The defect
CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 124, 'ACCELERATOR CONTROL SYSTEMS.' IF ONE OF THE TWO ACCELERATOR PEDAL RETURN SPRINGS FAILS AND THE TEMPERATURE IS -22 DEGREES F TO -40 DEGREES F, THE ENGINE MAY NOT RETURN TO IDLE WITHIN THREE SECONDS, AS REQUIRED.
The risk
IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR, GREATER BRAKE PEDAL FORCE AND A LONGER DISTANCE MAY BE REQUIRED TO STOP THE VEHICLE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY. THIS RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 8, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339 OR PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Cadillac SRX | 2004 |
| Cadillac XLR | 2004 |
| Pontiac Grand Prix | 2004 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadillac SRX | 2004 | 216 | 7 |
| Cadillac XLR | 2004 | 34 | 4 |
| Pontiac Grand Prix | 2004 | 454 | 7 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 2005
14 of the 562 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2005 concerned the vehicle speed control; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 05V565000 19 Dec 2005 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 05V509000 3 Nov 2005 | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) |
| 05V430000 22 Sept 2005 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY |
| 05V388000 7 Sept 2005 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 05V380000 26 Aug 2005 | CRANE CARRIER COMPANY |
| 05V329000 20 Jul 2005 | KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. |
| 05V193000 3 May 2005 | ELDORADO NATIONAL - CALIFORNIA, INC. |
| 05V208000 27 Apr 2005 | FREIGHTLINER LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2005