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Pontiac Bonneville Engine And Engine Cooling Cooling System Safety Report | Feb 06, 2002
Reported on Feb 06, 2002
| AFTER NOTICING ENGINE RUNNING HOTTER THAN NORMAL, CHECKED RADIATOR - COOLANT LEVEL WAS LOW, NOTHING IN OVERFLOW RESERVOIR. ANTIFREEZE AND WATER ADDED TO FILL, RESTARTED CAR - IDLED ROUGH THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED BLINKING. ADDED ADDITIONAL WATER AND ANTIFREEZE WHEN RADIATOR WAS AGAIN LOW AND RESERVOIR EMPTY, THEN CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER WHO STATEED IT IS HYDRO-LOCKED DUE TO MELTED PLENUM ALLOWING COOLANT INTO CYLINDERS. ENGINE WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED OR COMPLETELY OVERHAULED. COMPLAINT MADE WITH PONTIAC, NO REPONSE YET. FOUND SEVERAL OTHER CONSUMER COMPLAINTS REGARDING SAME ISSUE ON THIS SITE...ALSO FOR GRAND PRIX, BUICK LESABRE, PARK AVENUE AND CHEVROLET MALIBU.*AK | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Bonneville |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 1998 |
| Was a crash reported? | |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | KANSAS CITY MO |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2HX52K1W4 |
| Mileage: | |
| Speed: | 0 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS N/A. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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