| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003256026 | Incident Date: Oct, 26 2003 |
| Consumer's City: MORRIS PLAINS | Consumer's State: NJ |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: SL | Model Year: 1999 |
| 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#: 1G8ZH5285XZ | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 22 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Feb, 12 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: A mixture of oil and anti-freeze were noted. i brought the vehicle to the dealer where they told me that the head was cracked due to a manufacturing defect. they replaced the head and cooling system hoses only. now 10,000 miles later i am hearing a knocking sound from the engine. i brought the car to a mechanic where he informed me that the bottom half of the engine is gone and needs to be replaced. he stated that the dealer (saturn of morristown, nj) should have replaced the entire engine instead of just the top half. *la |
