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Pontiac Montana Engine And Engine Cooling Exhaust System Manifold/header/muffler/tail Pipe Safety Report | Apr 10, 2003
Reported on Apr 10, 2003
| 1. LOSS OF HEAT IN VEHICLE.( BROUGHT VEHICLE INTO SHOP TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM AND HAVE REPAIRS DONE) 2. TEMPERATURE GAUGE BEGAN TO GO UP. 3. LOSS OF (DEXCOOL ) COOLANT. 4. VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT ONLY A FEW MILES AFTER COOLANT WAS ADDED. 5. BROUGHT VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR, SPEND OVER $2,000 FOR REAR MANIFOLD GASKET, AND OTHER PARTS. ALSO, SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON DEXCOOL. 6. VEHICLE HAS BEEN OUT OF USE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF 4-5 DAYS SINCE DECEMBER 2004, CONSUMER HAD TO SHARE SPOUSE'S VEHICLE, ADDING ADDITION WEAR AND TARE ON HER VEHICLE, NOT TO MENTION THE STRESS THIS HAS COST US. 7. VEHICLE WAS SITTING AT GM DEALERSHIP AND THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING BECAUSE WARRANTY HAS ALMOST EXPIRED. THE WARRANTY WILL EXPIRE ON APRIL 23, 2005, AND NOT ON APRIL 17. 8. THE GM DEALER AND THE SATURN DEALERSHIP(WHERE THE VAN WAS PURCHASED) PASSED THE RESPONSIBILITY ONTO EACH OTHER, AND BOTH STATED THEY WON'T FIX THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF MILEAGE.*AK | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Montana |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 9999 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | FALMOUTH MA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1GMDU03E4XD |
| Mileage: | 80109 miles. |
| Speed: | |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | SATURN OF HYANNIS HYANNIS MA 02601 |
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