NHTSA Complaint #10081529 — 1998 BUICK LESABRE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10081529
Vehicle	1998 BUICK LESABRE
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
Date of Incident	May 14, 2003
Date Filed	July 8, 2004
Mileage	66,582 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	MI

Consumer Description

WHILE DRIVING SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THEN, VEHICLE DECELERATED FOLLOWED BY HEAT AND VENTILATION FAILURES. THIS WAS DUE TO ENGINE INTAKE MANIFOLD MALFUNCTIONING. THE MANIFOLD WASN'T DESIGNED CORRECTLY BY THE FACTORY ENGINEER, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO MISFIRE. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSTIC TEST SHOWED COOLANT LEAKING. CYLINDER REPLACED, AND LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD IMPROVED DESIGN, PER BULLETIN 010601007A. ALSO, COOLANT AND FLUID PLUGS WERE REPLACED.*AK *NM

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