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Pontiac Grand Am Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Gasoline Safety Report | Dec 12, 1998
Reported on Dec 12, 1998
| HEAD GASKET FAILED; COOLANT MIXED WITH OIL IN CYLINDER #1; DEALERSHIP REMARKED THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM IN 1992 AND GASKETS WERE REPLACED UNDER THE WARRANTY. SINCE THAT TIME CRACKED HEADS ONLY ARE REPLACED AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER (WHERE WARRANTY NO LONGER APPLIES). KNOWN GASKET PROBLEM SHOULD BE ADDRESSED; HAD I DRIVEN VEHICLE LONGER I COULD HAVE CRACKED HEAD; MY QUICK TURNAROUND TO FIX COST $893. HAD THE HEAD CRACKED IT WOULD BE PAID IN FULL BY PONTIAC. I FEEL THE HEAD GASKET IS A COMPONENT OF THE HEADS AND SHOULD ALSO BE COVERED. | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Am |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 1992 |
| Was a crash reported? | |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | PITTSBURGH PA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2NE1431NM |
| Mileage: | |
| Speed: | 25 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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