Recall - Upper Transaxle Cooler Line Separation: Overview

NO.: 93-C-55 (SAFETY)

DATE: November, 1994

GROUP: 7

SUBJECT:
UPPER TRANSAXLE OIL COOLER LINE SEPARATION

MODEL
ALL 1991-1993 FWD CADILLAC DEVILLES, FLEETWOODS AND SIXTY SPECIALS EQUIPPED WITH THE 4.9L ENGINE (VIN CODE B)

The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, as amended, provides that each vehicle which is subject to a recall campaign of this type must be adequately repaired within a reasonable time after the owner has tendered it for repair. A failure to repair within sixty (60) days after tender of a vehicle is prima facie evidence of failure to repair within a reasonable time.

If the condition is not adequately repaired within a reasonable time, the owner may be entitled to an identical or reasonably equivalent vehicle at no charge or to a refund of the purchase price less a reasonable allowance for depreciation.

To avoid having to provide these burdensome solutions, every effort must be made to promptly schedule an appointment with each owner and to repair their vehicle as soon as possible. As you will see in reading the copy of the owner letter, if the condition is not remedied within a reasonable time, owners are instructed on how to contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

CONDITION

General Motors has determined that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in all 1991-1993 FWD model Cadillac DeVilles, Fleetwoods and Sixty Specials equipped with the 4.9L engine (VIN Code B). These vehicles have an upper transaxle oil cooler hose which could pull out of the crimped coupling at the transaxle end of the line assembly. Under certain climate conditions and under certain driving conditions, if this coupling were to separate and an ignition source were present, an engine compartment fire could occur.