NHTSA safety recall

Recall 05V455000 · manufacturer campaign 05086

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Hose, Piping, And Connections — Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet and others · reported 5 Oct 2005 · 123,592 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH A POWER STEERING HOSE THAT IS NOT TO SPECIFICATION. UNDER EXTREME STEERING MANEUVERS, SUCH AS TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL FULLY TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHILE BRAKING, THE HOSE MAY FRACTURE AND LEAK FLUID.

The risk

IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR, POWER STEERING ASSIST WOULD BE LOST AND INCREASED STEERING EFFORT WOULD BE REQUIRED. ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH HYDRO-BOOST POWER BRAKES, IT COULD ALSO RESULT IN LOSS OF POWER BRAKE ASSIST AND INCREASED BRAKING EFFORT WOULD BE REQUIRED. IF THE POWER STEERING FLUID SPRAY WERE TO SPRAY ONTO HOT ENGINE PARTS, AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE COULD OCCUR.

The fix

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE POWER STEERING HOSE(S) FOR TWO SUSPECT DATE CODES AND REPLACE THEM IF REQUIRED. THE RECALL WILL BEGIN ON OCTOBER 14, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, GMC AT 1-866-996-9463, BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080, CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339, ISUZU AT 1-800-255-6727, OR HUMMER AT 1-800-732-5493.

GM RECALL NO. 05086.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

NHTSA campaign
05V455000
Manufacturer campaign
05086
Filed by
General Motors Corp.
Report received
5 Oct 2005
Owners notified
14 Oct 2005
Potentially affected
123,592

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2006 Buick Rainier 2006 Cadillac Escalade 2005 Chevrolet Corvette 2006 Chevrolet Corvette 2006 Chevrolet Express 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 2006 Chevrolet Silverado 2006 Chevrolet Tahoe 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext 2006 GMC Envoy 2006 GMC Envoy Xl 2006 GMC Savana 2005 GMC Sierra 2006 GMC Sierra 2006 GMC Yukon 2006 Hummer H2 2006 Isuzu Ascender

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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