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Pontiac Bonneville Engine And Engine Cooling Safety Report | Dec 15, 2002
Reported on Dec 15, 2002
| ENGINE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND GASKET FAILED WHILE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, WITH TRAFFIC MOVING AT A SPEED OF APX 70 MPH. THIS MANIFOLD AND GASKET FAILURE RESULTED IN THE ENGINE STALLING, FURTHER CAUSING A LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING CONTROL. SEVERAL CARS SWERVED AND SKIDDED TO AVOID COLLISION WITH OUR DISABLED CAR. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE SELLING PONTIAC DEALER. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND GASKET HAD FAILED, AND THE COST OF REPAIR WAS $1,036.00. I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND GASKET HAD BEEN IMPROPERLY DESIGNED, AND THAT A HIGH FAILURE RATE IS OCCURRING ON GM V-6 3.8 ENGINES. I CONTACTED GM, AND THEY WILL NOT HELP WITH THIS. THERE ARE MANY WEB SITES THAT VERIFY THOUSANDS OF OTHER FAILURES. ALSO, A GM SERVICE MANAGER THAT I SPOKE WITH AT A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM, AND THAT MANY TIMES, THE ENGINES FAIL DUE TO THIS PROBLEM, RESULTING IN A $5,000.00 REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE ENGINE. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, AS GM IS LAUGHING AT THE PUBLIC ON THIS ONE. WHO OF US HAS THE RESOURCES TO CHALLENGE THEM, AND THEY COULD CARE LESS IF WE EVER BUY ANOTHER CAR FROM THEM. | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Bonneville |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 1998 |
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| Location: | WOODBURY MN |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2HX52K5W4 |
| Mileage: | 0 miles. |
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