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Pontiac Grand Am Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Gasoline Belts And Associated Pulleys Safety Report | June 08, 1999



Reported on June 08, 1999


WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. CONSUMER HEARD SOUNDS AS IF SOME ONE HAD DROPPED MARBLES IN THE ENGINE. SOON AFTER THE VEHICLE STALLED. A MECHANIC EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, AND FOUND THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WAS DEFECTIVE. ALSO, CONSUMER HAD TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION, AND ABS SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Make: Pontiac
Model: Grand Am
Manufactured by: General Motors LLC
Year: 1997
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: BOLINGBROOK IL
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): 1G2NW52T7VC
Mileage: 45000 miles.
Speed: 50 MPH
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Was a police report filed? N
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