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Pontiac Bonneville Engine And Engine Cooling Safety Report | Dec 05, 2002
Reported on Dec 05, 2002
| MY COMPLAINT IS: I WAS DRIVING DOWN ILLINOIS INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 55 AT 70 MPH WHEN MY ENGINE DIED, BECAUSE MY MANIFOLD KEEPS CRACKING, THIS IS THE 4TH TIME!! BECAUSE MY ENGINE DIED, IT KEPT BLOWING AND FORCING ANTIFREEZE DOWN MY INTAKE AND FILLING MY CYLINDERS WITH WATER AND ANTIFREEZE, CAUSING A VAPOR LOCK!!! I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR IN NEUTRAL GOING 70 MPH, WITH 20-25 CARS AROUND ME AND 3-5 SEMI TRUCKS, BUT THE ENGINE WAS LOCKED UP!!!! I LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR!!! I HAD NO POWER STEERING, NO POWER BRAKES, NO CONTROL TO BE ABLE TO AVOID A 20-25 CAR PILE UP, WITH TENS TO HUNDREDS BEING INJURED!!!!!!!!! THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT MUST BE RESOLVED!! GM NEEDS TO DO A COMPLETE RECALL OF ALL 3.1, 3.4 & 3.8 V6 ENGINES MADE WITH PLASTIC MANIFOLDS AND PLASTIC GASKETS!!!! GM NEEDS TO REPLACE THEM WITH THE ALUMINUM MANIFOLDS AND RUBBER GASKETS THEY USED TO PLACE ON ALL ENGINES MANUFACTURED SINCE THESE CHANGES , WHICH I BELIEVE IS 1995!!!!! ALSO, DO NOT ALLOW GM TO DENY THESE CHARGES OF DEFECTIVE MATERIAL, PARTS, WORKMANSHIP, OR MANUFACTURING, BECAUSE I WAS TOLD YESTERDAY THERE IS A NEW TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN CHANGING THE MANIFOLD, GASKET AND INSTALLATION!! PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED URL - HTTP://WWW.PETITIONONLINE.COM/MOD_PERL/SIGNED.CGI?GMCNSMRS TO VIEW THE OVER 1,300 PEOPLE SO FAR THAT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED IN JUST A FEW MONTHS BY WORD OF MOUTH. THE DEALERSHIPS STOCK THESE PARTS, WHERE BEFORE THEIR DESIGN CHANGE IN 1996 FROM ALUMINUM TO PLASTIC MANIFOLDS, THE DEALERSHIPS NEVER STOCKED THESE MANIFOLDS!!! OTHER SUPPORT WEBSITES: HTTP://WWW.GEOCITIES.COM/GM_INTAKE/INDEX.HTM#UPDATES & HTTP://WWW.GM-V6LEMONS.COM | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Bonneville |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 1998 |
| 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: | METAMORA IL |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2HX52K3W4 |
| Mileage: | 60000 miles. |
| Speed: | 70 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: | S & K PONTIAC SPRINGFIELD IL 62703 |
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