Consumer Complaint Detail
OLDSMOBILE / ACHIEVA / 1992
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 999030203 | Incident Date: Aug, 23 1999 |
| Consumer's City: POMONA | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: ACHIEVA | Model Year: 1992 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1G3NL543XNM | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 20 2000 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 31 1992 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: This venicle has started to overheat after going short distances. i have had it serviced twice with in the last four (4) months. the fisrt time 8/24/99 and the problem was due to engine overheating. i had the valve cover gasket and timing cover replaced fro a total cost of $692.10. the second occurence was due to engine overheating as well. on this ocassion the head had to replaced due to a crack on the alu. head. the mechanic informed me that it was difficult to find a replacement head because all of the ones he could find all had the same failure in the same general area. i purchased a ne w unit directly from gm and the car was repaired after 2 1/2 weeks and $856 later. my opinion is that the aluminum head in question has a design defect in the area where the crack occured. i have noted other consumers with the same story anf type of problem with this year and model/engine type. i strongly feel that there is some some kind of consideration back to the consmer for cash out of pocket for the listed head failures. victor m. marrufo *ak |