Buick Reatta, Riviera; Cadillac Eldorado, Seville and 1 more (1990): Power train
Recall 90V164000 · Sep 6, 1990 · General Motors Corp.
63,964
vehicles affected
63,964
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 90V164000
- Date
- Sep 6, 1990
- Maker
- General Motors Corp.
- Units affected
- 63,964
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Power train > Automatic transmission > Lever and linkage > Floor shift
- Model years
- 1990
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
TRANSAXLE SHIFT CONTROL CABLE MAY DISENGAGE FROM THE FROM THE FLOOR SHIFT CONTROL WITH LOSS OF GEAR INDICATOR REFERENCE AND SHIFT SELECTOR OPERATION.
What can happen
DRIVER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DETERMINE ACTUAL GEARPOSITION THE TRANSAXLE IS IN, WHICH COULD RESULT IN UNEXPECTED VEHICLE MOVEMENTAND AN ACCIDENT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
INSTALL A TRANSAXLE SHIFT CONTROL CABLE RETAINING CLIP TO PREVENT CABLE DISENGAGEMENT.
Vehicles covered
5 models, 5 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 90V164000?
5 models: Buick Reatta (1990), Buick Riviera (1990), Cadillac Eldorado (1990) and 2 more, about 63,964 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 90V164000?
INSTALL A TRANSAXLE SHIFT CONTROL CABLE RETAINING CLIP TO PREVENT CABLE DISENGAGEMENT.
What can happen?
DRIVER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DETERMINE ACTUAL GEARPOSITION THE TRANSAXLE IS IN, WHICH COULD RESULT IN UNEXPECTED VEHICLE MOVEMENTAND AN ACCIDENT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
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.