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Replying to: njbrain (Sep 04, 2006 4:49 pm) seems their pastic connector cant take the heat. how did you fix it? jtmandy  iowatelecom.net
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| Go to this website www.girardgibbs.com Maybe if enough of us get this atty an email he will see there is a large case here and that GM isnt helping anyone out. I say we bombard him with examples and information till we get this started. He has won against GM before so he can do it again. | |
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Replying to: jer9 (May 04, 2008 8:31 pm) well this weekend i did a little maint. to the 2003 pontiac grad prix gt 3800 II . guess what i found under the old hood a " fuel leak", seams they have had this trouble in the past as well, on the grand ams. where the fuel line "from the tank" conects to the "fuel rail", seems their great plastic conector is to close to the heat, guess where it leaks on "thats right" the very hot intake around the injectors. it just sits there and pools up. what i went on to disscover was that it didn't leak until the engine was turnd off. it didn't leak under pressure. dont know if this is the cause of all the fires,but i think the fuel would ignite faster than the " oil leak". quote =============== I hope that what has failed is the O-ring in the connector and not the connector. The connnector is part of the fuel line and then you would have to replace the entire line. I've got a 98 GTP with nylon fuel lines to the rail and metal connectors. Not sure exactly what the 03 GT uses, but the metal and plastic connectors for the 98 are similar and both us an O-ring that should be replaceable. For the metal connector, a special tool is needed to disconnect the lines, the tool is inexpensive and can be purchased at an auto parts store for less than $10. I don't know if the specific O-rings can be bought at an auto parts store or not. I'm planning on replacing the O-rings on my car just as part of general maintenance and will buy them from the dealer. I think this is a good find (I missed the first post on the fuel leak). At least with the metal connector, the O-rings at the connector are subjected to engine vibration and movement which would degrade the seal in addition to heat. Jeff |
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Replying to: sprinterpa (Apr 17, 2008 10:03 am)
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Replying to: outdoorlady (Apr 28, 2008 4:47 pm) |
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| I was lucky enough, if you want to call it that, to have full coverage comprehensive, so there was no deductible. But try getting a decent car for $5200 to replace one that was worth twice that to me. I loved my red 1999 GTP. The insurance would not pay for the damage to my mom's home, but her insurance did a good job of covering her losses and damage to the carport and house. I am really disappointed in GM's lack of responsibility and unwillingness to take care of it's customers. It is not our fault they built a car that has become a serious danger to life and home. | |
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Replying to: jsprouse (May 15, 2008 2:17 pm) The car was towed to the local dealer per GM's request. We were told that they would be out to look at it within 10 business days. Those 10 days are nearly up. Here's the fun part. We received the original pre-recall letter. Contacted 2 dealerships who knew nothing about it. Contacted GM to find out when we could get the car fixed. We were told that as soon as the parts were in we would be notified. That was in March. This past Friday we get a postcard in the mail. It basically says we were sent a letter to take our car in to get fixed, per the recall and we didn't. It then say's to take it in for the fix at no cost to us. Funny how we get this post card days after the insurance pays us for the GTP. Needless to say we never received a letter advising us to schedule a repair. We called GM to inquire and were told that they sent us a letter 2 weeks before the car caught fire. Sure sound like trying to cover up to me. If anyone has any info on a potential lawsuit let us know. The one email address in this thread did not respond to me.
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Replying to: jmazz01 (May 20, 2008 9:04 am) Jeff
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Replying to: elujan2006 (Mar 13, 2008 8:32 pm) |
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Replying to: grngtp (May 20, 2008 11:05 am)
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