Consumer Complaint Detail
OLDSMOBILE / SILHOUETTE / 1998
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004298163 | Incident Date: Sep, 02 2004 |
| Consumer's City: MERRITT ISLAND | Consumer's State: FL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: SILHOUETTE | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1GHDX03E1WD | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 11 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 26 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Coolant leaked from gasket into engine degrading oil and resulted in extensive damage and cost. the downgrading began with this event. il pump eventually clogged resulting in low oil pressure & repaired again. *ak eventually, engine self destructed, while on freeway, loosing power steering and power brakes resulting in near accident while exiting freeway. then had to rent a chrysler van to escape oncoming hurricane frances. this is more expense and aggrivation. all because of a faulty gasket leaking coolant into engine. this looks like neglegent design on gms part resulting in a catastrophic failure which could have resulted in death. |