Consumer Complaint Detail

PONTIAC / TRANS SPORT / 1998

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 003275719	Incident Date: Jan, 14 2003
Consumer's City: KINGSPORT	Consumer's State: TN
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO	Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: TRANS SPORT	Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No	Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No	Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GMDX03E5WD	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: While driving on interstate, camshaft broke. problem was traced back to a leaking intake manifold gasket, that over time, had contaminated the oil with orange coolant, causing camshaft bearing failure. after replacing the engine with a used, 60,000 mile, replacement, and driving the van for another 16,000 miles, now the replacement engine is leaking coolant internally, and had contaminated the oil in this engine. obviously it's the same problem, however gm has issued a service bulletin changing the gasket design, and no replacement gaskets are available yet. so, i can't drive it, and can't repair it due to lack of parts.