2000 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2000 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Start: 2009-02-09

1 injured · 709648 · 2009-02-24

Vehicle

Make: OLDSMOBILE
Model: INTRIGUE
Year: 2000
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Miles at failure: 51,550

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 1
Fire: No
Crash: No
Police report: Yes
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

OVERHEATED ENGINE AFTER MECHANIC OPENED AND TOPPED OFF HOT SURGE RECOVERY BOTTLE WITH COLDER GM DEX COOL COOLANT & CREATED A SUDDEN AND ACCIDENTAL LOSS OF COOLANT. VEHICLE OVERHEATED WHEN AN AIR POCKET FORMED DUE TO LACK OF COOLANT IN THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM DAMAGED BOTH ENGINE HEAD GASKETS. FIRE POSSIBLE. *TR

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10259805
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown