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Pontiac Grand Prix Fuel System, Gasoline Safety Report | Feb 28, 2004
Reported on Feb 28, 2004
| I DRIVE A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX & IN AUGUST OF 2003, MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON..I TOOK IT TO A DEALER, FAULKNER PONTIAC, IN TREVOSE, PA WHO STATED THERE WERE NO LEAKS FOUND & REPROGRAMMED PCM WITH UPDATED CALIBRATION. THEN IN MID FEBRUARY 2004, MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. MY MECHANIC SAID IT MAY BE AN EMISSIONS RELATED PROBLEM & TO TAKE IT TO MY DEALER, IN CASE IT WILL BE COVERED UNDER THE EMISSIONS WARRANTY. (80,000 MILES) I AM PRESENTLY AT 44,000 MILES. THE LIGHT WAS COMING OFF & ON AND ON WED. MARCH 17, 2004, I TOOK MY CAR TO FAIRWAY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, JENKINTOWN, PA. THEY SAID AFTER RUNNING A DIAGNOSTIC, FOUND: DIAG SCAN FOUND PO440 PERFORMED SMOKE OUT TEST FOUND FUEL TANK LEAK! THEY SAID MY CAR COULD HAVE EXPLODED OR CAUGHT ON FIRE! AND THIS IS NOT A RECALL? I CONTACTED GM MONDAY MARCH 22, 2004 TO NO AVAIL, TO MY SATISFACTION. I FEEL I COULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING A DANGEROUS VEHICLE FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS, OR EVEN SINCE FEBRUARY & I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS FUEL TANK LEAK. OF COURSE I HAD IT FIXED BY FAIRWAY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, ABOUT $370.00 LATER & FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL BY GM. YOUR HELP IS APRECIATED. THANK YOU DONA. *AK | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Prix |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 2001 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | WILLOW GROVE PA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2WP12K71F |
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| Vehicle type: | AWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
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| Dealer name and location: | FAIRWAY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP JENKINTOWN PA 19046 |
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