NHTSA recall 92V048000
Vehicle speed control
Pontiac Sunbird
Reported Apr 3, 199222,452 vehicles affectedGENERAL MOTORS CORP.Built Mar 1, 1991 – Jan 1, 1992
The defect
The accelerator cable may have been kinked during vehicle assembly. The kink in the cable can cause either a high effort accelerator cable, sticking accelerator cable, or a broken accelerator cable.
The risk
If the accelerator control cable sticks or breaks it canresult in loss of throttle control. If loss of throttle control occurs while thevehicle IS in motion, a vehicle crash could occur without prior warning.
The remedy
Replace the accelerator control cable assembly.