NHTSA Campaign 04V289000

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Issued by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. · Reported Jun 23, 2004 · 29,951 vehicles affected

What's wrong

SOME SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED AIR SUSPENSION (ECAS) HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH THE ECAS MAY PRODUCE A BRIEF ELECTRICAL SPIKE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS OPERATING. THIS ELECTRICAL SPIKE CAN DISRUPT THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL.

Consequence

IF THE SPIKE DAMAGES THE PCM, THE VEHICLE MAY NOT RESTART. IF THIS HAPPENS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING, A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A WIRING HARNESS. THE RECALL WILL BEGIN ON AUGUST 19, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-630-6537 OR GMC AT 1-866-996-9463.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
GMC ENVOY 2002 29,951
OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA 2002 29,951

Source: NHTSA Campaign 04V289000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.