NHTSA recall 87V168000
Power train › Automatic transmission › Lever and linkage › Column shift
Buick Estate and 9 more
Reported Oct 26, 198711,936 vehicles affectedGENERAL MOTORS CORP.Built Jun 1, 1987 – Jul 1, 1987
The defect
Manual valve link in the transmission may have been improperly formed.
The risk
The valve link could separate resulting in a gearselection different from what the driver selects. also, car could be startedwith transmission in gear allowing vehicle to move in an unanticipateddirection.
The remedy
Replace the manual valve detent lever link.