Hi...can we talk?
> I have a 97 Pontiac GA with a 3.1 V6. For the most part I have actually been
> quite happy with the car, it now has over 121k miles and is holding up quite
> well indeed.
> But would I buy another GM car?....Maybe...maybe not..I really dont
> yet...because of 2 words...INTAKE GASKETS.
> At about 100,000 miles I developed a water coolant leak and then found out
> that this problem was actually extremely common and expected. Yes very
> common on the 3.1, 3.4, 3.8 and I have recently found that it can also be a
> problem on the 5.7 to some extent, let me know if I missed any other
> engines. This intake gasket fix was an $800+ repair! The real problem is
> that these gaskets have been failing for years and GM has not addressed it.
> Rumor has it that the GM Dextron type coolant contributes to the failure.
> GM now has at least 2 new v6 engines out the 3.5 and the 3.9. These engines
> happen to be in the G6 as well as other cars. Since GM never addressed the
> intake problem in the other engines I am inclined to believe they will not
> be addressed in these new engines. Thats why there is a very good chance my
> next vehicle will not be a GM. They let me down by not coming clean and
> because of that I may well abandon ship. It just goes to show if you do the
> right thing up front you may have a customer for life, if you dont it can
> come back to bite you in the ass.
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Supposedly now fixed in the 3.5 and 3.9. It took over 10 years which is unexceptable.