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 03/01/1995 to 06/30/1996 | 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 - 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 | ||||||
| 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. | ||||||
| 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. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | |||
| 02/06/2012 | 150000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 1996 cadillac seville. the contact stated that the vehicle was repaired under nhtsa campaign id number: 04v110000 (fuel system, gasoline:delivery:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings) for a fuel leak but the failure recurred. the vehicle was leaking gasoline onto the ground from the engine compartment, which the contact was concerned could possibly cause a fire. the dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the failure, but denied any assistance with repairs to the vehicle. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure and current mileage was 150,000. the vin was unavailable. | |||
| 02/06/2012 | 150000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 1996 cadillac seville. the contact stated that the vehicle was repaired under the nhtsa campaign id number: 04v110000 (fuel system, gasoline:delivery:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings) recall, but the failure recurred. the vehicle was leaking gasoline onto the ground from the engine compartment, which could cause a fire. the dealer and manufacturer were notified, but denied any assistance with repair to the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure and current mileage was 150,000. the vin was unavailable. nw | |||
| 03/20/2010 | |||
| My 1996 cadillac sedan deville caught on fire on 3-20-10 after i started the engine. i had it towed to a local dealership which informed me that there was an open recall on the engine fuel rail which i was not aware of. i contacted general motors and informed them of the damages to my car and they told me that the statue of limitation had expired on my car. my problem is how could they have forseen that this was going to happen unless they knew that there was a problem. i was informed that the statue of limitation expired on 2-13-02 and the recall was issued until 4-16-04 which does not make sense unless they knew there was a problem and just didnt do anything about it. my question is did i have to get burnt or lose my life in that car for general motors to take responsibilty for what happened to my car. now i have no transportation and general motors wont take responsibility for what happened. an employee from geralds tires had to run and get a fire extingusher to put the fire out before any of there customers or employees got hurt when the fire ignited. who is going to hold these manufactures liable for there negligence. if i had received a recall notice i would have had the fuel line replaced because thats something very serious and dangerous and i drive my kids and grandkids in that car because thats my only vehicle and i feel that general motors should stand up and take resposibility for there negligence it is something that they manufactured and also dana the maker of the fuel line. | |||
| 10/29/2004 | 1 | ||
| While driving. the consumer smelled gas fumes. the consumer then noticed a little smoke, she then pulled into a parking lot away from others, lifted the hood and flames ignited. she said the flames was so hot and high that it burned the paint on the hood and the installation that was under the hood. she said she did not sustained any injuries. the fire dept was called and they put the fire out. *jb | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - CARBURETOR SYSTEM | |||
| 11/01/2001 | 1 | ||
| Car was purchased (leased) on 2/22/00. car kept stalling while driving or wouldn't start at all. had it towed to dealer on 2/29/00. they couldn't duplicate the problem on 6/8/00. they replaced the fuel pump and i had car towed to dealer. dash board panel would read battery, no charge when it would rain had belt replaced. had several stiff spots when turning steering wheel on 11/1/01. rack and pinion and water pump had to be replaced with only 45654 miles. on 1/30/01 dealer performed protect injector service at 49481 miles. 2/20/02 returned car to dealer, gas pedal was sticking. they cleaned deposit is from throttle blades at 49533 miles. car began stalling again. 10/29/01 egr valve replaced with 60324 miles. 