Grand Prix V6-3100 3.1L MFI VIN M (1994)
All unsold new vehicles in dealers, possession and subject to this campaign must be held and inspected/repaired per the service procedure of this
campaign bulletin before owners take possession of these vehicles.
Dealers are to service all vehicles subject to this campaign at no charge to owners, regardless of mileage, age of vehicle, or ownership, from this time
forward.
Owners of vehicles recently sold from your new vehicle inventory with no owner information indicated on the dealer listing, are to be contacted by the
dealer, and arrangements made to make the required correction according to the instructions contained in this bulletin. This could be done by mailing to
such owners a copy of the owners letter accompanying this bulletin. Campaign follow-up cards should not be used for this purpose, since the owner may
not as yet have received the notification letter.
In summary, whenever a vehicle subject to this campaign enters your vehicle inventory, or is in your dealership for service in the future, please take the
steps necessary to be sure the campaign correction has been made before selling or releasing the vehicle.
Service Write-up Personnel should indicate on the repair order any incorrectly operating redundant controls that the customer has experienced.
Inspection
1.
With vehicle idling for approximately one (1) minute, check all functions of the redundant controls and all backlighting for the controls.
If the functional check has indicated that the redundant controls are operating incorrectly;
-OR-
The customer has indicated that they have experienced incorrectly operating redundant controls;
The steering wheel redundant control/supplemental inflatable restraint coil (SRI Coil) will also need to be replaced following the Coil
Replacement Procedure in this bulletin, after completing the Wire Harness Replacement Procedure. Record preset radio stations at this time.
2.
If all functions are operating correctly, only the wire harness will need replacement, therefore proceed to the Wire Harness Replacement Procedure
below. The SIR Coil will not have to be replaced.
Wire Harness Replacement Procedure
1.
Disable the SIR system following applicable Service Manual instructions.
2.
Remove SIR module.
3.
Remove Steering Wheel Redundant Control (SWRC) switches and wire harness from steering wheel. The Wire Harness WILL NOT be reused.
The switches WILL be reused.
IMPORTANT
Proceed to Coil Replacement Procedure, in this bulletin, if Inspection Procedure determined replacement of coil was required. It is anticipated that
SIR coils will only be needed on approximately 5% of the vehicles.
