NHTSA Complaint #10465745 — 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10465745
Vehicle	2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	July 7, 2012
Date Filed	July 15, 2012
Mileage	102,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2004 CHEVY TAHOE IS SEPTEMBER 2009 WHEN THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 71,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS USING A LOT OF OIL AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY NOTIFIED ME THAT THEIR WAS NO OIL LEAKS AND PERFORMED A COMPRESSION TEST. SINCE THAT DATE I HAVE NEEDED TO ADD ADDITIONAL OIL IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS IT STARTED TO USE A LOT OF COOLANT. I HAVE ADDED ABOUT 4 GALLONS OF COOLANT IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE LEFT CYLINDER HEAD WAS LEAKING COOLANT IN THE ENGINE. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THE CASTECH HEADS IN THIS MODEL WERE POROUS WHICH CAUSED THEM TO CRACK. THE DEALER IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE ENGINE BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $6400. I FEEL CHEVY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS REPAIR SINCE THEY ARE AWARE THAT THE PROBLEM HAS TO DO WITH THE CASTECH HEADS. *TR

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