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Pontiac Grand Am Fuel System, Other Safety Report | July 08, 2004



Reported on July 08, 2004


2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM HAS 52,000 MILES AND HAS RECENTLY BEEN DIFFICULT TO START. I MAY HAVE TO TRY 5-6 TIMES BEFORE ENGINE WILL TURN OVER. YESTERDAY THE CAR DIED WHILE GOING ON AN EXIT RAMP OFF OF THE INTERSTATE. ALL LIGHTS WERE STILL FUNCTIONING, BUT THE CAR WAS DEAD AND DID NOT RESTART. I ADDED 1 GAL OF GAS TO MAKE SURE IT HAS ENOUGH ALTHOUGH GUAGE DID NOT INDICATE LOW GAS. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT FINALLY STARTED. THE DEALER DID A THOROUGH CHECK DIAGNOSTICALLY AND DRIVING AND COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. FIRST TIME CAR HAS DIED WHILE DRIVING BUT HAS HAD SEVERAL (10) INSTANCES OF NOT STARTING IN THE PAST 2 MONTHS. THIS IS A VERY BIG CONCERN SINCE MY 20 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DEPENDS ON THIS CAR FOR LONG DRIVES FREQUENTLY WHILE IN COLLEGE. THIS COULD BE A VERY BIG SAFETY CONCERN IF CAR CONTINUES TO DIE WHILE DRIVING! *AK
Make: Pontiac
Model: Grand Am
Manufactured by: General Motors LLC
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: NORTH VERNON IN
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): 1G2NF52E91M
Mileage: 52000 miles.
Speed: 35 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: ACRA AUTOMOTIVE
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