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Pontiac Bonneville Engine And Engine Cooling Safety Report | Jan 28, 2004
Reported on Jan 28, 2004
| REPEATED STALLING IN TRAFFIC. TYPICALLY OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES AFTER START-UP. DURING ONE COLD START THE ENGINE MISS-FIRED AND BACK PRESSURE POPPED OFF THE BRAKE VACUUM LINE, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES. WAS DIAGNOSED FIRST TIME AS MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. PROBLEM RECURRED, DIAGNOSED AS FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. SHORTLY AFTER, FLOODING AND SPARKPLUG FOULING OCCURRED DUE TO DAMAGED INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING COOLANT INTO CYLINDERS. WHILE TWO OF THE COMPONENTS ARE THE SAME AS RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V090000, AND GM RECALL 03054B, GM SAYS THIS VIN [XXX] IS NOT INCLUDED. *AK UPDATED 07/30/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) | |
| 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: | HOFFMAN ESTATES IL |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2HX52K5WH |
| Mileage: | 64500 miles. |
| Speed: | 0 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
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