General Motors Corp.: Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 1, 1996 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 275,811. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
A BACKFIRE DURING ENGINE STARTING CAN CAUSE BREAKAGE OF THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD.
The risk
THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE A NO-START CONDITION AND POSSIBLY AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL UPDATE THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE PROGRAMMING. UNTIL THE CAMPAIGN REPAIR IS MADE, THE VEHICLE HOOD SHOULD BE SHUT WHENEVER STARTING THE VEHICLE TO REDUCE THE CHANCE OF PERSONAL INJURY.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Buick Lesabre | 394 | 2 | 31 | 26 |
| 1996 Buick Lesabre | 98 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 1996 Buick Park Avenue | 59 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 1996 Buick Regal | 204 | 4 | 16 | 14 |
| 1996 Buick Riviera | 44 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 Oldsmobile 88 | 92 | 2 | 9 | 5 |
| 1996 Oldsmobile 98 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Pontiac Bonneville | 150 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
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 96V116000.
Full record for the 1997 Buick Lesabre → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →