Recall 79V220000: 1980 Pontiac Phoenix and 3 other models

Report received

Sep 25, 1979

Manufacturer

General motors corp.

Potentially affected

224,892vehicles

Model years

1980

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

The automatic cooler line hoses on some of the suspect vehicles may contain material voids, which combined with a high thermal expansion at elevated temperatures, could result in hose failure and transmission fluid leakage.

Remedy

The dealer will replace the cooler line hoses using hoses with kevlar braided reinforcement.

Affected model years

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

• 1980 Buick Skylark0 complaints
• 1980 Chevrolet Citation1 complaints
• 1980 Oldsmobile Omega1 complaints
• 1980 Pontiac Phoenix0 complaints