GM recalls more than 90K vehicles over – Business News
General Motors is recalling more than 90,000 vehicles in response to a potential transmission problem that might result in an elevated risk of a crash.
The automaker mentioned in a recall report submitted to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that the transmission control valve inside some 2020-2021 Cadillac CT4, 2020-2021 Cadillac CT5, 2019-2020 Cadillac CT6 and 2020-2022 Chevrolet Camaro vehicles that includes a 10-speed transmission might undergo “excess wear” over time that might lead to “harsh shifting” and a “momentary” lock up of the wheels in “rare cases.”
A short lock-up of the wheels whereas the recalled vehicles are in movement might pose an “increased risk of a crash,” in keeping with the NHTSA recall report.
“This recall only involves vehicles equipped with the 10-speed transmission,” the report mentioned of the recalled vehicles. “Vehicles equipped with other transmissions are not affected by this recall.”
GM instructed FOX Business in a assertion that the “safety of our customers is the highest priority for the entire GM team” and that the automaker was “working to remedy this matter through a software update as quickly as possible.”
There has been one report of an alleged accident probably tied to the valve defect, in keeping with the recall report.
The software program replace to deal with the difficulty will “detect excess wear approximately 10,000 miles before a wheel lock up condition could occur” and keep it from taking place by “placing the transmission into fifth gear until the next key cycle,” the report mentioned.
General Motors is recalling more than 90,000 vehicles in response to a potential transmission problem — together with the 2020 Cadillac CT5. Stefano Giovannini
Dealers will set up the transmission control module monitoring software program at no charge to prospects.
Owners of vehicles affected by the recall can count on to obtain letters within the mail beginning April 21, in keeping with the NHTSA report.
The automaker integrated “new transmission control software” into manufacturing of model yr 2021 Cadillac CT6s, model yr 2022 Cadillac CT4 and CT5s and model yr 2023 Chevrolet Camaros, in keeping with the NHTSA.
