Consumer Complaint Detail
PONTIAC / TRANS SPORT / 1997
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003208388 | Incident Date: Jan, 16 2003 |
| Consumer's City: FRANKLIN | Consumer's State: TN |
| 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 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1GMDU06E9VD | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 07 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Vehicle: 1997 pontiac trans sport, vin [xxx], 96,634 mi. engine developed severe knock and strong smell of coolant. took vehicle to franklin pontiac gmc in franklin, tn and was told the intake gaskets had failed and contaminated oil, and that this was not uncommon for this vehicle. required replacement of lifters, pushrods, intake gaskets, oil and coolant on jan. 17, 2003 for cost of appx. $1,100. replaced water pump on oct. 18, 2002 for cost of appx. $250. low coolant light had been coming on intermittently for past several years, with faint smell of coolant, and i filled up radiator reservoir with dexcool thinking it was a normal evaporation through reservoir cap. i have since learned of many other similar intake gasket problems on gm vehicles, and am worried about another gasket failure as well as what unknown damage has occurred to my engine's bearings. *nlm information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr |