Repair soon Air bags
If the front passenger air bag deploys with a child seat in the front passenger seat, it increases the risk of injury to the child.
Accordingly, the Automatic Occupant Sensing (AOS) system may fail to suppress the front passenger air bag if a child seat is in the front passenger seat. These vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No.
What to do: Book this in with a dealer now. It affects a safety system.
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Repair soon Parking brake
Brake pads that remain partially engaged with the rotors may cause excessive brake heat that may result in a fire.
In the affected vehicles, the electronic parking brake piston actuation arm may not fully retract causing the brake pads to stay partially engaged. Thus, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Systems (FMVSS) No.
What to do: Book this in with a dealer now. It affects a safety system.
Repair soon Parking brake
Brake pads that remain partially engaged with the rotors may cause excessive brake heat that may result in a fire.
In the affected vehicles, the electronic parking brake piston actuation arm may not fully retract causing the brake pads to stay partially engaged. Thus, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Systems (FMVSS) No.
What to do: Book this in with a dealer now. It affects a safety system.
Repair when you can Electrical system
If the module experiences an electrical short, the vehicle could stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
In the affected vehicles, the chassis electronic module may be internally contaminated, resulting in an electrical short.
What to do: Book it in at your next service. There is no deadline and no charge.
Repair soon Parking brake
Brake pads that remain partially engaged with the rotors may cause excessive brake heat that may result in a fire.
In the affected vehicles, the electronic parking brake piston actuation arm may not fully retract causing the brake pads to stay partially engaged.
What to do: Book this in with a dealer now. It affects a safety system.
Repair soon Air bags
In manufacturing mode, the vehicle's air bags will not deploy in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of occupant injury.
The affected vehicles may have left the factory with the sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) set to "manufacturing mode."
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Repair when you can Structure
The storage compartment door may not remain closed in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of occupant injury.
In the event of an accident, the center storage console may not stay latched. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No.
What to do: Book it in at your next service. There is no deadline and no charge.
Repair soon Steering
If power steering assist is lost, greater driver effort would be required to steer the vehicle at low speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.
Due to a poor electrical ground connection to the Power Steering Control Module (PSCM), the affected vehicles may have a loss of power steering assist during start up or while driving.
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Repair soon Steering
If any of the components separate, the vehicle may have a loss of steering, increasing the risk of a crash.
Improperly torqued fasteners may cause the steering intermediate shaft and the steering gear and/or the lower control arm and the lower ball joint to separate.
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Repair when you can Electrical system
If the key is not in the run position, the air bags may not deploy if the vehicle is involved in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key rings, leaving only the ignition key.
What to do: Book it in at your next service. There is no deadline and no charge.
Repair when you can Power train
If a vehicle's shift cable disengages from the transmission shift lever, a driver may be unable to shift gear positions and the indicated shift position may not represent the gear position the vehicle is in.
In the affected vehicles, the transmission shift cable adjuster may disengage from the transmission shift lever. As such, these vehicles do not conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 102, "Transmission Shift Lever Sequence, Starter Interlock, and Transmission Braking Effect." They also fail to conform to FMVSS number 114, "Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention."
What to do: Book it in at your next service. There is no deadline and no charge.
Repair soon Exterior lighting
If the brake lamps flash when the vehicle is not slowing, a following driver may not adjust vehicle speed when the vehicle is in fact braking, and the brake lamps are illuminating as intended, increasing the risk of a crash.
Originally, in May 2013, GM recalled 1,627 model year 2013 Cadillac ATS and model year 2013 Cadillac XTS; and model year 2014 Chevrolet Impala vehicles. In October 2013, GM informed the agency that it was adding model year 2013 Chevrolet Sonic vehicles to this campaign , representing an additional 8,050 units.
What to do: Book this in with a dealer now. It affects a safety system.