| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004304395 | Incident Date: Oct, 07 2004 |
| Consumer's City: MEDINA | Consumer's State: OH |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: GRAND AM | Model Year: 1996 |
| 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#: 1G2NE12M6TM | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 17 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 28 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: As my husband was putting gas into my 1996 grand am he noticed orange coolent ( dex cool) leaking from the car. the next morning on his way to work the car motor temperature increased to a point were he had to pull over and let the car cool down. after work he took the car to gateway tire and service for the problem. gateway service stated that the following failures occured -the intake manifold gasket and timing cover gasket failed. what needs to be done to correct the problem? -replace manifold gasket (b) -replace upper and lower manifold gasket -replace seal kit lube oil and filter -replace timing cover gasket -replace cover gasket -replace timing cover gasket if done with lower intake currently car at gateway tire service (10-18-04). *ak |
