1997 Saturn EV1 problems

What is wrong

Vehicle description: electric vehicles. These vehicles were produced with wheel speed circuitry in the brake torque control module (btcm) which can cease to operate properly.

Risk

If this occurs, involved vehicles will exhibit one or more of the following: a loss of front brake assist, a disabled rear brake system, a disabled anti-lock brake system, and/or a disabled regenerative brake system. This could increase brake pedal travel and vehicle stopping distance.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the btcm, the ballscrew assemblies in the brake pressure modulator valve, and install new software.

Recall number 00V369000 · Recall details

What is wrong

Vehicle description: generation 1 electric passenger vehicles. These vehicles were built with a charge port assembly that could fail during a charging event.

Risk

Heat could build up within the charge port and a fire could result.

Remedy

These passenger vehicles were repurchased by saturn/gm.

Recall number 00V069100 · Recall details

What is wrong

Vehicle description: electric vehicles. A transistor within the brake torque control module (btcm) causes an electrical short to ground. This does not comply with the requirements of fmvss no. 105, "hydraulic brake system."

Risk

As a result, vehicles can experience a loss of front brake assist, increasing the brake pedal travel, and vehicle stopping distance.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the brake torque control module.

Recall number 98V169000 · Recall details

What is wrong

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. These vehicles were built with a damaged o-ring in the brake pressure modulator valve solenoid(s) on the brake pressure modulator. Involved vehicles can develop an external brake fluid leak in one or both of the brake pressuremodulator valve solenoids.

Risk

Brake fluid leakage could reduce brake effectiveness and increase stopping distances.

Remedy

Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the solenoid(s) on the brake pressure modulator.

Recall number 97V109000 · Recall details

What is wrong

Vehicle description: electric vehicles. These vehicles were built with a drive motor charger receptacle assembly that was incompletely sealed. Incomplete sealing can allow water to intrude into the circuit board.

Risk

During charging a short circuit could occur. An arc at the short circuit can generate enough heat to create smoke and/or a flame. If a flame occurs, a fire could result.

Remedy

Dealers will inspect the drive motor battery charger receptacle assembly and replace it, if necessary.

Recall number 97V042000 · Recall details

the federal safety agency received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, the federal safety agency opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matter described in the petition. On June 24, 2023 and as supplemented on June 25, 2023, the petitioner notified the federal safety agency he was withdrawing his petition. The petitioner indicated that, based on his review of data, there is no justification for asserting potential benefits that could be derived from actions sought by my petition. Based on the petitioner's withdrawal, DP22-005 is closed. Closure of this DP does not represent a determination by the federal safety agency regarding the subject matter of the petition.

DP22005