Vehicle recall 91V131000 · August 5, 1991
1992 Pontiac Bonneville
Transaxle shift control cable may disengage from shift control cable bracket, causing loss of gear indicator reference, and shift selector operation.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Transaxle shift control cable may disengage from shift control cable bracket, causing loss of gear indicator reference, and shift selector operation.
- Consequence
- The disengaged cable could falsely indicate transmissiongear position, and the vehicle might be left in reverse or drive when the drivermoved the gear selector to park or the opposite direction. A vehicle left on anincline without parking brakes when the gear selector is placed in park couldmove. Either case results in unexpected vehicle movement without prior warningand could cause a vehicle accident.
- Remedy
- Install a transaxle shift control cable retaining clip on the shift control cable bracket on top of transaxle.
- Notes
- System: transaxle shift control.vehicle description: passenger cars with console shift automatic transmission.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 91V131000
- Reported to NHTSA
- August 5, 1991
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Owner notification
- August 5, 1991
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 1,570
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Power train › Automatic transmission
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Pontiac Bonneville (1992): 1992
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