH NOISE FROM RIGHT SIDE DASH AREA WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL (REPLACE STEERING GROMMET)

MODELS: 1991-94 BUICK SKYLARK 1991-94 CHEVROLET BERETTA, CORSICA AND CAVALIER 1991 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS CALAIS 1992-94 OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA 1991-94 PONTIAC GRAND AM AND SUNBIRD

VIN BREAKPOINTS:

1994 VEHICLES BUILT PRIOR TO THE FOLLOWING VIN NUMBERS:

J-CAR: R7574194 (PONTIAC LORDSTOWN) R7293501 (CHEVROLET LORDSTOWN) ALL "J" CARS ASSEMBLED IN RAMOS

L-CAR: RY250151

N-CAR: RM573861 RM037851 RC777220 RC285393

CONDITION:

SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT ON A BRIEF CRUNCH NOISE ORIGINATING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE DASH AREA AS THE STEERING WHEEL IS BEING TURNED. THIS NOISE WOULD BE MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN THE WHEEL HAS BEEN TURNED FULL RIGHT, THEN TURNED BACK TO THE LEFT. THIS NOISE MAY BE MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED OR MOVING SLOWLY DURING PARKING MANEUVERS. ALSO, THIS NOISE WOULD ONLY OCCUR DURING COLD TEMPERATURES BELOW 40 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT (4 DEGREES CELSIUS).

CAUSE:

THE RUBBER GROMMETS RETAINING THE STEERING GEAR MAY FLEX AND EXHIBIT A CRUNCH NOISE.

CORRECTION:

INSTALL A NEW STEERING GROMMET, P/N 26047683, ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE NEW GROMMET HAS A SOFTER COMPOUND TO ALLOW MORE COMPLIANCE WITHOUT CRUNCHING.

PARTS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FROM GMSPO.

WARRANTY INFORMATION:

FOR VEHICLES REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, USE:

LABOR OPERATION NUMBER: E9745 LABOR TIME: 0.5 HR.

FIGURES: 0

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