Chevrolet Cavalier, Skylark, Sunfire, Achieva, Grand Am. Published by Transport Canada as 2004033 on 28 January 2004. System: Electrical.
What the notice says On certain vehicles, if the engine fails to start and the driver holds the key in the "Start" position for an extended period, high current flowing through the ignition switch may produces enough heat to melt internal switch parts. If the switch is damaged, a fire could occur in the steering column, even with the …
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Chevrolet CAVALIER in the other registers
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The Israeli register
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2004033
- Recall date
- 28 January 2004
- Make
- Chevrolet, Buick, Pontiac, Oldsmobile
- Models
- Cavalier, Skylark, Sunfire, Achieva, Grand Am
- Model years
- 1998 to 2001
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Electrical
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 337,025
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain vehicles, if the engine fails to start and the driver holds the key in the "Start" position for an extended period, high current flowing through the ignition switch may produces enough heat to melt internal switch parts. If the switch is damaged, a fire could occur in the steering column, even with the engine off and the key removed. Correction: Dealer will install a relay kit to prevent high current from flowing through the ignition switch.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2004033.
Chevrolet elsewhere in this register
Chevrolet is named on 880 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 2004037 · 29 January 2004 · Escalade Ext, Express, Avalanche · Brakes
- 2004045 · 4 February 2004 · Trailblazer, Envoy, Bravada · Electrical
- 2004052 · 9 February 2004 · Corvette · Steering
- 2004071 · 20 February 2004 · Malibu · Label
- 2004088 · 9 March 2004 · Envoy, Bravada, Envoy XL · Brakes
- 2004090 · 10 March 2004 · Kodiak 5500, Topkick 5500, Topkick 4500 · Brakes
- 2004102 · 18 March 2004 · Sierra, Silverado, Avalanche · Other
- 2004105 · 19 March 2004 · Sonoma, S10, Blazer · Label
The same system: Electrical
686 notices in this register name Electrical. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2004031 · 28 January 2004 · Commander, Embassy · Electrical
- 2004001 · 6 January 2004 · Mako, Canyon Trail, Sea Hawk · Electrical
- 2004110 · 22 March 2004 · Electra Glide Classic (flhtci), Cvo Road King (fltrsei), Police Road King (flhpei) · Electrical
- 2004113 · 23 March 2004 · Hurricane, Windsport · Electrical
- 2004115 · 25 March 2004 · Wilderness Travel Trailer, Prowler Travel Trailer, Prowler 5th Wheel · Electrical
- 2004131 · 13 April 2004 · T800 · Electrical
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This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Chevrolet: 928 in the register, and 449 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2004.
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