This just in: Pontiacs catching fire!

[vegasrebel29]

GM recalls 207,500 Buick, Pontiacs for fire risk

DETROIT, March 14 (Reuters) - General Motors Corp (GM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) is recalling more than 207,500 Buick and Pontiac vehicles because of an engine defect that could cause oil leaks and lead to fires, the No. 1 U.S. automaker said on Friday.

The recall applies to Buick Regal and Pontiac Grand Prix vehicles with 3.8 liter supercharged V-6 engines, built between 1997 and 2003, GM said in a filing with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

GM said drops of engine oil deposited on the exhaust manifold might ignite into fires if drivers brake hard.

It advised owners to park their cars in the open, and not in a garage or enclosed location.

GM spokesman Alan Adler said the automaker had received reports of five minor injuries and one moderate injury linked to the engine fires.

Owners of vehicles covered by the recall have been sent notices and can have their cars inspected at a dealership free of charge, Adler said. (Reporting by Soyoung Kim; editing by Tim Dobbyn)

Holy shit, who knew.

[thedguy]

Most of us have known for a year, thanks to PunisherBass' post in Automotive News that he updated the other day.

[Ottobon]

Isn't this the exact same problem, a.k.a. oil getting onto exhausts manifolds, they had with the 4 cylinder Feiros 10 years prior to designing these cars?

[argatoga]

I am glade some long held traditions are still alive and well in Pontiac.

[MattD1zzl3]

Lets see, pontiac car names off the top of my head:

Firebird
Sunfire
Firefly
Sunburst
Sunbird
Phoenix

As was said in the other thread, its just a clever device to make you buy new cars. Pontiacs seem to be a bit more reliable then other GM cars, so they are forced to hide a napalm device attached to the odometer that goes off at 60,000 miles.

[C53A_4G63T]

Good luck finding an old Buick that DOES'NT leak oil. Working on them was a joke.

[Quiky]

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