Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / LUMINA / 1997

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004307954 Incident Date: Nov, 06 2004
Consumer's City: TROY Consumer's State: MI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: LUMINA 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#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 14 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 04 1997
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 1997 chevrolet lumina with 3.1 l engine. lower intake gasket leaking into engine. cost to repair $900 us from dealer. problem is apparently caused by using gm dexcool antifreeze and a defective gasket. gm is aware of the problem and knows it effects all 3.1l and 3.4l engines produced from around the mid 1990s to 2000. no recall has been issued by gm since this seams not to be a safety issue.*ak