Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY - HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | ||||||||||||||||
| 04V110000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 09/01/1993 to 06/30/1995 | V (Vehicle) | 483477 | 06/02/2004 | ODI | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 03/04/2004 | 03/10/2004 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Some passenger 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. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Fuel leakage, in the presence of an ignition source, could result in a fire. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the engine fuel rail with a new stainless steel fuel rail. dealers will also install a revised chassis fuel return line. the recall began on june 2, 2004, for 1996-1997 oldsmobile aurora vehicles. owners of 1995 cadillacs and 1996-1997 oldsmobile aurora were sent letters on august 6, 2004. additional letters to owners will be forthcoming. owners should contact oldsmobile at 1-800-630-6537. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Gm recall no. 04014.customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | |||||
| 536302 | 06/01/1995 | 45853 | Engine cranks but will not start - no fuel pressure (replace module fuel level sender and jumper harness). *sd | 04/25/1996 | |
| 476307 | 02/01/1995 | 39296 | Extended crank time after cold soak. *tw | 11/01/1995 | |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM - FUEL RAIL | |||||
| 04192004 | 04/19/2004 | 10009223 | Gm announcing additional population of vehicles exposed to time, heat and certain fuels is causing nylon tubing in the fuel rails to develop an unusual number of leaks. failure of the fuel rail tubing can result in a fuel leak into the eng | 09/17/2004 | |
| 04014 | 08/19/2004 | 10007051 | Questions and answers to assist in responding to customer inquires to the upcoming product safety recall 04014 - engine fuel rail replacement. *tt *mj gm administrative message. *tt | 05/25/2004 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | ||||||
| EA04003 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 02/03/2004 | 04/23/2004 | FUEL RAIL LEAKS | 04V110000 | |
| On march 3, 2004, general motors notified odi that it was recalling approximately 94,000 my 1995-97 oldsmobile aurora vehicles equipped with 4.0l v8 engines (rpo l47 - vin8 c) to address concerns with underhood fuel leakage from cracked fuel rails and, in some of the vehicles, cracked fuel return lines. according to gm, the nylon tubing (pa12) used in the fuel rail construction in these vehicles may degrade and crack.gm's supplier attributed the cracking to the combined effects of heat, time, alcohol fuel, fuel pressure cycling, and design stresses.in addition, gm stated that the my 1995 aurora uses a unique underhood fuel return line that may also crack at unusually high rates.gm dealers will install a new fuel rail constructed out of stainless steel in all of the recalled vehicles and will also install a revised chassis fuel return line in the my 1995 auroras. on april 16, 2004, general motors notified odi that it was adding approximately 389,000 my 1995-97 cadillac seville, deville and eldorado vehicles equipped with 4.6l v8 engines (rpo's ld8 and l37 - vin8 y and 9) to recall 04v-110.the recalled cadillacs will receive the new stainless steel fuel rails.this engineering analysis is closed. | ||||||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY | ||||||
| EA04003 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 02/03/2004 | 04/23/2004 | FUEL RAIL LEAKS | 04V110000 | |
| On march 3, 2004, general motors notified odi that it was recalling approximately 94,000 my 1995-97 oldsmobile aurora vehicles equipped with 4.0l v8 engines (rpo l47 - vin8 c) to address concerns with underhood fuel leakage from cracked fuel rails and, in some of the vehicles, cracked fuel return lines. according to gm, the nylon tubing (pa12) used in the fuel rail construction in these vehicles may degrade and crack.gm's supplier attributed the cracking to the combined effects of heat, time, alcohol fuel, fuel pressure cycling, and design stresses.in addition, gm stated that the my 1995 aurora uses a unique underhood fuel return line that may also crack at unusually high rates.gm dealers will install a new fuel rail constructed out of stainless steel in all of the recalled vehicles and will also install a revised chassis fuel return line in the my 1995 auroras. on april 16, 2004, general motors notified odi that it was adding approximately 389,000 my 1995-97 cadillac seville, deville and eldorado vehicles equipped with 4.6l v8 engines (rpo's ld8 and l37 - vin8 y and 9) to recall 04v-110.the recalled cadillacs will receive the new stainless steel fuel rails.this engineering analysis is closed. | ||||||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM - FUEL RAIL | ||||||
