Defect Investigation of Engine Compartment Fires
Investigation of Engine Compartment Fires
| Subject: | Engine compartment fires |
| Components covered: |
- Gasoline fuel system
- Gasoline delivery fuel system
- Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
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| Investigations Summary: |
This investigation was opened on Oct. 22, 2002.
It was closed on Mar. 9, 2004.
Ea02-030 is closed with gmea02-030 is closed with gmâ¿s actions in 03v-473 and 04v-090 recalling approximately 529,000 my 1998-99 c- and h-body vehicles equipped with defective fuel pressure regulators. These vehicles were equipped with plastic intake manifolds that are unable to contain pressures that occur in some backfire events and defective fuel pressure regulators with leaking diaphragms that can provide a source of fuel to produce a combustible air-fuel mixture in the manifold. The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by odi that no safety defect exists in the vehicles that are not included in gmâ¿s recalls. Odi will continue to monitor the incidence of manifold ruptures and related fires in other my 1995-2002 gm passenger cars equipped with the subject intake manifold. For additional information, see the attached closing report.
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| Vehicles Affected by this investigation: |
- 1996 Buick Lesabre
- 1997 Buick Lesabre
- 1998 Buick Lesabre
- 1999 Buick Lesabre
- 2000 Buick Lesabre
- 2001 Buick Lesabre
- 2002 Buick Lesabre
- 1996 Buick Park Avenue
- 1997 Buick Park Avenue
- 1998 Buick Park Avenue
- 1999 Buick Park Avenue
- 2000 Buick Park Avenue
- 2001 Buick Park Avenue
- 2002 Buick Park Avenue
- 1996 Buick Regal
- 1997 Buick Regal
- 1998 Buick Regal
- 1999 Buick Regal
- 2000 Buick Regal
- 2001 Buick Regal
- 2002 Buick Regal
- 1996 Buick Riviera
- 1997 Buick Riviera
- 1998 Buick Riviera
- 1999 Buick Riviera
- 2000 Buick Riviera
- 2000 Chevrolet Impala
- 2001 Chevrolet Impala
- 2002 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
- 1996 Oldsmobile 88
- 1997 Oldsmobile 88
- 1998 Oldsmobile 88
- 1999 Oldsmobile 88
- 2000 Oldsmobile 88
- 1996 Oldsmobile 98
- 1997 Oldsmobile 98
- 1998 Oldsmobile 98
- 1999 Oldsmobile 98
- 2000 Oldsmobile 98
- 1998 Oldsmobile Intrigue
- 1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue
- 1996 Pontiac Bonneville
- 1997 Pontiac Bonneville
- 1998 Pontiac Bonneville
- 1999 Pontiac Bonneville
- 2000 Pontiac Bonneville
- 2001 Pontiac Bonneville
- 2002 Pontiac Bonneville
- 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix
- 1998 Pontiac Grand Prix
- 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix
- 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix
- 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix
- 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix
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