Consumer Complaint Detail

PONTIAC / TRANS SPORT / 1997

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003207833 Incident Date: Feb, 16 2003
Consumer's City: RIDGEVILLE Consumer's State: SC
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: TRANS SPORT Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:cooling system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 29 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 06 1997
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Engine has been overheating for a year now. took vehicle to pontiac. they tested it and replaced the water pump. still overheating so they replaced the thermostat and radiator cap. still overheating. pontiac stated it needed a new head gasket and wanted $3500.00 to replace it. they further stated they were not sure this was the problem either. i have already paid $500.00 for the previous service. i have read there are many others with this same problem with gm 3.4 liter engines. *nlm