Suburban 1/2 Ton 2WD V8-5.3L VIN T (2004)
of failure to repair within a reasonable time. If the condition is not adequately repaired within a reasonable time, the customer 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 remedies, every effort must be made to promptly schedule an appointment with each customer and to repair their vehicle as
soon as possible. In the recall notification letters, customers are told how to contact the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration if the recall
is not completed within a reasonable time.
Dealer Recall Responsibility -- All
All unsold new vehicles in dealers' possession and subject to this recall MUST be held and inspected/repaired per the service procedure of this recall
bulletin BEFORE customers take possession of these vehicles.
Dealers are to service all vehicles subject to this recall at no charge to customers, regardless of mileage, age of vehicle, or ownership, from this time
forward.
Customers who have recently purchased vehicles sold from your vehicle inventory, and for which there is no customer information indicated on the
dealer listing, are to be contacted by the dealer. Arrangements are to be made to make the required correction according to the instructions contained in
this bulletin. A copy of the customer letter is shown in this bulletin for your use in contacting customers. Recall follow-up cards should not be used for
this purpose, since the customer may not as yet have received the notification letter.
In summary, whenever a vehicle subject to this recall enters your vehicle inventory, or is in your dealership for service in the future, please take the steps
necessary to be sure the recall correction has been made before selling or releasing the vehicle.
Disclaimer
Service Procedure
Inspection
Tools Required
CH 47950 Hydro-Boost Checking Tool
1.
With the vehicle transmission in PARK or NEUTRAL, set the park brake.
2.
With the engine OFF, make a minimum of five (5) high effort brake applies until the pedal feels hard.
3.
Start the engine.
Important:
DO NOT depress the brake pedal until instructed.
4.
Turn the steering wheel to the "steering lock" (fully turned) position. Hold at the steering lock position for 1 to 2 seconds and then release the
steering wheel. Repeat a total of 3 times.
5.
Turn the vehicle off being careful not to step on the brake pedal.
6.
For Express/Savana only:
A.
Remove the remote power steering reservoir mounting nuts.
B.
Disconnect the reservoir outlet hose from the booster unit. Keeping the hose end higher than the reservoir, reposition the reservoir forward
and down out of the way.
7.
Using a clean, lint-free shop cloth, wipe any dirt away from the steering pump supply hose/tube connection area on the hydro-boost (this is the
center hose/tube of the three).
8.
Disconnect the power steering supply hose/tube from the hydro-boost unit and wrap a clean lint-free shop cloth around the end of the hose and
secure it in the engine compartment.
9.
Using a clean lint-free shop cloth, clean any dirt off of the inlet port adapter valve assembly. Before installing the inlet port adapter, place a shop
