General Motors Corp.: Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 28, 1997 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 156,910. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE OR THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE AND TRACTION CONTROL MODULE CAN CAUSE THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) TO CYCLE DURING A NON-ABS BRAKE APPLICATION.
The risk
THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN AN INCREASE IN VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE OR THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE AND TRACTION CONTROL MODULE.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Buick Park Avenue | 219 | 3 | 21 | 5 |
| 1997 Cadillac Deville | 269 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
| 1997 Cadillac Eldorado | 59 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 1997 Cadillac Seville | 95 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
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 97V064000.
Full record for the 1997 Buick Park Avenue → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →