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Pontiac Bonneville Engine And Engine Cooling Exhaust System Manifold/header/muffler/tail Pipe Safety Report | Jan 17, 2002
Reported on Jan 17, 2002
| A HOLE OR DEFECT IN THE PLENTUM (PART # 17113136) OF THE MANIFOLD ALLOWED COOLANT TO BE SUCKED INTO THE PISTONS CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE AND STARTER. AFTER DISCOVERING THE DEFECT, THE PART WAS TAKEN TO A GM DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THIS PART HAS BEEN REPLACED OVER 13 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR DUE TO A HOLE OCCURRING IN THE EXACT SAME PLACE ALLOWING COOLANT TO BE SUCKED INTO THE ENGINE. GM HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECTIVE PART AND HAS REFUSED TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER. THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND RELUCTANTLY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THEY HAVE REPLACED THIS PART OVER 20 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR. | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Bonneville |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 1998 |
| Was a crash reported? | |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | WATKINSVILLE GA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2HX52K1W4 |
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| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
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