Consumer Complaint Detail

OLDSMOBILE / SILHOUETTE / 1999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 004315130 Incident Date: Dec, 19 2004
Consumer's City: FRANKLIN Consumer's State: TN
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SILHOUETTE Model Year: 1999
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#: 1GHDX03E7XD Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 30 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 08 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The "low coolant" light came on but there was no evidence of a leak. we finally discovered that the hot coolant was leaking onto the camshaft and into the engine through faulty lower intake manifold gaskets. the gasket was replaced at our expense but we do not know the damage or condition of the camshaft and engine bearings from coolant mixed with oil to lubricate. there remains a coolant odor we cannot identify. we later learned of gm service bulletin 03-06-01-010 dated march 2003 that identifies this problem but vehicle owners have not been alerted. there will be complete engine failure without early detection of problem and repair. *ak