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Pontiac Bonneville Engine And Engine Cooling Safety Report | Sept 09, 2003
Reported on Sept 09, 2003
| ON SEPTEMBER 19,2003, MY 1998 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE WITH 3800 V6 OVERHEATED(CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND HIGH TEMP ON GAUGES), WOULD NOT RESTART AND WOULD NOT TURN OVER BY STARTER MOTOR. HAD TO TOW INTO SHOP AND HAD COOLING SYSTEM CHECKED. PRESSURE LEAKS WERE DETECTED. THE SHOP MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE UPPER PLENUM FOR THE INTAKE MANIFOLD, WHICH IS MADE OF PLASTIC, HAD BECOME WARPED WHERE THE EGR VALVE CONNECTS TO THE ENGINE BLOCK. THIS ALLOWED ANTIFREEZE TO FILL UP THE ENGINE CYLINDERS. THE SMALL REPAIR SHOP WHERE MY CAR WAS REPAIRED STATED THAT THEY HAD REPLACED MANY OF THIS PARTICULAR UPPER INTAKE PLENUM FOR THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER TOLD ME WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS EVEN BEFORE I TOLD HIM THE ENTIRE PROBLEM. *JB | |
| 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: | LINCOLNWOOD IL |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2HX52K7WH |
| Mileage: | 57542 miles. |
| Speed: | 30 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: | LOREN PONTIAC GLENVIEW IL |
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