Consumer Complaint Detail

OLDSMOBILE / CUTLASS / 1997

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 003246660 Incident Date: Jul, 16 2003
Consumer's City: WHITE BEAR LAKE Consumer's State: MN
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: CUTLASS Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G3NG52M2V6 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 20 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 03 1998
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I have a 97 and 99 oldsmobile cutlas with v6-191 3.1l vin m sfi engines. they both leak coolant from the intake manifold at the rear of the engine. i am told this is a common problem with this engine and is caused by the dex cool anti-freeze installed by the mfg. the cost est. from the olds dealer is $850.00 to replace the gasket. these cars each have 50,000 mi. if this is in fact a common problem i should get some relief from the manufacture. *la