28Affected configurations shown1,497,516Potential units affected—Latest completion context
What can happen
Safety consequence
IF THE MANIFOLD IS HOT ENOUGH AND THE OIL RUNS BELOW THE HEAT SHIELD, IT MAY IGNITE INTO A SMALL FLAME AND MAY SPREAD TO THE PLASTIC SPARK PLUG WIRE CHANNEL AND BEYOND INCREASING THE RISK OF AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.
What fixes it
Official remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ENGINES FRONT VALVE COVER AND FRONT-VALVE-COVER GASKET WITH NEW PARTS OF AN IMPROVED DESIGN AND REMOVE THE ENGINES PLASTIC COVER AND PLASTIC OIL-FILL-TUBE EXTENSION, FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MAY 2016. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-630-6537, AND PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668 OR HTTP://WWW.PONTIAC.COM OR HTTP:WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.
Recall lifecycle
Repair completion history
Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.
Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.
Affected vehicles
Vehicle configurations connected to 09V116000
2003 BUICK REGALOpen vehicle record →2003 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLOOpen vehicle record →2003 CHEVROLET IMPALAOpen vehicle record →2003 PONTIAC GRAND PRIXOpen vehicle record →2002 BUICK REGALOpen vehicle record →2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLOOpen vehicle record →2002 CHEVROLET IMPALAOpen vehicle record →2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIXOpen vehicle record →2001 BUICK REGALOpen vehicle record →2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLOOpen vehicle record →2001 CHEVROLET IMPALAOpen vehicle record →2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIXOpen vehicle record →2000 BUICK REGALOpen vehicle record →2000 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLOOpen vehicle record →2000 CHEVROLET IMPALAOpen vehicle record →2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIXOpen vehicle record →1999 BUICK REGALOpen vehicle record →1999 CHEVROLET LUMINAOpen vehicle record →1999 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLOOpen vehicle record →1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUEOpen vehicle record →1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIXOpen vehicle record →1998 BUICK REGALOpen vehicle record →1998 CHEVROLET LUMINAOpen vehicle record →1998 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLOOpen vehicle record →1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUEOpen vehicle record →1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIXOpen vehicle record →1997 BUICK REGALOpen vehicle record →1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIXOpen vehicle record →
Owner action
Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.