NHTSA Complaint #764323 — 1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	764323
Vehicle	1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
Date of Incident	July 7, 2002
Date Filed	July 19, 2002
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	AZ

Consumer Description

CHEVROLET DEXCOOL COOLANT NOT GOOD FOR 100,000 MILES AS ADVERTISED. TWO PREVIOUS RADIATOR FLUSHES, ONE WAS ONE MONTH PRIOR TO ENGINE FAILURE. TOLD DUE TO OVERHEAT DESPITE NO SIGNS OF OVERHEAT. CHEVY DEALER SAYS NO SIGNS OF COOLING SYSTEM HAVING EVER BEEN FLUSHED DESPITE ANOTHER CHEVY DEALER FLUSHING SYSTEM APPROXIMATELY 1000 MILES PREVIOUSLY. CHEVY AND TEXACO STATE VEHICLE MUST BE DRIVEN FOR EXTENDED PERIODS (20,000 MILES) WITH LOW COOLANT LEVELS TO START CORROSION CLOGGING UP COOLING SYSTEM. NOT SO IN THIS CASE. SYSTEM HAD BEEN FLUSHED AND FILLED BY CHEVY DEALER ON 6-11-2. APROXIMATELY 1000 MILES LATER, ON 7-8-2, CHEVY DEALER NOTES BUILDUP IN COOLING SYSTEM AGAIN. COOLANT SYSTEM HAD NOT BEEN LOW, AND HAD NOT BEEN EXTENDED PERIOD. REMANUFACTURED ENGINE AND NEW RADIATOR BEING INSTALLED, CHEVY DENIES ANY KNOWLEDGE OF PROBLEMS OF THIS SORT WITH DEXCOOL.*AK

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