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Pontiac Grand Am Engine And Engine Cooling Exhaust System Manifold/header/muffler/tail Pipe Safety Report | Dec 28, 2004
Reported on Dec 28, 2004
| AT APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES, THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ON MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT HAD TO BE REPLACED. I HAD NOTICED THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY, AND DECIDED TO GET THE COOLANT FLUSHED AND FILLED. WHEN I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO THE LOCAL PONTIC DEALERSHIP, I WAS INFORMED THE ENGINE GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WHICH WAS CLOSE TO AN $800 REPAIR. THIS WAS DONE IN DECEMBER OF 2004. IT IS NOW APRIL OF 2005, AND I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM . AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT SITES, IT APPEARS THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM, AS MANY OWNERS OF GM CARS WITH THE ENGINE THAT PONTIAC USED IN THE 2000 GRAND AM GTS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. THE LIM GASKET WAS REDESIGNED AFTER GM NOTICED THIS RECURRING PROBLEM, AND THE NEWER ONE IS BEING USED TO REPLACE THE OLDER ONE. IF IT'S BECOME OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FAULT OF GM, WHY AM I THE ONE WHO HAS TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR? *AK | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Am |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 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: | MORTON PA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2NW12EXYM |
| Mileage: | 50000 miles. |
| Speed: | 0 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: | RAFFERTY PONTIAC/SUBARU NEWTOWN SQUARE PA |
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