Consumer Complaint Detail
OLDSMOBILE / CUTLASS / 1997
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005101492 | Incident Date: Nov, 17 2005 |
| Consumer's City: AKRON | Consumer's State: OH |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: CUTLASS | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:exhaust system:manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1G3WH52M1VF | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 08 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jan, 28 1998 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Intake manifold gasket failed twice. first repaired at monroe service on 11-18-2005 at 76655 miles the cost was $731.16. second repair was at goodyear gemini on 12-21-2006 at 82274miles. the cost was $642.40. both facilities were ase certified. i have been an assistant store manager in the past for both procare and goodyear, and rarely saw a failure of an intake manifold gasket, except in early foriegn engines with aluminum blocks or aluminum heads or both. i just had a front brake overhaul at midas, and the tech nician asked if i had had any problems with theintake manifold gasket, which set me off on this search. i talked to the managers at both monroe and goodyear ,and both said they have had many problems with these gaskets that they have had to repair. did a google search and found many complaints about it, and saw that a class action lawsuit out of canada was being filed. i could provide the necessary documentation of both repairs. talked to gm about it, and as i expected, said that i didn't bring it to a gm facility for repair, and that it had excessive mileage. i did not consider 76665 or 82274 as excessive mileage for the year of the car or this type of failure. what would have happened if this defect caused fuel to leak out onto hot exterior of the engine? *ak |