EXTERIOR LIGHTING
SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.
Remedy: SABERSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 11, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SABERSPORT AT 1-909-598-7589.
16,270 vehicles affected
SEATS
THE SEAT RECLINER TO SEAT FRAME ATTACHING BOLTS ON THESE VEHICLE COULD LOOSEN, FATIGUE AND FRACTURE, ALLOWING THE SEAT BACK TO SUDDENLY RECLINE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REMOVE ALL FOAM AND/OR FABRIC SANDWICHED BETWEEN THE RECLINER ASSEMBLY AND THE SEAT FRAME, INSTALL WASHERS BETWEEN THE SEAT RECLINER AND THE SEAT FRAME AT EACH ATTACHMENT POINT, AND INSTALL NEW ATTACHING BOLTS TORQUED TO A HIGHER SPECIFICATION. THESE CORRECTIONS WILL BE MADE TO BOTH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATS.
675,661 vehicles affected
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
VEHICLES ALTERED BY PAS, INC. HAVE COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS FUEL TANKS THAT CAN DEVELOP STRESS CORROSION, WHICH CRACK THE E-GLASS WRAPPING. THIS STRESS CORROSION CRACKING CAN LEAD TO TANK RUPTURES.
Remedy: GM IS OFFERING TO EXCHANGE THESE VEHICLES WITH A COMPARABLY EQUIPPED 1994 GASOLINE 1/2 OR 3/4 TON GM PICKUP. IF THE OWNER CHOOSES NOT TO EXCHANGE THE NATURAL GAS VEHICLE, GM WILL REPURCHASE THE VEHICLE.
2,595 vehicles affected
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
UNANTICIPATED HEAT IN THE TRANSMISSION CAN FORCE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID OUT OF THE VENT TUBE.
Remedy: INSTALL A LONGER TRANSMISSION VENT HOSE ROUTED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE.
1,702,880 vehicles affected
WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NOT DEPENDABLE.SOMETIMES THEY WORK WHEN YOU NEED THEM, SOMETIMES THEY DONT. A SUDDEN DOWNPOUR OR ANOTHER VEHICLE SPLASHING WATER AND MUD OVER THE WINDSHIELD CAN LEAVE YOU BLINDED FOR SEVERAL SECONDS OR, THE WIPERS MAY NOT WORK AT ALL. THIS HAPPENED ON MANY OCCASIONS.
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE #95V246000. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL REPAIRS ON SEATS WHICH HAD BOLTS SHEARED OFF. HAD BOLTS REPAIRED 1ST TIME UNDER RECALL. WHEN IT HAPPENED A 2ND TIME, IN 1999, WAS REPAIRED. BOLTS ON SEATS HAVE SHEARED OFF AGAIN, AND SEAT COLLAPSED FOR 3RD TIME. DEALERSHIP REFUSING TO REPAIR AGAIN.*AK *SLC
WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NEEDED THEY BECOME INOPERATIVE, CAUSING POOR DRIVER VISIBILITY. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. RECALL 98V150000 DEALS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. *AK *ML
VEHICLE IN "PARK" ENGINE RUNNING, ENGINE ACCELERATED SPONTANEOUSLY, GAS PEDAL STUCK TO FLOOR, NO CONTROL OF BRAKES OR SHIFTER.
Crash
3 injured
BRAKE LINE, WHICH RUN ALONG THE SIDE OF FRAME/BACK BRAKE RUPTURED AND RUSTED OUT, CAUSING BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK ON THE REAR BRAKES. CONSUMER HAS YET TO HAVE PARTS REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
FAILURE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK, THE SEATBACK IS IN THE RECLINING POSITION, THE CONSUMER HAS HAD THE BOLT REPLACED ON 4 OCCASIONS, ONCE UNDER THE RECALL 94-C-62. *AK
TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK REPAIRED.*SD
ABS BRAKES FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. *SD
BOLT ON DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT IS BROKEN. TT THE BROKEN BOLTS COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT. *YH
AT 50 MPH GLASS FROM MIRROR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FLEW OFF. TT
1 injured