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Pontiac Bonneville Fuel System, Gasoline Carburetor System Safety Report | July 12, 2002
Reported on July 12, 2002
| ENGINE WOULD NOT RUN DUE TO COOLANT IN CYLINDER/S, COST TO REPLACE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD APX. $900.00 THE TERM DEGRADE AS USED BY GM SHOULD BE DEFECTIVE AS BY ALL EXPERIENCE, AN INTAKE MANIFOLD HAS NO MOVING PARTS TO WEAR AND THE CAR WAS EQUIPPED WITH COOLANT WHICH DOES NOT NEED REPLACINGG UNTIL 150,000 MILES OR FIVE YEARS. THERE IS NO MAINTENACE THAT ANY OWNER CAN DO TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. IF IT HAPPENS WHEN IN TRAFFIC AND THE ENGINE STOPPED, THERE WILL BE SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. GM DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR A DEFECT OR DESIGN PROBLEM. *AK | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Bonneville |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 1998 |
| Was a crash reported? | |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | NEW BERN, NC |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2HX52KOW4 |
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| Speed: | 0 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS N/A. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
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