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Pontiac Grand Am Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Safety Report | Feb 12, 2004
Reported on Feb 12, 2004
| ENGINE HESISTATES VIOLENTLY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM REST. SIMULTANEOUSLY ALL OF THE GAUGES GO TO MAXIMUM VALUE AND RETURN TO REAL VALUES QUICKLY (MUCH LIKE AT ENGINE START-UP). HESISTATION CEASES AND CAR PERFORMS AS NORMAL. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ABOUT 6 TIMES OVER 5 YEARS. THE TOTAL LACK OF ENGINE POWER IS UNNERVING AND HAS LEAD TO ONE NEAR MMISS ACCIDENT WHILE TRYING TO COMPLETE A LEFT TURN AHEAD OF UNCOMING TRAFFIC AS ENGINE HESISTAED AND NEARLY STALLED.*AK | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Am |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 1999 |
| 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: | ENCINO CA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | |
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| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | COVINGTON |
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