10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 0 / 2
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 63,840 miles
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The plastic intake manifold cracked and leaked anti freeze all over the engine compartment. This resulted in the vehicle overheating while driving at highway speed.
- Long Beach, NY, USA
Plastic intake manifold cracked 4 inch crack behind distributor.
- Foxboro, MA, USA
While driving and without any indication smoke started coming from under the hood. The technician serviced the vehicle and noticed the manifold was cracked.
- Bellmawr, NJ, USA
Consumer stated intake gasket failed. Dealer notified.. the consumer stated while driving, he smelled antifreeze and noticed the vehicle started to overheat, the vehicle was towed to the dealer who stated the part was a manufacturing defect, because the intake manifold used to be made of cast iron and now it is made of aluminum.
- Morton Grove, IL, USA
Sudden loss of engine coolant due to failure of plastic intake manifold behind alternator.
- Shreveport, LA, USA
While driving manifold cracked, causing a fire in the fuel tank. Dealer notified. While driving the manifold cracked which caused antifreeze to leak from the vehicle. The dealer indicated that the manifold was a defective part and that they replaced many of them with the same type of failure.
- Burlington, NJ, USA
The vehicle experienced intake manifold problems.
- Orlando, FL, USA
Manifold cracked allowing antifreeze to splash over engine. Do not understand why they would make a manifold out of plastic given the cooling and heating area of the engine. Understand there have been several complaints, one in which a dealer apparently stated that the manifold was defective and this is a common problem with the vehicle.
- Arnold, MD, USA
While driving, the manifold cracked and antifreeze splashed all over the motor, which caused a considerable amount damage to the engine. Dealer was contacted and stated the manifold was faulty and was a common problem with this model/year. Ts scc
- Birmingham, AL, USA
Consumer states, while driving vehicle noticed a smoke under the hood. Plastic manifold was causing the burning and damaging engine. Dealer has been notified. Provide further information.
- Pensacola, FL, USA
The plastic manifold cracked, which caused the vehicle to overheat.mr
- Clark, NJ, USA
Plastic intake manifold cracked behind the alternator, causing coolant leakage.
- Houston, TX, USA
I checked through the service bulletins and complaints-there are several other complaints with these manifolds- not sure why they are making parts out of plastic-is this normal since it involves the coolant-heating area of the vehicle? this cost me 721.56.
- Pinellas Park, FL, USA
Cracks in the plastic intake manifold. Mjs
- Boca Raton, FL, USA
- West Palm Beach, FL, USA