NHTSA Complaint #10053227 — 1996 BUICK REGAL

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10053227
Vehicle	1996 BUICK REGAL
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
Date of Incident	January 11, 2004
Date Filed	January 14, 2004
Mileage	51,750 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	AZ

Consumer Description

MY 1996 BUICK REGAL HAS HAD TWO INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURES--ONE AT 52,000 MILES, AND THE MOST RECENT, AT 111,000 MILES. IN THE FIRST INSTANCE, THE LOCAL BUICK DEALERSHIP REFUNDED HALF MY MONEY OF THE COST OF THE $607 REPAIRS BECAUSE THEY AGREED THAT IT WAS HIGHLY UNUSUAL FOR A GASKET TO FAIL AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. MY SON, WHO DID THE MOST RECENT REPAI ANDR IS A MATERIALS SCIENCE ENGINEER, INSPECTED THE MOST RECENT FAILURE AND FOUND SEVERAL PLACES ON THE GASKET WHERE IT WAS DEFORMED AND HAD LET ANTIFREEZE ESCAPE. HIS OPINION WAS THAT IT WAS BADLY DESIGNED, WITH INFERIOR MATERIALS.*AK

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