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Complaint for Buick Regal 1995

Complaint about ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : ENGINE : GASOLINE

Consumer Complaint:
THERE WAS SOME LEAKAGE OF ANTIFREEZE INTO ENGINE CAUSED BY A BAD INTAKE MANIFOLD. THIS HAPPENED WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65MPH. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER ASSUMED HEAD GASKET WAS THE PROBLEM, AND CHARGED CONSUMER $4,700 TO GET A NEW ENGINE. AFTER NEW ENGINE WAS INSTALLED, DEALER PUT OLD INTAKE MANIFOLD BACK ON, AND NEW ENGINE ALSO BLEW OUT. *AK THE VEHICLE NEEDS NEW ENGINE AGAIN. A NEW INTAKE MANIFOLD IS NEEDED TOO BECAUSE OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY ANTIFREEZE. *YH

Date of Incident:
20000605