Consumer Complaint Detail
BUICK / PARK AVENUE / 1998
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003243912 | Incident Date: Sep, 18 2003 |
| Consumer's City: DALLAS | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: PARK AVENUE | 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#: 1G4CW52K8W4 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 30 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 07 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Initiation of problem started 19 sept 2003 while on a roundtrip, tx to ca. after approximately $3,200 in repairs, ca & tx, the culprit is identified and the problem is currently fixed (30 oct 2003). the culprit is a warped upper intake manifold, which allowed coolant to leak into the cylinders (finally hydro-locking the engine). this hard-plastic, domed original gm part has about a 1-mm warp on the end nearest cylinders #1 & #2. i consider this to be a manufacturer's flaw, although the vehicle has more than 75,000 miles. the tx dealer has seen other problems like this. a gm/buick representative does not want to consider sharing some of the repair costs. i have a thorough file on this problem. i note other complaints for this integral part of the engine. -- jack sanders, dallas. *la |