NHTSA Complaint #10098712 — 1999 BUICK CENTURY ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10098712
Vehicle	1999 BUICK CENTURY
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date of Incident	November 5, 2004
Date Filed	November 11, 2004
Mileage	46,150 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	TX

Consumer Description

DRIVING DOWN ROAD ONE DAY WHEN CAR OVERHEATED. ONE MECHANIC REPLACED THERMOSTAT BUT CONTINUED TO DO SAME. TOOK TO ANOTHER FACILITY WHO RAN DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE R & R INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. CAR IS A 1999 BUICK CENTURY WITH ONLY 46,191 MILES. HAVE BEEN TOLD THE COST TO FIX PROBLEM IS APPROX. $700. WITH ALL OF THE OTHER IDENTICAL PROBLEMS OF OTHER OWNERS WHY HASN'T SOMETHING BEEN DONE WITH THIS PROBLEM? CONSUMER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO FOOT THE BILL FOR GM'S DEFECTIVE PARTS. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINE DESIGN. HAD A BUICK REGAL BEFORE THIS AND IT IS STILL RUNNING WITH OVER 195,000 MILES. NO ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM PROBLEM WITH IT. *JB

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