2011 CHEVROLET COLORADO; 2011 GMC CANYON
Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
General Motors is recalling certain 2011 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon vehicles equipped with 2.9 or 3.7 liter engines and four-speed automatic transmissions. These vehicles may have a faulty automatic transmission adjustment clip that fails to keep the shift cable in the correct position. When this occurs, the shift lever display may not accurately show which gear the transmission is actually in—a driver could move the shifter to "Park" and remove the key while the transmission is actually in a different gear.
This defect creates a safety hazard because the vehicle may not restart and could roll away while the driver or occupants are exiting or have exited the vehicle, potentially striking them or bystanders, or causing a crash. To remedy this problem, GM dealers will install a new automatic transmission adjustment clip at no charge, with the recall expected to begin on or about July 19, 2011. Affected owners should contact Chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438 or GMC at 1-866-996-9463.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
THE DRIVER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, AND THE VEHICLE COULD ROLL AWAY AS THE DRIVER OR OTHER OCCUPANTS EXIT THE VEHICLE OR HAVE EXITED, RESULTING IN THE POSSIBILITY OF THE VEHICLE STRIKING THEM OR SOMEONE AROUND THE VEHICLE, OR COULD RESULT IN A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
GM DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ADJUSTMENT CLIP FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR ABOUT JULY 19, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 AND GMC AT 1-866-996-9463.
GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 CHEVROLET COLORADO AND GMC CANYON PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 2.9 OR 3.7 LITER ENGINE AND A FOUR-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FOR FAILING TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO 102, "TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER SEQUENCE, STARTER INTERLOCK, AND TRANSMISSION BRAKING EFFECT," AND FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 114, "THEFT PROTECTION." THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ADJUSTMENT CLIP THAT MAY NOT RETAIN THE SHIFT CABLE IN THE CORRECT POSITION. IF THE SHIFT CABLE IS NOT IN THE CORRECT POSITION, THE PRNDL SHIFT LEVER MAY NOT ACCURATELY REFLECT THE POSITION OF THE TRANSMISSION GEAR. THE DRIVER COULD MOVE THE SHIFTER TO "PARK" AND REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY, BUT THE TRANSMISSION GEAR MAY NOT BE IN "PARK."
Republished from the official source above; details can change — the source record controls.