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Pontiac Bonneville Engine And Engine Cooling Exhaust System Manifold/header/muffler/tail Pipe Safety Report | May 15, 2002
Reported on May 15, 2002
| ENGINE (INTAKE MANIFOLD) IS DEFECTIVE. LEAKING COOLANT INTO ENGINE. THIS IS THE SECOND 1998 BONNEVILLE V-6 WE'VE HAD THIS HAPPEN WITH. THE FIRST ONE THE ENGINE HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED, SINCE IT WAS BURNING COOLANT IN THE ENGINE AND INTO THE SURROUNDING AIR. THIS BONNEVILLE IS CURRENTLY BEING LOOKED AT AND WILL NEED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD REPLACED, POSSIBLE THE ENTIRE ENGINE AS WELL. PONTIAC ISSUED TECHNICAL SALES BULLETIN 01-06-01-007 IN JULY 2001 KNOWING THEY HAD THIS PROBLEM. THEY SHOULD RECALL THIS BADLY DESIGNED ENGINE THAT CAN CAUSE ENGINE LOCKUP AND COOLANT SMOG RELEASE INTO THE ATMOSPHERE.*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: | HOOKSTOWN PA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2HX52K9W4 |
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| Speed: | 0 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
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