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1995 Oldsmobile Aurora complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1995 record →

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Sep 8, 2004100,000 milesNE

RECALL 04V110000, WHILE DRIVING FUEL LINE LEAKED. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND HAD A MECHANIC TEMPORALLY FIX THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *TS

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Sep 7, 2004107,000 milesNY

THE FUEL INJECTION RAIL MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT FUEL POURED OUT ONTO THE ENGINE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*JB

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Fuel Rail
Filed Sep 3, 2004140,000 milesOH

I HAVE A 1995 OLDS AROURA AND I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE FUEL RAILS REPLACED ,THE FUEL RAIL KEEP SPRING LEAKS SHOOTING FUEL 10' IN THE AIR WITH THE HOOD OPEN.THIS WAS A COSTLY REPAIR AND NOW GM IS TELLING ME THAT I AM NOT PART OF THE RECALL WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP.THIS IS INSANE THE FUEL RAIL WAS DEGRADING AND CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK,WHAT SHOULD I DO PUT THE OLD FUEL BACK ON AND LET IT CATCH FIRE AND THEN SUE GM FOR NOT REPAIRING THE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Aug 31, 2004174,713 milesCA

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V110000/FUEL CONCERNING RAIL TUBING. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER THE RECALL, AND BESIDES IT HAD TOO MANY MILES ON IT, AND THEY REFUSED TO ACCOMMODATE THE CONSUMER, WHO HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. CURRENTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM DEALERSHIP DENIED CONSUMER THE OPPORTUNITY FOR REPAIRS.*AK *NM

Air Bags › Frontal1 injured
Filed Aug 30, 200489,721 milesMA

THE PASSENGER'S FRONTAL AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING 45-50 MPH. AIR BAG HIT THE PASSENGER IN THE FACE. PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR FACIAL BRUISES. MANUFACTURER/DEALER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK *NM

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Aug 27, 200495,000 milesKY

RECALL 04V110000 CONCERNING FUEL RAIL TUBING. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER SMELLED STRONG GAS FUMES ODORS COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. GAS WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A STUDENT REPAIR SHOP. THEY INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A CRACK FOUND IN THE RAIL TUBING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WA SNOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Fuel Rail
Filed Aug 25, 2004129,000 milesMN

RECALL 04V100000 CONCERNING A FUEL RAIL LEAK. CONSUMER SMELLED GAS, AND VISUALLY SAW THE GAS SPURTING ONTO THE ENGINE.*AK FUEL RAIL LEAKING. GM & OLDSMOBILE INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE. *TC

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Fuel Rail
Filed Aug 24, 200455,000 milesOH

FUEL RAIL SYSTEM DEVELOPED A PIN HOLE LEAK. AS A RESULT, FUEL LEAKED ONTO THE ENGINE. A RECALL WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Aug 23, 2004143,000 milesKY

FUEL SYSTEM DELIVERY HOSE DEVELOPED A CRACK. AS A RESULT, FUEL LEAKED ONTO THE ENGINE. RECALL 04V110000 WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Aug 19, 2004SC

WHEN DRIVING, THE CONSUMER SMELLED FUMES COMING FROM THE VENTS. THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER'S EYES TO BURN AND MADE IT HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO BREATH. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT FUEL RAIL FAILED. *AK THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES EXPERIENCED A HARD TIME STARTING AND THE FUEL RAIL WAS LEAKING. *SC THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER SHE WAS TOLD TO CALL BACK IN THE MIDDLE OF MAY. *JB

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Aug 19, 200461,566 milesOH

GAS WAS LEAKING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL RAIL THREE YEARS AGO AND THE VEHICLE WAIS NOT IN THE RECALL 04-V-110000. *JB

Fuel System, Other › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Aug 18, 2004169,000 milesGA

WE OWN A 1995 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. ON JUNE 9TH OUR CAR WAS HAULED TO WALKER JONES IN WAYCROSS GEORGIA BECAUSE IT HAD STALLED, WAS SMOKING FROM UNDER HOOD, HAD GAS IN THE OIL . WE HAD BEEN TOLD THAT THIS CAR WAS RECALLED DUE TO NYLON TUBING COULD CRACK AND POSSIBLY CAUSE A FIRE. WHEN WE PICKED THE CAR UP, WE WERE CHARGED FOR THIS RECALL....$ 378.62. FIRST WE WERE TOLD IT WAS A RECALL AND THERE WOULD BE NO CHARGES. THEN THEY CHANGED IT TO NOPE ALL MODELS BUT YOURS IS UNDER THE RECALL AFTER IT WAS REPAIRED. WHY ARE ALL AURORAS UNDER THIS RECALL 1996-1997 MODELS RECALLED AND NOT THE 1995'S? I MEAN IT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE OTHER MODELS. COULD YOU PLEASE ANSWER MY CONCERNS? THANK YOU. DANETTE DAVISON [email protected]. *JB

