| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003253150 | Incident Date: Dec, 25 2003 |
| Consumer's City: CADIZ | Consumer's State: KY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: VENTURE | Model Year: 1997 |
| 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#: 1GNDU06E9VD | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 05 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 19 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I own a 1997 chevrolet venture van. recently discovered engine coolant was leaking internally and externally at the intake manifold because of a failed gasket and dexcool engine coolant. water pump was leaking also. when i discovered this problem i began to search for the root of the problem on the internet and found a petition located at http://www.petitiononline.com/gmcnsmrs/ that contained almost 5000 gm owners who have experienced the same problem. on other sites i found that some people were put in harms way by the failure of this gasket and the subsequent damage caused to their automobile engines at inopportune times. the gasket has been redesigned but at some point last year (2003) it was on back order for weeks at a time. after repairs and approximately 100 miles of travel my "service engine soon" light has now come on. i am requesting an investigation into the failure of these gaskets, the damage caused by use of dexcool coolant, and subsequent mechanical failure of gmc engines. *ak |
