Consumer Complaint Detail

CADILLAC / SEVILLE / 1993

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004256315 Incident Date: Jan, 12 2004
Consumer's City: BETTENDORF Consumer's State: IA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SEVILLE Model Year: 1993
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:fuel injection system:fuel rail
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G6KY5292PU Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 25 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 25 1998
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: the car stalled and was towed to a repair shop. the next day it was brought into the shop. the mechanic turned the ignition switch to start, and the intake manifold exploded, sending pieces of the manifold throughout the shop. the explosion also damaged the power steering pump. it was later discovered that the cause of the explosion was fuel that had collected in the manifold due to a crack in the plastic fuel rail. sometime during 1993 the manifold was re-designed to alleviate this problem, however, there were no recalls, leaving thousands(?) of cars with this potential problem. i did find a dealer service bulletin canceling an exchange program for the intake manifolds for this model and year. (no: 93-i-58). *la