1996 Oldsmobile Aurora Fuel system Problems

“I had a fuel rail leak on my 1995 Oldsmobile Aurora similar to others reported on msnbc news. Fuel rail replaced by saint claire cadillac/Oldsmobile of santa clara, ca at my expense in october10, 2003. They charged me $1,024.11 for this work (also changed the spark plugs). This vehicle has also had problems with leaks at the fuel tank overflow.”

“Vehicle would not start on the first try, but would always start on the second try. Also noticed a gasoline odor while idling and driving at slow speeds. The odor progressively got stronger until a pinhole leak was discovered in one of the plastic fuel lines attached to the fuel rail. When I called Oldsmobile about this they said that there were no open recalls on this and that I would be responsible to pay for a proper diagnosis (and of course repair) at a GM dealership. …”

“I had a 1996 Oldsmobile Aurora that the engine exploded into fire due to leaking fuel probably from the fuel rails that were plastic and are being recalled now. Gm refused my claim at the time but now sent me a recall notice.”

“My 1996 Oldsmobile Aurora exhibited an extremely strong gasoline odor while driving home and, especially, after being stored overnight in my garage. It was found by the dealer that the hoses in the fuel system have deteriorated and are leaking gasoline. Dealer indicated that this was a known problem and that general motors has done nothing to address the problem. A potentially explosive situation could have occurred in that the vehicle was stored in my garage overnight and the fumes could have been ignited by the pilot flame of a gas water heater located in the garage.”

“Consumer's vehicle experienced the same defect as mentioned in NHTSA recalls 04v110000 . Some passenger vehicles equipped with 4.0l v8 engines have a condition in which the nylon tubing used in the fuel rail construction may degrade and crack. The manufacturer refused to refund the consumer for the repaired be the fuel hose cracked not the rail.”