Consumer Complaint Detail

BUICK / CENTURY / 1997

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003288822 Incident Date: Oct, 04 2003
Consumer's City: SAN ANGELO Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: CENTURY Model Year: 1997
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#: 2G4WY52M6V1 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 06 2004 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: A mixture of water and anti freeze seeped into the oil. when this occurred the fluids mixed with the oil, and went through the intake manifold gasket. this knocked the crankshaft and destroyed the engine. the engine was replaced, but the failure recurred 8 months later. *ak