Tl* the contact owns a 1997 cadillac deville. The contact stated that while traveling 40 MPH, gasoline fuel fumes emitted from the front driver's side of the vehicle. The fuel gauge indicated that there a half of tank of gas was in the tank, when the tank was nearly empty. The vehicle has gone empty on fuel on three separate occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 113,000 and the current mileage was 114.000. The VIN was not available.
1997 Cadillac Deville: gas smell in the cabin
11 of the 269 complaints about the 1997 Cadillac Deville describe gas smell in the cabin.
- owner complaints
- 11
- of this car's complaints
- 4%
- typical mileage
- 80,425
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall for this area of the car. See below
Gas smell in the cabin by model year
- 20012
- 19992
- 19983
- 199711
- 19965
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 1997 cadillac deville. The contact stated that fuel fumes were emitted in and around the vehicle. The contact mentioned that once he inspected the vehicle, he noticed that there was a fuel leak under the engine compartment. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 97,000.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 40 MPH on a dry highway, there was a very strong gasoline smell detected from inside and outside the vehicle. The occupants in the vehicle became sick and light headed. The dealership refused to let the contact continue driving the vehicle due to the fuel leakage. The undercarriage was saturated with gasoline. The dealership determined the fuel rail needed to be replaced. Updated 09/20/06.
Re: defective fuel system in 1997 cadillac deville. Requesting a defect investigation. *bf about an hour after recall repairs were made tot he vehicle fuel rail the consumer smell gas fumes. The consumer checked the vehicle and saw a leak coming from the fuel regulator. The vehicle was returned to the dealer and they replaced the o-ring. The vehicle was driven back tot he consumer's home where he again noticed a fuel smell. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer who replaced the regulator assembly and charged the consumer for the repair. The consumer request reimbursement for the replaced regulator assembly since it was related to recall 04v110000 .
After smelling fuel and calling the manufacturer consumer was told there was a fuel rail recall, but was not notified of it. Consumer called the dealer, and was told it would take 2 months to get the vehicle repaired. After explaining that there was a smell of fuel the consumer was told to bring the vehicle in. Consumer took the vehicle in , and was told to pick it up the next day. Dealer later called consumer stating that the vehicle could not be serviced, and had to keep vehicle for an additional week,on a two hour repair since the service department was backed up.
Consumer smelled a gasoline odor around the vehicle, after inspection of the vehicle, the consumer located a fuel leakage behind a metal plate where fuel was leaking from the plastic fuel rail tubing.
Pe 03 050 concerning fuel rail leaks. Consumer smelled fuel odor while driving or idling. Vehicle was being inspected by a repair shop. Manufacturer was notified. *ak recall# 04v110000. The consumer request reimbursement.
Pe 03 050 concerning fuel rail leaks. Consumer smelled fuel odor while driving or idling. Vehicle was being inspected by a repair shop. Manufacturer was notified.
Very strong gasoline smell everytime time you get out of the car or just walk by the car. No gas on ground leakage of gasoline will certainly start a fire independent garage found the filler pipe corroded and leaking. *ak garage replaced filler pipe. Old pipe not available
My car smelled like gas when I got ot work, 7 miles from home, and when I got it to the shop they found that it had a fuel rail leak. There was another sts in the shop with the same problem and the vince whibbs dealership in pensacola said that they had two of them in the last 6 months. I think that this is a very serious problem and it should be looked into. I was very lucky that my car did not catch on fire. I contacked gm and talked to heather lewis, case number 1-156497228 and was told that they would look into this and call be back on november 3, between three and five p.m. She never call me back.
While driving, the consumer smelled a strong gas odor. Upon inspection, the consumer noticed gas all over the vehicle's underbody. The dealer diagnosed the problem as a ruptured fuel rail.
Related recalls
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- What is wrong
- Some passenger vehicles equipped with 4.0l v8 engines have a condition in which the nylon tubing used in the fuel rail construction may degrade and crack. Additionally, the 1995 model year uses a unique underhood fuel return line that may crack. Cracking of the fuel rail or return line tubing can result in a fuel leak into the engine compartment.
- Risk
- Fuel leakage, in the presence of an ignition source, could result in a fire.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the engine fuel rail with a new stainless steel fuel rail. Dealers will also install a revised chassis fuel return line. The recall began on june 2, 2004, for 1996-1997 oldsmobile aurora vehicles. Owners of 1995 cadillacs and 1996-1997 oldsmobile aurora were sent letters on august 6, 2004. Additional letters to owners will be forthcoming. Owners should contact oldsmobile at 1‑800‑630‑6537.
Recall number 04V110000 · Recall details
Questions about the 1997 Cadillac Deville fuel smell
Is gas smell in the cabin a common problem on the 1997 Cadillac Deville?
11 of 269 owner complaints about the 1997 Cadillac Deville (4%) mention gas smell in the cabin. The model year with the most reports is 1997.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1997 Cadillac Deville?
There is 1 recall and 0 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1997 Cadillac Deville
Headlights 24ABS 19Stalling 11Brake failure 10Fuel leak 10Fire or smoke 8Loss of power 7Power steering loss 7Oil consumption 6Fuel gauge 5Overheating 5Steering lock-up 5
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