Recall 05V055000: 2005 Chevrolet Silverado and 9 other models

Report received

Feb 14, 2005

Manufacturer

General motors corp.

Potentially affected

7,194vehicles

Model years

2005

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

Certain sport utility vehicles equipped with an automatic transmission, fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 102, "transmission shift lever sequence, starter interlock and transmission braking effect." under certain vehicle starting conditions, the shift lever position indicator located in the instrument panel cluster may not illuminate. If the shift lever position indicator does not illuminate, the driver may not know which gear the vehicle is in.

Possible consequence

The vehicle may move in an unintended direction resulting in possible injury to others outside of the vehicle.

Remedy

Dealers will reprogram the instrument panel cluster free of charge. The recall began on february 14, 2005. Owners may contact cadillac at 1-866-982-2339, chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438, and gmc at 1-866-996-9463.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 2005 Cadillac Escalade43 complaints
• 2005 Cadillac Escalade ESV14 complaints
• 2005 Cadillac Escalade EXT5 complaints
• 2005 Chevrolet Avalanche71 complaints
• 2005 Chevrolet Silverado316 complaints
• 2005 Chevrolet Suburban129 complaints
• 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe293 complaints
• 2005 GMC Sierra117 complaints
• 2005 GMC Yukon85 complaints
• 2005 GMC Yukon XL42 complaints