Buick Lacrosse, Lucerne; Cadillac Deville, DTS and 2 more (2000-2014): Electrical system
Recall 14V355000 · Jun 23, 2014 · General Motors LLC
3,141,731
vehicles affected
3,141,731
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 14V355000
- Date
- Jun 23, 2014
- Maker
- General Motors LLC
- Units affected
- 3,141,731
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Electrical system > Ignition
- Model years
- 2000-2014
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key rings, leaving only the ignition key. The key fob (if applicable), should also be removed from the key ring. General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2005-2009 Buick LaCrosse, 2006-2011 Buick Lucerne, 2000-2005 Cadillac DeVille, 2006-2011 Cadillac DTS, 2006-2014 Chevrolet Impala, and 2006-2007 Chevrolet Monte Carlo vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the weight on the key ring and road conditions or some other jarring event may cause the ignition switch to move out of the run position, turning off the engine.
What can happen
If the key is not in the run position, the air bags may not deploy if the vehicle is involved in a crash, increasing the risk of injury. Additionally, a key knocked out of the run position will cause loss of engine power, power steering, and power braking, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
GM will notify owners, and dealers will install two key rings and an insert in the key slot or a cover over the key head on all ignition keys, free of charge. The recall began on September 23, 2014. Owners may contact General Motors customer service at 1-800-521-7300 (Buick), 1-800-458-8006 (Cadillac), and 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet). GM's number for this recall is 14299.
Vehicles covered
6 models, 34 model years in all
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 14V355000?
6 models: Buick Lacrosse (2005-2009), Buick Lucerne (2006-2011), Cadillac Deville (2000-2005) and 3 more, about 3.14 million vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 14V355000?
GM will notify owners, and dealers will install two key rings and an insert in the key slot or a cover over the key head on all ignition keys, free of charge. The recall began on September 23, 2014. Owners may contact General Motors customer service at 1-800-521-7300 (Buick), 1-800-458-8006 (Cadillac), and.
What can happen?
If the key is not in the run position, the air bags may not deploy if the vehicle is involved in a crash, increasing the risk of injury. Additionally, a key knocked out of the run position will cause loss of engine power, power steering, and power braking, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
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.