NHTSA Complaint #10125696 — 1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10125696
Vehicle	1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
Date of Incident	June 15, 2005
Date Filed	June 17, 2005
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	TN

Consumer Description

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE CONTACT STATES THAT THE COOLANT SPILLED INTO THE ENGINE AND VEHICLE OVERHEATED , CAUSING THE CAR TO STALL. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENGINE SUCKED UP ALL THE COOLANT. APPARENTLY IT WAS SUCKED IN TO THE ENGINE FROM THE EGR PORT HOLE BECAUSE IT HAD BECOME DEGRADED. ALSO NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID 00V117000 WAS ISSUED IN 2000. IT STATED THAT PASSENGER VEHICLES, SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE FRONT SEAT SHOULDER BELTS THAT MAY TWIST, ALLOWING THE WEBBING TO BECOME JAMMED IN THE RETRACTOR. THIS IS THE PROBLEM THAT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HAVING, BUT MANUFACTURER INSISTED THERE WAS NEVER A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM.*AK

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