GMC Engine and Engine Cooling

Gmc is recalling about 29,951 vehicles over a problem with the engine and engine cooling. If the spike damages the PCM, the vehicle may not restart.

Campaign
04V289000
Manufacturer
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Reported
23 June 2004
Vehicles
29,951
Built between
Oct 2000 – Oct 2001
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
NHTSA investigation
Owners notified
19 August 2004
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between October 2000 and October 2001. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2002 GMC EnvoyBuilt October 2000 to October 2001
  • 2002 Oldsmobile BravadaBuilt October 2000 to October 2001

What the defect is

Some sport utility vehicles equipped with an electronically controlled air suspension (ecas) have a condition in which the ecas may produce a brief electrical spike while the vehicle is operating. This electrical spike can disrupt the powertrain control module (PCM) causing the vehicle to stall.

What could happen

If the spike damages the PCM, the vehicle may not restart. If this happens while the vehicle is moving, a crash could occur without prior warning.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A WIRING HARNESS. THE RECALL WILL BEGIN ON AUGUST 19, 2004.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtOctober 2000 to October 2001
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA23 June 2004
  3. Owners notified19 August 2004

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 23 June 2004.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners should contact oldsmobile at 1-800-630-6537 or gmc at 1-866-996-9463.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
04048
Recalling manufacturer
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Recall initiated by
ODI

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

GM recall no. 04048.CUSTOMERS can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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