NHTSA Complaint #10280938 — 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10280938
Vehicle	2004 CHEVROLET AVEO
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
Date of Incident	August 14, 2009
Date Filed	August 19, 2009
Mileage	70,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	Yes
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	TX

Consumer Description

CAR: AVEO 2004- 4D. THE AC GOT DAMAGED, THEN THE BLOWER. THE CAR GOT OVERHEADED AND STOPPED WORKING. $1,361 WORTH OF WORK WAS DONE (MACHINE WORK, HEAD GASKET SET, GASKET SEALER, TIMING BELT, SPARKS PLUGS, TIMING BELT TENSIONER). TWO WEEKS AFTER THE CAR STARTED OVERHEADING AGAIN AND HAD A STRONG SMELL OF GAS. THE MECHANIC RECOMMENDED TO BUY A CLIP TO ADJUST THE GAS HOSE!! AND TO PUT WATER TO COOOL IT DOWN... THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. I GOT TIRED AND TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO AWKNOWLEDGED THE FIRST MECHANIC ASSEMBLED SOME THINGS BACKWARD. LESS THAN AN HOUR AFTER PICKING UP THE CAR FROM THE SECOND MECHANIC AND AFTER I PARKED IT...THE CAR BURST ON FIRE... IT IS GONE...GONE! *TR

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