Phoenix V6-173 2.8L VIN X 2-bbl (1982)
Install Replacement Gear:
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Put expense in net items column, of the warranty claim.
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The $5.15 identified in the "Net Amount" column represents the
cost plus 30% of power steering fluid used in conjunction with these operations.
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These "T" Operations are only to be used in the unlikely event that
the Seal Service Kit does not correct the condition. PRIOR AUTHORIZATION FROM YOUR ZONE OFFICE WILL BE REQUIRED.
Press Release & Repair Kit Information
PRESS RELEASE
IMMEDIATELY, JANUARY, 1988
DETROIT ---GENERAL MOTORS IS MAKING AVAILABLE A SPECIAL
POLICY OF FIVE YEARS OR 50,000 MILES TO COVER A TEMPORARY
REDUCTION IN POWER STEERING ASSIST ON SOME 4.6 MILLION GM
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 IS 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
HAVE 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