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NHTSA recall 99V089000

Power train › Automatic transmission

Buick Lesabre and 2 more

Reported Apr 26, 199999,333 vehicles affectedGENERAL MOTORS CORP.Built Aug 1, 1998 – Jan 31, 1999

The defect

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with 4t65e automatic transmissions. these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of fmvss no. 102, "transmission shift lever sequence." a retaining clip, which secures the manual valve to the linkage of the transmission detent lever, can become loose under a combination of possible driver shifting maneuvers and allow the link to become disconnected from the manual valve.

The risk

If the link disconnects, the driver's indicated prndl state may differ from the hydraulic state of the transmission. if the driver selects 'drive' and the transmission IS actually in 'reverse', a vehicle crash could occur.

The remedy

Dealers will replace the manual valve/link assembly with a replacement manual valve/link kit, featuring a spring-type fastener.

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Vehicles in this recall

Buick Lesabre
1999
Oldsmobile 88
1999
Pontiac Bonneville
1999

Notes

Owner notification began may 25, 1999.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 buick at 1-800-521-7300, pontiac at 1-800-762-2737, or oldsmobile at 1-800-442-6537. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).