Recall: 86,000 Holden Commodore's Recalled To Fix Potential Fuel Leak

[JoeT]

86,000 Holden Commodores Recalled

Toby Hagon
7 January 2008
www.drive.com.au

Australia’s best selling car, the Holden Commodore, is being recalled for the third time in 18 months, this time to fix a potential fuel leak. TOBY HAGON reports.

Holden is recalling more than 86,000 Commodores and Statesmans to fix a potential fuel leak that could lead to a fire.

The recall affects every V6-powered VE Commodore and luxury WM Statesman and Caprice models sold since the vehicle went on sale in August 2006.

As well as 53,180 cars sold in Australia, the recall involves 27,083 vehicles exported to the Middle East, 5456 to New Zealand, 784 to Brazil and 26 to other countries, including Korea. In total 86,539 Commodores, Statesmans and Caprices are being recalled.

The recall does not affect V8-powered Commodores, more of which were sold than ever before in 2007.

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[cedarman24]

Come on holden i am running out of space for the recall stickers

[FierySolstice]

Does this affect the G8 as well?!?!

[Ssom]

I think only the first batch of G8's will be affected.


Still, the recalls aren't going to be well received by the American market if they keep up...

[damm`2]

G8 is not affected as it has a different lay out under the bonnet.

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sto...005961,00.html

[redTT]

Holden will recall for potential problems, other manufacturers wont.

[ScottyFLM]

Originally Posted by redTT

Holden will recall for potential problems, other manufacturers wont.

really....

[asylum]

“There’s a potential issue where a fuel line can rub [and wear through] leading to a fuel leak,” says a Holden spokeswoman. “We’d rather err on the side of caution and recall the [affected] vehicles.”


Leaking fuel could ultimately lead to a fire.


“We couldn’t rule that out,” says the spokeswoman. “But there’s been no cases of that whatsoever. But we couldn’t sit here and say it’s an impossibility.”


The fuel leak issue has already affected 19 vehicles – none of which caught fire

19 out of 86,000??? i'm no mathematician, but thats a bloody small percentage.

[jkennedy293]

Originally Posted by asylum

19 out of 86,000??? i'm no mathematician, but thats a bloody small percentage.

Its not so small if your one of the affected. Anytime fuel leaks from a vehicle, its a bad thing.

[1999 White C5 Coupe]

Originally Posted by asylum

“There’s a potential issue where a fuel line can rub [and wear through] leading to a fuel leak,” says a Holden spokeswoman. “We’d rather err on the side of caution and recall the [affected] vehicles.”


Leaking fuel could ultimately lead to a fire.


“We couldn’t rule that out,” says the spokeswoman. “But there’s been no cases of that whatsoever. But we couldn’t sit here and say it’s an impossibility.”


The fuel leak issue has already affected 19 vehicles – none of which caught fire

19 out of 86,000??? i'm no mathematician, but thats a bloody small percentage.

It is not an excuse for poor design and/or assembly.

[redTT]

We would be applauding any other manufacturer for recalling vehicles........for GM its different.

[MisterMe]

Originally Posted by redTT

Holden will recall for potential problems, other manufacturers wont.

It don't know about OZ, but this is simply not true in North America. Here, most recalls are for potential problems. To asylum's point, 19 out of 86,000 is a small number of incidents but it is wholly unacceptable in the auto industry. It often takes only one or two actual instances of a potential problem to create major problems for the manufacturer. Many of us may remember that it only one instance of the Chrysler minivan rear hatch popping open in a rear-end crash. It required fewer than 19 exploding Ford Pinto's to consign the model to the Joke of the Nation.

[Ssom]

Originally Posted by asylum

19 out of 86,000??? i'm no mathematician, but thats a bloody small percentage.

Most recalls are for problems that have ailed only a small % of the fleet.

[SCCA1995]

Even if some of the first US G8s had the same problems, they haven't gona on sale yet. Therefore, they wouldn't be recalled. They would be fixed before it became an inconvenience for customers. As for the inconvenienced Aussies, I'd at least feel better that the cars are being recalled for safety's sake. If GM/Holden had ignored the problem, they would recall them after a mishap that would cost them millions of $$ in punitive damages.

[demonv8]

Originally Posted by redTT

Holden will recall for potential problems, other manufacturers wont.

No, it just shows Holden is far from world class, they had to have my car in 3 times to fix a power steering leak, not good enough mate!