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Pontiac Bonneville Engine And Engine Cooling Cooling System Safety Report | June 01, 2004
Reported on June 01, 2004
IN MID MAY I HAD A AUTHORIZED PONTIAC DEALER REPLACE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WHICH HAD RUPTURED AFTER A BACKFIRE UPON INITIAL START OF 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE WITH A 3.8 L ENGINE. ON JUNE 1, 2004, I WAS NEARLY NEAR ENDED ON INTERSTATE 80 IN COUNCIL BLUFFS AS I RETRUNED FROM A TRIP BECAUSE VEHICLE LOST POWER. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID LOWER BEARING WAS GONE, MEANING A NEW ENGINE. I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS CONSUMER COMPLAINTS. IT'S MORE THAN THE COST OF A NEW ENGINE THAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT. WITH MY NEAR INCIDENT THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY TO ME OR ANOTHER PARTY, I THINK IT'S TIME THAT GM TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE ISSUES AND A RECALL IS GONE TO COVER THE ISSUE. *AK | |
Make: | Pontiac |
Model: | Bonneville |
Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
Year: | 1999 |
Was a crash reported? | N |
Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
Was a fire reported? | N |
Location: | OMAHA NE |
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2HX52K4XH |
Mileage: | 83000 miles. |
Speed: | 55 MPH |
Number of cylinders: | 6 |
Vehicle type: | U |
Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
Was a police report filed? | N |
Tire size: | |
Dealer name and location: | PLAZA PONTIAC OMAHA NE 68127 |
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