95-97 Fuel Rail Safety Recall

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Here's what I am talking about



BTW I called Oldsmobile Customer Assistance Center, some Indian guy answered. The only thing he could do was check active recalls with my VIN, not really anything other than that....... He couldn't speak English, and knew nothing about cars... well he could say fuel rail but apparently he didn't have any clue what was a fuel pressure regulator...............
So this is the service all GM customers get? When he answered he said GM customer service instead of Oldsmobile, so I assume GM has the same customer service for all its brands.

[nelson480]

Those are AC lines

[postalc38]

Just call your local Cadillac dealership. Figured since they work on more N*'s they'd have more knowledge, get the right parts in and get it done quicker.

I was honestly amazed at the service the dealership provided me on a recall. I know they get paid via GM for it and they could probably care less about the customer, but they were much better then I could of imagined.

And yes, those metal lines are for your A/C system as Nelson said.

EDIT: I'm kinda lost, the way I read it on the last page I thought you said your fuel lines were metal, just not shiny......You've had the recall done? Why call GM Customer Assistance?

[andy2003si]

My dad said for recalls they get paid like 1/3rd time just like warranties, they HATE doing recalls/warranty repairs lol. Luckily to my amazement when I pulled my engine cover off to check, it already had the metal fuel rail recall done !

[nelson480]

So does this mean my car is excluded from the recall???
It looks just like what could leak
car is a 1999

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www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/docservlet/Artemis/Public/Recalls/2004/V/RCRIT-04V110-9725.pdf
TSB is here. In TSB it says which fuel rail is subject to recall
Idk why on NHTSA's website 99 model doesn't have a fuel rail recall, only hydraulic braking system recall

Ur fuel rail over throttle body is covered with black rubber? Mine is just steel.

[nelson480]

Do u have the steel rail?

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Yeah. The 1st and 2nd design of fuel rail is quite different, position for FPR and gauge connector was changed.

[nelson480]

Oh you have a 96, i want to know if 99s were supposed to have steel rails or not.

[2buzz95classic]

Hey ya'all, my so called '95 Aurora has the "heat-shrink" plastic tubing..
I went to the dealer and they said that my car was manuf'd in 1994 1/2,
so, therefore they would not honour the "Fuel rail factory campaign"..
Bunch of malarky! I even told them that if they supplied the parts, that
I would perform the replacement myself.. also a "NoGo"!! crock of s#!t.

I had to upgrade from leaking plastic to 1/2 inch hydraulic hose, as the
Gates 3/8's hose wouldn't fit on the nylon "barbs".. read taht it is ok
for temporary service, however, after aboot a year and a half, it should
be replaced due to gasoline rotting the inner surface and getting crud
into the injectors! = major headaches!!! hope this helps. it cost me less
than $10.oo for 3/8's hose, 1/2 hydraulic hose and six worm gear hose clamps.

[sall]

The recall should be done VIN. Check here. www.nhtsa.gov/recalls Make the dealer check again. They have to do it if it qualifies.

Anyways, I wouldn't put patches on it. I swapped my '98 to a stainless rail just because...

[rissa]

Even tho its 2017 can I still have my Aurora in the dealership cause of the recall and could this be a reason my car wont start only back fires

[RCA1186]

You should be able to get it fixed because it is a safety issue. Keep in mind this only covers the 1995-1997 Aurora, the nylon lines were updated to work properly in 1998-99 models. This wouldn't cause your starting issues though. That could be caused by a number of things.

[fredwinterburn]

Hello Folks, Any tips on doing the stainless steel fuel rail recall? I'm in Canada, so the recall never applied here to my knowledge. In 2011 I bought a 1997 Aurora with 48,000km so the kids would have a car to drive to work etc. The car had a head gasket problem a year ago at 150,000km (2021) and I finally have that fixed properly with Northstar Performance head studs and new stainless steel/composite gaskets. In my case the bolts hadn't pulled, but the gaskets had rotted. I went for the head studs anyway to prevent that time bomb from happening. All that for a 1000 dollar car, but what a nice car despite the paint starting to peel off. When I bought the car, I ordered a new stainless steel fuel rail which I am about to finally install (to prevent the next time bomb) once new o-rings arrive. Any advice on the fuel rail installation that I should know about? I'll be doing this in the driveway when the weather warms up. Thanks, Fred Winterburn, Ripley Ontario Canada