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Pontiac Bonneville Engine And Engine Cooling Cooling System Safety Report | Jan 18, 2004
Reported on Jan 18, 2004
| POSSIBLE DEFECTIVE ENGINE PART. PONTIAC 3.8L INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILURE CAUSING POSSIBLE CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE IF ENGINE VAPOR LOCKS AT TIME OF FAILURE WHILE ENGINE IS RUNNING. THIS PART FAILED ON MY VEHICLE AND THE INDEPENDANT REPAIR SHOP I TOOK IT TOO ALREADY HAD NEEDED REPAIR PART ON HAND BECAUSE (AS THEY STATED) THERE ALWAYS FIXING THIS ENGINE FOR THIS PROBLEM. I FOUND 1 TSB ON YOUR SITE #01060007A BUT IT WAS 2.5 YEARS AGO. I SPOKE WITH A GM REPRESENTATIVE BUT WAS ADVISED THE COULD NOT COMMENT ON IF THIS WAS A PROBLEM OR NOT.*AK | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Bonneville |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 1998 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | SUMMERFIELD FL |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2HX52K1W4 |
| Mileage: | 79700 miles. |
| Speed: | 35 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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