Eldorado V8-350 5.7L DSL (1984)
Technical Service Bulletin # 88C39
Date: 890701
Recall - Cruise Control Servo Bail Bushing Defect
No.:
88-C-3
Group:
9
Date:
July, 89
SUBJECT:
CRUISE CONTROL SERVO BAIL BUSHING
MODEL:
1984 DEVILLE, BROUGHAM, ELDORADO, AND SEVILLE WITH 5.7 LITER DIESEL ENGINE
1985 BROUGHAM, ELDORADO, AND SEVILLE WITH 5.7 LITER DIESEL ENGINE
1986 THROUGH CERTAIN 1988 BROUGHAM WITH 5.0 LITER GAS ENGINE
The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, as amended, provides that each vehicle which is subject to a product 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 days after tender of a
vehicle is prima facie evidence of failure to repair within a reasonable time. If the condition is not adequately repaired 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
their vehicle as soon as possible. As you will see in reading the attached copy of the owner letter, owners are being instructed to contact the Cadillac
Consumer Relations Center if their dealer does not remedy the condition within five days of the agreed service date. If the condition is not remedied
within a reasonable time, owners are instructed how to contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Condition, Dealer, Vehicle and Owner Information
CONDITION
General Motors has determined that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in some Cruise Control equipped: (1) 1984 and 1985 models
with 5.7 liter diesel engines; and
(2)
1986 through certain 1988 Brougham models with 5.0 liter gas 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.
DEALER ACTION
To prevent this condition from occurring, dealers are to inspect and, if necessary install a Bushing Kit on the Cruise Control Servo Bail.
NOTE:
For purposes of this campaign, replacement of the Cruise Control Servo Assembly is not an authorized correction for a missing or out of
place bushing. Also, if other repairs are needed to the Cruise Control System, and the vehicle is out of warranty, any such repairs would be
at the owner's expense.
VEHICLES INVOLVED
The following Cruise Control equipped vehicle's require this campaign (Cadillac records indicate a total of 148,386 are affected):
All 1984 DeVille, Brougham, Eldorado and Seville models with 5.7 liter diesel engine.
All 1985 Brougham, Eldorado and Seville models with 5.7 liter diesel engine.
All 1986 and 1987 Brougham models with 5.0 liter gas engine.
Certain 1988 Brougham models with 5.0 liter gas engine within the following VIN ranges:
J9700001 Through J9735104 JR750001 Through JR751072
OWNER NOTIFICATION
Owners of vehicles affected by this campaign will be notified by letter from Cadillac Motor Car Company. A copy of the owner letter is attached.
DEALER LIST
