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Pontiac Trans Sport Engine And Engine Cooling Cooling System Safety Report | Sept 28, 2003
Reported on Sept 28, 2003
| CURRENTLY I HAVE 56,187 MILE'S ON MY 1998 PONTIAC TRANS SPORT AND HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE OIL USEAGE SINCE THE SECOND YEAR OF OWNERSHIP AS WELL AS JUST RECENTLY EXPERIENCING THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE GOING PAST THE 210 MARK DESPITE IT ONLY BEING 60 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND DRIVING SHORT DISTANCES. I HAVE FOUND A NUMEROUS AMOUNT OF COMPLAINT'S REGARDING ISSUES COMPARABLE TO THIS INCLUDING A BULLETIN THAT WAS IN FACT DISTRIBUTED TO G.M DEALERS IN CANADA AND THE U.S (BULLETIN # 03-06-01-010) DATED MARCH, 2003.TITLED ENGINE OIL OR COOLANT LEAK (INSTALL A NEW DESIGN INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THIS BULLETIN DESCRIBES COMMENT'S FROM OWNER'S AS FOLLOWED. AN APPARENT OIL OR COOLANT LEAK. ADDITIONALLY , THE COMMENTS MAY RANGE FROM SPOTS ON THE DRIVEWAY TO HAVING TO ADD FLUID. CAUSE, INTAKE MANIFOLD MAY BE LEAKING ALLOWING COOLANT, OIL OR BOTH TO LEAK FROM THE ENGINE. I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS HAS BEEN A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM SINCE 1998 BUT HAS YET TO BE AN ACTUALL RECALL ON THESE VAN'S. MANY OF THE COMPLAINT'S MENTION COOLANT FOUND IN THE ENGINE OIL. I HAVE COME ACROSS SEVERAL COMPLAINT'S OF MOTOR'S HAVING TO BE REPLACED IN THESE VEHICLES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM WITH THE CONSUMER HAVING TO ENDURE THE COSTLY REPAIR FINANCIALLY. I PRIMARELY USE MY VAN TO TRANSPORT MY 16 YEAR OLD SEVERELY DISABLED SON TO AND FROM SCHOOL WITH HIS WHEEL-CHAIR AS WELL AS TO DR APPOINTMENT'S. THE RECENT PROBLEM'S WITH TICKING SOUND'S AS WELL AS AT TIMES IDLING ROUGH AND CHUGGLING WHILE DRIVING WITH THE TEMPERATURE GAGE AMPING PAST THE 210 MARK IS NOT A GOOD SIGN. AT 56187 MILES I SHOULD NOT BE EXPERIENCING MAJOR PROBLEM'S WITH THIS VEHICLE. WITH THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINT'S ON THIS MATTER BEING CONSIDERED I AM REQUESTING AN INVESTIGATION THAT WILL LEAD TO A VERY MUCH NEEDED RECALL ON THE 1998 PONTIAC TRANS SPORT AS WELL AS THE OTHER YEAR'S THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THIS MAJOR FLAW FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *LA | |
| 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: | CORONA CA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1GMDX03E2WD |
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| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
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