IllustrationTHE NYLON TUBING ON THE FUEL RAIL BROKE WHICH CAUSED FUEL TO LEAK FROM THE VEHICLE. *NM FOUR REPAIR SHOPS COULD NOT LOCATE THERE LOSS OF FUEL. RECALL# 04V110000. *SC
1995 Cadillac Seville
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- Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 20 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
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- Air Bags. Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
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4 crash reports10 fire reports3 injury reports
Fuel System, Gasoline complaints
20 reportsCONSUMER STATED THE FUEL RAIL LEAKED. *AK GM STATED THEY WERE NOT GOING TO REIMBURSE THE CONSUMER BECAUSE HE DID NOT HAVE THE RECEIPT. *JB
CONCERNS WITH FUEL RAIL PROBLEM THAT MAY CAUSE ENGINE FIRE.*MR CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE FUEL RAIL AND RECEIVED AN APPOINTMENT FOR FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 2004 TO HAVE THE RECALL PERFORMED. WHEN THE CONSUMER ARRIVED, HE LEARNED THE REPAIR SHOP WERE ALL OUT OF THE REPLACEMENT PARTS. *PH
DURING AN INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT FUEL TANK AND LINE RUSTED, MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE FUEL TANK WAS PLASTIC, AND THE GAS LINE WAS METAL.*AK
WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A GAS ODOR INSIDE THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK INNER TUBING WHICH CAUSED A LEAK. THERE WAS 2 GALLONS OF GAS UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE COVER. RECALL 04V11000 WAS ISSUED ON THIS PROBLEM, BUT THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS …
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WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A GAS ODOR INSIDE THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK INNER TUBING WHICH CAUSED A LEAK. THERE WAS 2 GALLONS OF GAS UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE COVER. RECALL 04V11000 WAS ISSUED ON THIS PROBLEM, BUT THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB
1995 CADILLAC - I SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. AFTER TAKING TO SERVICE STATION, THEY DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY FUEL RAIL SYSTEM, AND THE REPAIR WAS BOTH EXPENSIVE AND THE PROBLEM A DANGEROUS ONE.*AK
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A GAS LEAK. THE GAS LINE THAT GOES TO THE ENGINE IS PLASTIC AND GAS FUMES LEAKED THROUGH THE VENTS. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
A SMELL OF GASOLINE ENTERED THE PASSENGER CABIN. VEHICLE WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO FOUND THAT THE FUEL RAIL WAS LEAKING GASOLINE, AND DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL RAIL. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER SMELLED FUEL. THE FUEL RAIL DEVELOPED A LEAK, AND FUEL LEAKED ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *AK THE FUEL RAIL CROSS OVER PIPE BETWEEN THE FUEL INJECTORS, DEVELOPED A PRESSURE FUEL LEAK, AS A RESULT THE FUEL SPRAYED ONTO THE ENGINE. GM CLAIMED TO HAVE NO RECORD OF THE PROBLEM. WHEN THE CONSUMER…
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WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER SMELLED FUEL. THE FUEL RAIL DEVELOPED A LEAK, AND FUEL LEAKED ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *AK THE FUEL RAIL CROSS OVER PIPE BETWEEN THE FUEL INJECTORS, DEVELOPED A PRESSURE FUEL LEAK, AS A RESULT THE FUEL SPRAYED ONTO THE ENGINE. GM CLAIMED TO HAVE NO RECORD OF THE PROBLEM. WHEN THE CONSUMER PICKED UP THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER, HE NOTICED THE DEALER HADN'T INSTALLED THE IDENTICAL PART. THE DEALER STATED GM CHANGED THE PART DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL RAIL. THERE WAS A NOISE IN THE ENGINE AREA DUE TO A FAILED WATER PUMP. THE TAIL LAMP BULBS FAILED ALSO. *SCC *JB
FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES, VEHICLE WOULD DIE OUT. TT
Official recalls
204V110000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings
Mar 4, 2004
SOME PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L V8 ENGINES HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH THE NYLON TUBING USED IN THE FUEL RAIL CONSTRUCTION MAY DEGRADE AND CRACK. ADDITIONALLY, THE 1995 MODEL YEAR USES A UNIQUE UNDERHOOD FUEL RETURN LINE THAT MAY CRACK. CRACKING OF THE FUEL RAIL OR RETURN LINE TUBING CAN RESULT IN A FUEL LEAK INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE ENGINE FUEL RAIL WITH A NEW STAINLESS STEEL FUEL RAIL. DEALERS WILL ALSO INSTALL A REVISED CHASSIS FUEL RETURN LINE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 2, 2004, FOR 1996-1997 OLDSMOBILE AURORA VEHICLES. OWNERS OF 1995 CADILLACS AND 1996-1997 OLDSMOBILE AURORA WERE SENT LETTERS ON AUGUST 6, 2004. ADDITIONAL LETTERS TO OWNERS WILL BE FORTHCOMING. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-630-6537.
