GM will be asking a small number of Buick, Chevrolet, and GMC vehicle owners to return their vehicles to a manufacturer approved repair facility because they may fail to conform to the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) number 102, “Transmission Shift Lever Sequence, Starter Interlock, and Transmission Braking Effect.” They may also fail to conform to FMVSS number 114, “Theft Protection and Roll-away Prevention.” Approximately 355 vehicles could be affected by this problem.
On these vehicles, one end of the transmission shift cable adjuster body has four legs that snap over a ball stud on the transmission shift lever. One or more of these legs may have been fractured during installation which could lead to the transmission shift cable adjuster body to become disengaged from the transmission shift lever. If this happens the driver may be unable to shift gear positions and the indicated shift position may not represent the gear position the vehicle is in.
Should a disengagement occur while the vehicle is being driven, the driver may be able to shift the lever to the “PARK” position without the vehicle being in the “PARK” gear position. The vehicle could roll away unexpectedly increasing the risk of injury to exiting occupants and bystanders.
The vehicles involved include:
- 2014 BUICK ENCLAVE
- 2014 BUICK LACROSSE
- 2014 BUICK REGAL
- 2014 BUICK VERANO
- 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE
- 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA
- 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU
- 2014 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE
- 2014 GMC ACADIA
Dealers will inspect and replace any affected transmission shift cable adjusters, free of charge. For more information about the problem, Chevrolet owners can contact General Motors at 1-800-222-1020, Buick owners at 1-800-521-7300, and GMC owners at 1-800-462-8782. General Motors recall number is 14048 and the NHTSA campaign number is 14V-092.
