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Pontiac Grand Am Engine And Engine Cooling Cooling System Safety Report | May 12, 2004
Reported on May 12, 2004
| WATER PUMP FAILURE, 5 MONTHS LATER LEAK IN INTAK MANIFOLD GASKET. REPLACED IN 5/2004 SIX MONTHS LATER ENGINE CLATTERED AND LOST COMPRESSION (TERM LACKING) FOUND THAT THE CAM AND LIFTERS DESTROYED BECAUSE ANTIRFREEZE LEAKED IN TO ENGINE PREVENTING OIL LUBRICATION TO LIFTERS DESTROYING ENGINE. ANTIFREEZE FUMES LEAKED INTO CAR WHILE DRIVING PRIOR TO GASKET REPAIR. THE POTENTIAL DANGER OF ENGINE SEIZING UP WHILE IN MOTION IS GREAT AND I FEEL THAT THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED DUE TO DEFECTIVE GASKETS. 3.4LT V6 ENGINES ARE NOTORIUS FOR THIS PROBLEM PLEASE SEE GMCONSUMERS@GROUPS.MSN.COM FOR MORE POSTINGS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM. WHY SHOULD DEATH BE THE ONLY MOTIVATOR TO GET SOMETHING DONE. SHOULDN'T THIS BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOME GETS KILLED AS DIRECT RESULT OF FAILURE?*AK | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Am |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 1999 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | BROKEN ARROW OK |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | |
| Mileage: | 82000 miles. |
| Speed: | 55 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | PRUITT BURKBURNETT TX 76354 |
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