"Svilen Stoicheff" <svilen@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> 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?
Yeah. If GM sent you a recall letter, take the car to your local
dealer****p. That's about the best thing you can do.
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