Consumer Complaint Detail
BUICK / PARK AVENUE / 1998
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004289466 | Incident Date: Jul, 13 2004 |
| Consumer's City: DUVALL | Consumer's State: WA |
| 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:exhaust system:manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1G4CW52K8W4 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 19 2004 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 09 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The consumer stated that intake manifold failed, allowing coolant to get inside the engine. this cost $1200.00 to repair. the consumer called the manufacturer and spoke with a representative, who basically told him that they could not help. the consumer called the buick dealer and was told that this was a common problem and buick will not do anything about it. buick service department told consumer they kept a number of them because of this problem. *ak when the consumer attempted to start the engine, the starter housing broke. the mechanic found the engine full of coolant and traced the problem to an upper intake failure due to heat from the egr passage eroding away the plastic manifold causing coolant to leak into the engine. the consumer requested reimbursement. *sc *jb |