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Pontiac Grand Am Engine And Engine Cooling Exhaust System Manifold/header/muffler/tail Pipe Safety Report | Jan 02, 2005
Reported on Jan 02, 2005
| I AM ONE OF MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. I OWN A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. AT ABOUT 53,000 MILES I NOTICED A COOLANT LEAK ON MY GARAGE FLOOR. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I NOTICED THAT IT WAS COMING FROM THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD GASKET. I PROMPTLY CALLED UP MY LOCAL DEALER, JACK WALKER PONTIAC IN DAYTON, OHIO. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR JANUARY 4, 2005 TO HAVE MY VEHICLE INSPECTED FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSIS. WHEN THE PHONE CALL CAME IN FROM THE DEALER WITH THE ESTIMATION OF $765, I WAS STUNNED, BUT KNEW IT WAS A MAJOR ISSUE THAT HAD TO BE ATTENDED TO. SO I OK'D THE PROCEDURE. ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 2005 MY CAR WAS FINALLY READY FOR PICKUP. I WENT TO PICK IT UP, PAID THE $780 AND GOT IN THE CAR. AFTER I TURNED IT ON, IT FLASHED LOW COOLANT . I PROCEEDED TO WALK BACK INTO THE REPAIR CENTER, AND TOLD THEM WHAT WAS GOING ON. THE MAN THERE TALKED TO THE MECHANIC, WHO SAID THAT IT WAS JUST AIR IN THE COOLANT LINE; IT COULD BE CLEARED IN ABOUT 10-20 MINUTES. ONE HOUR LATER THEY FINALLY RELEASED THE CAR TO ME. I THINK IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT GM IS NOT FORCED TO RECALL THIS MANIFOLD HEAD GASKET SINCE IT IS SUCH A PROMINENT ISSUE IN MOST GM V6-STYLE ENGINES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.*AK | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Am |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 2001 |
| 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: | CENTERVILLE OH |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2NF52E21M |
| Mileage: | 53000 miles. |
| Speed: | |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | WALKER PONTIAC DAYTON OH |
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