Buick Skylark; Chevrolet Citation; Oldsmobile Omega; Pontiac Phoenix (1980): Power train
Recall 79V220000 · Sep 25, 1979 · General Motors Corp.
224,892
vehicles affected
224,892
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 79V220000
- Date
- Sep 25, 1979
- Maker
- General Motors Corp.
- Units affected
- 224,892
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Power train > Automatic transmission > Cooling unit and lines
- Model years
- 1980
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Other or not stated
What is wrong
THE AUTOMATIC COOLER LINE HOSES ON SOME OF THE SUSPECT VEHICLES MAY CONTAIN MATERIAL VOIDS, WHICH COMBINED WITH A HIGH THERMAL EXPANSION AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES, COULD RESULT IN HOSE FAILURE AND TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKAGE.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE COOLER LINE HOSES USING HOSES WITH KEVLAR BRAIDED REINFORCEMENT.
Vehicles covered
4 models, 4 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 79V220000?
4 models: Buick Skylark (1980), Chevrolet Citation (1980), Oldsmobile Omega (1980) and 1 more, about 224,892 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 79V220000?
THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE COOLER LINE HOSES USING HOSES WITH KEVLAR BRAIDED REINFORCEMENT.
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.