Consumer Complaint Detail

PONTIAC / TRANS SPORT / 1996

Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003273937	Incident Date: Jun, 14 2003
Consumer's City: ELLENWOOD	Consumer's State: GA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO	Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: TRANS SPORT	Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No	Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No	Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GMDU06E9TT	Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 14 2004	Complaint Type: CAG
Incident Reported To Police: No	Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No	Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0	Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: -	Description of the Complaints: After the 2nd valve spring broke, i was told that the valves were seizing up and a new engine would be required. all of this was caused by the bad designed manifold gasket that caused coolant to go into the oil. after spending over $1,000 since 4-29-03, i finally had to trade in for another vehicle. i didn't have between $4,000 and $5,000 for a new engine, which on a '96 model would not have been worth it. i could have gotten a used engine, but all of them have the same manifold gasket and this would have cost aproximately $2,000. i've had nothing but problems with this van. general motors should have taken care of this as a recall, but i guess it was too expensive for them too.