80 Knight wrote:
> "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.
>
>
Of course I will, no question about that. But what I'm looking for here
is more detail about the root cause of the issue. I know there are
professional mechanics reading and posting here, so I hope someone might
know more that what has been officially announced. As I said before, I
find it hard to believe that a leaky gasket can be the reason for engine
fires. If that's case, then half the vehicles on US roads should be
self-igniting and incinerating themselves in random patterns.
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