THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MAY BECOME HARD TO DEPRESS, SLOW TO RETURN TO IDLE, OR, IN THE WORST CASE, MECHANICALLY STUCK IN A PARTIALLY DEPRESSED POSITION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MAY BECOME HARD TO DEPRESS, SLOW TO RETURN TO IDLE, OR, IN THE WORST CASE, MECHANICALLY STUCK IN A PARTIALLY DEPRESSED POSITION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
We break every recall down into plain English — this one’s still on our list. Until our write-up is ready, the official NHTSA hazard and remedy below have the full, accurate details.
Source Page by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/1253677-pontiac-vibe-2010-recall-vehicle-speed-control · Recall date January 21, 2010 · Official notice: NHTSA #10V018000
“PONTIAC VIBE (2010) recall — Vehicle Speed Control.” GovInfoNow, recall dated January 21, 2010. https://govinfonow.com/recall/1253677-pontiac-vibe-2010-recall-vehicle-speed-control. Based on NHTSA recall 10V018000 (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=10V018000).
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A REINFORCEMENT BAR IN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHICH WILL ALLOW THE PEDAL TO OPERATE SMOOTHLY. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY FEBRUARY AND BE COMPLETED IN LATE APRIL 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668 OR AT THE OWNER CENTER AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.
We’ve drafted a message you can send GENERAL MOTORS CORP. to request your refund or repair — edit it as you like.
Subject: Recall 10V018000 — GENERAL MOTORS CORP. PONTIAC VIBE (2010) recall — Vehicle Speed Control Hello, I own a PONTIAC VIBE (2010) recall — Vehicle Speed Control that is covered by recall 10V018000 from GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. The official recall notice states: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A REINFORCEMENT BAR IN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHICH WILL ALLOW THE PEDAL TO OPERATE SMOOTHLY. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY FEBRUARY AND BE COMPLETED IN LATE APRIL 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668 OR AT THE OWNER CENTER AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM. I’m writing to arrange the remedy described in the recall (a refund, repair, or replacement as applicable). Could you please tell me the next steps to resolve this? Thank you.
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