Consumer Complaint Detail

BUICK / PARK AVENUE / 1997

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004285332 Incident Date: Jan, 31 2004
Consumer's City: RALEIGH Consumer's State: NC
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: PARK AVENUE Model Year: 1997
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#: 1G4CW52K5V4 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 22 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 28 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Vehichle stalled while turning at an intersection and was not driveable; vehicle had to be towed. upon diagnosis, the vehicle "hydrolocked" due to dexcool leaking into the engine chamber from a melted upper intake manifold. the upper intake manifold, water pump, thermostat crank sensor and map sensor required replacement. it was then further determined due to an intolerably loud engine knock that the dexcool had corroded the engine compartment bearings; the engine was not repairable and required replacement. *ak