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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | ||||||||||||||||
| 06E043000 | HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC. | E (Equipment) | 88303 | 10/18/2006 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 05/19/2006 | 05/22/2006 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain replacement fuel filters, fram brand name p/n g3727, with date codes x52911 through x60801 sequentially or x600141 and a mexico country or origin marking on the fuel filter housing manufactured from october 18, 2005, through march 21, 2006, sold for use on the vehicles listed above and on certain school buses. (to see the school bus engine sizes, click on document search and then bus applications). the connector on the fuel filter was not manufactured to honeywell's specification. as a result, the o-ring may not seat correctly on the fuel line. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This condition may cause an inadequate seal at the connection, potentially leading to a fuel leak. in the presence of an ignition source, a fire could occur. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Honeywell will notify owners and replace the fuel filters free of charge. the recall began on october 18, 2006. owners may contact fram customer service at 1-800-890-2075 (option 1). | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to aftermarket fram fuel filters and has no relation to any original equipment installed on the vehicles listed.customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY | ||||||||||||||||
| 88V189000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 10/01/1988 to 11/01/1988 | V (Vehicle) | 13095 | 01/19/1989 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 12/06/1988 | 12/15/1988 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | A fuel tank leak could occur due to small creases on the tank underside cracking during pressure cycling which occurs during normal operation. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | In presence of an ignition source, this condition couldresult in a fire. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Replace fuel tank. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: fuel tank.vehicle description: passenger cars with 2.0l or 2.8l engines. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | |||
| 03/09/2001 | 1 | 01/01/1990 | |
| This part failure cause a tremendous amount of gas to flow onto a hot engine and it almost caused the car to catch fire. there was smoke coming from under the hood. the gasoline covered the parking lot when i tried to crank the car before i saw smoke. i was just lucky that it did not start a fire that day.*ak | |||
| 7 | 04/01/1991 | ||
| Water pump/timing belt/computer/starter/tires/brakes and fuel injection system malfunctioned. *ak | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY | |||
| 12/30/1995 | |||
| 1987 beretta was going 90 mph (a drunk driver) who crashed into a lincoln continental 1989, in which the 1987 beretta cracked in half, ejecting the driver who passed away. while the first part of the vehicle drove off, the second part of the beretta slammed into the passenger side of continental in which the passenger's foot got stuck, and the fuel tank leaked and exploded, causing a fire. passengers did not make it out of vehicle. mother of driver wants to knowif some sort of malfunction or defect occurred in this incident, such as the car splitting in half. *ak *ml | |||