98V115000 · Air Bags
May 26, 1998
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS CAN OCCUR DUE TO WATER INTRUSION.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG WITHOUT WARNING COULD CAUSE A DRIVER TO LOSE VEHICLE CONTROL INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH AND PERSONAL INJURY.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL CLEAN THE EXTERIOR CASE OF THE SENSING AND DIAGNOSTIC MODULE (SDM) AND APPPLY A POTTING COMPOUND TO THE SDM CASE AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR BODY.
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NHTSA investigations
4EA04003 · Fuel Rail Leaks
Opened Feb 3, 2004 · Closed Apr 23, 2004
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Fuel System, Gasoline; Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery; Fuel System, Gasoline:fuel Injection System:fuel Rail
ON MARCH 3, 2004, GENERAL MOTORS NOTIFIED ODI THAT IT WAS RECALLING APPROXIMATELY 94,000 MY 1995-97 OLDSMOBILE AURORA VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L V8 ENGINES (RPO L47 - VIN8 C) TO ADDRESS CONCERNS WITH UNDERHOOD FUEL LEAKAGE FROM CRACKED FUEL RAILS AND, IN SOME OF THE VEHICLES, CRACKED FUEL RETURN LINES. ACCORDING TO GM, THE NYLON TUBING (PA12) USED IN THE FUEL RAIL CONSTRUCTION IN THESE VEHICLES MAY DEGRADE AND CRACK.GM'S SUPPLIER ATTRIBUTED THE CRACKING TO THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF HEAT, TIME, ALCOHOL FUEL, FUEL PRESSURE CYCLING, AND DESIGN STRESSES.IN ADDITION, GM STATED THAT THE MY 1995 AURORA USES A UNIQUE UNDERHOOD FUEL RETURN LINE THAT MAY ALSO CRACK AT UNUSUALLY HIGH RATES.GM DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW FUEL RAIL CONSTRUCTED OUT OF STAINLESS STEEL IN ALL OF THE RECALLED VEHICLES AND WILL ALSO INSTALL A REVISED CHASSIS FUEL RETURN LINE IN THE MY 1995 AURORAS. ON APRIL 16, 2004, GENERAL MOTORS NOTIFIED ODI THAT IT WAS ADDING APPROXIMATELY 389,000 MY 1995-97 CADILLAC SEVILLE, DEVILLE AND ELDORADO VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.6L V8 ENGINES (RPO'S LD8 AND L37 - VIN8 Y AND 9) TO RECALL 04V-110.THE RECALLED CADILLACS WILL RECEIVE THE NEW STAINLESS STEEL FUEL RAILS.THIS ENGINEERING ANALYSIS IS CLOSED.
