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2004 CHEVROLET AVEO — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

fire · 731987 · 2009-08-19

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
AVEO
Year
2004
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
Miles at failure
70,000

Severity

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

Narrative

CAR: AVEO 2004- 4D. THE AC GOT DAMAGED, THEN THE BLOWER. THE CAR GOT OVERHEADED AND STOPPED WORKING. $1,361 WORTH OF WORK WAS DONE (MACHINE WORK, HEAD GASKET SET, GASKET SEALER, TIMING BELT, SPARKS PLUGS, TIMING BELT TENSIONER). TWO WEEKS AFTER THE CAR STARTED OVERHEADING AGAIN AND HAD A STRONG SMELL OF GAS. THE MECHANIC RECOMMENDED TO BUY A CLIP TO ADJUST THE GAS HOSE!! AND TO PUT WATER TO COOOL IT DOWN... THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. I GOT TIRED AND TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO AWKNOWLEDGED THE FIRST MECHANIC ASSEMBLED SOME THINGS BACKWARD. LESS THAN AN HOUR AFTER PICKING UP THE CAR FROM THE SECOND MECHANIC AND AFTER I PARKED IT...THE CAR BURST ON FIRE... IT IS GONE...GONE! *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10280938
Machine
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