NHTSA campaign 05V157000 · Manufacturer campaign 05014
Buick and Pontiac Recall 05V-157: IGNITION RELAY CONTAMINATION
NHTSA recall 05V157000 (Manufacturer campaign 05014) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on April 20, 2005, with 34,186 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Buick Rendezvous and Pontiac Aztek for the 2004 model year. Owners were notified on May 4, 2005, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 05V157000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V157000 (also written 05V-157 or 05V157)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 05014
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 34,186 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System — Ignition
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V157000. 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.
Buick
Buick Rendezvous
- 2004 · Vehicles built October 1, 2003 – March 31, 2004 (per NHTSA)
Pontiac
Pontiac Aztek
- 2004 · Vehicles built October 1, 2003 – March 31, 2004 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V157000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, CONTAMINATION ON IGNITION RELAY CONTACTS CAN CAUSE HIGH RESISTANCE. THIS CAN AFFECT SIGNALS TO THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE AND, COULD CAUSE INTERMITTENT VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY TIME.
Safety consequence
THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR, IT COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE IGNITION RELAY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 4, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668 AND BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080.
Notes
GM RECALL NO. 05014. 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 05V157000
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.