| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005043045 | Incident Date: Oct, 10 2005 |
| Consumer's City: WASHINGTON | Consumer's State: DC |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: MALIBU | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1G1NE52M5WY | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 16 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Aug, 28 1998 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The oil light came on one minute the next minute the car cut off. i had the car towed to curtis chevrolet in washington, dc and was told that the engine seized due to the oil regulator and filter exploded. the car has only 57500 original miles, serviced mainly by curtis chevrolet...oil recently changed by curtis yet i was told that to replace the engine would be $6,000. the car is currently considered totaled. *jb |
