Not Ford But Important

My65 · Post by **My65** » June 6, 2008, 12:47 am

Any closet GM owners having problems with the coolant???

This is for anyone with one of the following GM vehicles:

1995-1997 Buick Riviera
1995-1998/2000-2003 Buick LeSabre
2000-2003 Buick Century
2002-2003 Buick Rendezvous
1996/1998-2001 Chevrolet Lumina
1997-2003 Chevrolet Venture
1999-2003 Chevrolet Malibu
1995-1998 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight
1996-2003 Oldsmobile Silhouette
1999 Oldsmobile Cutlass
1999-2003 Oldsmobile Alero
1997-1998/2000-2003 Pontiac Grand Prix
1996-1999 Pontiac Trans Sport
1999-2003 Pontiac Grand Am
1999-2003 Pontiac Montana
2001-2003 Pontiac Aztec
1995-2004 Buick Park Avenue
1996-2004 Buick Regal
1997-2004 Buick LeSabre
1998-2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
2000-2004 Chevrolet Impala
1995-1999 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight
1998-1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue
1995-2004 Pontiac Bonneville
1997-2003 Pontiac Grand Prix with 3.8L V6 Engine

If you have one of the above vehicles click these links:
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/s ... /20060406/
http://www.gmcanadianclassaction.ca/index.html
http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/ ... i?GMcnsmrs

This is going through in the States as well...

"Whitey Ford" · Post by **"Whitey Ford"** » June 6, 2008, 7:12 am

"Closet GM Owners" ahhahahaha :lol:

Dont have one but I just wanted to say thats pretty funny.

Johnny Canuck · Post by **Johnny Canuck** » June 6, 2008, 9:57 am

No worries here, mate

Apparently GM has stopped making vehicles in Canada. No GM vehicles made in Canada= no GM vehicles in my driveway.

Slick Fan · Post by **Slick Fan** » June 6, 2008, 10:52 am

My Mom has a LeSabre. The only coolant issue she's had involved a little plastic elbow that cracked & started leaking. I hope that's the only problem. *knock-on-wood*
It seems the idea of using their own 'special' coolant backfired on them.

My65 · Post by **My65** » June 6, 2008, 11:41 am

Unfortunately, I have to admit I have a 99 Montana. I know that may lower your opinion of me...

Anyways, I realized when I went to check the oil and found 3 liters more than what I had put in! Well at first I thought I had struck it rich!

Imagine, a vehicle that produces oil instead of burning it!!! As the crankcase was now over full, I drained the excess and put it in a clear jug for later. So with this new found independance from "Big Oil", I was about to compose a "SCREW YOU" letter to them, but when I checked it after sitting for a week (the jug sitting...) I noticed a sepearation and the fluid on the bottom was clearer than the rest.

Talked to the local dealership, parts alone ran @ $250.00. The service dept said "could be the intake gaskets but sounds like it could also be a cylinder issue. Either way it's BIG bucks to fix!" Can't be a cylinder issue because it's not burning the coolant. I have no white "smoke" or excess condensation coming out the tail pipe. This is the Number one repair on these vehicles. It is reported that on average 2-3 of these vehicles every week are having this repair done!
Funny thing is GM has known about this for the last 4 years min. They refuse to accept the fault on this. It is estimated that this fault alone will cost them @ $1,000,000,000.00!!!

Oh well, I hope this goes through cause the van's too big too use as a paperweight!!

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » June 6, 2008, 1:37 pm

does not change my opinion of you, nor does it affect me as i have all slicks, so no issues like that.
its just another reason i am glad i dont have anything that new.