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Aug 18, 2004159,879 milesNE

ON OR ABOUT AUGUST 30, 2004, THE FUEL RAIL ON MY 1995 OLDSMOBILE AURORA DEVELOPED A LEAK AND FLOODED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WITH RAW GASOLINE. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL AUTHORIZED OLDSMOBILE DEALER IN SEWARD NEBRASKA FOR REPAIRS. RECENTLY I NOTICED THAT GM HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON 1995-1997 AURORAS WITH THIS PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY, OLDSMOBILE HAS DETERMINED THAT MY VEHICLE [XXX] WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. SINCE THIS WAS A SAFETY RELATED ISSUE, I BELIEVE THAT I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED THE $474.34 FOR THE COST OF THE REPAIR. *JB UPDATED 07/25/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Aug 17, 200470,000 milesIL

VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL ONTO THE ENGINE. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE RECALL FOR THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Aug 15, 200482,000 milesFL

1) SMELL OF RAW FUEL UPON STARTING AND DRIVING VEHICLE 2) DEALERSHIP QUARANTINED VEHICLE TO ORDER REPLACEMENT PARTS 3) DEALERSHIP REPLACED FUEL RAIL (KNOWN PROBLEM; RECALLED ON THOUSANDS), CHARGED CONSUMER $593 FOR REPAIRS. *JB

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Aug 15, 2004111,000 milesIL

GM IS NOT STANDING BY THEIR FUEL RAIL RECALL FOR THE 1995 OLDS AURORAS. I HAD TO HAVE MINE FIXED AND IT COST $400.00 AND TIME OFF FROM WORK. THEY ARE FIXING THE 96 AND 97 AURORAS. MINE HAD TO UNDER THE HOOD GAS LEAKS IN MARCH AND THE GM RECALL 04014/NHTSA 04V-110 ALSO NOW INCLUDES THE 95-97 CADILLACS. *JB

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Fuel Rail
Filed Aug 13, 2004GA

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN NHTSA RECALL 04V110000. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L V8 ENGINES HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH THE NYLON TUBING USED IN THE FUEL RAIL CONSTRUCTION MAY DEGRADE AND CRACK. ADDITIONALLY, THE 1995 MODEL YEAR USES A UNIQUE UNDERHOOD FUEL RETURN LINE THAT MAY CRACK. CRACKING OF THE FUEL RAIL OR RETURN LINE TUBING CAN RESULT IN A FUEL LEAK INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALERSHIP INDICATED TO THE CONSUMER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL BECAUSE IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN 1995.*AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Fuel Rail
Filed Aug 12, 2004113,461 milesMI

THIS VEHICLE HAD A FUEL LEAK SIMILAR TO THE FAILURE DESCRIBED IN THE FUEL RAIL TUBING RECALL 04V110000. BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER SMELL FUEL AND THE FUEL NEEDLE WAS SLOWLY MOVING DOWN. THE CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO A GAS STATION WHEN THE VEHICLE CUT OFF. THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. A MAN AT THE STATION WAS MOTIONING TOWARDS THE CONSUMER AND ONCE HE REACHED THE VEHICLE HE TOLD HER TO STOP TRYING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BECAUSE FUEL WAS LEAKING FORM HER VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL RAIL AND PUMP. *NM

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Aug 12, 2004OH

WHILE MAKING A TURN THE VEHICLE STALLED . THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER SMELLED A GASOLINE ODOR COMING FROM THE VENTS. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE FUEL RAIL NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE DRIVER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE AND HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. THE MECHANIC ALSO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF A RECALL. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Aug 10, 200495,875 milesNE

ON JULY 21, 2004, WHILE DRIVING TO WORK IN MY 1995 OLDSMOBILE AURORA, I SMELLED GASOLINE FUMES. I QUICKLY STOPPED MY VEHICLE AND TURNED IT OFF. FUEL WAS DUMPING FROM THE ENGINE ONTO THE ROAD. I IMMEDIATELY MOVED AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. A FEW MINUTES LATER I RETURNED AND OPENED THE HOOD. THE FUEL HAD BEEN SPRAYING FROM ONE OF THE NYLON FUEL LINES THAT RUN IN SERIAL BETWEEN EACH OF THE FUEL INJECTORS. I LOST APPROXIMATELY 4 GALLONS OF GASOLINE DURING THIS SHORT DRIVE OF ABOUT 1/2 MILE. I WAS GRATEFUL AND SURPRISED THAT THE CAR HADN'T CAUGHT FIRE OR EXPLODED SINCE SO MUCH FUEL WAS LOST. GM INFORMS ME THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS YET THEY APPARENTLY HAVE A SIMILIAR PROBLEM WITH ONE OF THEIR CHEVY VEHICLES THAT DOES HAVE A RECALL IN EFFECT.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System
Filed Aug 10, 2004122,000 milesMI

