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NHTSA Campaign 14V252000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

Issued by General Motors LLC · Reported May 14, 2014 · 2,440,524 vehicles affected

What's wrong

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2004-2012 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles manufactured May 16, 2003, through October 11, 2012, 2004-2007 Malibu Maxx vehicles manufactured June 25, 2003, through April 5, 2007, 2005-2010 Pontiac G6 vehicles manufactured May 26, 2004, through January 4, 2010, and 2007-2010 Saturn Aura vehicles manufactured April 24, 2006, through May 26, 2009. In the affected vehicles, increased resistance in the Body Control Module (BCM) connection may result in voltage fluctuations in the Brake Apply Sensor (BAS) circuit. These fluctuations can cause one or more of these conditions: the brake lights to illuminate without the brake pedal being pushed; the brake lights to not illuminate when the pedal is pushed; difficulty disengaging the cruise control; moving the gear shifter out of the 'PARK' position without pushing the brake; and disablement of crash avoidance features such as traction control, electronic stability control, and panic braking assist features.

Consequence

Any of the above failure conditions increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will attach the wiring harness to the BCM with a spacer, apply dielectric lubricant to both the BCM and harness connector and the BAS and harness connector, and will relearn the brake pedal home position, free of charge. The manufacturer distributed an Interim letter to customers on July 14, 2014. The recall began on August 18, 2014. Owners may contact General Motors customer service at 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), 1-800-762-2737 (Pontiac), 1-800-553-6000 (Saturn). GM's number for this recall is 13036.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
CHEVROLET MALIBU 2004 2,440,524
CHEVROLET MALIBU 2005 2,440,524
CHEVROLET MALIBU 2006 2,440,524
CHEVROLET MALIBU 2007 2,440,524
CHEVROLET MALIBU 2008 2,440,524
CHEVROLET MALIBU 2009 2,440,524
CHEVROLET MALIBU 2010 2,440,524
CHEVROLET MALIBU 2011 2,440,524
CHEVROLET MALIBU 2012 2,440,524
CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX 2004 2,440,524
CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX 2005 2,440,524
CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX 2006 2,440,524
CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX 2007 2,440,524
PONTIAC G6 2005 2,440,524
PONTIAC G6 2006 2,440,524
PONTIAC G6 2007 2,440,524
PONTIAC G6 2008 2,440,524
PONTIAC G6 2009 2,440,524
PONTIAC G6 2010 2,440,524
SATURN AURA 2007 2,440,524
SATURN AURA 2008 2,440,524
SATURN AURA 2009 2,440,524
SATURN AURA 2010 2,440,524

Source: NHTSA Campaign 14V252000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.