NHTSA safety recall

Recall 09V116000 · manufacturer campaign 09047

Engine And Engine Cooling — Buick, Chevrolet, Oldsmobile and others · reported 8 Apr 2009 · 1,497,516 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

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 ENGINE’S FRONT VALVE COVER AND FRONT-VALVE-COVER GASKET WITH NEW PARTS OF AN IMPROVED DESIGN AND REMOVE THE ENGINE’S 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.

GM RECALL NO. 09047.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

NHTSA campaign
09V116000
Manufacturer campaign
09047
Filed by
General Motors Corp.
Report received
8 Apr 2009
Owners notified
9 Apr 2009
Potentially affected
1,497,516

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

1997 Buick Regal 1998 Buick Regal 1999 Buick Regal 2000 Buick Regal 2001 Buick Regal 2002 Buick Regal 2003 Buick Regal 2000 Chevrolet Impala 2001 Chevrolet Impala 2002 Chevrolet Impala 2003 Chevrolet Impala 1998 Chevrolet Lumina 1999 Chevrolet Lumina 1998 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1999 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 2000 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 2003 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1998 Oldsmobile Intrigue 1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix 1998 Pontiac Grand Prix 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix 2003 Pontiac Grand Prix

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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