Owner's Letter

Dear Oldsmobile Owner:
July 1989

This notice is sent to you in accordance with the requirements of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act.

REASON FOR RECALL

General Motors has determined that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in some 1984 through 1988 Oldsmobile model vehicles equipped with cruise control on certain gasoline & diesel engines. A small nylon bushing in the cruise control servo bail (bracket) may slip out of place. This will not affect the operation of the cruise control, but it may cause intermittent increases in engine speed or dieseling (engine run-on with ignition off). If the vehicle is not serviced and the nylon bushing remains out of place, the servo rod assembly could wear through the bail. If the rod wears through the bail, it may catch on other engine components and possibly result in a stuck throttle. Although the vehicle can still be stopped with the service brake, an unexpected loss of accelerator control could result in a vehicle crash.

WHAT WE WILL DO

To prevent this condition from occurring on your vehicle, we will install a new bushing in your cruise control servo bail. Even if you or someone else has removed the old bushing, a new design bushing must be installed to prevent the rod in the throttle linkage from wearing through the cruise control servo bail. This service will be performed for you at no charge. The above repair is for bushing replacement only and does not cover other repairs to the cruise control system.

WHAT YOU SHOULD DO

Please contact your Oldsmobile Dealer immediately to arrange a service date. Instructions have been sent to your Dealer. It is estimated that parts will be available to your dealer July 20, 1989. The labor time to perform the work is about 15 minutes. Please allow additional time for your dealer to process your vehicle.

You may have your vehicle serviced at the authorized Oldsmobile dealer of your choice.
Your Oldsmobile Dealer is best equipped to obtain parts and provide service to promptly correct your vehicle. However, if you take your vehicle to your dealer on the agreed service date, and they do not remedy this condition then or within five days, we suggest you contact the nearest Oldsmobile Zone Office, either in person or by telephone. The Zone Office will assist you and the dealer in getting your vehicle corrected.

The locations and telephone numbers of the Zone offices are listed in the Warranty and Owner Assistance Information booklet. If the Zone Office has moved since the booklet was published, please ask your dealer to supply the new address and telephone number.

After contacting your dealer and the Zone Office, if you are still not satisfied that we have done our best to remedy this condition without charge and within a reasonable time, you may write the Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 400 Seventh St., S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590 or call 800-424-9393 (Washington, D.C. residents call 366-0123).

Please give the enclosed owner reply card to your dealer so they can quickly identify your vehicle and the condition which needs to be corrected. If you no longer have this vehicle, please let us know by completing the card and mailing it back to us. The postage has been paid for you.

We are sorry to cause you this inconvenience; however, we have taken this action for your safety and continued satisfaction with our products.