NHTSA recall 09V116000

Engine And Engine Cooling · General Motors, LLC

April 8, 2009report date

1,497,516units affected

Vehicle recalltype

Details

What's wrong: Affects 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.

Why it matters: 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.

The fix: Dealers will replace the engineâs front valve cover and front-valve-cover gasket with new parts of an improved design and remove the engineâs plastic cover and plastic oil-fill-tube extension, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin during May 2016.

Affected vehicles on MotorDeets

All model years NHTSA lists

1997 Buick Regal, 1998 Buick Regal, 1999 Buick Regal, 2000 Buick Regal, 2001 Buick Regal, 2002 Buick Regal, 2003 Buick Regal, 2000 Chevrolet Impala, 2001 Chevrolet Impala, 2002 Chevrolet Impala, 2003 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, 2003 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 1998 Oldsmobile Intrigue, 1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue, 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix, 1998 Pontiac Grand Prix, 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix, 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix, 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix, 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix, 2003 Pontiac Grand Prix.

Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 09V116000.

Source: NHTSA recall records. Summary shortened; the official notice has the full text.