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Pontiac Grand Prix Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Safety Report | Mar 15, 2007
Reported on Mar 15, 2007
| LOUD TICKING AND OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN CAR STARTED. CHECKED OIL AND THE OIL WAS READING FULL. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY CAR NEEDS A NEW ENGINE. $7000 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THERE IS 90,000 KMS ON CAR AND IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED AND SYNTHETIC OIL AND PREMIUM GAS USED. DEC/06 HEARD TICKING TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP, THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE PROBLEM DID A HOT OIL CHANGE AND TICK STOPPED OR WAS MASKED. NOW WE HAVE A SEVERE PROBLEM, NEW ENGINE REQUIRED AND THE CAR IS WORTH NOTHING. IT ALSO APPEARS TO BE A GASKET PROBLEM. WAS THERE A RECALL, THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM? | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Prix |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 2003 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | CALGARY 00 |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2WR52103F |
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| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Turbo. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | SOUTHGATE CHEV/OLDS CALGARY, AB 00 |
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