David Courtney wrote:
> Got a letter from Pontiac saying they were going to recall GTP's
because
> oil can drip onto the exhaust during hard braking and start a fire.
> I had been trying to figure out why I could smell oil burning when I
got
> out after driving the car hard... now I know. LOL
>
>
I got the same letter -- they are notifying all GTP owners. The recall
has not yet been officially announced and I couldn't find the TSB on
Alldata, but from the list of possible questions and suggested answers I
found on the NHTSA site, it appears the fix will be to replace the front
valve cover gasket. To me this sounds more like GM doesn't quite know
what the root cause is, but they've got to do something because 267
under-hood fires have been re****ted to NHTSA for the affected models
(supercharched Grand Prix and Buick Regals, 1997-2003.)
From the same list of Q&A I understand that GM didn't know about the
problem because of its low rate of occurrence -- 1:1000. An engine fire
in one of every 1000 vehicles is pretty high, if you ask me.
I initially dismissed the letter with a smile, but having read the
facts, I'm no longer smiling.
Can anyone offer more insight into the problem?
Thanks.
Svilen
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