| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004003497 | Incident Date: Dec, 13 2004 |
| Consumer's City: PORT JEFFERSON | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: LESABRE | 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#: 1G4HR52K0WH | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 20 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Feb, 04 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The 3.8l gm engines used '95 - '98 for the buick: rivera, lesabre, park avenue, regal, chevy: lumina, monte carlo, oldsmobile: 98,88,intrigue, pontiac: bonneville, grand prix have a known defect. service bulletin 01-06-01-007a coolant leak. in december 2004, my plastic intake manifold melted and allowed the engine coolant to fill the cylinders of the engine with coolant. gm resolved the defect with a design change in 99. i feel that gm is responsible for the cost of the repair of the defective part. second the engine shut down at 55 mph in heavy traffic, which is a serious safety hazard that warrants a recall. i contacted gm; service record number 1-293342957 they never called me back after a number of messages (7) then denied the claim. *nm |
