No image published for this recall
Buick - General motors
Official notice
16 Apr 2013
Last checked
16 Apr 2013
An official Health Canada notice concerns Buick - General motors. On certain vehicles, the transmission may shift from Driver Shift Control (manual) to Sport (automatic shifting) unexpectedly. If the driver was slowing the vehicle using DSC (manual) mode to achieve engine braking, engine braking would be cancelled without warning. In conjunction with traffic and road conditions, and the driver’s reactions, this could increase the risk of a crash causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will reprogram the transmission control module. Published 2013-04-16.
What to do now
Please see corrective actions section below
Recall number
70592
Official notice
2013-04-16
The hazard
The hazard
On certain vehicles, the transmission may shift from Driver Shift Control (manual) to Sport (automatic shifting) unexpectedly. If the driver was slowing the vehicle using DSC (manual) mode to achieve engine braking, engine braking would be cancelled without warning. In conjunction with traffic and road conditions, and the driver’s reactions, this could increase the risk of a crash causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will reprogram the transmission control module.
How to check if you're affected
How to check if you're affected
Compare the VIN on your vehicle against the official list. If your VIN is listed, follow the official notice.
Recall Numbers
Checked manually this time?
The app watches your VIN and alerts you automatically next time — no searching, no checking back.
Turn on automatic VIN checksAffected products
Affected products
Product 1
Product 2
Risk / hazard
Where it was sold
Where it was sold
The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.
Location 1
Affected area 1
Company & contacts
Company & contacts
Brand: Buick, Cadillac, General Motors.
Source & status
Source & status
Source
Tier
Category
App estimate
Recall details
Recall details
Recall number
Source tier
Documents, notices & source
See the official notice and source documents for full details.
View full official noticeRelated recalls
Cadillac - General motors
23 Jun 2026Cadillac - General motors
Chevrolet - General motors
Cadillac - General motors
Chevrolet - General motors
Cadillac - General motors
GMC - General motors
Chevrolet - General motors
Chevrolet - General motors
Cadillac - General motors
Chevrolet - General motors
Chevrolet - General motors
Weekly recall digest
Get next week's recalls before you need them.
One email every Monday — official-source recalls for your country, and nothing else. Unsubscribe from any email.
The digest is the slow lane — one email a week. For instant, severity-gated alerts the moment a notice is published, get the app.
This recall was published 16 Apr 2013. The next one won't wait for you to search.
RecallScope watches official sources for the brands and VINs you follow, and alerts you the moment a new notice is published.
