General Motors Corp.: Power Train › Automatic Transmission
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 6, 1991 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 10,141. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE REVERSE SERVO APPLY PIN MAY BIND IN THE CASE WHICH COULD CAUSE REVERSE BAND DISTRESS (LOSS OR SLIPPING OF REVERSE), REVERSE BAND DRAG IN DRIVE RANGE (POOR PERFORMANCE -- POOR POWER), OR THE TRANSMISSION TO REMAIN IN REVERSE WHILE THE SHIFT INDICATOR SHOWS NEUTRAL GEAR POSITION.
The risk
IF THE TRANSMISSION REMAINS IN REVERSE WHILE THE SHIFTINDICATOR SHOWS NEUTRAL, THE VEHICLE MAY UNEXPECTEDLY MOVE REARWARD AND RESULTIN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE THE TRANSAXLE WHERE REQUIRED.
5 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Buick Century | 45 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 1992 Buick Regal | 144 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 1992 Chevrolet Lumina | 342 | 4 | 11 | 17 |
| 1992 Oldsmobile Cutlass | 136 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 1992 Pontiac Grand Prix | 114 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 91V214000.
Full record for the 1992 Buick Century → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →