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Pontiac Grand Am Engine And Engine Cooling Cooling System Safety Report | Aug 05, 2004
Reported on Aug 05, 2004
| ENGINE PROBLEMS AND SAFETY CONCERNS WITH PONTIAC 2000 GRAND AM GT. LOST ALL COOLANT IN MAY 04, HAD TO REPLACE WATER PUMP AND HOSES. AUGUST 04 COOLANT LIGHT COMING ON ONLY TO DISCOVER THE DEXCOOL WAS SLUDGY. THE SLUDGE HAD TRANSPIRED WITHIN 2 MONTHS AND IT APPEARS THAT OIL IS LEAKING INTO THE COOLANT DUE TO A BAD GASKET. ALSO EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE TURN SIGNALS NOT WORKING WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE. CALLED GM TO FIND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL #03043 ONLY TO BE TOLD IT DOESN'T APPLY TO MY MODEL OF VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH THE RECALL STATES FOR GRAND AM '00-01, ALONG WITH THE '00-01 CHEVEROLET MALIBU AND THE '00-01 OLDSMOBILE ALERO, ALL MANUFACTURED 02/01/00 TO 05/01/01. I WAS INFORMED MY VEHICLE CAME OUT OF A DIFFERENT FACTORY AT A DIFFERENT TIME ACCORDING TO THE VIN # AND THERE MAY BE ANOTHER RECALL AT A LATER TIME WHICH WOULD INCLUDE MY VEHICLE. THIS DOES NOT HELP ME NOW WITH SUCH A SERIOUS DEFECT OF EQUIPMENT. IS IT IN GM'S BEST INTEREST FOR GM CONSUMERS EXPERIENCING THESE ISSUES TO BE INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS CAR ACCIDENT WITH INJURIES AND FOR THE CONSUMER TO SUE GM FOR MILLIONS AS OPPOSED TO GOING AHEAD AND DOING THE RECALL AND SPENDING $150 PER VEHICLE TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TURN SWITCH AND MAKING OUR HIGHWAYS SAFER AS WELL AS PROTECTING THE CONSUMER FROM INJURY OR HARM? KNOWING WHAT I KNOW NOW, I WOULD NEVER HAVE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE WITH THIS SERIOUS OF ISSUES. IS THERE AN ISSUE WITH DEXCOOL? WHAT IS CAUSING THE GASKET TO GO BAD IN THESE CARS? PLEASE HELP THE CONSUMERS WHO ARE SPENDING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TRYING TO FIX THESE VEHICLES IN WHICH THEY HAVE ALREADY INVESTED $20,000-$25,000 INTO WHEN THEY PURCHASED IT! THANK YOU.*AK | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Am |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 2000 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | KANSAS CITY MO |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2NW52EXYM |
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| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
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