NHTSA Campaign 09V116000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
NHTSA campaign 09V116000 covers 16 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 09V116000 with NHTSA on April 8, 2009; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 09V116000, NHTSA lists up to 1,497,516 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 09V116000 were scheduled from April 9, 2009, 1 day after the report.
09V116000 covers 4 models from Buick, Chevrolet and Pontiac, model years 2000–2003.
Owners of the model years 09V116000 covers have filed at least 1,040 complaints naming the engine and engine cooling, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 09V116000 vehicles, the 2000 Chevrolet Impala has the most (159).
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V116000 ranks 3 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 09V116000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 7 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site; the one before 09V116000 was 08V118000, reported on March 12, 2008.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING 1,497,516 MY 1997-2003 BUICK REGAL, MY 1998-2003 CHEVROLET LUMINA, MONTE CARLO AND IMPALA, MY 1998-1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE, MY 1997-2003 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 3.8L V6 NATURALLY ASPIRATED ENGINE. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH DROPS OF ENGINE OIL MAY BE DEPOSITED ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD THROUGH HARD BRAKING.
- The risk
- IF THE MANIFOLD IS HOT ENOUGH AND THE OIL RUNS BELOW THE HEAT SHIELD, IT MAY IGNITE INTO A SMALL FLAME AND MAY SPREAD TO THE PLASTIC SPARK PLUG WIRE CHANNEL AND BEYOND INCREASING THE RISK OF AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.
- 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, FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MAY 2016. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-630-6537, AND PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668 OR HTTP://WWW.PONTIAC.COM OR HTTP:WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 09047.
Reported April 8, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V116000 (16)
Chevrolet (8)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V116000, 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: April 8, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted