| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005038119 | Incident Date: Jul, 03 2005 |
| Consumer's City: SPRINGFIELD | Consumer's State: OR |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: VENTURE | Model Year: 2001 |
| 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#: 1GNDU23E51D | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 09 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jan, 17 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Similar problems with cooling system as reported by other posts. purchased vehicle new. serviced at shop regularly. at 60,000 miles the supposed "100,000 mile" cooling system suddenly developed leak in lower intake. as the temperature gauge rose into the hot, i turned the engine off to let it cool off. when i drove it to the shop (maybe driving a total of 10 miles after problem started), shop diagnosed it as lower intake gasket leak. the manual says it has a engine safety feature to alternately fire the cylinders to keep heads from blowing. didn't work for me. both head gaskets blown. warped heads. had to have heads shaved. $2000 repair bill during a vacation at a gm shop. the shop put on "newer gaskets" this isn't right! *jb |
