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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM - FAN | ||||||||||||||||
| 93V008000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 03/01/1988 to 10/01/1991 | V (Vehicle) | 215052 | 01/15/1993 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 01/14/1993 | 01/29/1993 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | The engine cooling fan blades break as a result of fatigue and/or vehicle induced stress. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the blade breakage occurs while the hood is open, aperson working under the hood or in the vicinity of the vehicle could be struckand injured by the blade segment. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Install a newly designed fan assembly. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: engine.vehicle description: light trucks with 2.5 l engines without air conditioning. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||||
| 376105 | 02/01/1995 | 93-6A-111 | 39304 | Cold engine knock. *tw | 11/01/1995 |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | ||||||
| EA94029 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 07/29/1994 | 07/31/1996 | ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES | ||
| An alleged malfunction in the atlernator resulting in engine compartmet fires. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 08/15/2001 | 132000 | ||
| 4/4 will not ingage | |||
| 10/20/1994 | 0 | ||
| Replaced temperature coolant sensor. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||
| 02/25/1991 | 9999 | ||
| Many complaints have not been answered or even looked at we been ignored. | |||
| 1 | |||
| Water pump failed. | |||
| 02/01/1991 | 1 | ||
| Cooling system failed. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM - FAN | |||
| The engine cooling fan blade broke off, and broke the radiator. dealer has not seen. *ak | |||
| 02/09/1993 | |||
| Recall #93v00800 done and failed, dealer will pay half of bill. tt | |||
| 01/18/1995 | |||
| Recall related engine cooling system fan has been replaced 3 times, notification of the fan blade from dealership. tt | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM - HOSE | |||
| 03/04/1995 | |||
| Radiator hose failure. tt | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| Blown engine due to gasket malfunction. | |||
| 02/01/1991 | 1 | ||
| Engine failed, due to oil pump. | |||
| 05/12/1995 | 2 | ||
| Engine valves knock. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 05/28/1999 | 1 | ||
| Engine fire. (ohio traffic crash report). mjs | |||
| 05/24/1996 | 1 | 08/01/1990 | |
| Failure in the engine compartment, causing the vehicle to catch on fire in the engine compartment ea94-029. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE - BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | |||
| 11/01/1994 | 2 | ||
| Fan belt tensioner failure. *ak | |||
| 11/30/1992 | 0 | ||
| Replaced serpentine belt. | |||
| 10/15/1994 | 5 | ||
| Recall work not performed on engine fan due to owner's request for private mechanic. *skd | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||
| 08/15/2001 | 132000 | ||
| 4/4 will not ingage | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL | |||
| 2 | |||
| Oxygen sensor failed, causing engine to roar. | |||
| 11/20/1991 | 38 | ||
| Smelling gas fumes inside vehicle, causing sleepiness to driver due to canister failure; replaced canister ones; would like to replace it again. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL - CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | |||
| 05/12/1995 | 2 | ||
| Exhaust system rusted out. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL - GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) | |||
| 03/27/1995 | 7 | ||
| Exhaust system loose/rattles. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | |||
| 1 | 09/01/1995 | ||
| Vehicles manifold burned through on engine block side causing exhaust gases to blow against engine burning up the o2 sensors. *jg | |||
| 01/05/2001 | |||
| Exhuast manifold has a hole in it and blows exhaust fumes inside passenger's compartment. owner had exhaust manifold replaced. however, problem still reoccursred. please provide more information.*ak | |||
| 09/28/1992 | 8 | ||
| Noise from manifold pipe heat shield. | |||
| 02/01/1991 | 1 | ||
| Muffler failed. | |||