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Pontiac Grand Prix Engine And Engine Cooling Cooling System Safety Report | Nov 08, 2004
Reported on Nov 08, 2004
| SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT MY USED 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX WITH 52,000 MI. IN MAY 2004, I NOTICED IT WAS GOING THROUGH AN UNUSUALLY LARGE AMOUNT OF ENGINE COOLANT AND OIL. I TOOK IT TO 2 DIFFERENT SHOPS AFTER HAVING MY LOW COOLANT LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY COME ON BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. BOTH SHOPS TOLD ME THAT IT NEEDED A NEW INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, WHICH WAS AROUND $700 TO REPAIR DUE TO THERE BEING SO MUCH LABOR INVOLVED. (AND SAID IF I DIDN'T GET IT FIXED, IT COULD LEAD TO MY ENGINE OVERHEATING AND BLOWING UP!) BY THE TIME WE REALIZED WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, MY WARRANTY HAD ALSO RAN OUT. I GOT IT FIXED ONCE THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED IN NOV. 2004, WHEN THE CAR HAD 61,000 MILES. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE A FEW MONTHS LATER, FOUND THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE QUITE A COMMON PROBLEM IN PONTIAC'S AROUND THAT YEAR, ONCE THEY GET TO AROUND 50,000 MILES. OR SO (WHICH MY CAR WAS AT WHEN PURCHASED) I DON'T FEEL THAT A 4 YEAR OLD CAR WITH MILEAGE THAT LOW SHOULD ALREADY HAVE SUCH AN EXPENSIVE PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM, THEY PUT IN FAULTY, TEMPORARY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS IN THEIR CARS AND THEY SHOULD PAY TO REPLACE THEM. *JB | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Prix |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 2000 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | PAVILION NY |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2WJ52J7YF |
| Mileage: | 52000 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: | ULTIMATE AUTO DEPEW NY |
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