Consumer Complaint Detail

BUICK / CENTURY / 1999

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0 Injured
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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003233292 Incident Date: Jul, 31 2003
Consumer's City: FRESNO Consumer's State: CA
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#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 28 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 18 2000
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Cooling system full of gunk, uses dex*cool. overheating, leaking coolant, constantly refilling. mechanic advised dex-cool is the problem, as deteriorates gaskets. replaced intake manifold gasket for $650. if problem continues, may need to replace head gasket as well. problem is this is the recommended coolant for this car. have spent much money flushing and refilling system, before finding out that the coolant is the problem.*ak