NHTSA recall campaign
87V125000
ManufacturerGENERAL MOTORS CORP.Reported1987-08-10Affected8,893 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
CRUISE CONTROL CABLE LOCK MECHANISM MAY SELF DISENGAGE CAUSING ERRATIC OPERATION OR THROTTLE NOT RETURNING TO IDLE.
Risk
ENGINE SPEED WOULD NOT DECREASE; LOSS OF ACCELERATORCONTROL COULD RESULT IN A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Manufacturer remedy
INSTALL A CLAMP AROUND THE LOCK TAB OF CRUISE CONTROL.
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