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Ignition Recall - 9/2/2014
So I logged into the GM recall website on 9/3, and look what I found:
Safety & Non-Compliance Recalls
What's this?
GM Recall #:
N140445
NHTSA Recall #:
Awaiting#
Date Issued:
Sep 02, 2014
Recall Title:
Ignition Switch
Recall Description:
General Motors has decided that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in 2011-2013 model year (MY) Chevrolet Caprice and 2008-2009 MY Pontiac G8 vehicles. There is a risk, under certain conditions, that some drivers may bump the ignition key with their knee and unintentionally move the key away from the run position.
Safety Risk Description:
If this occurs, engine power, and power braking will be affected and power steering may be affected, increasing the risk of a crash. The timing of the key movement out of the run position, relative to the activation of the sensing algorithm of the crash event, may result in the airbags not deploying, increasing the potential for occupant injury in certain kinds of crashes.
Repair Description:
Dealers are to remove the key blade from the original flip key/RKE transmitter assemblies provided with the vehicle, and provide two new keys and two key rings per key free of charge. Until the recall has been performed, it is very important that drivers adjust their seat and steering column to allow clearance between their knee and the ignition key.
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very interesting I guess we all going to get letters soon
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Eh... I like my flip key. Of course, safety is a concern, I'll have to see what these new keys look like first. You might think they'd just give you a new existing style fixed key, but the FOB is the same size and that wouldn't change anything.
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I like my key too my worry now is that they will discontinue our fobs and we wont be able to get replacement ones and they do wear out
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I like my fob as it is. It is not a safety hazard. Can we just recall the idiots that started this whole thing? If your knee is anywhere near the fob you are doing something during driving you should not. If you have 10 pounds of dangly things hanging off your keyring you need to grow up.
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With the Camaro's they remove the blade from the key fob and put a regular key on the key ring end. I'm sure ours will be very similar
Before
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After
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Last edited by Greg@PacePerformance; 09-04-2014 at 01:20 PM.
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I am not going to bring tin skew them I like my fob the way it is
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Last edited by J Wikoff; 09-04-2014 at 01:28 PM.
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HSV GTS Triple Gauge Pod, GXP Rear Sway Bar and Diffuser, HSV SuperSport Steering wheel, SOLO axle-backs, Magnaflow cats, Red Hot Shift Knob, Auto-dim Mirror, Hood Vent Mod, Removed Intake Cover, Rotofab CAI, Cortex, Infinity door speakers, MTX Re-Q5, Pioneer Amp & RF Sub, LED lows & fogs, Spyder tails, Power Slot rotors, Wagner Thermoquiet pads, Chrome lug covers, Glovebox light,
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I'll have to remember to use the fixed key if I ever take the car in again, in case they try to force it on me.
They can have my flip key when they decide to put a push button start in instead.
09 G8 GT SRM Premium Sport Sunroof
HSV GTS Triple Gauge Pod, GXP Rear Sway Bar and Diffuser, HSV SuperSport Steering wheel, SOLO axle-backs, Magnaflow cats, Red Hot Shift Knob, Auto-dim Mirror, Hood Vent Mod, Removed Intake Cover, Rotofab CAI, Cortex, Infinity door speakers, MTX Re-Q5, Pioneer Amp & RF Sub, LED lows & fogs, Spyder tails, Power Slot rotors, Wagner Thermoquiet pads, Chrome lug covers, Glovebox light,
Winter-wear:
Bremmerkraft BR09 winter wheels, Weathertech floor liners, oil pan heater
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www.pontiacbonnevilleclub.com
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Originally Posted by
J Wikoff
They can have my flip key when they decide to put a push button start in instead.
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I plan to trade in my fixed key and tell them I lost the other. I'm also taking good transmitter and button pad
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