General Motors Corp.: Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 24, 2004 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 910,873. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3800 V6 (L36) ENGINES AND CERTAIN DELPHI FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS, THE REGULATORS HAVE A MUCH HIGHER THAN USUAL RATE OF FUEL LEAKS. A LEAK CAN ALLOW FUEL TO ENTER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD THROUGH A VACUUM LINE. IF THE ENGINE DOES NOT START WHEN CRANKED, THE FUEL FROM THE LEAKING REGULATOR AND A MISTIMED SPARK CAN CAUSE A BACKFIRE.
The risk
THE BACKFIRE CAN RUPTURE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE RUPTURE OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CAN DISPLACE A FUEL LINE, PULLING AN INJECTOR OUT OF PLACE, AND CAUSING A FUEL LEAK AND POSSIBLE FIRE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL NEW FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS WITH IMPROVED DIAPHRAGMS. THE RECALL WILL BE CONDUCTED IN PHASED MAILINGS. PHASE 1 BEGAN ON JUNE 30, 2004, AND PHASE 2 BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080, OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-630-6537, OR PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668.
13 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Buick Lesabre | 669 | 5 | 30 | 26 |
| 2000 Buick Park Avenue | 81 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| 2000 Chevrolet Impala | 818 | 10 | 73 | 49 |
| 2000 Chevrolet Monte Carlo | 233 | 8 | 35 | 12 |
| 2000 Pontiac Bonneville | 214 | 2 | 21 | 4 |
| 1999 Buick Lesabre | 209 | 2 | 20 | 19 |
| 1999 Buick Park Avenue | 140 | 3 | 22 | 2 |
| 1999 Oldsmobile 88 | 77 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 Pontiac Bonneville | 143 | 4 | 9 | 5 |
| 1998 Buick Lesabre | 400 | 1 | 43 | 15 |
| 1998 Buick Park Avenue | 246 | 2 | 29 | 7 |
| 1998 Oldsmobile 88 | 164 | 1 | 13 | 9 |
| 1998 Pontiac Bonneville | 277 | 2 | 28 | 9 |
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 04V090000.
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