Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / MALIBU / 2000

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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007119430 Incident Date: Aug, 15 2007
Consumer's City: SALEM Consumer's State: OR
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: MALIBU Model Year: 2000
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#: 1G1ND52J1Y6 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 12 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Small leak developed at rear of intake manifold. caused overtemp and all coolant boiled out. @ $800.00 to repair. i am reporting this because 2 separate repair shops informed me this is a known defect for this model, to the extent the defect is posted on all repair data bases. it is very common to sustain a crack in the engine block because of this defect.