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|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005008943 | Incident Date: Feb, 02 2005 |
| Consumer's City: BOISE | Consumer's State: ID |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: MONTANA | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:cooling system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1GMDX03E6XD | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 24 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Feb, 02 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: On feb. 3 of 2004 we purchased a used 1999 montana. the low coolant light was coming on so we took it back to the dealer. they "couldn't find anything wrong" but it was low on coolant. i checked this web site and found many complaints about manifold gasket failure around 60,000 miles. our van had less than this so we kept our eyes open to why this light kept coming on and even asked the dealer to make sure it wasn't leaking antifreeze into the engine. they said it was low but there was no leak. then in feb of 05 we had to replace the water pump and one week later a new noise started, so we took it back to a mechanic who found antifreeze leaking into the engine, $800 later it seems to be working fine. why can't pontiac be made to fix this obvious problem. we no longer have dex-cool for antifreeze!! the low coolant light had come on intermittently for the whole year we owned it and finally we found a good mechanic who knew exactly what the problem was, the dealership--lithia ford of boise--had "no idea". it would have been under warranty if they had fixed it last year. leaking intake manifold gasket caused engine problems. *nm |
