Recall - Throttle Stuck, Linkage Retaining Clip: Overview
Model Year 1985Bulletin No. 85-C-2
File In Group 6C
Number
5
Date Oct. 1984
SUBJECT: THROTTLE LINKAGE RETAINING CLIP INTERFERENCE WITH THROTTLE BODY CASTING
MODELS AFFECTED: 1985 SKYLARKS EQUIPPED WITH 2.8L MULTI-PORT FUEL INJECTED (MFI) V-6 ENGINES (ENGINE VIN CODE W)
The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, as amended, provides that each vehicle which is subject to a recall campaign of this type, must be adequately repaired within a reasonable time after the owner has tendered it for repair. A failure to adequately repair within sixty (60) days after tender of a vehicle is prima facie evidence of failure to repair within a reasonable time; the owner may be entitled to an identical or reasonably equivalent vehicle at no charge, or to a refund of the purchase price, less a reasonable allowance for depreciation.
To avoid having to provide these burdensome solutions, every effort must be made to promptly schedule an appointment with each owner and to repair the vehicle as soon as possible. As you will see in reading the attached copy of the letter which is being sent to owners, the owners are being instructed to contact the Buick home office if their dealer does not remedy the condition within five (5) days of the agreed service date. If the condition is not remedied within a reasonable time, the owners are instructed on how to contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
CONDITION INVOLVED
General Motors has determined that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists on some 1985 Skylarks equipped with 2.8L Multi-Port Fuel Injected V6 Engines. The throttle linkage retaining clip might interfere with the throttle body casting during normal rotation of the throttle lever. This could prevent the throttle from closing even though the driver has removed his foot from the accelerator pedal. Loss of accelerator control could result in a vehicle crash without prior warning.