General Motors Corp.: Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 1, 2003 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 102,212. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
ON CERTAIN CADILLAC DEVILLE AND SEVILLE PASSENGER VEHICLES, FUNERAL COACHES, AND LIMOUSINES EQUIPPED WITH A V8 (4.6L) ENGINE, OLDSMOBILE AURORA PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A V8 (4.0L ) ENGINE, AND PONTIAC BONNEVILLE SSEI PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A SUPERCHARGED V6 (3.8L) ENGINE, THE FUEL TANK PRESSURE SENSORS ARE UNUSUALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO MALFUNCTIONS. IF THE SENSOR MALFUNCTIONS, EXCESSIVE VACUUM CAN BE APPLIED DURING SELF-DIAGNOSTIC TESTING.
The risk
FUEL SYSTEM COMPONENTS CAN BE DAMAGED AND FUEL CAN LEAK FROM THE VEHICLE WHEN IT IS REFUELED. FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL TANK PRESSURE SENSOR. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON OCTOBER 17, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339; OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-630-6537; OR PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Cadillac Deville | 145 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| 2003 Cadillac Seville | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Oldsmobile Aurora | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 Pontiac Bonneville | 54 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| 2002 Cadillac Deville | 176 | 5 | 2 | 20 |
| 2002 Cadillac Seville | 45 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2002 Oldsmobile Aurora | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 Pontiac Bonneville | 89 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 03V238000.
Full record for the 2003 Cadillac Deville → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →