2000–2001 Oldsmobile Alero & 2000–2001 Pontiac Grand AM recall: powertrain & transmission
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: certain passenger vehicles equipped with manual transaxles (rpo M86) fail to comply with the requirements of FMVSS no. 114, "theft protection." when a driver attempts to shift from 5TH gear to reverse, a shift inhibitor causes the transmission to be mechanically in 4TH gear even though the shift lever indicates reverse gear.
💥 The risk
In this situation, the key CAN be removed from the ignition while the transmission is in a forward gear, which is not permitted by the standard.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will disable the 5TH/reverse inhibitor by removing a retaining pin and replace the shifter assembly.
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
- 00V372000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 00091
- Manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Vehicles affected
- 216
- Component
- POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
- Owner phone
- 1-800-442-6537
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Dec 21, 2000
- Built
- Apr 1, 1999 – Aug 31, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began december 21, 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 oldsmobile at 1-800-442-6537 or pontiac at 1-800-762-2737.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).