Consumer Complaint Detail
PONTIAC / BONNEVILLE / 1998
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007094739 | Incident Date: Feb, 04 2007 |
| Consumer's City: FLUSHING | Consumer's State: MI |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: BONNEVILLE | Model Year: 1998 |
| 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#: 1G2HX52K9WH | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 08 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 14 1998 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I am the owner of a 1998 pontiac bonneville with a 3800 engine. i am the original owner and the car has less then 42,000 miles on it. the upper intake (plenum) and seals have failed resulting in coolant leaking into the engine. i phoned an acquaintance who worked as a technician at the gm power train engineering facility in flint, michigan where the 3800 engine was engineered. he said it was common knowledge by the engineering skilled trades employees that the upper intake design was flawed. there were many intake failures observed during dynamometer testing. some even exploded. i was told that the engineers and management was well aware of the defective design, but for some reason, changes were not made. i can direct investigators to employees who witnessed intake design failures in the testing facilities. *nm |