The defect
THE CONSOLE MOUNTED SHIFT LEVER MAY DISENGAGE FROM THE SHIFT CONTROL CABLE BRACKET CAUSING LOSS OF GEAR INDICATOR REFERENCE AND SHIFT SELECTOR OPERATION.
The risk
THE DRIVER CAN PLACE THE GEAR SHIFTER IN THE PARKPOSITION WITHOUT SETTING THE PARKING BRAKE AND THE TRANSAXLE MAY NOT ACTUALLY BEIN PARK, RESULTING IN UNEXPECTED VEHICLE MOVEMENT IF THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED ON AGRADE. ALSO, THE DRIVER CAN PLACE THE GEAR SELECTOR IN DRIVE OR REVERSE WITHOUTTURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND THE TRANSAXLE MAY NOT BE IN THE POSITION INDICATED,CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO MOVE IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. BOTH CONDITIONS CANRESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The remedy
INSTALL TWO TRANSAXLE SHIFT CONTROL CABLE RETAINING CLIPS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Oldsmobile 98 | 1991 |
| Pontiac Bonneville | 1991 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oldsmobile 98 | 1991 | 47 | 2 |
| Pontiac Bonneville | 1991 | 22 | 1 |
Other power train recalls in 1991
25 of the 220 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1991 concerned the power train; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 91V224000 30 Dec 1991 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 91V214000 6 Dec 1991 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 91V189001 4 Nov 1991 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC |
| 91V189000 4 Nov 1991 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 91V183000 21 Oct 1991 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 91V184000 21 Oct 1991 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 91V196000 21 Oct 1991 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 91V179000 9 Oct 1991 | GILLIG CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1991