Holden recalls 86,000 Zetas equipped with V6
GM's Australian subsidiary Holden has recalled 86,000 rear-wheel-drive Zeta cars with the V6 engine to correct a potential fuel leak that could lead to fires. The CNN Money article says that the recall doesn't impact the Pontiac G8, GM's North American Zeta variant, because that car's underhood layout is different. We should also mention that the G8 is not even on sale yet, so there are none in customer hands to recall.
VE and WM Commodores in Australia and New Zealand, Chevrolet Lumina and Caprice models in the Middle East, as well as the Chevrolet Omega in Brazil are all affected. When a clip chafes on the fuel line, it can apparently cause a leak with nasty results if the gasoline ignites. The risk is low, says GM's John Lindsay, but they're calling the cars back, nearly all of the Zetas with V6 engines sold since the car's redesign, and fixing them free of charge just to be on the safe side.
[Source: CNN]
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Random Task 12:43PM (1/08/2008)
Typical Australian crap! This is why the Japanese have been eating their lunch for 25 years. I want a nice Tundra!
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Random Task 12:43PM (1/08/2008)
Typical Australian crap! This is why the Japanese have been eating their lunch for 25 years. I want a nice Tundra!
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Pokey 12:57PM (1/08/2008)
Gotta love sarcasm!
Mr. Oak 1:25PM (1/08/2008)
Enjoy your Tundra. However, you should probably keep a GM truck areound to carry the parts as they fall off the Turdra.
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R 1:47PM (1/08/2008)
I think his sarcasm flew way over your head...
simianspeedster 3:19PM (1/08/2008)
And yet Tundra sales were up almost 60% in 2007 while every full-sized American truck line lost sales.
Hmmmm...
-SimianSpeedster
R 1:46PM (1/08/2008)
Wait! Which way did you guys round?? That's very important in determining how biased you guys are.
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zakudomgoog 2:06PM (1/08/2008)
damn those ozzies! they should stick with making boomerangs and hot babes. NOT cars!!!
those australians should buy GM products instead.
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