Consumer Complaint Detail

PONTIAC / BONNEVILLE / 1998

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003230603 Incident Date: Jul, 31 2003
Consumer's City: INDEPENDENCE Consumer's State: MO
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: BONNEVILLE Model Year: 1998
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#: 1G2HX52KXW4 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 13 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 15 2001
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Coolant was sucked into the cylinders through two unknown holes in the intake manifold system. engine had 66,000 miles. resulted in total blow-out of engine and replacement was necessary at a repair cost of close to $3,000. according to service technician this engine has a history of these problems and gm needs to rectify the faulty plastic manifolds and gaskets. *ak