Consumer Complaint Detail

OLDSMOBILE / CUTLASS / 1998

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 001091335 Incident Date: Dec, 13 2001
Consumer's City: KATY Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: CUTLASS Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:fuel injection system:injectors
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G3NG52M2W6 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 07 2002 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 28 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The fuel injectors in my car has given me problems since 12/14/01, 1/28/02 then again 3/28/02. the mileage between 12/14/01 & 1/28/02 was less than 2,000 miles & the next time was less than 2,000 miles. the first time is cost $179.00 and the second time $175.00. the third time $25.00 & i called the customer service representative & bascially he told me i was using bad gas or poor quality of gas. the only gas i get is from shell, exxon or texaco. the customer service rep. has not help in the problem in anyway. my mechanic said the injectors need to be replaced & that would cost $1500.00 or more. the merchanic got a service bullectin #99-06-04-005a about the problems they are having clogged fuel injectors causing the car to run poorly with not enough fuel getting to the engine, & causing the check engine light to come on. he also said he has a lot of these engines with this same problem with the fuel injectors. i just want oldsmobile recall this & have it fixed.*ak