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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004280174 | Incident Date: May, 15 2004 |
| Consumer's City: BURLINGTON | Consumer's State: KY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: LUMINA | 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#: 2G1WL52MXW9 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 15 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jan, 12 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I bought a 1998 chevrolet lumina in 2000, and never experienced any significant problems, until recently. the engine began misfiring on cylinder 1 and i replaced the spark plugs and plug wires assuming it would correct the issue. during this time, i also did an oil change and checked all fluids and found the antifreeze to appear "rusted". i checked in the overflow resevoir and noted oil and a dirty appearance to the antifreeze. i had the antifreeze system flushed, and now the problems are back, less than 5,000 miles later. while searching for the potential problem on the internet, i found a lot of data talking about the dex-cool issues and head gasket problems. i have talked to several mechanics, and they seem to believe that the head gasket is bad, which is causing the misfire problem. this is going to be a costly repair, one of which i don't feel i should have to pay for since there seems to be a growing issue with head gaskets and the dex-cool antifreeze.*ak |
