Oldsmobile Recall 14350: Ignition Switch May Turn Off
1998 Oldsmobile Intrigue
If the key is not in the run position, the air bags may not deploy if the vehicle is involved in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Electrical System — Ignition
- Summary
- This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key rings, leaving only the ignition key. The key fob (if applicable), should also be removed from the key ring. General Motors LLC (GM) notified the agency on July 3, 2014, that they are recalling 5,877,718 model year 2000-2005 Chevrolet Impala and Monte Carlo, 1997-2003 Chevrolet Malibu, 2004-2005 Malibu Classic, 1999-2004 Oldsmobile Alero, 1998-2002 Oldsmobile Intrigue, 1999-2005 Pontiac Grand Am and 2004-2008 Pontiac Grand Prix vehicles. In these models, the weight on the key ring and/or road conditions or some other jarring event may cause the ignition switch to move out of the run position, turning off the engine.
- Actions
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will install two key rings and an insert in the key slot or a cover over the key head on all ignition keys, free of charge. The recall began on September 9, 2014. GM's number for this recall is 14350.
- Documents (34)
- Recall Acknowledgement
- Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)- Dealer Communication to reduce key ring weight
- Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)
- Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)
- Recall Quarterly Report - 2014-Q4
- Recall 573 Report-amended (#3)
- Recall 573 Report - Amended Rev 3
- Remedy Instructions and TSB
- Recall 573 Report - Amended Rev 2
- Remedy Instructions and TSB
- Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)
- Remedy Instructions and TSB
- Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)
- Recall Quarterly Report - 2014-Q3
- Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)
- Remedy Instructions and TSB
- Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)
- Recall Quarterly Report - 2015-Q2
- Other Recall Related Documents- Summary of Testing for Ignition Related Recalls
- Other Recall Related Documents - Clarification on Quarterly Report Figures
- Recall Quarterly Report - 2015-Q4
- Recall Quarterly Report - 2015-Q3
- Recall Quarterly Report #8, 2016-2
- GM Quarterly Report Assessment for 2016-2
- April 28, 2016 Subject: Clarification on Quarterly Report Figures Recall 14V400 (GM14350)
- Recall Quarterly Report - 2016-Q1
- Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)
- Recall Quarterly Report - 2015-Q1
- Recall 573 Report - Rev 4
- Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)
- Defect Notice(Part 573)
- Issued Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)
- Renotification Notice
- Defect Notice(Part 573) Amended with Chronology
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