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Pontiac Grand Prix Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Gasoline Safety Report | Sept 25, 2004
Reported on Sept 25, 2004
| DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE FOR APPROX 100 MILES, ENGINE TEMPERATURE SUDDENLY OVERHEATED. SON AND WIFE IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND SHUT MOTOR OFF. THEY WAITED APPROX 30 MINUTES FOR ENGINE TO COOL OFF. THEY TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE, BUT IT DIDN'T SOUND RIGHT SO THEY STOPPED. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER IN SPRINGFIELD, VT FOR REPAIR. INFORMED ON MONDAY THAT ENGINE INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED CAUSING LOSS OF COOLANT. CAR HAD APPROX 79500 MILES ON IT. VIN # IS [XXX] .*AK UPDATED 07/24/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Prix |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 1999 |
| 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: | MILTON VT |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2WJ52K0XF |
| Mileage: | 79500 miles. |
| Speed: | 65 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: | SPRINGFIELD AUTOMART OLDSMOBILE PONTIAC SPRINGFIELD VT 05150 |
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