The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced a recalling involving 207,542 Buick and Pontiac vehicles. The recall — which impacts 1997-2003 model year Buick Regal GS and Pontiac Grand Prix GTP vehicles equipped with a 3.8 L supercharged engine — is due to the possibility of an engine fire.
Under hard braking, oil can leak onto the cars’ exhaust manifolds. If the oil gets beneath the manifold’s heat shield, it could spark a fire that can spread through the entire engine compartment.
The NHTSA failed to mention how many complaints it had received, but did say most cases happened five to ten minutes after the vehicle had been turned off. The NHSTA says owners should avoid parking their cars in parking structures as the fire could spread to these buildings.
The defect doesn’t appear to have caused any injuries.
