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Pontiac Trans Sport Engine And Engine Cooling Safety Report | Jan 17, 2003
Reported on Jan 17, 2003
| VEHICLE: 1997 PONTIAC TRANS SPORT, VIN 1GMDU06E9VD106368, 96,634 MI. ENGINE DEVELOPED SEVERE KNOCK AND STRONG SMELL OF COOLANT. TOOK VEHICLE TO FRANKLIN PONTIAC GMC IN FRANKLIN, TN AND WAS TOLD THE INTAKE GASKETS HAD FAILED AND CONTAMINATED OIL, AND THAT THIS WAS NOT UNCOMMON FOR THIS VEHICLE. REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF LIFTERS, PUSHRODS, INTAKE GASKETS, OIL AND COOLANT ON JAN. 17, 2003 FOR COST OF APPX. $1,100. REPLACED WATER PUMP ON OCT. 18, 2002 FOR COST OF APPX. $250. LOW COOLANT LIGHT HAD BEEN COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR PAST SEVERAL YEARS, WITH FAINT SMELL OF COOLANT, AND I FILLED UP RADIATOR RESERVOIR WITH DEXCOOL THINKING IT WAS A NORMAL EVAPORATION THROUGH RESERVOIR CAP. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED OF MANY OTHER SIMILAR INTAKE GASKET PROBLEMS ON GM VEHICLES, AND AM WORRIED ABOUT ANOTHER GASKET FAILURE AS WELL AS WHAT UNKNOWN DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED TO MY ENGINE'S BEARINGS. *NLM | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Trans Sport |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 1997 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | FRANKLIN TN |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1GMDU06E9VD |
| Mileage: | 96634 miles. |
| Speed: | 0 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
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