| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004255380 | Incident Date: Jan, 14 2004 |
| Consumer's City: SHADYSIDE | Consumer's State: OH |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: CENTURY | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:cooling system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 2G4WY52M7X1 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 14 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 11 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 1999 buick century began using dex-cool and overheating. also heater would blow cold indicating coolant was low. car taken to dealer who said it was a leak in upper and lower intake gaskets. when asked why this happened they said that gm has had bad batches of gaskets and they are having to replace a lot of gaskets, even on 2003 models. i asked why they were charging me $403.66 to repair, since it is happening so much. they said that gm considers this gasket problem a "normal wear and tear" item just like belts, oil changes, ect! this should not be happening when the car only has 34,780 miles on it. *cb |
