Consumer Complaint Detail
PONTIAC / BONNEVILLE / 1998
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003258260 | Incident Date: Dec, 13 2003 |
| Consumer's City: LAWRENCE | Consumer's State: KS |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: BONNEVILLE | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 03 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 17 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: the fuel pressure regulator leaked gasoline; allowing fuel to enter the intake manifold through a vacuum line. a spark ignited the excess fuel causing an explosion and rupturing the manifold. the blast hit the car in front of me so hard they thought they had been rear-ended. smoke bellowed out from under the hood, but luckily it didn't burn. it happened as i was entering an intersection and we nearly missed being broadsided. the car lost both power steering and brakes when it exploded and was very difficult to control. about 2 weeks before this it had been taken in for repairs because it was stalling out, difficult to start and the power steering and brakes had been failing. a new vacuum hose was installed. it had been repaired the year before because it leaked antifreeze into the engine, damaging it extensively. it is the second bonneville i own that has done this. it is the third damaged engine that fits the description of the buick recall- gm #03054. gm vehicles equiped with 3800 v6 engines. *ak |