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Pontiac Grand Prix Equipment Air Conditioner Safety Report | Nov 01, 2000
Reported on Nov 01, 2000
| AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL AIR TEMPERATURE IS REGULATED BASED ON AMBIENT TEMPERATURE (I.E.: IF EXTERIOR TEMPERATURE IS 75 DEGREES AND CLIMATE CONTROL IS SET TO 70 - THE AIR CONDITIONER WILL ENGAGE.) THE EXTERIOR TEMPERATURE GAUGE ON THE AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL REGULARLY DISPLAYS AN INACCURATE EXTERIOR TEMPERATURE OF LESS THAN 60 DEGREES (EVEN ON 100+ TEMPERATURE DAYS.) IF THE SYSTEM REPORTS AN EXTERIOR TEMPERATURE OF LESS THAN 60 DEGREES, THE AIR CONDITIONER CANNOT BE MANUALLY ENGAGED - THIS MALFUNCTION RENDERS THE AIR CONDITIONER USELESS. FURTHERMORE, IF THE EXTERIOR READING IS LESS THAN 60 DEGREES, THE AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL WILL INCREASE THE TEMPERATURE OF THE CIRCULATING THROUGH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM (IF THE SYSTEM THINKS THE TEMP. IS 55 DEGREES, EVEN IF IT IS ACTUALLY 95 DEGREES - THE SYSTEM BLOWS HEATED AIR.) I HAVE HAD THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS - WITHOUT RESOLUTION. THE PROBLEM CAN NEVER BE DUPLICATED. NO FAULT OF THE DEALER - IT IS A COMPLETE RANDOM (ALTHOUGH FREQUENT) OCCURRENCE.*AK | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Prix |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 1999 |
| Was a crash reported? | |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | RIALTO CA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2WP52K4XF |
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| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS N/A. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
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