| PE03050 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 10/30/2003 | 02/03/2004 | FUEL RAIL LEAKAGE | ||
| The fuel rail assemblies used in the subject vehicles were manufactured by dana.the fuel rail jumper tubes were made of monolayer nylon 12 (pa12).in model year (my) 1998, the jumper tube material was changed from pa12 to m-bond (a multi-layer ptfe/pa12).in addition, all service parts produced since the end of production 1997 use the m-bond jumper tubes. material analysis performed by dana on failed fuel rails showed that the mono-layer nylon 12 jumper tubes are susceptible to environmental stress cracking (esc).gm believes the esc is a result of heat, time, alcohol blended fuel, fuel pressure cycling, and designed in stress. eight of the gm complaints are duplicative of odi complaints.odi has received 77 of it's 123 complaints in the past 12 months.fuel rail part sales over the last three years range from 3.0 percent of production for the my 1997 cadillac vehicles to 13.1 percent for the my 1995 auroras.at least one of the fire incidents occured while the vehicle was parked within a garage attached to the consumers home.the fire resulted in damage to the dwelling as well as the total loss of the vehicle.this investigation has been upgraded to an engineering analysis. | ||||||
| EA04003 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 02/03/2004 | 04/23/2004 | FUEL RAIL LEAKS | 04V110000 | |
| On march 3, 2004, general motors notified odi that it was recalling approximately 94,000 my 1995-97 oldsmobile aurora vehicles equipped with 4.0l v8 engines (rpo l47 - vin8 c) to address concerns with underhood fuel leakage from cracked fuel rails and, in some of the vehicles, cracked fuel return lines. according to gm, the nylon tubing (pa12) used in the fuel rail construction in these vehicles may degrade and crack.gm's supplier attributed the cracking to the combined effects of heat, time, alcohol fuel, fuel pressure cycling, and design stresses.in addition, gm stated that the my 1995 aurora uses a unique underhood fuel return line that may also crack at unusually high rates.gm dealers will install a new fuel rail constructed out of stainless steel in all of the recalled vehicles and will also install a revised chassis fuel return line in the my 1995 auroras. on april 16, 2004, general motors notified odi that it was adding approximately 389,000 my 1995-97 cadillac seville, deville and eldorado vehicles equipped with 4.6l v8 engines (rpo's ld8 and l37 - vin8 y and 9) to recall 04v-110.the recalled cadillacs will receive the new stainless steel fuel rails.this engineering analysis is closed. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | |||
| 02/21/2004 | 1 | ||
| This vehicle was purchased by me on 2006. when i brought the car, you can tell there had been a fire. when i received the recall last year, it appeared that the fire occurred from the engine fuel rail. i am unsure if the previous owner had it checked out. if by any chance the engine fuel rail has not been replaced and the cause of the fire was in fact from the fuel rail, it is possible to have all other components fixed that was affected by the fire? *tr | |||
| 09/14/2004 | |||
| Two day after dealer had perform a recall letter nhtsa #04v11000, while driving at 25 mph, the vehicle caught on fire: some passenger 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. please provide further. | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY - HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | |||
| 05/30/2008 | 120000 | 1 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 1995 cadillac eldorado. while the contact was having the water pump changed on his vehicle, the mechanic informed him that there was a pinhole leak in the nylon fuel line. prior to this information, the contact noticed that the vehicle was using more gas than normal. the vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. nhtsa campaign id number 04v110000 (fuel system gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/ piping/ and fittings) was referenced. the current and failure mileages were 120,000. updated 7/3/08 *cn updated | |||