Additional source detail variants (3)
Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery
ON MARCH 3, 2004, GENERAL MOTORS NOTIFIED ODI THAT IT WAS RECALLING APPROXIMATELY 94,000 MY 1995-97 OLDSMOBILE AURORA VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L V8 ENGINES (RPO L47 - VIN8 C) TO ADDRESS CONCERNS WITH UNDERHOOD FUEL LEAKAGE FROM CRACKED FUEL RAILS AND, IN SOME OF THE VEHICLES, CRACKED FUEL RETURN LINES. ACCORDING TO GM, THE NYLON TUBING (PA12) USED IN THE FUEL RAIL CONSTRUCTION IN THESE VEHICLES MAY DEGRADE AND CRACK.GM'S SUPPLIER ATTRIBUTED THE CRACKING TO THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF HEAT, TIME, ALCOHOL FUEL, FUEL PRESSURE CYCLING, AND DESIGN STRESSES.IN ADDITION, GM STATED THAT THE MY 1995 AURORA USES A UNIQUE UNDERHOOD FUEL RETURN LINE THAT MAY ALSO CRACK AT UNUSUALLY HIGH RATES.GM DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW FUEL RAIL CONSTRUCTED OUT OF STAINLESS STEEL IN ALL OF THE RECALLED VEHICLES AND WILL ALSO INSTALL A REVISED CHASSIS FUEL RETURN LINE IN THE MY 1995 AURORAS. ON APRIL 16, 2004, GENERAL MOTORS NOTIFIED ODI THAT IT WAS ADDING APPROXIMATELY 389,000 MY 1995-97 CADILLAC SEVILLE, DEVILLE AND ELDORADO VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.6L V8 ENGINES (RPO'S LD8 AND L37 - VIN8 Y AND 9) TO RECALL 04V-110.THE RECALLED CADILLACS WILL RECEIVE THE NEW STAINLESS STEEL FUEL RAILS.THIS ENGINEERING ANALYSIS IS CLOSED.
Fuel System, Gasoline:fuel Injection System:fuel Rail
ON MARCH 3, 2004, GENERAL MOTORS NOTIFIED ODI THAT IT WAS RECALLING APPROXIMATELY 94,000 MY 1995-97 OLDSMOBILE AURORA VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L V8 ENGINES (RPO L47 - VIN8 C) TO ADDRESS CONCERNS WITH UNDERHOOD FUEL LEAKAGE FROM CRACKED FUEL RAILS AND, IN SOME OF THE VEHICLES, CRACKED FUEL RETURN LINES. ACCORDING TO GM, THE NYLON TUBING (PA12) USED IN THE FUEL RAIL CONSTRUCTION IN THESE VEHICLES MAY DEGRADE AND CRACK.GM'S SUPPLIER ATTRIBUTED THE CRACKING TO THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF HEAT, TIME, ALCOHOL FUEL, FUEL PRESSURE CYCLING, AND DESIGN STRESSES.IN ADDITION, GM STATED THAT THE MY 1995 AURORA USES A UNIQUE UNDERHOOD FUEL RETURN LINE THAT MAY ALSO CRACK AT UNUSUALLY HIGH RATES.GM DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW FUEL RAIL CONSTRUCTED OUT OF STAINLESS STEEL IN ALL OF THE RECALLED VEHICLES AND WILL ALSO INSTALL A REVISED CHASSIS FUEL RETURN LINE IN THE MY 1995 AURORAS. ON APRIL 16, 2004, GENERAL MOTORS NOTIFIED ODI THAT IT WAS ADDING APPROXIMATELY 389,000 MY 1995-97 CADILLAC SEVILLE, DEVILLE AND ELDORADO VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.6L V8 ENGINES (RPO'S LD8 AND L37 - VIN8 Y AND 9) TO RECALL 04V-110.THE RECALLED CADILLACS WILL RECEIVE THE NEW STAINLESS STEEL FUEL RAILS.THIS ENGINEERING ANALYSIS IS CLOSED.
Fuel System, Gasoline
ON MARCH 3, 2004, GENERAL MOTORS NOTIFIED ODI THAT IT WAS RECALLING APPROXIMATELY 94,000 MY 1995-97 OLDSMOBILE AURORA VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L V8 ENGINES (RPO L47 - VIN8 C) TO ADDRESS CONCERNS WITH UNDERHOOD FUEL LEAKAGE FROM CRACKED FUEL RAILS AND, IN SOME OF THE VEHICLES, CRACKED FUEL RETURN LINES. ACCORDING TO GM, THE NYLON TUBING (PA12) USED IN THE FUEL RAIL CONSTRUCTION IN THESE VEHICLES MAY DEGRADE AND CRACK.GM'S SUPPLIER ATTRIBUTED THE CRACKING TO THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF HEAT, TIME, ALCOHOL FUEL, FUEL PRESSURE CYCLING, AND DESIGN STRESSES.IN ADDITION, GM STATED THAT THE MY 1995 AURORA USES A UNIQUE UNDERHOOD FUEL RETURN LINE THAT MAY ALSO CRACK AT UNUSUALLY HIGH RATES.GM DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW FUEL RAIL CONSTRUCTED OUT OF STAINLESS STEEL IN ALL OF THE RECALLED VEHICLES AND WILL ALSO INSTALL A REVISED CHASSIS FUEL RETURN LINE IN THE MY 1995 AURORAS. ON APRIL 16, 2004, GENERAL MOTORS NOTIFIED ODI THAT IT WAS ADDING APPROXIMATELY 389,000 MY 1995-97 CADILLAC SEVILLE, DEVILLE AND ELDORADO VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.6L V8 ENGINES (RPO'S LD8 AND L37 - VIN8 Y AND 9) TO RECALL 04V-110.THE RECALLED CADILLACS WILL RECEIVE THE NEW STAINLESS STEEL FUEL RAILS.THIS ENGINEERING ANALYSIS IS CLOSED.
