NHTSA campaign 03V231000 · Manufacturer campaign 03033/03-C-06
Saturn Recall 03V-231: GM/IGNITION CONTROL MODULE
NHTSA recall 03V231000 (Manufacturer campaign 03033/03-C-06) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on June 23, 2003, with 239,993 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Saturn LS and Saturn L200 for model years 2000–2003. Owners were notified on July 1, 2003, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 03V231000 (also written 03V-231 or 03V231)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 03033/03-C-06
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 239,993 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System — Ignition — Module
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V231000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Saturn
Saturn L200
- 2003 · Vehicles built June 13, 1999 – July 23, 2000 (per NHTSA)
Saturn LS
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V231000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.2L L4 (L61) ENGINES, A FAILURE OF THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE MAY CAUSE DETERIORATION IN IDLE QUALITY, REDUCTION IN OVERALL ENGINE POWER, AND THE VEHICLE MAY BE HARD TO START. CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE AFTER SUCH AN IGNITION MODULE FAILURE WILL RESULT IN THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT FLASHING, AND MAY LEAD TO SECONDARY FAILURES OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, OXYGEN SENSOR, AND EXHAUST RESONATOR.
Safety consequence
FAILURE OF THE RESONATOR WILL CAUSE INCREASED EXHAUST NOISE. PROLONGED OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE FOLLOWING A RESONATOR FAILURE MAY LEAD TO A FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL (1) REPLACE THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE, (2) REPLACE THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE AND SPARK PLUGS, OR (3) REPLACE THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE, SPARK PLUGS, AND UPDATE THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE CALIBRATION. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON AUGUST 4, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT SATURN AT 1-800-553-6000, PROMPT 3.
Notes
GM RECALL NO. 03033/SATURN RECALL NO. 03-C-06.CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 03V231000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.