Chevrolet S10; Saturn EV1 (1998-1999): Electrical system
Recall 00V374000 · Nov 13, 2000 · General Motors Corp.
492
vehicles affected
492
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 00V374000
- Date
- Nov 13, 2000
- Maker
- General Motors Corp.
- Units affected
- 492
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Electrical system > 12v/24v/48v battery
- Model years
- 1998-1999
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Fire
What is wrong
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: ELECTRIC PASSENGER VEHICLES AND PICKUP TRUCKS CONTAINING A NICKEL METAL HYDRIDE (NIMH) BATTERY PACK. THESE VEHICLES CONTAIN SOFTWARE WITHIN THE BATTERY PACK MODULE INTENDED TO DISABLE THE VEHICLE FROM BEING DRIVEN IF THE ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE WITH THE BATTERY PACK EXCEEDS A PRESCRIBED VALUE. AFFECTED VEHICLES WILL ILLUMINATE THE "SERVICE NOW" AND "REDUCED PERFORMANCE" TELLTALES AND CONTINUE TO FUNCTION IN A REDUCED PERFORMANCE MODEL INSTEAD OF BEING DISABLED.
What can happen
IF THE TELLTALES ARE IGNORED AND THE AFFECTED VEHICLE CONTINUES TO BE DRIVEN, HEAT COULD BUILD UP AND A FIRE COULD RESULT.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
DEALERS WILL INSTALL REVISED SOFTWARE IN THE BATTERY PACK MODULE.
Vehicles covered
2 models, 2 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 00V374000?
2 models: Chevrolet S10 (1998), Saturn EV1 (1999), about 492 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 00V374000?
DEALERS WILL INSTALL REVISED SOFTWARE IN THE BATTERY PACK MODULE.
What can happen?
IF THE TELLTALES ARE IGNORED AND THE AFFECTED VEHICLE CONTINUES TO BE DRIVEN, HEAT COULD BUILD UP AND A FIRE COULD RESULT.
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.