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Pontiac Trans Sport Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Safety Report | Feb 24, 2003
Reported on Feb 24, 2003
| MY WIFE AND I ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF A 1997 PONTIAC TRANSPORT WITH 71,000 MILES. SINCE ABOUT 65,000 MILES, IT SEEMED TO VERY SLOWLY LOSE COOLANT, BUT WE COULD NOT FIND OUT WHERE IT WAS GOING. AT 70,000 MILES, A WHITE MILKY SLUDGE LIKE JELLY MATERIAL APPEARED IN THE ENGINE, AND RIGHT AWAY I KNEW WE HAD A PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN METICULOUS MAINTAINED, SO IMMEDIATELY I TOOK IT TO OUR LOCAL PONTIAC DEALER AND INFORMED THEM THAT WE HAD COOLANT LEAK. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET HAD FAILED, ALLOWING COOLANT TO MIX IN WITH THE OIL. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE GASKET AND FLUSH OUT THE MOTOR ALL TO THE TUNE OF $731.00. CALLING GM CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS A WASTE OF TIME BECAUSE THEY DENIED ANY PROBLEMS, AND THEY SAID SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, WE WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY REPAIRS. COME TO FIND OUT THAT A LOT OF OTHERS WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ISSUES WITH GM. I AM HOPING THAT OUR PROBLEMS WAS CAUGHT IN TIME AS IT SEEMS LIKE MANY FOLKS ARE WORSE OFF. I KNOW THAT MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT SINCE THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WIDESPREAD ACROSS MANY GM VEHICLES, MODELS, AND ENGINES, I THINK THAT GM SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR SOME/ALL OF THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS GASKET DEFECT/SERVICE ISSUE. I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP OUT?? *JB | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Trans Sport |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 1997 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | CHALFONT PA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | |
| Mileage: | 65000 miles. |
| Speed: | 0 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | FRED BEANS DOLYSTOWN PA |
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