2001 Saturn LS recall: powertrain & transmission
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with automatic transaxles. Some of these vehicles were assembled with the transaxle shift cable clip missing or improperly seated. Without the clip, the cable CAN slip out of its bracket and the transaxle lever would not move along with the shift lever. The driver may put the shift lever in park, but the transaxle may be in reverse or neutral.
💥 The risk
Unexpected movement of the vehicle could cause a crash without prior warning.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will inspect the transaxle shift cable retainer clip to verify proper installation and, if necessary, replace the clip and adjust the cable to specifications.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V344000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 00089
- Manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Vehicles affected
- 1,637
- Component
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
- Owner phone
- 1-800-553-6000
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Oct 27, 2000
- Built
- Oct 2, 2000 – Oct 9, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began october 27, 2000.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact saturn at 1-800-553-6000, prompt #5. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).