12/12/01 spark plugs had to be replaced due to poor performance with 60324 miles. we have replaced the tires, front and back brakes. the air conditioning went out may, 2002. had it repaired on 7/9/02 replaced r&r compressor assembly, expansion tube assembly, a/c recharge, freon, dye kit, a/c oil and orifice tube with an odometer reading of 69860!! ridiculous isn't it?? not done yet 7/11/02 - a/c is out again. this time had to replace the a/c sensor, a/c switch, acm module, r&r switch compressor cut-off, r&r sensor sunload (atc), r&r module climate control. today, it still doesn't work. i'm tired of pumping $$ into something that is a lease. we contacted cadillac on helping us get out of this lease and into a different gm lease, they wouldn't help. this car has been nothing but trouble since day 3. when parking the car and trying to remove keys is another problem. we have to hit the top of the shifter to get the keys to release. the shifter sticks and won't release the keys. currently, the problem we have is the banging under the car, which we found are the struts. they don't even make after market ones yet! let us know if any of these things are recalled. caddy crap!! thank you. dt | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY - HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | |||
| 12/16/2007 | 87000 | 1 | 02/26/2007 |
| Nhtsa recall campaign number: 04v110000 fuel rail leak cadillac refuses to replace the leaking fuel rail. they inspected the car on 9/13/2004, and at that time there was no evidence of a leak. now, there is a leak, and they refuse to replace the fuel rail with the new stainless steel fuel rail. they have stated they have no obligation to reinspect the vehicle. i read lin foster (from cadillac at 800-333-4223) the nhtsa bulletin the recalled cadillacs will receive the new stainless steel fuel rails, and he continued to state that cadillac had no responsibility to inspect the vehicle twice. the dealership will no repair the vehicle unless there is an open service campaign and cadillac refuses to open a service campaign stating the vehicle has been looked at once, and that is all that they have a duty to do. the recall has not been performed and the fuel rail is leaking. *tr | |||
| 11/02/2004 | 1 | ||
| 'recall campaign' cadillac seville 1996 for fuel rail and return line. *bf when the consumer completed his 60 mile trip, she noticed she had lost about 8 gallons of gas in that one trip. when the consumer exited the vehicle, there was a smell of gas. the consumer contacted the dealer and was informed of a recall, however after the dealer inspected the vehicle the consumer was told that the particular gas line she was having problems with was not apart of the recall. *jb gas was spraying toward the catalytic converter. recall# 04v110000. *sc *jb | |||
| 11/01/2004 | 1 | ||
| While driving 75 mph the vehicle stalled. *nm recall campaign: 04v110000. the consumer stated that the service prior to the recall notice had nothing to do with maintenance of the vehicle. the consumer stated that as soon as the recall repair was completed the vehicle ran perfectly. reimbursement requested by the consumer. *tc *jb | |||
| 10/28/2004 | 157337 | 1 | |
| The vehicle was taken in for a fuel rail recall and now the vehicle is stalling. nhtsa recall fuel rail: 04v110000. *jb | |||
| 05/27/2004 | 1 | ||
| While driving the consumer noticed a strong fuel odor. *nm recall# 04v110000. *sc | |||
| 07/15/2004 | 60000 | 5 | 01/15/1996 |
| The consumer reported an on-going problem with fuel leaking from the fuel rail injector assembly. the vehicle has been repaired on five separate occasions by the dealer please provide any further information. *jb | |||
| 01/28/2000 | 1 | 09/01/1999 | |
| I would also like to bring to your attention the fact that the fuel filter is located on the right side of the frame just inches from the front bumper. i strongly feel that this needs imediate attention. also, my seatback broke immediataly after impact which rendered my shoulder harness useless. *ak | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | |||
| 11/01/1999 | 1 | 03/01/1998 | |
| The engine became very difficult to start when engine was warm. the fuel pressure regulator was replaced. *jg | |||
| 08/01/2000 | |||
| Consumer was traveling about 70mph on highway and rpms went all the way to zero. he pulled over and had to be towed. dealership was aware of the problem .meter assembly/sender assemble and harness. there was a design flaw. also, wires were melted together, causing a shortage.*ak | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM - FUEL RAIL | |||
| 12/18/2007 | 80000 | 3 | 03/10/2007 |
