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Pontiac Grand Am Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Gasoline Safety Report | Dec 20, 2003
Reported on Dec 20, 2003
| I OWN A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM WHICH WAS PURCHASED AT NORTHSHORE PONTIAC BUICK GMC IN MALDEN, MASSACHUSETTS. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR TOWED A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES TO DATE SINCE THE PROBLEM BEGAN APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS AGO. THE VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING. I OR MY MOTHER WILL DRIVE THE CAR AND WILL BE ACCELERATING TO APPROXIMATELY 30-40 MPH AND OUT OF NOWHERE, IT STALLS. ON 2 OCCASIONS, I AND MY MOTHER WERE ALMOST FATALLY INJURED AS ONCOMING TRAFFIC FROM BEHIND NARROWLY MISSED REARENDING US. I HAVE NOTICED OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND URGE YOU PLEASE TO INVESTIGATE AND RECALL THESE VEHICLES AS THEY ARE BOUND TO KILL SOMEONE. I WORK AT A LOCAL T.V. MEDIA OUTLET AND HAVE SPOKEN WITH OUR CONSUMER EDITOR WHICH IS GOING TO BE LOOKING INTO THE MATTER AND GOING PUBLIC IF THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. IN BRINGING THIS CAR TO THE DEALER, NORTHSHORE PONTIAC BUICK GMC, WHERE WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH JAMIE VASQUEZ (SERVICE DEPT. MANAGER), HE HAS ADMITTED THERE IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM UNKNOWN TO THEM. THEY HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS ITEMS WITH THE HOPE THAT THE PROBLEM IS SOLVED, HOWEVER IT CONTINUES. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THEIR POSSESSION WHERE AS THEY WILL BE REPLACING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FOR THE SECOND TIME. AFTER PICKING UP THE VEHICLE ON 12/16/03 FROM THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT AGAIN, WHICH REPLACED THE IGNITION COIL, BELIEVING THAT WOULD BE THE VEHICLE'S STALLING SOLUTION, THE VEHICLE REPEATED ITS DEFECT 2 DAYS LATER. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHERE SOMEONE WILL GET HURT, PERHAPS FATALLY, IF THIS ISSUE IS NOT RECTIFIED IN ALL 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM VEHICLES. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT ME FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION OR SHOULD YOU REQUIRE MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO CONTACT ME AT 617-818-6226. I GREATLY APPRECIATE YOUR HELP IN ADVANCE. *LA | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Am |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| 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: | CAMBRIDGE MA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2NF52T5YM |
| Mileage: | 65000 miles. |
| Speed: | 35 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 4 |
| Vehicle type: | RWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | NORTHSHORE PONTIAC BUICK GMC MALDEN MA 02148 |
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