Consumer Complaint Detail

OLDSMOBILE / ALERO / 2002

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007101514 Incident Date: Apr, 05 2007
Consumer's City: HYATTSVILLE Consumer's State: MD
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: ALERO 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#: 1G3NK52F52C Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 08 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Apr, 14 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*- the contact owns a 2002 oldsmobile alero. on 4/6/07, while driving 55 mph ,the contact heard a ticking sound, and smelled gasoline inside the vehicle, so she turned the ignition off. the vehicle was towed to fox chevrolet in laurel, md. the dealer stated that the failure was due to coolant being mixed with oil ,causing a loss of compression in all cylinders. the engine needed to be replaced at cost of $2,600. the warranty expired at 60,000 miles. there were no warning indicator lights on the dashboard. the vehicle was at the repair shop. the current and failure mileage were 84301. *ak updated 0626/07 *tr