Consumer Complaint Detail

PONTIAC / MONTANA / 2002

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006092335 Incident Date: Dec, 31 2005
Consumer's City: KEMPTON Consumer's State: IN
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: MONTANA Model Year: 2002
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#: 1GMDX03E92D Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 18 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Intake valve failure causing coolant to leak in engine compartment. could have led to a fire. mechanics say this is a known problem and that gm has redesigned the intake valves that are reused in the repair. several others in this area have had the same problems with this engine, which was used in the grand am cars as well. searches on the web also show that many, many people have had this problem. *jb