NHTSA Complaint #10008418 — 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10008418
Vehicle	1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Date of Incident	October 15, 2002
Date Filed	March 5, 2003
Mileage	80,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	MD

Consumer Description

I HAD MY MANIFOLD INTAKE GASKET REPLACED AND I KNOW THAT GMAC HAD A TECHNICAL BULLETIN ISSUED ON IT. I CONTACTED GMAC AND THEY ADVISED THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR IT. A COUPLE MONTHS LATER MY CAR STARTED TO MAKE NOISE SO I TOOK IT BACK WHERE I GOT IT FIXED AT AND WAS ADVISED I NEED A NEW ENGINE. I CONTACTED GMAC AND THEY DIDN'T RESPOND UNTIL DECEMBER 24, 2002 AND TOLD ME THEY WOULDN'T PAY FOR THE ENGINE SINCE I DIDN'T GET MY CAR REPAIRED AT A GMAC DEALERSHIP. I TOLD THEM WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER THEY SAID I COULDN'T GET MY CAR IN UNTIL THE FOLLOWING WEEK AND I COULDN'T WAIT THAT LONG BECAUSE I NEEDED MY VEHICLE SO I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER SHOP. HAD I BEEN TOLD WHEN I FIRST CALLED GMAC I WOULD HAVE TRIED TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER CHEVROLET SHOP. I AM PAYING FOR A CAR THAT I CAN'T EVEN DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. PLEASE ADVISE AS TO WHAT I CAN DO TO HAVE THIS MATTER RESOLVED.

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