Consumer Complaint Detail

BUICK / CENTURY / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003226660 Incident Date: Jul, 21 2003
Consumer's City: HACKENSACK Consumer's State: MN
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: CENTURY Model Year: 1999
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#: 2G4WS52M6X1 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 01 2003 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 31 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dealer replaced intake manifold gasket. consumer stated it was premature to replace the manifold. *ak when the consumers first purchased the used vehicle, dex-cool needed to be added every 2-3,000 miles. after a year, the consumer was adding dex-cool every 2 days. consumer then noticed pink gunk in the dex-cool. vehicle was taken to the dealer and they couldn't determine why this happened and where it came from. they were informed the intake manifold needed to be replaced and the vehicle needed a complete flush. when the consumer received the vehicle from the dealer, they noticed a lot of pink gunk still in the reserve jug. *ph