Consumer Complaint Detail

PONTIAC / PONTIAC / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 002275688 Incident Date: Aug, 14 2002
Consumer's City: KOKOMO Consumer's State: IN
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: PONTIAC Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Unknown or other
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G2HZ52K7WH Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 14 2004 Complaint Type: CAG
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Noticed engine was overheating. owners manual said check coolant tank and if empty service and see if that fixes the problem. serviced coolant tank and when i started the car after about three minutes running the thermostat opened up and the car started to sputter and run rough. i shut off the car and when i tried to restart it for the mechanic it hydro-locked and broke the starter which also had to be replaced. coolant had entered the engine cylinders. mechanic found intake plenum warped. he said they change these all the time.