- Vehicles
- 7,194
- Built between
- Jan 2005 – Feb 2005
- Models
- 10
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 22 February 2005
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 2005 and February 2005. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2005 Cadillac EscaladeBuilt January 2005 to February 2005
- 2005 Cadillac Escalade ESVBuilt January 2005 to February 2005
- 2005 Cadillac Escalade EXTBuilt January 2005 to February 2005
- 2005 Chevrolet AvalancheBuilt January 2005 to February 2005
- 2005 Chevrolet SilveradoBuilt January 2005 to February 2005
- 2005 Chevrolet SuburbanBuilt January 2005 to February 2005
- 2005 Chevrolet TahoeBuilt January 2005 to February 2005
- 2005 GMC SierraBuilt January 2005 to February 2005
- 2005 GMC YukonBuilt January 2005 to February 2005
- 2005 GMC Yukon XLBuilt January 2005 to February 2005
What the defect is
Certain sport utility vehicles equipped with an automatic transmission, fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 102, "transmission shift lever sequence, starter interlock and transmission braking effect." under certain vehicle starting conditions, the shift lever position indicator located in the instrument panel cluster may not illuminate. If the shift lever position indicator does not illuminate, the driver may not know which gear the vehicle is in.
What could happen
The vehicle may move in an unintended direction resulting in possible injury to others outside of the vehicle.
What gets fixed
DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 14, 2005.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 2005 to February 2005
- Recall reported to NHTSA14 February 2005
- Owners notified22 February 2005
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 14 February 2005.
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 may contact cadillac at 1-866-982-2339, chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438, and gmc at 1-866-996-9463.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 05023
- Recalling manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 102
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
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. 05023.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.
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.