| 11/23/2007 | 15555 | 1 | 02/17/2007 |
| My car caught on fire while trying to start it.*cn | |||
| 09/04/2004 | 1 | ||
| 1995 cadillac eldorado caught on fire in the engine compartment.***transferred to occ***. *mr the fire report stated there may have been a possible small leak occurring in the fuel line from the main line to the harness. this leak was most likely ignited by arcing in the spark line plug cable. *jb | |||
| 12/08/2004 | 69495 | 1 | |
| 04v110000/fuel rail tubing. the consumer took the vehicle to the dealer to have the recall work done. the consumer discovered that the recall work was not done. the consumer contacted the manufacturer and explained what had taken place. the manufacturer informed the consumer that the work had been done. provide further details. *jb | |||
| 08/15/2004 | 80000 | 1 | |
| While vehicle was parked, a fire started in the fuel line. vehicle was towed. dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. *ak | |||
| 07/03/2003 | 69000 | 1 | 07/15/2000 |
| The fire occurred when the consumer attempted to start the vehicle. the consumer noticed that the fuel line had two small holes next to the spark plug wire. (the holes in the fuel line/rubber line) allowed gas to spray over the entire front of the engine. *scc *jb | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM - FUEL RAIL | |||
| 11/21/2007 | 159999 | 1 | 02/05/2007 |
| On november 21, 2007 i received a recall for 1995 eldorado cadillac fuel rail construction cracks or deteriorates causing fire in the engine compartment. on novemebr 23, 2007 10:00am drove car 6 miles to shopping center parked car went in came out started car would not start im immediately back fired and went up in flames. from under the hood to back seat. the car is not repairable. gm has not done anything to correct the problem which is my loss, leaving me without a vehicle for nearly four months. *tr | |||
| 08/04/2004 | 1 | ||
| Nhtsa recall 04v110000 concerning fuel rail tubing. after having the fuel rail replaced consumer noticed fluid leaking from underneath the vehicle. consumer tool vehicle back to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that the fuel regulator needed to be replaced.*ak | |||
| 08/21/2004 | 54000 | 2 | |
| Vehicle continued to experience problem with the fuel rail after the vehicle was serviced for nhtsa recall #04v110000. dealer stated that there was nothing they could do, and that they replaced the component indicated in the recall. *ak one week after the repair the vehicle cut out and the consumer smelled gas fumes, the vehicle was taken to the dealer and they added a clip. *sc | |||
| 08/06/2004 | 1 | ||
| While driving consumer smelled a gas odor coming from the vents. consumer pulled over, lifted up the hood, and noticed that gasoline was leaking from the hoses onto the engine. consumer contacted the dealer, and mechanic consumer that this vehicle must come in for inspection. *ak | |||
| 07/06/2004 | 135000 | 1 | 05/06/2002 |
| While driving consumer smelled gasoline coming through the engine compartment. vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that fuel rail needed to be replaced. *ak the fuel rail was cracked and was spraying fuel all over the engine compartment. *nm | |||
| 07/03/2004 | 1 | ||
| While starting up the vehicle consumer smelled gasoline. consumer inspected the vehicle and noticed that fluid was leaking from underneath the vehicle. vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that fuel rail needed to be replaced. *ak | |||
| 11/01/2003 | 113804 | 1 | 08/27/1997 |
| When the motor was running fuel sprayed from two pinholes in the fuel injection rail lines. the vehicle is at an independent dealer being repaired at this time. *ak *cb *jb | |||
| 07/31/2003 | 122636 | 1 | |
| Consumer was driving 45 mph on the high way, when a strong smell of gas entered inside of the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to the dealer, who discovered that left fuel rail was cracked. the fuel rail was made of low impact plastic. manufacturer had not been informed of the problem.*ak *jb | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM - INJECTORS | |||
| 09/06/2002 | |||
| Gasoline leak in injector assembly. *ak | |||
| 03/05/1999 | 1 | ||
| #4 injector required replacement, causing poor gas mileage. mjs | |||