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NHTSA recall 00V372000

Power train › Manual transmission

Oldsmobile Alero and 1 more

Reported Nov 13, 2000216 vehicles affectedGENERAL MOTORS CORP.Maker’s number 00091Built Apr 1, 1999 – Aug 31, 2000

The defect

Vehicle description: certain passenger vehicles equipped with manual transaxles (rpo M86) fail to comply with the requirements of fmvss no. 114, "theft protection." when a driver attempts to shift from 5TH gear to reverse, a shift inhibitor causes the transmission to be mechanically in 4TH gear even though the shift lever indicates reverse gear.

The risk

In this situation, the key can be removed from the ignition while the transmission IS in a forward gear, which IS not permitted by the standard.

The remedy

Dealers will disable the 5th/reverse inhibitor by removing a retaining pin and replace the shifter assembly.

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Vehicles in this recall

Oldsmobile Alero
20002001
Pontiac Grand Am
20002001

Notes

Owner notification began december 21, 2000.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact oldsmobile at 1-800-442-6537 or pontiac at 1-800-762-2737.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).