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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has just announced a major recall covering nearly 1.5 million General Motors passenger cars from the late 90's and early 2000s. The recall affects various Buick, Chevrolet, Oldsmobile, and Pontiac models equipped with normally aspirated versions of GM's much-utilized 3800 3.8-liter V6.

Apparently, some of these engines can drop oil onto the exhaust manifold during hard braking. If that manifold has gotten hot enough and the oil dribbles below the heat shield, it can start a small fire. The flames can then engulf the plastic spark plug wire channel, potentially resulting in a full-on engine compartment fire.

The fix? Dealer service departments will be asked to remove said spark plug wire retention channel from the front of the engine bay, and then retrofit two new retainers.

Models Affected:

1997-2003 Buick Regal
2000-2003 Chevrolet Impala
1998-1999 Chevrolet Lumina
1998-2003 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
1998-1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue
1997-2003 Pontiac Grand Prix

The recall is slated to begin in May. Official NHTSA Release after the jump.

[Source: NHTSA]

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Click above for gallery of the Lumina Z34 Earnhardt edition

Back in the '90s, If the flashiest of Luminas - the Z34 - was too run-of-the-mill for you, there was always the Dale E. special. The checkered flag and signature motif, rendered in the finest early color palette of the Clinton era, is enough to elicit a "whooo-eee!" from a preacher.

While we think there's some future classic potential in the GM-10 despite what all you collectible car nitpickers will say, we don't think even the most pristine Dale E. Lumina is worth $39,000, even if it does have just 6,100 miles on its odometer and comes with an autographed bill of sale and owner's manual. eBay, the great white hope of anyone with overvalued junk, houses the auction for this hunk of awesomeness, and you've got more than two weeks to drum up funding if you need something park next to your Jeff Gordon edition Monte Carlo. Thanks for the tip, Clay!

Gallery: Chevy Lumina Z34 Dale Earnhardt Signature Edition


[Source: eBay]

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