ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
Speed
30 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
THIS CAR IS A DEATH TRAP. CAR LOSES ALL POWER; STEERING, BRAKING THEN STALLS. PROBLEM W/ EGR VALVE SINCE 1997, REPLACED LINEAR EGR, 4 MTHS AGO, CONTINUES TO STALL WHEN SLOWING, LETTING UP ON GAS. DEALER CLEANED MANIFOLD, HAPPENED AGAIN 2 WEEKS LATER, BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER, SAID CAN'T PINPOINT PROBLEM GUESS SOMETHING WITH EGR VALVE.*AK