NHTSA recall campaign
87V011000
ManufacturerGENERAL MOTORS CORP.Reported1987-02-09Affected65,594 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
ACCELERATOR CONTROL CABLE MAY CONTAIN WATER WHICH COULD FREEZE WHILE VEHICLE IS PARKED CAUSING TRAVEL OF ACCELERATOR CONTROL CABLE TO BECOME RESTRICTED WHEN THROTTLE IS INITIALLY OPENED.
Risk
ENGINE SPEED MAY NOT DECREASE WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOSSOF ACCELERATOR CONTROL AND A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Manufacturer remedy
REPLACE ACCELERATOR CONTROL CABLE.
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Affected vehicles
1 entryChevrolet
- Cavalier1987