Consumer Complaint Detail

BUICK / LESABRE / 1998

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005026901 Incident Date: May, 10 2005
Consumer's City: ROEBUCK Consumer's State: SC
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: LESABRE Model Year: 1998
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#: 1G4HR52K0WH Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 04 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: consumer states that vehicle has a plastic intake manifold and after about 80,000 miles it failed, causing engine to lock up. he took vehicle to an independent service department and then called general motors to be reimbursed but because it was not taken to an authorized dealer they will not pay for the work done. consumer noticed the problem when he tried to start the vehicle and it would not star. smelled antifreeze. then, consumer's son examined vehicle and found out it was intake manifold. *ak