Consumer Complaint Detail

OLDSMOBILE / AURORA / 1997

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0 Death
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005023197 Incident Date: May, 29 2005
Consumer's City: WEST PATERSON Consumer's State: NJ
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: AURORA Model Year: 1997
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#: 1G3GR62C6V4 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 05 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 25 2003
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Per dealer diagnosis, threads in block for head bolt(s) have deteriorated causing head gasket leaks (antifreeze & oil) due to poor gm design. this results in rough running, overheating and poor driveability. repair cost of $4500 + tax, all of which is customers responsibility. this reiterated by oldsmobile help line on 6/6/05.