PONTIAC TEMPEST Recalls
Item Affected: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date Announced: 11/30/-0001
Description of Recall:
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Action Need To Fix It:
Notes: POSSIBILITY THAT INCORRECT THROTTLE VALVE ROD CLIP MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED.THIS COULD RESULT IN FAILURE OF THROTTLE LEVER TO RETURN TO IDLE POSITION.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND INSTALLING PROPER ROD AND CLIP WHERE NECESSARY.)
Item Affected: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Date Announced: 01/15/1970
Description of Recall:
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Action Need To Fix It:
Notes: POSSIBILITY THAT IF BOTH THE AIR CONDI- TIONER AND REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER AREOPERATED AT THE SAME TIME IN HIGH POSITION THE COMBINED AMPER- AGE REQUIREDCOULD CAUSE THE CIRCUIT BREAKER TO OPEN, RESULTING IN LOSS OF BLOWER MOTOROPERATION AND MOVEMENT OF HEATED AIR TO WINDSHIELD. UNDER HIGH HUMIDITYCONDITIONS FORWARD VISION WOULD BE IMPAIRED. (CORRECT ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT WHERENECESSARY.)
Item Affected: STEERING:WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR
Date Announced: 11/30/-0001
Description of Recall:
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Action Need To Fix It:
Notes: POSSIBILITY THAT IF DRIVER PUTS FULL WEIGHT ON STEERING WHEEL WHEN GETTING INAND OUT OF VEHICLE IT COULD, OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, BREAK AWAY ONE OR MORE OFTHE THREE STEERING WHEEL SPOKES FROM THE HUB. IF THESE SPOKES BREAK AND PULLLOOSE FROM RETAINING INTERLOCK RING IT WOULD RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERINGCONTROL. (CORRECT BY REPLACING STEERING WHEEL WITH AN IMPROVED MODEL.)
Item Affected: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
Date Announced: 11/30/-0001
Description of Recall:
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Action Need To Fix It:
Notes: POSSIBILITY REINFORCED BRAKE PEDAL SUPPORT BRACKET WHICH ALSO ASSISTS IN SUPPORTING THE POWER BRAKE UNIT ON THESE VEHICLES WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A DEALER'S PARTS KIT FOR CONVERTING MANUAL DISC BRAKES TO POWER DISC BRAKES. THE BRACKETS USED WITH MANUAL DISC BRAKES COULD CRACK OR BREAK IF A POWER ASSIST UNIT IS ATTACHED IN THE FIELD. A BROKEN OR CRACKED BRACKET COULD CAUSE LEAKS IN HYDRAULIC BRAKE ATTACHING LINES AND POSSIBLY RESULT IN A LOSS OF BRAKING ACTION. (COR-ECT BY INSTALLING NEW REINFORCE- MENT BRAKE SUPPORT BRACKETS.)
Item Affected: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date Announced: 11/30/-0001
Description of Recall:
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Action Need To Fix It:
Notes: POSSIBILITY THAT CARBURETOR THROTTLE LEVER MAY INTERFERE WITH THROTTLE RETAINING CLIP. IF THIS OCCURS, CAN CAUSE THROTTLE LEVER TO BE HELD PARTIALLY OPEN, PREVENTING ITS RETURN TO IDLE POSITION. POSSIBLE THIS WILL MAKE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STOP. (CORRECT WHERE NECESSARY WITH IMPROVED TYPE THROTTLE RODCLIP.)
Item Affected: STEERING:WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR
Date Announced: 11/30/-0001
Description of Recall:
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Action Need To Fix It:
Notes: POSSIBILITY THAT STEERING SHAFT MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. THIS COULD CAUSE A BINDING CONDITION WHICH, EVEN THOUGH NOT NOTICABLE TO THE OWNER ,MIGHT SUBJECT THE SHAFT TO ABNORMAL STRESSES UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. SHOULD THESE STRESSES BE SEVERE ENOUGH OR EXTEND OVER A SUFFICIENT PERIOD OF TIME, THE STEERING SHAFT COULD BREAK WITH RESULTANT LOSS OF STEERING. (REPLACE ALL SHAFTS WITH IMPROVED DESIGN.)
Item Affected: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
Date Announced: 11/30/-0001
Description of Recall:
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Action Need To Fix It:
Notes: POSSIBILITY THAT THE INSULATION ON THE TURN SIGNAL AND STOP LIGHT WIRING HARNESS COULD WEAR THROUGH DUE TO CHAFING ON THE STEERING SUPPORT BRACKET. THIS COULD RESULT IN A WIRING SHORT AND BLOWN FUSE, RENDERING TURN SIGNALS AND STOP LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. (ADD ADDITIONAL INSULATION TO PREVENT THIS OCCURRENCE.)
