ManicMechanic Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 http://www.autoblog.com/2007/06/21/nhtsa-investigating-gm-supercharged-offerings/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slick Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 About time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euro Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 they missed a few years....99-02??? how bout 97-03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 Interesting since it was so long ago that THIS was posted on the net. I knew eventually something would happen afterwards. Now if we can only get them to look into the other couple-dozen issues that GM has with their cars they wont confess to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuwaitliberation Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 Interesting since it was so long ago that THIS was posted on the net. I knew eventually something would happen afterwards. Now if we can only get them to look into the other couple-dozen issues that GM has with their cars they wont confess to. CERTAIN DELPHI FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS, P/NOS. FP10020-11B1, FP10026-11B1, AND FP10027-11B1, SOLD AFTER JANUARY 9, 2007, AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THE UNIVERSAL PRESSURE REGULATORS (UPR) WERE PRODUCED WITHOUT AN O'RING AND RETAINER. That has nothing to do with the original car as the recall above does. The FPRs that were recalled were just aftermarket replacements. Most of them were actually sitting on the shelves still and only a couple hundred were put in vehicles. This wasn't just the GP, either. It was any GM vehicle with the 3800 engine both NA and supercharged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slick Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 If you look, there is a recall for earlier vehicles regarding the FPR. In fact, my Bonneville qualifies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegasm Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 Sweet, maybe I'll get a third engine out of this. It's actually a fuel rail leaking problem, isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1138 Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 Now if we can only get them to look into the other couple-dozen issues that GM has with their cars they wont confess to. Yeah, like the cradle bolts on the '88-'93 W's... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 Interesting since it was so long ago that THIS was posted on the net. I knew eventually something would happen afterwards. Now if we can only get them to look into the other couple-dozen issues that GM has with their cars they wont confess to. CERTAIN DELPHI FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS, P/NOS. FP10020-11B1, FP10026-11B1, AND FP10027-11B1, SOLD AFTER JANUARY 9, 2007, AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THE UNIVERSAL PRESSURE REGULATORS (UPR) WERE PRODUCED WITHOUT AN O'RING AND RETAINER. That has nothing to do with the original car as the recall above does. The FPRs that were recalled were just aftermarket replacements. Most of them were actually sitting on the shelves still and only a couple hundred were put in vehicles. This wasn't just the GP, either. It was any GM vehicle with the 3800 engine both NA and supercharged. True, I do understand that it's an aftermarket recall on a non-stock item. But it looks like they are running down issues in this area and perhaps there is the chance that the review was started there and this is the next step. Perhaps if a recall is performed it may expand to encompass all years the issue springs up on. Take a look at the intake gasket class action lawsuit. Thousands of people all with an average repair cost of $3000 amounts to a serious kick in the ass for GM but they have to 'fess up to it. Having your perfectly working car catch fire for no reason only says bad things not for the person who owns it but speak volumes for the manufacturer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoomZoomFan Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 Now if we can only get them to look into the other couple-dozen issues that GM has with their cars they wont confess to. Yeah, like the cradle bolts on the '88-'93 W's... Or the intake gaskets on Grand Ams and other 3400 beasts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ismellrealbad Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 Or the intake gaskets on Grand Ams and other 3400 beasts. or um idk like any other 3100 3800, etc etc pretty much most GM motors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegasm Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 Or the intake gaskets on Grand Ams and other 3400 beasts. or um idk like any other 3100 3800, etc etc pretty much most GM motors? Yep, a leaking intake gasket is what caused my first engine to go bye-bye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfewtrail Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/05/nhtsa-investigating-pontiac-grand-prix-engine-fires/ <---posted "137 days ago on the same site." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManicMechanic Posted June 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 Oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfewtrail Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 Oh well. They've had 137 days to come up with another article saying they're going to start investigating. I guess they haven't even looked at one of the cars yet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian P Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 How much more obvious does the problem have to be? The N/A 3800's are just as common to catch fire too. Just take a look around at junkyards, almost all GM's that are burnt have that lovely V6 under the hood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron350 Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 Something to remember. If your car catches on fire or explodes a law firm will not talk to you unless someone was injured and goes to the hospital. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManicMechanic Posted June 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 How much more obvious does the problem have to be? The N/A 3800's are just as common to catch fire too. Just take a look around at junkyards, almost all GM's that are burnt have that lovely V6 under the hood. Too true. I've seen 3 crispy LQ1s though this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 i replaced my o-rings and FPR recently. $60 later and a less worrysome mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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