Buick fail to comply with federal motor vehicles safety standard 102, "transmission shift position sequence, starter interlock, and transmission braking effect", and FMVSS 114, "theft protection and rollaway prevention".
The short version
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. reported a problem with the lever and linkage column shift. Here is what owners need to know.
GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING 276,729 MY 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE, CHEVROLET COBALT, HHR, MALIBU, TRAVERSE, GMC ACADIA, PONTIAC G5, G6 AND SATURN AURA AND OUTLOOK PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLES SAFETY STANDARD 102, "TRANSMISSION SHIFT POSITION SEQUENCE, STARTER INTERLOCK, AND TRANSMISSION BRAKING EFFECT", AND FMVSS 114, "THEFT PROTECTION AND ROLLAWAY PREVENTION".
THE DRIVER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE COULD ROLL AWAY AFTER THE DRIVER HAS EXITED THE VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A POSSIBLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND ENSURE THAT THE SHIFT CABLE ADJUSTMENT CLIP IS FULLY ENGAGED, free of charge.
Affected vehicles
These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 09V-073.
| YEAR RANGE | MODEL |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Buick Enclave |
| 2009 | Chevrolet Cobalt |
| 2009 | Chevrolet HHR |
| 2009 | Chevrolet Malibu |
| 2009 | Chevrolet Traverse |
| 2009 | GMC Acadia |
| 2009 | Pontiac G5 |
| 2009 | Pontiac G6 |
| 2009 | Saturn Aura |
| 2009 | Saturn Outlook |
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