Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / C/K PICKUPS / 1998

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003211398 Incident Date: Apr, 23 2003
Consumer's City: SAGINAW Consumer's State: MI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: C/K PICKUPS Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:exhaust system:manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GCEK19R6WR Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 26 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Intake manifold gaskets leaking anti-freeze. many trucks are experiencing this same problem. my truck has 74000 miles and i know of 2 others w/ 78,000 and 66,000 miles that needed gasket replacement. talking to a dealer employee revealed that it is a popular problem with the chavy vortec motors. at a cost of around $400.00, it is a too frequent problem. thank you. *nlm