Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / MALIBU / 1997

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005103078 Incident Date: May, 31 2005
Consumer's City: MARINETTE Consumer's State: WI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: MALIBU 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#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 22 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 30 2005
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl* the contact owns a 1997 chevrolet malibu. while driving 55 mph the contact smelled antifreeze and noticed some on the engine. the mechanic stated that the manifold gasket was defective. the failure was remedied at approximately 50,000 miles. thirty days later the same failure occurred. once again, the mechanic stated that the manifold gasket was defective and performed the repairs. the failure recurred. the manifold gasket was replaced on two more occasions. the current mileage is 80,000 , and failure mileage was 50,000. *ak