The defect
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.
The risk
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.
The 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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| GMC Envoy | 2002 |
| Oldsmobile Bravada | 2002 |
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| GMC Envoy | 2002 | 487 | 13 |
| Oldsmobile Bravada | 2002 | 238 | 10 |
Other engine and engine cooling recalls in 2004
30 of the 601 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2004 concerned the engine and engine cooling; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 04V543000 12 Nov 2004 | ORION BUS INDUSTRIES LTD. |
| 04V544000 11 Nov 2004 | ORION BUS INDUSTRIES LTD. |
| 04V542000 10 Nov 2004 | MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN |
| 04V515000 28 Oct 2004 | COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC |
| 04V529000 27 Oct 2004 | FOUR WINDS INTERNATIONAL |
| 04V516000 20 Oct 2004 | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 04V540000 20 Oct 2004 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
| 04V485000 7 Oct 2004 | GILLIG CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2004