NHTSA Complaint #10005053 — 1996 GMC JIMMY

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10005053
Vehicle	1996 GMC JIMMY
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
Date of Incident	January 30, 2003
Date Filed	January 31, 2003
Mileage	60,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	PA

Consumer Description

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. ENGINE COOLANT HAS BROKEN DOWN AT 60,000 MILES 10/1/2001, 70,000 MILES 6/1/2002, 79,000 1/30/2003 AND HAS BECAME SLUDGE. OWNER'S MANUAL STATES 100,000 MILE MAINTENANCE. DEALER (GMC)WANTS TO REPLACE THERMOSTAT, RADIATOR, HEATER CORE AT MY EXPENSE. SYSTEM HAS BEEN SUPER FLUSHED, CLEANED AND NEW DEX-COOL COOLANT PER DEALER RECOMMENDATIONS. DEALER EVEN STATES COOLANT IS BAD. GMC STATES IIT IS MY FAULT.

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