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NHTSA Campaign 09V116000

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Issued by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. · Reported Apr 8, 2009 · 1,497,516 vehicles 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.

Consequence

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.

Remedy

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.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
BUICK REGAL 1997 1,497,516
BUICK REGAL 1998 1,497,516
BUICK REGAL 1999 1,497,516
BUICK REGAL 2000 1,497,516
BUICK REGAL 2001 1,497,516
BUICK REGAL 2002 1,497,516
BUICK REGAL 2003 1,497,516
CHEVROLET IMPALA 2000 1,497,516
CHEVROLET IMPALA 2001 1,497,516
CHEVROLET IMPALA 2002 1,497,516
CHEVROLET IMPALA 2003 1,497,516
CHEVROLET LUMINA 1998 1,497,516
CHEVROLET LUMINA 1999 1,497,516
CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO 1998 1,497,516
CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO 1999 1,497,516
CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO 2000 1,497,516
CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO 2001 1,497,516
CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO 2002 1,497,516
CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO 2003 1,497,516
OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE 1998 1,497,516
OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE 1999 1,497,516
PONTIAC GRAND PRIX 1997 1,497,516
PONTIAC GRAND PRIX 1998 1,497,516
PONTIAC GRAND PRIX 1999 1,497,516
PONTIAC GRAND PRIX 2000 1,497,516
PONTIAC GRAND PRIX 2001 1,497,516
PONTIAC GRAND PRIX 2002 1,497,516
PONTIAC GRAND PRIX 2003 1,497,516

Source: NHTSA Campaign 09V116000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.