NHTSA Complaint #10221608 — 1996 OLDSMOBILE AURORA

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10221608
Vehicle	1996 OLDSMOBILE AURORA
Component	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
Date of Incident	March 16, 2008
Date Filed	March 18, 2008
Mileage	195,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	IA

Consumer Description

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ON THE FIRST TRY, BUT WOULD ALWAYS START ON THE SECOND TRY. ALSO NOTICED A GASOLINE ODOR WHILE IDLING AND DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE ODOR PROGRESSIVELY GOT STRONGER UNTIL A PINHOLE LEAK WAS DISCOVERED IN ONE OF THE PLASTIC FUEL LINES ATTACHED TO THE FUEL RAIL. WHEN I CALLED OLDSMOBILE ABOUT THIS THEY SAID THAT THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS ON THIS AND THAT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO PAY FOR A PROPER DIAGNOSIS (AND OF COURSE REPAIR) AT A GM DEALERSHIP. THE IRONIC THING IS THAT I HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN CONTACTED BY GM (ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO) ABOUT THE FUEL RAIL RECALL AND TOOK THE CAR IN TO HAVE THE FUEL RAIL REPLACED EVEN THOUGH NOW OLDSMOBILE IS SAYING THAT THE RECALL NEVER EFFECTED MY VIN. *TR

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