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Pontiac Grand Am Service Brakes, Hydraulic Foundation Components Drum Wheel Cylinders Safety Report | Dec 15, 1998



Reported on Dec 15, 1998


PURCHASED VEHICLE 6/98. THREE DAYS AFTER PURCHASE CAR IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. VEHICLE TOWED 3 TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM. FOUND WIRES IN HARNESS BAD CAUSING PROBLEM. BRAKE PROBLEMS SINCE OWNING WHEEL CYLINDERS LEAKING BRAKE SHOES SOAKED WITH OIL. ROTORS MACHINED @ 10,462. EXCESSIVE BRAKE DUST. BRAKE PADS WORN AT 10,465 MILES. REAR SHOES OUT OF ADJUSTMENT @ 10,465. 13,985 MILES ABS LIGHT FAILED. WHILE LIGHTS AND AC OR HEAT ON WHEN APPLYING BRAKES INTERIOR AND HEADLIGHTS DIM. CAN'T FIND PROBLEM! WHEN HEATER IS ON SMELL OF ANTIFREEZE. CAN'T FIND PROBLEM. FRONT SUSPENSION NOISE. STABILIZER BUSHINGS BAD CAN'T FIND PROBLEM. NO BRAKE PEDAL AT TIMES. WHEN ROAD SURFACE IS WET AND BRAKES APPLIED CAR WILL NOT STOP.
Make: Pontiac
Model: Grand Am
Manufactured by: General Motors LLC
Year: 1998
Was a crash reported?
Was an injury reported?
Was a death reported?
Was a fire reported? N
Location: RITTMAN OH
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): 1G2NW52T8WC
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Vehicle type: FWD
Vehicle fuel: GAS N/A.
Was a police report filed? N
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