NHTSA campaign 05V046000 · Manufacturer campaign 05018
Cadillac and Pontiac Recall 05V-046: FMVSS 124/ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL
NHTSA recall 05V046000 (Manufacturer campaign 05018) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on February 9, 2005, with 19,924 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Cadillac SRX, Cadillac XLR and Pontiac Grand Prix for the 2004 model year. Owners were notified on March 8, 2005, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V046000 (also written 05V-046 or 05V046)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 05018
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 19,924 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Vehicle Speed Control — Accelerator Pedal
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 124
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V046000. 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.
Cadillac
Cadillac SRX
- 2004 · Vehicles built October 1, 2003 – December 31, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Cadillac XLR
- 2004 · Vehicles built July 1, 2003 – December 31, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Pontiac
Pontiac Grand Prix
- 2004 · Vehicles built October 1, 2003 – December 31, 2003 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V046000.
Defect description
CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 124, 'ACCELERATOR CONTROL SYSTEMS.' IF ONE OF THE TWO ACCELERATOR PEDAL RETURN SPRINGS FAILS AND THE TEMPERATURE IS -22 DEGREES F TO -40 DEGREES F, THE ENGINE MAY NOT RETURN TO IDLE WITHIN THREE SECONDS, AS REQUIRED.
Safety consequence
IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR, GREATER BRAKE PEDAL FORCE AND A LONGER DISTANCE MAY BE REQUIRED TO STOP THE VEHICLE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY. THIS RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 8, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339 OR PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668.
Notes
GM RECALL NO. 05018.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V046000
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.