Under the agreement, GM will reimburse some of the cost for intake manifold gasket replacements, cooling system flushes and heater core repairs sought during the first seven years or 150,000 miles, whichever came first, that the class member owned the vehicle. After GM had Dex-Cool vehicles out on the road, owners began to file complaints regarding engine and radiator problems that turned out to be linked to the Dex-Cool coolant. The cases claim that Dex-Cool often damaged the engines or created a rusty sludge in the radiators that caused the vehicles to overheat. Your 8.1 should not give you any problems so long as you do proper maintenance and change/flush the Dexcool as recommended. The lawsuit is for 1995-2003 model years with 3.1 or 3.4 liter V6 engines. Either way, a blown head gasket can be disastrous for your engine. Your 'Buick' is probably one that had problems with DexCool. You may also notice that coolant is leaking from the bottom of the engine and dripping onto the ground. If the head gasket fails, coolant, and engine oil may mix. Supposively, Dex-Cools additives break down within a. See reviews below to learn more or submit your own review. 1.Your vehicle’s head gasket seals the space between its cylinder head and engine block. He told me there is a corrolation between Dex-Cool and GMs known head-gasket problem with their V6s. After experiencing several problems & needing repairs for coolant leakages, I searched the internet & discovered that there are class action. GM owners have filed a dozen breach-of-warranty lawsuits in state and federal courts across the country, including California and Missouri, where one of the earliest cases was filed in April 2003. 2 12 1 76 See all 78 reviews About DexCool This profile has not been claimed by the company.
“These kinds of things appear to be issues of low coolant, which isn’t unusual with high-mileage vehicles, so we decided to agree to the settlement.” If you already mixed the two colors of coolant, flush out your radiator to prevent damages.
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“Our experience with Dex-Cool is that when the cooling system is kept full and properly maintained, we haven’t seen any problems,” he said. Mixing green and orange (Dex-Cool) coolant creates a thick, jelly-like substance that can stop coolant flow and lead to overheating, engine failure, and other issues. GM spokesman Tom Wilkinson said the firm was not admitting any wrongdoing but was settling the case to cut down on legal bills.
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