Pontiac · Canada · High
Pontiac Bonneville: Powertrain
Affects Pontiac Bonneville · 1992 — about 248 vehicles.
The hazard
ON SE MODELS WITH CONSOLE SHIFT, THE TRANSAXLE SHIFT CONTROL CABLE MAY DISENGAGE RESULTING IN LOSS OF GEAR INDICATOR REFERENCE. PLACING THE GEAR SELECTOR IN "PARK", COULD RESULT IN THE TRANSAXLE NOT BEING IN PARK POSITION AND ON AN INCLINED SURFACE THE VEHICLE MAY MOVE. ALSO WITH THE GEAR SELECTOR IN "DRIVE" OR "REVERSE", THE TRANSAXLE MAY NOT BE IN THE INDICATED GEAR POSITION AND THE VEHICLE COULD MOVE IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION: THESE CONDITIONS COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. CORRECTION: A TRANSAXLE SHIFT CONTROL CABLE RETAINING CLIP WILL BE INSTALLED.
What to do
Contact your dealer; the remedy details were not included in the filing.
Critical — crash/injury risk now
High — injury risk; see remedy
Moderate — fix at next service
Low — minor / informational