VE recalled

[BadMac]

Originally Posted by LUXO_8

cars affected = engine bay fires, 20 brand new cars with engine bay fires, at fault of the manufacturer, is far too much.
i dont care if thats from 80,000 cars or 800,000 cars .


what i find a touch amusing is...they recalled V8's for a fuel line issue when they were just released, now they've recalled all V6 cars, the way i read that is, they made a major fault that affected all cars, and decided to recall them in 2 batches(V8 and V6).

If you had read the article you would have seen the bit whereby there have been zero fires, 20 cars detected with leaking hoses which potentially could have caused a fire.

The V8 and V6 faults were/are different, One was a part which could fail, this one is a rubbing hose which has shown up after cars complete a few KM's.

I read somewhere else that the fix is to reroute the hose and put a cable tie on it. No cost and 30mins max.

[MAGPIE]

Originally Posted by BadMac

If you had read the article you would have seen the bit whereby there have been zero fires, 20 cars detected with leaking hoses which potentially could have caused a fire.

The V8 and V6 faults were/are different, One was a part which could fail, this one is a rubbing hose which has shown up after cars complete a few KM's.

I read somewhere else that the fix is to reroute the hose and put a cable tie on it. No cost and 30mins max.

But lets not let the facts get in the way of a good story now:

"We've got a condition where one of the fuel lines in the engine compartment has the potential to rub against a clip on an adjacent hose, so over a period of time this could potentially - and I emphasise potentially - result in a leak in the hose and a fuel smell may become evident,'' Mr Lindsay said.

"The chances of this happening are very low but obviously we are erring on the side of caution and we are administering a recall of all (V6) VE and WM Commodores since the start of production.''

[sbeaugs]

http://www.recalls.gov.au/

Check out this for all the recalls check out the motor vehicles section

[red_hotxr6]

I wonder when they actually found out about this, in relation to when they finally decided to let the public know.

[woteva]

Originally Posted by blueoval

very true. Just a shame a issue like this is raised in an australian car.

Yep. I don't think Australian cars are bolted together too well though. I've had plenty of problems with my car over the last 12 months. Admittedly they have all been minor, but when you add them altogether they've been a pain in the rear and a major inconvenience getting stuff looked at. I've reached the point where when I upgrade, I will be going for a different make.

[JONZI3]

Originally Posted by BadMac

If you had read the article you would have seen the bit whereby there have been zero fires, 20 cars detected with leaking hoses which potentially could have caused a fire.

The V8 and V6 faults were/are different, One was a part which could fail, this one is a rubbing hose which has shown up after cars complete a few KM's.

I read somewhere else that the fix is to reroute the hose and put a cable tie on it. No cost and 30mins max.

Just remove the bracket held on by a 10 mm bolt, check if its rubbed through and the line is ok then put a cable tie on it instead of the bracket, job done.