NHTSA Campaign 04V090000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
NHTSA campaign 04V090000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: delivery. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 04V090000 with NHTSA on February 24, 2004; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 04V090000, NHTSA lists up to 910,873 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 1, 1997 and August 31, 1998.
The 04V090000 report reached NHTSA 6 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V090000 were scheduled from June 30, 2004, 127 days after the report.
04V090000 covers 5 models from Buick, Chevrolet and Pontiac, model years 2000.
Owners of the model years 04V090000 covers have filed at least 45 complaints naming the fuel system, gasoline, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 04V090000 vehicles, the 2000 Buick LeSabre has the most (45).
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V090000 ranks 10 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 04V090000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 23 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 04V090000 was 04V003000, reported on January 5, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3800 V6 (L36) ENGINES AND CERTAIN DELPHI FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS, THE REGULATORS HAVE A MUCH HIGHER THAN USUAL RATE OF FUEL LEAKS. A LEAK CAN ALLOW FUEL TO ENTER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD THROUGH A VACUUM LINE. IF THE ENGINE DOES NOT START WHEN CRANKED, THE FUEL FROM THE LEAKING REGULATOR AND A MISTIMED SPARK CAN CAUSE A BACKFIRE.
- The risk
- THE BACKFIRE CAN RUPTURE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE RUPTURE OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CAN DISPLACE A FUEL LINE, PULLING AN INJECTOR OUT OF PLACE, AND CAUSING A FUEL LEAK AND POSSIBLE FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL NEW FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS WITH IMPROVED DIAPHRAGMS. THE RECALL WILL BE CONDUCTED IN PHASED MAILINGS. PHASE 1 BEGAN ON JUNE 30, 2004, AND PHASE 2 BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080, OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-630-6537, OR PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 03054B. SEE CAMPAIGN 03V-473 FOR ADDITIONAL UNITS.
Reported February 24, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V090000 (5)
Chevrolet (2)
Pontiac (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V090000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: February 24, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted