Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||||
| 010601007A | 07/01/2001 | 010601007 | 620835 | Experiencing excessive engine coolant consumption, or an engine coolant leak near or under the throttle body area of the upper intake manifold. *tt | 08/31/2001 |
| 010601007 | 09/01/2007 | 010601007C | 619176 | Engine coolant consumption or coolant leak (inspect for material degradation/replace intake manifolds) *tt updated 11/02/07 *nj | 05/17/2001 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| 040601021 | 06/01/2004 | 10012148 | New rear main seal and special tool for installation. *tt | 02/15/2005 | |
| 010601008A | 05/01/2002 | 010601008 | 634813 | Some owners may comment on a repeat engine oil pan leak. *tt | 10/09/2002 |
| 010601008 | 02/01/2001 | 619177 | Some owners may comment on a repeat engine oil pan leak. *tt | 05/17/2001 | |
| 776110 | 06/01/1997 | 52573 | Engine oil level indicates over full (replace oil level indicator tube assembly). *tw | 08/21/1997 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||||
| 9874T60E04 | 10/01/1998 | 602997 | Some vehicles may experience vehicle surging at 72 to 89 km/h ( 45 to 55 mph ). *yc | 01/25/1999 | |
| 9709016116A | 09/01/1997 | 54327 | Comments of an engine oil leak that appears to originate toward the driver's side of the vehicle; rear of engine. *yc | 03/30/1998 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | |||||
| 040601017 | 06/01/2004 | 10008471 | New upper intake manifold and gasket kits. *tt | 08/02/2004 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 12/09/2003 | 55000 | 2 | |
| The consumer had taken the vehicle to the dealer to be inspected, and the mechanic determined that the plastic intake manifold had a crack, causing fluid to leak onto the engine. *ak the water pump went out and the spark plugs, head gasket starter, and the accelerator cable was replaced. *sc *jb | |||
| 03/05/2003 | 62058 | 1 | 05/01/1999 |
| When accelerator pedal was depressed, the engine back fired and blew the plastic intake manifold. *mr *scc | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||
| 1 | |||
| The radiator and water pump failed prematurely due to corrosion, also the heater core failed. *ph *jb | |||
| 11/08/1999 | 1 | 04/01/1997 | |
| Three other persons reported the same water pump failure. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 09/10/2002 | |||
| Manifold was leaking water inside engine, and engine malfunctioned. please provide additional information. ts | |||
| 01/21/1998 | 11/21/1996 | ||
| Vehicle has an oil leak. dealer is aware of the problem. warranty does not cover oil leak. problem still exists. *ak *ml | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 09/05/2002 | 1 | ||
| I have a problem with the plentium being made of plastic. to put plastic in the engine, this car is only 5 years old. and has had excellant care. the plentium wears out dumping engine collant into combustion chambers. and contaminates the entire engine with water and coolant. which in turn destroys the engine. gm knows of this problem and state that they have corrected the problem in the later models. i would like to see them recall the ones that were not corrected. although our instance subjected us to any danger . if this was to happen on the highway at night, whos to say what could happen. if other manufacturers can recoginize this problem and have recalls, then why can't oldsmobile step up and do the same? if they want information on othe instances on the same part failure from other peoples, i would be more than happy to provide this. thank you for your time. tommy rice. *ak | |||
| 05/07/2001 | 1 | ||
| The insured attempted to start vehicle, which back fired and then the engine caught on fire.*jb(claim#23-1355-542) | |||
| 06/06/2001 | 1 | ||
| The insured got out of the vehicle and discovered smoke coming from the vehicle.*jb(claim#40-2516-904) | |||
| 09/19/2001 | 1 | ||
| Intake manifold exploded, fire in the engine compartment, claim 49-3290-805. *slc | |||
| 06/06/2001 | 1 | ||
| Consumer got out of vehicle and saw smoke, fire in engine compartment, claim 40-2516-904. *slc | |||
| 05/07/2001 | 1 | ||
| Consumer tried to start vehicle and it back fired and the engine caught on fire, the plastic plenum blew off and plug wires caught fire, claim 23-1355-542. *slc | |||
| 05/07/2001 | 1 | ||
| The insured attempted to start vehicle, which back fired and then the engine caught on fire.*jb(claim#23-1355-542) | |||
| 06/06/2001 | 1 | ||
| The insured got out of the vehicle and discovered smoke coming from the vehicle.*jb(claim#40-2516-904) | |||
| 04/22/2002 | |||
| While traveling on highway vehicle shut down without prior warning.*ak | |||
| 05/07/2001 | 1 | ||
| Consumer tried to start vehicle and it back fired and the engine caught on fire, the plastic plenum blew off and plug wires caught fire, claim 23-1355-542. *slc | |||
| 06/06/2001 | 1 | ||
| Consumer got out of vehicle and saw smoke, fire in engine compartment, claim 40-2516-904. *slc | |||
| 09/19/2001 | 1 | ||
| Intake manifold exploded, fire in the engine compartment, claim 49-3290-805. *slc | |||
| 02/15/2001 | 7 | 11/01/2000 | |
| Half of the time car stalls at lights, and when slowing down at turns. consumer is afraid of being hit in the rear. *ak vehicle has stalled 7 times in less than 3000 miles. *slc | |||
| 05/07/2001 | |||
| Vehicle experienced a back fire while driving and causing an engine compartment fire. dealer / manufacturer were not notifed at this time. please provide us with any further information concerning this matter. *ak | |||
| 4 | 03/28/1998 | ||
| While driving at any speed vehicle would cut off for no apparent reason. this would happen without any type of warning. vehicle was taken to the dealership 4 times for this problem. dealer was not able to locate what the problem was with the vehicle. *ak *ml | |||
| 08/30/1997 | 2 | 05/30/1997 | |
| Engine: driving approximately 15 mph when there was loss of power steering and brake failure.engine had cut off in line of traffic without me realizing it had stopped.*ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | |||
| 09/30/2002 | 63257 | 1 | |
| I was driving my 1997 oldsmobile 88 and all of a sudden it went boom and the car stopped suddenly and smoke barrelled out of the engine and would not turn over.i had to be pushed out of the wayto the next parking lot.we had our car towed to a mechanic shop and they said that we needed a a new engine.they in turn towed it to yet another reputable shop and they said that the engine blew due to a faulty intake manifold.it was plastic and with the heat of the engine aloowed it to leak into other parts of the engines cooling system.gm didn't take fault even though they stopped using the plastic manifold and had a recall on it.from my understanding. we filed a complaint with the bbb autoline and the referred us to th attorney generals office in which gm still refuses to take fault because we were not the original owners of the car and the number of miles on the car at around 70,000.the car got an inspection before it was sold, i'm sure toyota would'nt resale a junk to it's customers.it was in showroom condition when we purchased it. *ak | |||
| 05/07/2001 | 60000 | 1 | |
| The consumer attempted to start the vehicle the engine back fired and caught on fire *mr *cb *nlm | |||
| 09/10/2002 | |||
| Manifold was leaking water inside engine, and engine malfunctioned. please provide additional information. ts | |||
| 11/27/2002 | |||
| Consumer states that while driving and without warning the intake manifold blew causing the vehicle to be hard to start. dealer notified. ts | |||
| 09/07/1999 | |||
| While driving 65 mph vehicle all of a sudden came to a stop. owner did notice smoke coming from the vehicle. fire department stated that the engine manifold leaked fuel onto the enigne, which started a fire. fire was put out by the fire department. vehicle has been totalled. *ak referenced in ea02-030 | |||