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Pontiac Grand Prix Power Train Automatic Transmission Torque Converter Safety Report | June 01, 2005
Reported on June 01, 2005
| THE VEHICLE HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING OFF AND ON FOR ABOUT A YEAR. AAMCO COULDN'T DETECT A PROBLEM WITHOUT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE LIGHT CAME ON IN FEBRUARY 2005. THE VEHICLE NEEDED A SENSOR REPLACED AND THERE WAS A ERROR ON THE TRANSMISSION ALSO. A COMPLETE FLUID REPLACEMENT WAS DONE AND A CONDITIONER ADDED HOPING THAT THIS WOULD CURE THE PROBLEM. ON JUNE 1 THE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE SLIPPING OCCURRED AGAIN. IT LOST MERGING POWER ON THE BALTIMORE BELTWAY AND I BROUGHT IT INTO AAMCO FOR AN ANALYSIS. THEY CONCLUDED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER IS STUCK AS WELL AS SOME ADDITIONAL ITEM. THE CAR IS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX WITH 83,000 MILES ON IT. I BELIEVE THAT THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY ONLY COVERS THE VEHICLE FOR 80,000 MILES. SINCE THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM PRIOR TO THE 80,000, I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT GM WOULD ASSUME SOME LIABILITY FOR THE REPAIR ($1900.00). FROM SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEBSITE, I BELIEVE THAT THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS VEHICLE MAY BE DEFECTIVE IN SOME WAY. | |
| 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: | COCKEYSVILLE MD |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2WK52JXYF |
| Mileage: | 83450 miles. |
| Speed: | 30 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: | HARCO PONTIAC ABERDEEN MD |
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