PE03050 · Fuel Rail Leakage
Opened Oct 30, 2003 · Closed Feb 3, 2004
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Fuel System, Gasoline:fuel Injection System:fuel Rail
THE FUEL RAIL ASSEMBLIES USED IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED BY DANA.THE FUEL RAIL JUMPER TUBES WERE MADE OF MONOLAYER NYLON 12 (PA12).IN MODEL YEAR (MY) 1998, THE JUMPER TUBE MATERIAL WAS CHANGED FROM PA12 TO M-BOND (A MULTI-LAYER PTFE/PA12).IN ADDITION, ALL SERVICE PARTS PRODUCED SINCE THE END OF PRODUCTION 1997 USE THE M-BOND JUMPER TUBES. MATERIAL ANALYSIS PERFORMED BY DANA ON FAILED FUEL RAILS SHOWED THAT THE MONO-LAYER NYLON 12 JUMPER TUBES ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS CRACKING (ESC).GM BELIEVES THE ESC IS A RESULT OF HEAT, TIME, ALCOHOL BLENDED FUEL, FUEL PRESSURE CYCLING, AND DESIGNED IN STRESS. EIGHT OF THE GM COMPLAINTS ARE DUPLICATIVE OF ODI COMPLAINTS.ODI HAS RECEIVED 77 OF IT'S 123 COMPLAINTS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS.FUEL RAIL PART SALES OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS RANGE FROM 3.0 PERCENT OF PRODUCTION FOR THE MY 1997 CADILLAC VEHICLES TO 13.1 PERCENT FOR THE MY 1995 AURORAS.AT LEAST ONE OF THE FIRE INCIDENTS OCCURED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITHIN A GARAGE ATTACHED TO THE CONSUMERS HOME.THE FIRE RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE DWELLING AS WELL AS THE TOTAL LOSS OF THE VEHICLE.THIS INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS.
EA98004 · Inadvertent Air Bag Deployment
Opened Feb 24, 1998 · Closed Jun 16, 1998
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Air Bags
There is no summary currently available
SQ97017 · Inadvertent Air Bag Deployment
Opened Jul 2, 1997 · Closed Feb 24, 1998
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Air Bags
IF A 1995 CADILLAC INTERIOR IS EXPOSED TO SIGNIFICANT WATER INTRUSION, SUCH AS FROM WATER LEAKS, A WINDOW LEFT OPEN IN THE RAIN, OR DRIVING THROUGH HIGH WATER UP TO THE CARPET LEVEL, THE SUPPLEMENTAL INFLATABLE RESTRAINT (SIR) SYSTEM SENSING AND DIAGNOSTIC MODULE (SDM) CAN BE DAMAGED.IF THIS OCCURS, BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS CAN DEPLOY WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH IS TURNED ON, EVEN IF THERE HAS BEEN NO FRONTAL IMPACT OR CRASH.AS A RESULT OF THESE DEPLOYMENTS, GM CONDUCTED AN ADVISORY LETTER CAMPAIGN, NUMBER 51-01-08 ENTITLED INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS WHEN INTERIOR EXPOSED TO WET CONDITIONS, IN FEBRUARY 1996.LETTERS TO OWNERS MAILED PURSUANT TO THIS COMPAIGN WARNED OWNERS TO NOT START THEIR ENGINES IF THE VEHICLE INTERIOR HAD BEEN EXPOSED TO SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS OF WATER.ODI HAS RECEIVED A TOTAL 8 REPORTS OF INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT IN 1995 CADILLAC VEHICLES.