Consumer Complaint Detail

PONTIAC / MONTANA / 1999

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006062659 Incident Date: Mar, 14 2006
Consumer's City: FARMINGTON Consumer's State: CT
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: MONTANA Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:cooling system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GMDX03EXXD Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 15 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 30 1998
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: My 1999 pontiac montana has had persistent problems with a faulty intake manifold gasket where antifreeze is required to be added every few weeks. the manifold gasket was replaced by a gm dealership at 65,000 miles, but shortly after began to leak again. the vehicle has now at 99,000 miles has had a catastrophic engine failure, and an estimated $5,000 repair. i believe the engine has ceased as a result of the faulty intake manifold gasket. *nm