Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:fuel Pump
NHTSA recall 07E015000 · announced February 26, 2007 · Pontiac · 3,124 units affected
The problem
CERTAIN DELPHI AFTERMARKET FUEL PUMP MODULES / MODULE RESERVOIR ASSEMBLIES (MRA) THAT WERE SOLD FOR USE ON THE ABOVE LISTED VEHICLES. DURING PRODUCTION THE MRAS VENT AND FUEL RETURN TUBES WERE REVERSED. THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN THE VEHICLE NOT RUNNING CORRECTLY (IDLE ROUGH AND/OR STALL) DUE TO AN OVERLY RICH FUEL BLEND OR THE VEHICLE'S EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CARBON CANISTER MAY LEAK FUEL.
The risk
A STALLED VEHICLE CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. A FUEL LEAK CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.
What to do
DELPHI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE MRAS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 20, 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT DELPHI AT 1-877-335-7443.
Notes
THIS RECALL ONLY PERTAINS TO AFTERMARKET DELPHI FUEL PUMP MODULES AND HAS NO RELATION TO ANY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION.CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Vehicles covered by this recall
- 1996 Buick Skylark
- 1997 Buick Skylark
- 1998 Buick Skylark
- 1996 Chevrolet Cavalier
- 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier
- 1998 Chevrolet Cavalier
- 1996 Oldsmobile Achieva
- 1997 Oldsmobile Achieva
- 1998 Oldsmobile Achieva
- 1996 Pontiac Grand Am
- 1997 Pontiac Grand Am
- 1998 Pontiac Grand Am
- 1996 Pontiac Sunfire
- 1997 Pontiac Sunfire
- 1998 Pontiac Sunfire
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.