NHTSA Complaint #10014204 — 1995 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10014204
Vehicle	1995 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Date of Incident	April 8, 2003
Date Filed	April 9, 2003
Mileage	11,700 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	GA

Consumer Description

ENGINE FAILURE CYLINDERS FILLING WITH COOLANT. TALKED WITH SEVERAL INDEPENDENT GARAGES AND THEY SAY IT'S A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE 3800 V6. SPOKE WITH PONTIAC DEALER IN GAINESVILLE GA. ACCORDING TO PARTS/SERVICE DEPARTMENT THERE ARE NO TECH BULLETINS RELEASED FROM GM. WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS RE: 1995 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE'S 3800 V6'S. ACCORDING TO INDEPENDENT GARAGE THE INTAKE GASKET AND HEAD GASKETS FAILURES. THE CAR ALSO HAS A WATER LEAK INTO THE PASSENGER CABIN AND TRUNK AS WELL, APPEARS TO LEAKED SINCE IT WAS MANUFACTURED. I OWNED AN OLDSMOBILE WITH A SIMILAR PROBLEM IN 1992 AND THE FACTORY DIDN'T SEAL THE COWL AREA PROPERLY WHEN THE CAR WAS ASSEMBLED. THANKS FOR YOUR INPUT! *JB

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