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Pontiac Grand Am Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Safety Report | Sept 06, 2003
Reported on Sept 06, 2003
| I DID NOT HAVE A VEHICLE FAILURE, HOWEVER, AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, I WAS BOTHERED BY THE RESULTS. ON LATE MODEL PONTIAC GRAND AMS, MAINLY THE INTAKE MANIFOLD HOUSING/GASKET GOES BAD WITHIN ANY VEHICLE MILEAGE RANGE ESPECIALLY LOW MILEAGE. I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE MY GASKET HAD GONE BAD UNTIL MY OIL LIGHT CAME ON. THE OIL LEAK DOESN'T LEAVE PUDDLES ON THE GROUND. IT GETS BURNED ON THE ENGINE BLOCK AS YOU DRIVE. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON GRAMDAMGT.COM AND A LOT OF PEOPLE HAD THIS PROBLEM AS WELL AND AT 15000 MILES AND HIGHER. I KNOW THIS COSTS ABOUT $800 TO FIX, BUT IT'S A RECURRING PROBLEM FOR DEALERS TO TAKE CARE OF. SEEMS LIKE ITS A WAY FOR THEM TO MAKE MONEY BY INSTALLING FAULTY PARTS IN THEIR CARS, SO THEY GET THE BUYER'S MONEY. MY WARRANTY EXPIRED BECAUSE I COULDN'T AFFORD THE COST OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I ACTUALLY BOUGHT THE INTAKE AND EXHAUST GASKETS FOR MY CAR, BUT I FOUND THAT I NEED TO BUY MORE TOOLS AND HAVE AN EXTRA CAR (WHICH I DON'T HAVE) IN ORDER TO PERFORM THIS JOB. I DON'T MAKE ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY MY RENT AND SUPPORT MY WIFE AND SON AND PAY TO HAVE THE PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR FIXED AND IT'S MY ONLY CAR. I RARELY HAVE TIME TO WORK ON IT. LUCKILY FOR ME THE ONLY THING THAT I GOT FIXED BY THE DEALER FOR FREE WAS MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER. IT MELTED AT 48000 MILES. IT'S WARRANTED FOR 8 YEARS. *JB | |
| 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: | INDIALANTIC FL |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2NE52T5YM |
| Mileage: | 54000 miles. |
| Speed: | 40 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 4 |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | RYDELL GM VAN NUYS CA |
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