Defect Involved, Vehicles, Owner and Parts Information

General Motors has determined that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in some 1985 Pontiac Grand Am models equipped with RPO L68 2.5L engines.

The throttle return spring assembly may fail. If this occurs, it could prevent the throttle from returning to the closed (idle) position when the accelerator pedal is released. In this event, engine speed may not decrease to a level anticipated by the operator. Although the vehicle can still be stopped with the service brake, loss of accelerator control could result in a vehicle crash without prior warning.


VEHICLES INVOLVED

Involved are certain 1985 Pontiac Grand Am models equipped with RPO L68 2.5L engines within the following vehicle parameters:
Assembly Beginning Up To And
Model Plant VIN Including

Grand Am Lansing (B) FC700001 (6/84) FC760918 (4/85)

Involved vehicles have been identified by Vehicle Identification Number Computer Listings. Computer listings contain the complete Vehicle Identification Number, owner name and address data, and are furnished to the involved dealers with the campaign bulletin. Owner name and address data furnished will enable dealers to follow-up with owners involved in this campaign.

These listings may contain owner names and addresses obtained from State Motor Vehicle Registration Records. The use of such motor vehicle registration data for any other purpose is a violation of law in several states. Accordingly you are urged to limit the use of this listing to the follow-up necessary to complete this campaign. Any dealer not receiving a computer listing with the campaign bulletin, was not shipped any involved vehicles.


OWNER NOTIFICATION

Owners will be notified by this campaign on their vehicles by Pontiac Division (see copy of Owner Letter included with this bulletin).


DEALER CAMPAIGN RESPONSIBILITY

Dealers are to service all vehicles subject to this campaign at no charge to owners, regardless of mileage, age of vehicle, or ownership, from this time forward.

Whenever a vehicle subject to this campaign is taken into your new or used vehicle inventory, or it is in your dealership for service in the future you should take the steps necessary to be sure the campaign correction has been made before reselling or releasing the vehicle.

Owners of vehicles recently sold from your new vehicle inventory are to be contacted by the dealer, and arrangements made to make the required modification according to instructions contained in this bulletin.


PARTS INFORMATION

Parts required to complete this modification are to be obtained from General Motors Warehousing and Distribution Division (GMWDD). To ensure that these parts will be obtained as soon as possible they should be ordered from GMWDD on a C.I.O. order with no special instruction code, but on an advise code (2).

QUANTITY
PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION REQUIRED

14105794 Throttle Return Spring 1 Per Vehicle