Saturn Aura, Malibu, G6. Published by Transport Canada as 2012307 on 18 September 2012. System: Powertrain.
What the notice says On certain vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions, shift cable locking tabs could fracture without warning. If this occurs, the transmission may not be in the PARK position and may not match the gear position indicated by the shift lever. The driver would be able to remove the key from the ignition, but the …
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2012307
- Recall date
- 18 September 2012
- Make
- Saturn, Chevrolet, Pontiac
- Models
- Aura, Malibu, G6
- Model years
- 2007 to 2010
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Powertrain
- Raised as
- Safety TC
- Vehicles affected
- 40,045
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions, shift cable locking tabs could fracture without warning. If this occurs, the transmission may not be in the PARK position and may not match the gear position indicated by the shift lever. The driver would be able to remove the key from the ignition, but the door locks may not unlock automatically and the PARK indicator lamp would not be illuminated. The driver may not be able to restart the vehicle and the vehicle could roll away after the driver has exited the vehicle, resulting in a possible crash which may cause property damage or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will install a shift cable retainer clip, or replaced the shift cable, as necessary.
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 2012307.
Saturn elsewhere in this register
Saturn is named on 73 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 2012331 · 1 October 2012 · G6, Malibu, Malibu Maxx · Steering
- 2014060 · 26 February 2014 · Ion, Solstice, HHR · Electrical
- 2014081 · 18 March 2014 · Enclave, Outlook, Acadia · Airbag
- 2014101 · 31 March 2014 · G5, HHR, Solstice · Other
- 2014104 · 1 April 2014 · Malibu, Malibu Maxx, Ion · Steering
- 2014126 · 10 April 2014 · Ion, Cobalt, Pursuit · Other
- 2014160 · 1 May 2014 · Malibu Maxx, Malibu, G6 · Powertrain
- 2014173 · 16 May 2014 · Malibu, Malibu Maxx, G6 · Electrical
The same system: Powertrain
823 notices in this register name Powertrain. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2012308 · 18 September 2012 · Nc700x, Nc700s · Powertrain
- 2012327 · 27 September 2012 · Dakota, Ram, 1500 · Powertrain
- 2012285 · 21 August 2012 · T600, T400, T700 · Powertrain
- 2012350 · 17 October 2012 · 7 Series · Powertrain
- 2012387 · 14 November 2012 · Prius · Powertrain
- 2012202 · 5 July 2012 · S80 · Powertrain
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