VEHICLE WAS SPURTING GAS ONTO THE ENGINE. . VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 04V100000 DUE TO VIN. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Fuel Rail
Filed Aug 9, 200462,000 milesTX

FUEL WAS LEAKING OUT UNDER THE HOOD. FUEL RAIL HAD A PIN HOLE IN IT. DEALER STATED THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Fuel Rail
Filed Aug 9, 2004IL

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER SMELLED A GASOLINE ODOR COMING FROM THE VENTS. VEHICLE STALLED . CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC ADVISED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED FROM THE DEALER. BUT NO SOLUTION WAS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Fuel Rail
Filed Aug 5, 2004105,825 milesMD

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER SMELLED GAS COMING FROM THE VENTS. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL RAIL FAILED. *AK THE FUEL RAIL LEAKED GAS INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THEIR WAS RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THAT THE 1995 AURORA. THE AUTOMOBILE DISPUTE RESOLUTION CENTER SENT THE CONSUMER A COPY OF A DRAFT RECALL LETTER, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE THE CONSUMER'S CAR, BUT THE EXPANDER RECALL STILL HASN'T BEEN ISSUED. *NM

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Fuel Rail
Filed Aug 5, 200490,000 milesOH

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME DEFECT AS DESCRIBED IN FUEL TUBING RECALL 04V110000, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Aug 1, 2004MD

I CAN'T SEEM TO GET A COPY OF THE RECALL NOTICE RE THE AURORA FUEL LINES FROM THIS SITE. I HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED BY GM AS OF THIS DATE. I AM AN 1995 AURORA OWNER.*AK

Seat Belts › Rear/Other
Filed Jul 26, 2004104,000 milesIA

THE CONSUMER LOOKED UP RECALL 00V057000 CONCERNING REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTOR. THE CONSUMER'S REAR SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *NM

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Fuel Rail
Filed Jul 23, 2004NY

THE FUEL RAIL HAS LEAKED THREE TIME ON THE CONSUMER'S 1995 OLDSMOBILE AURORA.*MR A RECALL WAS ISSUED AND THE CONSUMER WAITED FOR THE DEALER TO CONTACT HIM. THE CONSUMER THEN DECIDED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. ONCE THERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE IT WAS NOT PRODUCED AT THE SAME PLANT. *NM

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Fuel RailFire
Filed Jul 21, 2004OH

WHILE DRIVING, A GAS ODOR WAS COMING OUT FROM THE VENT. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. THE DRIVER LIFTED UP THE HOOD AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE FUEL RAIL NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE FUEL RAIL HAD A HOLE INSIDE THIS CAUSED THE FUEL TO LEAK ON TO THE ENGINE. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *LA

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and FittingsFire
Filed Jul 20, 2004160,000 milesGA

THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY. UPON DRIVING INTO THE BAY, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE MECHANIC EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE HARNESS WIRES, AND STARTER HAVE BEEN DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND AN OFFER TO BUY THE VEHICLE BACK WAS MADE. A RECALL 04V110000 WAS LOCATED ON SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. *LA

Electrical System › Wiring › Front UnderhoodFire
Filed Jul 19, 2004110,000 milesSC

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery
Filed Jul 16, 2004100,000 milesWI

I HAVE A 1995 OLDSMOBLE AROURA. THE FUEL RAIL HAS HAD THREE SEPERATE FAILURES. THERE IS A RECALL IN EFFECT FOR THIS MODEL AND YEAR FOR THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER OLDSMOBILE SAYS MY CAR IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I HAD IT FIXED AT THE DEALER FOR OVER $600 AS GAS WAS GETTING ON THE ENGINE.*AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Jul 15, 2004110,000 milesOK

RECALL 04V110000 CONCERNING FUEL RAIL TUBING: WHILE STANDING OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE THE FUEL FILTER AND FOUND THAT THE FUEL RAIL WAS PUNCTURED. FUEL WAS SQUIRTING OUT ONTO THE ENGINE. *AK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON DUE TO THE SHIFT SOLENOID AND THE SCREEN WAS BAD IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE FUEL GAUGE WAS INACCURATE AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BAD SENDING UNIT WHICH WAS ALSO REPLACED. *SC

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Fuel Rail
Filed Jul 15, 2004111,100 milesKY

THE CONSUMER COULD SMELL GASOLINE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALER, THEY DISCOVERED THE FUEL RAIL HAD DISINTEGRATED. THE MANUFACTURE AND HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL 04V11000. *NM

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Fuel Rail
Filed Jul 14, 2004173,000 milesIL

