Consumer Complaint Detail

OLDSMOBILE / ALERO / 2001

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 004272442 Incident Date: Apr, 25 2004
Consumer's City: DEPEW Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: ALERO Model Year: 2001
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#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 25 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 06 2000
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I have a 2001 oldsmobile alero gls. the car is less than 3 years old and has less than 40,000 miles on it. i noticed that the coolant light kept going on. i looked under the car initially and did not see any leakage. i added 50/50 dex-cool to the resevoir. all was well for about two weeks. then the light came on again. this continued for the next month. i started noticing leakage. after reviewing where the leakage is coming from, i have determined that it is right abive where the thermostat where there is a bolt that attaches the intake manifold to the engine.*ak