2000 Oldsmobile Silhouette

MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE, WITH 48K MILES ON IT, HAS HAD A SLOW COOLANT LEAK FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS. UPON TAKING IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE REAR 'HEAD GASKET' HAS A LEAK. HE STATED THAT THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM VEHICLES USING DEXCOOL COOLANT. I PLAN TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. *JB

I HAVE A 2000 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE THAT RECENTLY SUFFERED ENGINE DAMAGE CAUSED FROM A FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. MY VAN ONLY HAD 48,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME AND I WAS HOPING TO KEEP IT FOR WELL OVER 100,000 MILES. I PURCHASED IT NEW.*AK THIS FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET PROBLEM IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE BUT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND OFTEN OCCURS AROUND 35-45,000 MILES ON GM 3.1L, 3.4L AND 3.8L V6 ENGINES. GM ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN TO THEIR DEALERS WARNING THEM OF THIS PROBLEM BUT NEVER WARNED THE CAR OWNERS. BULLETIN #03-06-01-010. A WARNING WOULD HAVE PREVENTED MY PROBLEM AS I WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY WHEN THE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED. GM HAS REFUSED TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE TOWARD THE COST OF THIS REPAIR WHICH OFTEN COSTS BETWEEN $650 TO $2000 DEPENDING ON SEVERITY OF THE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. MANY GM OWNERS HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINES EVEN AFTER THE GASKET WAS REPLACED. HERE IS THE NAME OF THE GM REPRESENTATIVE THAT IS AWARE OF THESE ENGINE PROBLEMS. KATHY SAWYER, CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGER, OLDSMOBILE CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE AT 1-800-442-6537, SERVICE REQUEST NUMBER 1-184274674. I WANT TO KNOW HOW MANY OF THESE GASKETS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED AND WHY GM HAS NOT RECALLED THESE ENGINES FOR REPAIR. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE, STEVE NABHOLZ WWW.PETITIONONLINE.COM/GMCNSMRS/PETITION.HTML

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING AT 38,000 MILES. REPLACE BY GM UNDER WARRANTY. INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING AGAIN AT 70,000 MILES. NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. I CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE AND THEY BASICALLY SAID THEY WOULDN'T HELP ME BECAUSE THEY ALREADY PAID FOR IT ONCE. THIS PROBLEM IS IN ADDITION TO BRAKE CYLINDER PROBLEMS AND OTHER COOLANT SYSTEM PROBLEMS. I ALSO HAVE CONSIDERABLE LEAKS IN THIS VEHICLE.

2000 SILHOUETTE VAN - [XXX] - LEAKED DEXCOOL FROM A FAULTY LOWER INTAKE GASKET AND SHORTED OUT PLUGS. REPAIR COST APPROXIMATELY 700 USD. UPON RESEARCH AND ADVICE FROM OUR AUTO MECHANIC, THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES HOWEVER GM REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL. THE GASKETS ARE PLASTIC AND WILL FAIL FROM 30,000 - 70,000 MILES. OUR VEHICLE HAD 53088 MILES AT THE TIME. IT IS DIFFICULT TO CONSIDER BUYING "AMERICAN" WHEN THE PRODUCT AND SUPPORT FROM THE AMERICAN COMPANY IS SO POOR. *LA INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I OWN A 2000 OLDSMOBILE SILOHETTE VAN THAT HAS 40,000 MILES. IT WAS LEAKING COOLANT FLUID AND I BROUGHT IT INTO MY LOCAL SERVICE CENTER. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED ME THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IS LEAKING. COST TO REPAIR $700+. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, I DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS (OVER 2500) COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS COMPONENT IN GM VEHICLES. AS OF APRIL 10, 2002, THERE IS A NATIONWIDE BACKORDER OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. I AM DEMANDING ACCOUNTABILITY FROM GENERAL MOTORS. A NATIONWIDE BACKORDER SHOULD BE REASON ENOUGH FOR GM TO ASSEMBLE A RECALL. I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT THE MANUFACTURER WHO HAS BEEN THE WORLD'S AUTOMOTIVE SALES LEADER SINCE 1931 WILL STAND UP AND CLAIM RESPONSIBILITY FOR A PROBLEM THAT IS SO PREVALENT AMONG THEIR VEHICLES. RECALLS SHOULD BE MANDATED IN ALL CASES OF INCOMPETENCE, NOT SOLELY WHEN IT AFFECTS PUBLIC SAFETY. IF THE PROBLEM IS NOT DETECTED, THE COOLANT MAY MIX WITH THE OIL AND CAUSE MAJOR ENGINE PROBLEMS AND FAILURES. I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN AND I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT I WOULD DO IF SOMETHING HAPPENED TO ME ON THE ROAD. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS SERIOUS ISSUE IMMEDIATELY. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ATTENTION.*AK