| I own a 1996 cadillac seville. nhtsa recall campaign number: 04v110000 nhtsa action number: ea04003 my gm service request number: 71-584885453 issue: my cadillac's fuel rail has a leak (in fact 3). i found the recall on-line, and called cadillac. they stated they inspected the vehicle on 9/13/2004 and at that time, there was no leak. they did not replace the fuel rail with the stainless steel rail. they told me yesterday (lin foster at gm corporate 800-333-4223) that their duty was to inspect the vehicle. and as they had inspected it in 2004 and there were no issues then, they had no duty now. i took the cadillac to my cadillac dealership this morning (bob allen cadillac in danville, ky). they confirmed that there was no stainless steel fuel rail on the car. i called gm cadillac again (800) 458-8006. spoke with jill this time. she stated she could not pull up the nhtsa information to read it herself... so i read it to her. she had my vin, and to me, the recall information is quite clear. the 8th digit of my vin is y, and as i read the recall information, gm is supposed to install the stainless steel fuel rail. gm/cadillac state they have no duty what-so-ever. that their obligation was performed in full with their 9/13/2004 inspection (in which they also confirm they did not replace the fuel line). they will not assist in any way. they dealer is readily willing to do the repair, if i pay for it. help please!! stephen mark hillis *tr | |||
| 12/16/2007 | 87000 | 1 | 02/26/2007 |
| Nhtsa recall campaign number: 04v110000 fuel rail leak cadillac refuses to replace the leaking fuel rail. they inspected the car on 9/13/2004, and at that time there was no evidence of a leak. now, there is a leak, and they refuse to replace the fuel rail with the new stainless steel fuel rail. they have stated they have no obligation to reinspect the vehicle. i read lin foster (from cadillac at 800-333-4223) the nhtsa bulletin the recalled cadillacs will receive the new stainless steel fuel rails, and he continued to state that cadillac had no responsibility to inspect the vehicle twice. the dealership will no repair the vehicle unless there is an open service campaign and cadillac refuses to open a service campaign stating the vehicle has been looked at once, and that is all that they have a duty to do. the recall has not been performed and the fuel rail is leaking. *tr | |||
| 04/06/2005 | 106000 | 1 | 04/06/2002 |
| While driving the smell of gasoline in the cabin of the vehicle became overwhelming. driver pulled over and noticed gas streaming from the fuel rail. fuel rail was replaced with updated version by mechanic. *nm | |||
| 03/29/2005 | 1 | ||
| Consumer received recall notice 04v110000 concerning fuel rail tubing. after recall repairs were done when driver start up the vehicle it hesitated while driving at anytime. mechanic determined that the fuel pressure regulator needed to be replaced, but this part was not included with this recall notice. *ak gm had to redesign the fuel pressure regulator, which is an interact part of the fuel rail but expects the consumer to pay for it. consumer feel this is unfair. *bf | |||
| 05/31/2004 | 86000 | 1 | 06/19/2000 |
| 1996 cadillac seville. strong smell of fuel coming from under the hood. removed the engine cover to see fuel spraying out of a pin hole in the fuel rail. it was wetting wires contained in a harness. i am unable to drive the car and will be bringing it to the dealer. *ak | |||
| 03/21/2004 | 77500 | 1 | 11/30/2002 |
| Fuel leak caused passenger compartment to fill with gasoline smell. opening the hood and removing the plastic cover over the engine found a fuel rail tube squirting gas continuously on the intake manifold when the engine was operating. the engine was immediately shut off to prevent a fire.*ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| While driving the vehicle the consumer began to smell gas. the consumer pulled over popped the hood and noticed gas cascading from the engine. the vehicle was taken to a mechanic who indicated that the fuel rail split. please provide any further details. *nlm | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY - FILLER PIPE AND CAP | |||
| 04/01/2008 | 150000 | 1 | |
| I just recently noticed a fuel odor from car. when filling up with gas i noticed a small amount of fuel on the filler tube. upon inspection the tube is rusted and needs replacement for about $400.00. i am surprised that the filler tube would rust through. is there a possible defect in the design or thickness of the filler tube? *tr | |||