| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005043444 | Incident Date: Sep, 15 2005 |
| Consumer's City: COLUMBUS | Consumer's State: OH |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: MALIBU | Model Year: 2000 |
| 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#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 19 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 29 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I purchased a 2000 chevy malibu ls in december of 2002. after purchasing this vehicle someone working in the service department of a gm dealership told me i had made a big mistake. he said the engine had a serious problem. he told me the lower intake gasket would eventually fail. the only way of fixing the problem also involves removing the entire engine from the car. in september of 2005 my car has developed this problem. i then contacted a mechanic to find how common a problem this is for the engine. he was under the impression it happened to all gm v6 engines. this failure is a major mechanical expense which i do not have the funding to fix. with less than 65,000 miles i do not feel a car should develop major mechanical defects. *nm |
