| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004272766 | Incident Date: Apr, 26 2004 |
| Consumer's City: ARLINGTON | Consumer's State: TX |
| 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:exhaust system:manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1G4HR52K3WH | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 28 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 01 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: My 1998 buick lesabre started to smell of anti-freeze earlier in the day on 4/27/04. the car was parked for most of the day, quick trips to the store at most. when i got home that night, the car was shacking and pouring exhaust vapors out of the exhaust pipe. in the morning on april 28t,. it started just fine. so, i drove it to my mechanic. the car ran smoothly for about 200 yards, then it progressively got worse, until i was practicly coasting when i reached my mechanics. after they looked into the issue, they concluded that the intake manifold was cracked and had spewed water into my engine. this left water in my oil and no coolant. my mechanic flushed my oil, flushed my coolant, replace the manifold with the factory part, and replaced the gasket with the factory part. my mechanic told me that this was a common issue and that all of the 3.8l gm engines had plastic intake manifolds. i then began to research on line this issue, and apparently many people have had the same problem. i called buick 3 times trying to plead my case. each time i was told there is no recall for this car, but the model 2 years prior had the same issue and the part was recalled. i have found a notice that nhtsa is trying to have the replacing the "delphi fuel pressure regulators" replace, which can cause the intake manifold to crack. nhtsa recall campaign number: 04v090000 |
