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Pontiac Grand Prix Engine And Engine Cooling Cooling System Safety Report | Dec 17, 2003



Reported on Dec 17, 2003


ENGINE COOLING-SMELL OF ENGINE COOLANT-TWO VISITS AGO MY CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALER TO FIX THE RECALL FOR COOLANT LEAK PROBLEM-UPPER MANIFOLD. MONTH OR TWO LATER I RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, AND TO CORRECT A SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT. DEALER INFORMED ME THAT MY CAR NEEDED NEW THERMOSTAT. THOUGHT THIS WAS A NORMAL CONDITION-BUT EVEN AFTER RECALL FIXED MY CAR SMELLED LIKE ENGINE COOLANT! MY CAR HAS NEVER MISSED A REQUIRED SERVICE--I OVER-SERVICE MY CAR! THE NEEDED SERVICE COMPLETED BY DEALER REPLACING THERMOSTAT, BAD TEMPERATURE SENSOR, AND REQUIRED ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. AFTER PICKING UP THE CAR FROM THE DEALER-MY CAR OVERHEATED-BLOWING SMOKE OUT OF THE HOOD. IT SMELLED LIKE COOLANT, I THOUGHT CAR WAS GOING TO BURN UP! I HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO DEALER-WHERE DEALER INFORMED ME-THEY SPILLED COOLANT-AND THAT THE COOLANT SPILLED WAS SMOKING!--I THINK THERE IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THE COOLING SYSTEM WITH THIS SERIES ENGINE. I FEEL THAT GM IS COVERING UP A LARGER PROBLEM WITH THE 3800 SERIES ENGINE-I AM AFRAID THAT THIS CONDITION WILL CAUSE MORE DAMAGE-I FEEL THAT GM DOES NOT WANT TO ADMIT THERE IS A LARGE PROBLEM, AND SIMPLY FIX MY CAR! -RATHER THE DEALER STATES THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. I LIKE MY CAR, AND JUST WANT IT FIXED RIGHT. I AM AFRAID THE DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE--IT IS ONE OIL CHANGE OUT OF THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY-I FEEL THAT I AM STUCK WITH A LEMON.--EBROCK *LA
Make: Pontiac
Model: Grand Prix
Manufactured by: General Motors LLC
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: LENEXA KS
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN):
Mileage: 45000 miles.
Speed:
Number of cylinders: 6
Vehicle type:
Vehicle fuel: GAS
Was a police report filed? N
Tire size:
Dealer name and location:
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