General Information
BULLETIN #: 95-C-11DATE: December 1994
SECTION: 6E
SUBJECT:
Deceleration Stall
YEAR:
1995
MODEL:
Eighty Eight &
Ninety Eight w/3.8L
Engine (L36) VIN K
DEFECT INVOLVED
General Motors has determined that certain 1995 Oldsmobile Eighty Eight and Ninety Eight model vehicles equipped with a 3800 Series II engine (PRO L36). may have a deceleration stall under certain specific conditions. This could result in loss of power steering assist. generator and power braking assist.
To prevent this condition from occurring1 retailers are to replace suspect MEM-CAL of the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) with a MEM-CAL of an improved design.
VEHICLES INVOLVED
Certain (not all) 1995 Oldsmobile Eighty Eight and Ninety Eight vehicles equipped with the 3800 Series II (RPO L36) VIN "K" engine within the breakpoints listed.
NOTICE:
Vehicles within the above VIN breakpoints, which our records indicate have had the MEM-CAL replaced with new part numbers, have been deleted from the retailer VIN listing.
All vehicles listed on the retailer printout will require correction. Campaign involvement, or campaign completion can be verified by utilizing VISS (Vehicle Information Service System).
The campaign printout sent to retailers with involved vehicles is for vehicles equipped with the 3800 Series II VIN "K" (RPO L36) engine. The L67 supercharged 3800 engine is not involved.
Should a question arise concerning the campaign involvement of a specific vehicle within the VIN breakpoints listed above, retailers should access VISS (Vehicle Information Service System) for verification.
Involved vehicles have been identified by Vehicle Identification Number Listings. Computer listings contain the complete Vehicle Identification Number, owner name and address data. and are furnished to involved retailers with the campaign bulletin. Owner name and address data furnished will enable retailers to follow-up with owners involved in this campaign.
These listings may contain owner names and addresses obtained from State Motor Vehicle Registration Records. The use of such motor vehicle registration data for any other purpose is a violation of law in several states. Accordingly, you are urged to limit the use of this listing to the follow-up necessary to complete this campaign. Any retailer not receiving a computer listing with the campaign bulletin has no involved vehicles currently assigned.
OWNER NOTIFICATION
Owners will be notified of this recall on their vehicles by Oldsmobile Division (see copy of the owner letter included with this bulletin).
RETAILER CAMPAIGN RESPONSIBILITY
Retailers are to service all vehicles involved in this campaign. at no charge to owners. regardless of mileage. age of vehicle, or ownership.
Whenever a vehicle subject to this campaign is taken into your new or used car inventory, or if it is in your retail facility for service, you are to ensure the campaign correction has been made before selling or releasing the vehicle.
Retailers are to contact owners of vehicles recently sold from your new or used vehicle inventory and arrange for the campaign correction to be performed.
Retailers with vehicles to correct will also receive one printout of vehicle identification numbers. owner names and addresses in VIN sequence (in California, VIN's only. no names or addresses). This data will enable you to follow-up with involved owners.
Your cooperation in completing this campaign as soon as possible will be greatly appreciated.