NHTSA Campaign 08V118000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
NHTSA campaign 08V118000 covers 8 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 08V118000 with NHTSA on March 12, 2008; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 08V118000, NHTSA lists up to 207,542 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 1, 1999 and June 30, 2000.
The 08V118000 report reached NHTSA 8 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 08V118000 were scheduled from April 28, 2008, 47 days after the report.
08V118000 covers 2 models from Buick and Pontiac, model years 2000–2003.
Owners of the model years 08V118000 covers have filed at least 427 complaints naming the engine and engine cooling, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 08V118000 vehicles, the 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix has the most (151).
By potentially affected vehicles, 08V118000 ranks 40 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 08V118000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 7 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site; the one before 08V118000 was 07V521000, reported on November 7, 2007.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- GM IS RECALLING 207,542 MY 1997-2003 BUICK REGAL AND PONTIAC GRAND PRIX VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 3.8L SUPERCHARGED V-6 ENGINE. THESE VEHICLES HAVE HIGHER FRONT ROCKER COVER GASKET TEMPERATURES, CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR EARLIER DEGRADATION OF THE FRONT ROCKER COVER GASKET AND EVENTUAL OIL SEEPAGE.
- The risk
- CERTAIN UNDERHOOD FIRES MAY BE CAUSED BY DROPS OF ENGINE OIL, FROM SEEPAGE OR SPILLAGE, BEING DEPOSITED ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD THROUGH HARD BRAKING. IF THE MANIFOLD IS HOT ENOUGH AND THE OIL RUNS BELOW THE HEAT SHIELD, IT MAY IGNITE INTO A SMALL FLAME AND, IN SOME INSTANCES, THE FIRE MAY SPREAD TO THE PLASTIC SPARK PLUG WIRE CHANNEL AND BEYOND.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ENGINES FRONT VALVE COVER AND FRONT-VALVE-COVER GASKET WITH NEW PARTS OF AN IMPROVED DESIGN AND REMOVE THE ENGINES PLASTIC COVER AND PLASTIC OIL-FILL-TUBE EXTENSION, ALONG WITH THE 1-3-5 SPARK PLUG WIRE RETAINERS, FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MAY 2016. , FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MAY 2016. UNTIL THE REMEDY IS COMPLETED, GM STRONGLY RECOMMENDS THAT OWNERS OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS (1) THAT OWNERS DO NOT PARK THEIR VEHICLE IN A GARAGE, CAR PORT, OR OTHER STRUCTURE; (2) IF OWNERS NOTICE A BURNING ODOR, THEY SHOULD HAVE THEIR DEALER INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT CHARGE; (3) USE PREMIUM FUEL (91 OCTANE OR HIGHER) IN THE VEHICLE AS RECOMMENDED IN THE VEHICLE'S OWNER MANUAL. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080 OR PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668, OR THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE AT <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM>HTTP://WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM</A> .
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 07035.
Reported March 12, 2008
Vehicles covered by 08V118000 (8)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08V118000, 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: March 12, 2008. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted