The defect
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, CONTAMINATION ON IGNITION RELAY CONTACTS CAN CAUSE HIGH RESISTANCE. THIS CAN AFFECT SIGNALS TO THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE AND, COULD CAUSE INTERMITTENT VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY TIME.
The risk
THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR, IT COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE IGNITION RELAY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 4, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668 AND BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Buick Rendezvous | 2004 |
| Pontiac Aztek | 2004 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buick Rendezvous | 2004 | 200 | 4 |
| Pontiac Aztek | 2004 | 67 | 3 |
Other electrical system recalls in 2005
42 of the 562 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2005 concerned the electrical system; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 05V566000 21 Dec 2005 | AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. |
| 05V531000 18 Nov 2005 | THOR CALIFORNIA INC. |
| 05V529000 17 Nov 2005 | VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC. |
| 05V518000 9 Nov 2005 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 05V500000 2 Nov 2005 | KEYSTONE RV COMPANY |
| 05V492000 24 Oct 2005 | HINO MOTORS SALES U.S.A., INC. |
| 05V456000 5 Oct 2005 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER COMMERCIAL BUSES NC |
| 05V399000 14 Sept 2005 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2005