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Pontiac Grand Am Engine And Engine Cooling Safety Report | May 01, 2003
Reported on May 01, 2003
| LAST YEAR WENT TO MY DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE TECH SUGGESTED I BUY A NEW CAR, BECAUSE THE PROBLEMS THEY DISCOVERED WERE GOING TO BE OVER $4,000 TO FIX. THOUGHT THIS WAS STRANGE AS I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR LESS THAN 3 YEARS. MY MECHANIC FIXED THE COOLANT INTAKE MANIFOLD FOR A LOT LESS THAN THE DEALER BUT SAID HE HAS SEEN THIS IN GM CARS BEFORE AND GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THEY HAVE RECALLED VEHICLES IN THE PAST FOR THIS PROBLEM. APPARENTLY THE GLYCOL COOLANT EATS THE GASKETS AND CAUSES THE LEAKS TO THE REST OF THE SYSTEMS. FIXING THE GASKET WITH THE NEW AND IMPROVED VERSION JUST DELAYS THE DAMAGE THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE, AND THE RECALL THAT MAY HAPPEN ONE DAY, AFTER WE HAVE ALL SOLD OR JUNKED OUR CARS. WHICH I AM SURE IS WHAT GM IS WAITING FOR. NEXT TIME I BUY AN IMPORT. *JB | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Am |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 1999 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | DAMASCUS MD |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | |
| Mileage: | 37000 miles. |
| Speed: | |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Turbo. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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