Buick Century, Regal (1999): Service brakes, hydraulic
Recall 99V170000 · Jul 9, 1999 · General Motors Corp.
168,559
vehicles affected
168,559
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 99V170000
- Date
- Jul 9, 1999
- Maker
- General Motors Corp.
- Units affected
- 168,559
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Service brakes, hydraulic > Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
- Model years
- 1999
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Fire
What is wrong
SOME OF THESE VEHICLES WITH THE KEY IN THE "ON" POSITION, EXHIBIT A CONDITION IN WHICH THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) MOTOR SHORTS TO ITS CASE AND GROUNDS THROUGH A FLEXIBLE BRAKE FLUID PIPE.
What can happen
THIS SHORT CAN CAUSE EXTREME HEATING OF THE FLEXIBLE BRAKE PIPE WHERE IT CAN MELT A NEARBY FLEXIBLE PLASTIC FUEL HOSE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A GROUND CABLE FROM THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE (EBCM) TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BODY RAIL.
Vehicles covered
2 models, 2 model years in all
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 99V170000?
2 models: Buick Century (1999), Buick Regal (1999), about 168,559 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 99V170000?
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A GROUND CABLE FROM THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE (EBCM) TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BODY RAIL.
What can happen?
THIS SHORT CAN CAUSE EXTREME HEATING OF THE FLEXIBLE BRAKE PIPE WHERE IT CAN MELT A NEARBY FLEXIBLE PLASTIC FUEL HOSE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.