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Cadillac STS Recalls
Cadillac Recalls/STS Recalls
Recall Date: March 2006
(Car Accident Advice : Car
Recalls)
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discarded as junk mail. Even after these attempts to notify
customers, only 72% of owners affected by safety issue Cadillac Recalls
have the recall work completed.
The National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) regularly announces vehicle safety car
recalls in an effort to inform and urge owners to get problems
repaired quickly.
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Car Accident Advice often obtains
recall notices before dealers and owners. The NHTSA recommends
that you wait for the mailed bulletin to arrive before requesting
the work to be done. However, you can ask your
Cadillac dealer when the next recall update notice is expected at their shop.
For the most current information
about Cadillac STS Recalls contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Auto
Safety Hotline: 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236)
In the United States, safety car
recalls like safety Cadillac STS Recalls, must be performed at no charge to the customer.
Car
manufacturers are required by law to mail notices of car recalls to
owners and dealers.
Car Recalls : Cadillac Recalls : STS Recalls : Cadillac STS Recalls
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Model/Build
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| Cadillac STS |
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2005 - 2006 |
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| NHTSA
CAMPAIGN ID Number : 06V020 |
| Manufacture
Dates: April 2005 - July 2005 |
Potential
Number Of Units Affected : 17,462
Cadillac STS |
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Summary
CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH V6 ENGINES MAY HAVE A CONDITION WHERE FUEL IS NO LONGER SUPPLIED TO THE ENGINE. THIS CONDITION OCCURS WITHOUT THE ILLUMINATION OF THE FUEL LEVEL LOW INDICATOR LIGHT OR THE WARNING CHIME. IF THE ENGINE STOPS RUNNING, THE OPERATOR WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WHICH COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
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Remedy:
DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) WITH NEW SOFTWARE FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS WERE NOTIFIED IN DECEMBER 2005 AND ASKED TO MAINTAIN AT LEAST 1/4 OF A TANK FUEL LEVEL TO AVOID THIS CONDITION UNTIL THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. THE PARTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE, OWNER RENOTIFICATION BEGAN ON MARCH 23, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339.
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Notes: GM RECALL NO. 05111
Customers may contact 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. |
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information provided by the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration in the United States. No responsibility is
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warranties of merchantability or fitness for any reason.
For more detail
regarding your specific vehicle, contact your dealer, the NHTSA
website http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov, Auto Safety Hotline at
1-888-327-4236, or your local government recall office.
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