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. UPON CLOSE INSPECTION UNDER THE HOOD THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE FUEL RAIL HAD A PIN HOLE IN IT. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS HAPPENED TO THIS VEHICLE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE 1996 AND 97 MODELS BUT, NOT FOR THE 1995.*AK

Fuel System, Other › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Jul 12, 2004140,000 milesIN

RECALL 04V110000 CONCERNING FUEL LINE LEAK. DEALERSHIP DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Fuel Rail
Filed Jul 9, 2004MN

MY 1995 AURORA HAS A FUEL RAIL LEAK AND YOUR ID IS 04V11000 - GM WILL NOT FIX MY CAR UNTIL THE 1996 AND 1997 ARE FIXED. THEY SAID MINE WILL BE RECALLED 3RD QUARTER OF THIS YEAR - MEANWHILE MY FUEL RAIL IS LEAKING GAS. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Jul 7, 2004140,000 milesMT

DURING INSPECTION DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS LEAKING . THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Jul 6, 2004147,000 milesIL

THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A FUEL LEAK. A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THIS MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK *JB

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Jul 6, 200473,000 milesGA

AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER SMELLED FUEL ODORS. CONSUMER OPENED THE HOOD, AND FOUND THAT THE RETURN FUEL LINE HAD A SMALL PIN HOLE IN IT, ALLOWING FUEL TO SQUIRT OUT. DEALER EXAMINED AND REPLACED THE ENTIRE FUEL RETURN LINE. *AK PLASTIC FUEL LINE WAS SQUIRTING FUEL INTO THE ENGINE. *LA

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Jul 6, 200487,000 milesOH

RECALL 04V110000 CONCERNING FUEL RAIL. AFTER DRIVING AND EXITING FROM THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER SMELLED GASOLINE. A MECHANIC EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE FUEL RAIL SPRAYED THE ENGINE WITH FUEL. THERE WAS RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM . THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO YEAR OF MODEL. *AK THE FUEL ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. *SC *JB

Fuel System, Other
Filed Jun 30, 2004110,663 milesOH

CONSUMER WAS IN HIS GARAGE WHEN HE SMELLED GAS. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHERE HE WAS TOLD THAT THIS VEHICLE' MAKE/MODEL AND YEAR WAS ON RECALL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO THE VIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND HE TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE 1996-1997 VEHICLES WERE RECALLED AND THEY WOULD PAY. AFTER MANUFACTURER FOUND OUT THAT THIS VEHICLE HAD 100,000 MILES THEY CHANGED THEIR MINDS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE.*AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Fuel Rail
Filed Jun 29, 2004125,000 milesMN

FUEL RAIL SYSTEM RUPTURED AND FUEL LEAKED OUT OF THE ENGINE ONTO THE STREET. RECALL O4V110000 WAS ISSUED FOR FUEL RAIL TUBING. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Fuel Rail
Filed Jun 29, 2004IL

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER SMELLED FUMES. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND NOTICED THAT FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS POURING GAS. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE FUEL RAIL. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System
Filed Jun 28, 2004IN

FULE LINE BROKE AND GASOLINE WAS SPRAYING ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, FOULED OTU SPARK PLUGS. VERY CONCERNED THAT COULD HAVE BEEN A FIRE DUE TO GASOLINE LEAKAGE.*AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Jun 24, 2004100,000 milesAL

NHTSA RECALL 04V110000 CONCERNING FUEL RAIL TUBING. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. HOWEVER, CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A GAS LEAKING AROUND THE MOTOR, AND HAD TO PAY OUT OF HIS POCKET TO HAVE IT FIXED. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Fuel Rail
Filed Jun 24, 2004MN

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER SMELLED GASOLINE FUMES FROM THE VENT. ALSO, NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHILE PARKED. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC ADVISED CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. BUT, CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED, AND HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. MECHANIC DID NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WORKED AS DESIGNED. *AK

Fuel System, Diesel › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Jun 22, 2004120,000 milesDC

CONSUMER SAW FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. ALSO, CONSUMER SMELLED GAS FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Fuel Rail
Filed Jun 21, 2004IN

CONSUMER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN NHTSA RECALL #04V110000. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L V8 ENGINES HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH THE NYLON TUBING USED IN THE FUEL RAIL CONSTRUCTION MAY DEGRADE AND CRACK. ADDITIONALLY, THE 1995 MODEL YEAR USES A UNIQUE UNDERHOOD FUEL RETURN LINE THAT MAY CRACK AT UNUSUALLY HIGH RATES. DEALER INDICATED YOUR VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDE IN THIS RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Fuel Rail
Filed Jun 21, 2004MD

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS MENTIONED IN NHTSA RECALLS 04V110000. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L V8 ENGINES HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH THE NYLON TUBING USED IN THE FUEL RAIL CONSTRUCTION MAY DEGRADE AND CRACK. THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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