Consumer Complaint Detail

OLDSMOBILE / SILHOUETTE / 1999

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004254138 Incident Date: Jan, 13 2004
Consumer's City: PLANO Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SILHOUETTE Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:exhaust system:manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GHDX03EXXD Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 13 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 16 2001
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Intake manifold coolant leak caused by defective gasket. related tsb mentions "new gasket design" implying that original design was defective. oldsmobile refuses to offer any warranty coverage for failure, repair bill is $950.00 so far. seems to be a common problem with this model at this age. very disappointed with gm's attitude of customer dissatisfaction.*ak