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Pontiac Grand Am Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Safety Report | Aug 21, 2003
Reported on Aug 21, 2003
| 95 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE 3.1L V6, AUTOMATIC TRANS. WITH 113,264 MILES. CAR LOST POWER, STARTING SMOKING VERY BADLY, CAR WAS PULLED OFF HIGHWAY AND STOPPED IMMEDIATELY. REPAIR SHOP INSPECTED AND FOUND OIL FILTER GASKET BLEW OUT, ALLOWING ENGINE OIL TO BE EXPELLED. THIS COULD CAUSE AN ENGINE FIRE, BUT DID NOT THIS TIME. OIL CHANGE SHOP INSPECTED FILTER AND CLAIMS REGULATOR IN OIL PUMP CAUSED OIL TO BE OVER-PRESSURIZED, BLOWING OUT THE GASKET AND CLAIMS NO RESPONSIBILITY. ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ACCORDING THE REPAIR SHOP. I BOUGHT CAR NEW AND MAINTAINED IT REGULARLY AND AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE APPARENT POOR QUALITY OF THIS GM PRODUCT. *JB | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Am |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 1995 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | BEAVERCREEK OH |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | |
| Mileage: | 113264 miles. |
| Speed: | 65 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | MOORMAN PONTIAC DAYTON OH |
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