PONTIAC PHOENIX PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

PONTIAC PHOENIX PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of PONTIAC PHOENIX recalls and defective parts found on PONTIAC PHOENIX automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized to order the PONTIAC PHOENIX manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their design, structure, body, or performance.

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Most Recent Recalls For PONTIAC PHOENIX

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
1984 PONTIAC PHOENIX FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Recall
1984 PONTIAC PHOENIX	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Units affected: 121095	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1985-03-29
Summary: THE FUEL SYSTEM MAY LEAK AT THE THROTTLE BODY INJECTION FUEL FEED PIPE CONNECTION. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: THIS LEAKAGE COULD RESULT IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE WHICH COULD SPREAD TO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND CAUSE BURN INJURIES TO OCCUPANTS.
1984 PONTIAC PHOENIX SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER Recall
1984 PONTIAC PHOENIX	SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER Units affected: 76586	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1984-02-06
Summary: SOME VEHICLES HAVE BUCKET SEAT BACK LOCKS THAT DO NOT CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD 207, ANCHORAGE OF SEATS. IN EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEAT BACK LOCK MAY NOT FUNCTION.
1983 PONTIAC PHOENIX SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DIFFERENTIAL PROPORTIONAL VALVE Recall
1983 PONTIAC PHOENIX	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DIFFERENTIAL PROPORTIONAL VALVE Units affected: 352036	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1983-10-13
Summary: THE BRAKE PROPORTIONER VALVES MAY BREAK AND SEPARATE FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER. THIS WOULD ALLOW BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK AND WOULD RESULT IN A PARTIAL LOSS OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM.
1980 PONTIAC PHOENIX SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS Recall
1980 PONTIAC PHOENIX	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS Units affected: 239799	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1983-02-24
Summary: UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE PREMATURE REAR WHEEL SKID DURING BRAKING. REAR WHEEL SKIDDING IS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR ON A WET OR SLICK SURFACE.
1982 PONTIAC PHOENIX SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Recall
1982 PONTIAC PHOENIX	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Units affected: 15495	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1983-01-01
Summary: REAR BRAKE HOSES MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED INCORRECTLY WHEN THE METAL END FITTINGS WERE INSTALLED. SOME REAR BRAKE HOSES MAY SEPARATE FROM THE METAL END FITTINGS WHEN SUBJECTED TO THE PULLING FORCE SPECIFIED BY FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD 106, "BRAKE HOSES".
1982 PONTIAC PHOENIX FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP Recall
1982 PONTIAC PHOENIX	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP Units affected: 519329	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1982-03-08
Summary: UNDER CERTAAIN CONDITIONS, THE HOSE CLAMPS ON THE FUEL TANK FILLER PIPE AND FUEL TANK FILLER VENT PIPE COULD FRACTURE. THE FRACTURE OF THESE CLAMPS COULD CAUSE FUEL LEAKAGE AT ANY OF THE FOUR PIPE TO HOSE CONNECTIONS. LEAKAGE CAN OCCUR DURING REFUELING, OR WHILE DRIVING, IF THE FUEL TANK IS ABOVE 3/4 FULL.
1982 PONTIAC PHOENIX POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/LINKAGE Recall
1982 PONTIAC PHOENIX	POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/LINKAGE Units affected: 4987	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1982-03-02
Summary: THE CLUTCH CABLE MAY RUB AGAINST THE MASTER CYLINDER BRAKE PIPE WHEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL IS OPERATED. CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE MAY RESULT IN WEAR THROUGH OF THE INSULATION ON THE CLUTCH CABLE. THE RESULTING METAL ON METAL CONTACT COULD LEAD TO FAILURE OF THE BRAKE PIPE, LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID, AND PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKE ACTION.
1980 PONTIAC PHOENIX SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DIFFERENTIAL PROPORTIONAL VALVE Recall
1980 PONTIAC PHOENIX	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DIFFERENTIAL PROPORTIONAL VALVE Units affected: 47371	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1981-08-10
Summary: UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, THE REAR BRAKES COULD LOCK UP WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING DURING HIGH DECELERATION BRAKING. THE PROBLEM MAY BE CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE PROPORTIONER VALVES IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM.
1981 PONTIAC PHOENIX ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY:CABLES Recall
1981 PONTIAC PHOENIX	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY:CABLES Units affected: 105130	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1981-03-24
Summary: THE ENGINE-TO-BODY GROUND CABLE ON CERTAIN VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED DURING MANUFACTURE. THE CABLE COULD EVENTUALLY BREAK DUE TO THE RELATIVE MOTION BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND BODY DURING VEHICLE OPERATION.
1981 PONTIAC PHOENIX STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS Recall
1981 PONTIAC PHOENIX	STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS Units affected: 25463	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1980-10-08
Summary: THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED WITH THE POWER STEERING HOSE INCORRECTLY ROUTED. THE POWER STEERING HOSE MAY THEN CONTACT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, RESULTING IN DETERIORATION AND EVENTUAL FAILURE OF THE HOSE AND LEAKAGE OF POWER STEERING FLUID ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD.