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Pontiac Trans Sport Engine And Engine Cooling Cooling System Safety Report | July 16, 2003
Reported on July 16, 2003
| MY 1998 PONTIAC TRANS SPORT MINIVAN HAS DEVELOPED A PROBLEM WHERE THE DEXCOOL COOLANT IS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE...MY MECHANIC FOUND COOLANT IN THE ENGINE OIL. I CALLED MY DEALER, THE MAN FROM WHOM I BOUGHT THE CAR, AND HE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM ON HIS GM MINIVAN. I DID AN INTERNET SEARCH AND FOUND NUMEROUS OTHERS (WWW.GM-V6LEMONS.COM, AND OTHER PLACES) WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. IT SEEMS CLEAR THAT THE MANIFOLD GASKET IN THESE VEHICLES DEVELOPS LEAKS WHEN EXPOSED TO THE DEXCOOL COOLANT. IN MY CASE, THE VEHICLE IS 5+ YEARS OLD, AND HAS 59,000 MILES...SO THERE IS NO WARRANTY IN EFFECT. GM SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND REPAIR THIS PROBLEM.*AK | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Trans Sport |
| 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: | CROFTON MD |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1GMDX03E1WD |
| Mileage: | 59000 miles. |
| Speed: | 0 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: | ANDERSON AUTOMOTIVE BALTIMORE MD |
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