NHTSA Complaint #10216339 — 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10216339
Vehicle	1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Date of Incident	March 27, 2007
Date Filed	January 28, 2008
Mileage	74,301 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	KS

Consumer Description

PLASTIC ENGINE INTAKE PLENUM ASSY MELTDOWN CAUSING COOLANT INTO CYLINDERS OF ENGINE. ORIGINAL INCIDENT IDENTIFIED TO POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO 1ST CYLINDER. PLENUM ASSY REPLACED WITH METAL SLEEVE WHICH MECHANIC CLAIMED WAS SUPERIOR TO ORIGINAL MFG PART. PRIOR DAMAGE TO 1ST AND 2ND CYLINDERS BECAME PERMANENT MONTHS LATER WHEN ENGINE SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING. RESEARCHED RECALL DATA AND FOUND NOTHING TO DATE. MECHANIC ACKNOWLEDGES PROBLEM IS FREQUENT AND KNOWN BY MANUFACTURER FOR LONG TIME. CONTACTED GM AND WAS REFUSED ANY TYPE OF COMPENSATION. RESEARCHED COMPLAINTS ON NHTSA A FOUND AN UNBELIEVABLE LARGE VOLUME OF THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. INTEND TO CALL NHTSA DIRECT AND FIND OUT STATUS OF LARGE COMPLAINT BASE WITH NO ACTION. INTEND TO CONTACT ALL OTHERS FILING COMPLAINTS FOR DEFINITE IMMEDIATE CLASS ACTION. *TR

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