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Pontiac Grand Am Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Safety Report | Aug 27, 2003
Reported on Aug 27, 2003
| PURCHASED 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE1 WITH 3.4 LITER 3400 SFI V-6 ENGINE ON 7/30/03.N 8/27/03, 2624 MILES ON VEHICLE. EXPERIENCED MAJOR PROBLEM OF CAR DIED OUT AND STALLED WHILE DRIVING WAS ABLE TO RESTART AUTO WHICH WOULD DIED OUT AND STALLED 6 SEPARATE TIMES THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AND RANGED FROM 15 SECONDS TO 2 MINS OF DRIVING TIME AND AT SPEEDS OF 5 TO 35 MPH. ( THE VEHICLE JUST QUIT RUNNING WITH NO WARNING!) HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALER SERVICE ADVISOR (JOE) ADVISE ME THAT AT THE REPAIR BAYS THEY EXPERIENCED/DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM 9 TIMES, BUT HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. STATED THEY HAD CALLS INTO GENERAL MOTORS TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND WERE WAITING FOR SOME POSSILE ANSWERS/SOLUTIONS. I AM REPORTING THIS OF TWO REASONS 1. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE DIES/STALLS OUT AT THE WRONG TIME AND PLACE AN ACCIDENT WILL HAPPEN. 2. I AM WITH OUT A VEHICLE WHICH I PURCHASED IN GOOD FAITH. (STILL SETTING IN THE SHOP). *AK | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Am |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 2003 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | SEMINOLE FL |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2NF52E23M |
| Mileage: | 2624 miles. |
| Speed: | 35 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: | AUTOWAY PONTIAC-GMC TRUCK INC. CLEARWATER FL 33764 |
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