Cadillac Brougham, Commercial, Deville (1977-1978): Vehicle speed control
Recall 79V111000 · May 4, 1979 · General Motors Corp.
372,466
vehicles affected
372,466
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 79V111000
- Date
- May 4, 1979
- Maker
- General Motors Corp.
- Units affected
- 372,466
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Vehicle speed control > Accelerator pedal
- Model years
- 1977-1978
- Started by
- The safety regulator
- Hazard
- Other or not stated
What is wrong
THE INVOLVED VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH AN ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAVING AN EXTENSION, OR RUBBER FLAP, AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PEDAL. THIS PEDAL FLAP COULD BE INADVERTENTLY DISPLACED BY A FLOOR COVERING AND WEDGED UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN A MANNER THAT CAN INFLUENCE THE THROTTLE SETTING AND INCREASE THE ENGINE IDLE RPM.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
THE DEALER WILL REMOVE THE RUBBER FLAP FROM THE ACCELERATOR.
Vehicles covered
3 models, 6 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 79V111000?
3 models: Cadillac Brougham (1977-1978), Cadillac Commercial (1977-1978), Cadillac Deville (1977-1978), about 372,466 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 79V111000?
THE DEALER WILL REMOVE THE RUBBER FLAP FROM THE ACCELERATOR.
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.