Consumer Complaint Detail
BUICK / PARK AVENUE / 1998
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004257912 | Incident Date: Jan, 28 2004 |
| Consumer's City: SPRINGDALE | Consumer's State: AR |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: PARK AVENUE | 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#: 1G4CW52K0W4 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 31 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| 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: Failure of plastic upper intake manifold on 1998 buick park avenue causing coolant to leak into engine cylinders. the repair bill cost $990. i have not seen any other manufacturer besides general motors construct their intake manifolds out of plastic. the servicing dealership noted that they are replacing an average of 3 plastic intake manifolds each week due to plastic failure and antifreeze leaking into the engine cylinders. i think this needs to be investigated as this engine (3.8 liter) and plastic intake manifold have been and continue to be used in multiple gm vehicles from at least 1996 through the present. *jb |