NHTSA Complaint #10200233 — 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10200233
Vehicle	2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date of Incident	August 13, 2007
Date Filed	August 21, 2007
Mileage	72,400 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	AK

Consumer Description

CAR INITIALLY WOULDN'T START, WOULD ONLY TURN OVER. CAR WOULD DIE IN TRAFFIC AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH NO WARNING REQUIRING TRYING TO COAST TO A SAFE PLACE OUT OF TRAFFIC IF POSSIBLE WITH A SEVERE POTENTIAL TO BE HIT FROM BEHIND EVEN WITH HAZARD LIGHTS ON. CAR TOWED TO CHEV DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP REPLACED INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. TECH SAID GASKET WAS LEAKING CAUSING ENGINE TO HYDROLOCK. THIRD TIME DRIVING THE CAR SINCE REPAIR, CAR DIED IN TRAFFIC AGAIN ON FREEWAY. CAR IS SETTING AT DEALERSHIP AGAIN WAITING FOR TECHNICIAN TO DIAGNOSE SINCE OBVIOUSLY THE $1200 REPAIR JUST COMPLETED DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

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