Citation V6-173 2.8L VIN Z 2-bbl HP (1983)
FRONT-WHEEL DRIVE CARS PRODUCED BETWEEN 1982 AND 1985.
SOME OF THE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE REDUCED POWER
STEERING ASSIST UPON FIRST STARTING THE CAR, PRIMARILY IN COLD
WEATHER. ONCE THE SYSTEM WARMS UP -- USUALLY IN ONE OR TWO
MINUTES -- NORMAL POWER STEERING ASSIST IN RESTORED. THE
PHENOMENON DOES NOT OCCUR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN
AFTER WARMUP.
GM DEALERS WILL REPAIR FREE OF CHARGE POWER STEERING
SYSTEMS THAT EXHIBIT THE PROBLEM FOR FIVE YEARS OR 50,000
MILES, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. GM WILL REIMBURSE OWNERS WHO IN
THE PAST PAID TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CORRECTED, WITHIN THE TIME
AND MILEAGE LIMITS OF THE SPECIAL POLICY, PROVIDED THEY
PRESENT PROPER RECEIPTS TO THEIR DEALER.
SPECIFIC MODELS INCLUDED ARE AS FOLLOWS:
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1982-84 BUICK SKYHAWK, SKYLARK AND CENTURY; CADILLAC
CIMARRON; CHEVROLET CAVALIER, CITATION AND
CELEBRITY; OLDSMOBILE FIRENZA, OMEGA AND CUTLASS
CIERA; AND PONTIAC SUNBIRD, PHOENIX AND 6000 MODELS.
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1985 BUICK ELECTRA, CADILLAC DEVILLE AND OLDSMOBILE
NINETY-EIGHT MODELS.