98 PONTIAC 86,000 MILES INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME... PARTS REPLACED...SPARK PLUGS (FOULED)..STARTER ASSEMBLY.. MOTOR WAS WATERLOCKED BROKE STARTER...INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED.....OIL CHANGED DUE TO COOLANT CONTAMINATION...REPLACE ANTIFREEZE...TOTAL BILL LABOR AND PARTS... $1387.99..GM HAS NUMEROUS SERVICE BULLETINS ON THIS ISSUE...WHY HAS A RECALL NOT BE ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM ?? *TR
2001
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DT: THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND THE BACK DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN IN IT'S WINDOW SLOT HALFWAY WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. THE DRIVER HEARD AIR AND WIND COMING INTO VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE POWER WINDOW HAD OPENED HALFWAY BY ITSELF. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE WINDOW REGULATOR WHICH FAILED. AFTERWARDS, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW HAS FAILED AND THE WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP BY ITSELF WITHOUT MANUALLY HELPING TO MANEUVER IT BACK UP. THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE. THE SECOND FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED OR TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AS OF YET. *NM