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Pontiac Grand Am Engine And Engine Cooling Cooling System Safety Report | Mar 01, 2007
Reported on Mar 01, 2007
| I NOTICED FOR OVER A YEAR, THERE WAS COOLANT LEAKAGE. WHEN IT BECOME MORE EVIDENT, I TOOK MY CAR TO TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND FOUND THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE INTAKE GASKET. BOTH MECHANICS CONFIRMED THAT MY PROBLEM WAS DUE TO DEX-COOL BEING USED AND HAD TO SPEND $624.92 TO REPAIR AND REPLACE PARTS AND HAVE MY SYSTEM CHANGED OVER TO REGULAR ANTIFREEZE TO ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. REPLACED PARTS: GASKET, WATER PUMP, THERMOSTAT, OIL FILTER AND OIL, ENGINE COOLANT, AND VALVE COVER GASKETS.*AK | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Am |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 2000 |
| 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: | WINSTON SALEM NC |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2NV12E0YM |
| Mileage: | 120300 miles. |
| Speed: | 45 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
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