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Pontiac Grand Prix Power Train Automatic Transmission Safety Report | Oct 09, 2003
Reported on Oct 09, 2003
2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP HAS 42,000 MILES. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW IN JANUARY OF 2000. NO SIGN OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE. GOING FROM A STOP LOUD CLANKING NOISE, CAR JERKED 3 OR 4 TIMES. 5 MINUTES LATER AFTER ANOTHER STOP SIGN THE CAR DID THE SAME THING AGAIN. I STOPPED TO A REPAIR STATION, WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN PARK IT MAKES AN AWFUL GRINDING NOISE WHILE IDLING. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN TOOK THE CAR FOR A DRIVE AND SAID TO GET IT TO A GM DEALER BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING. I WAS TOLD THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED ON A CAR THAT ONLY HAS 42,000 MILES ON IT. AS I AM LOOKING THROUGH THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS COMPLAINT DATA BASE I AM SEEING 9 COMPLAINTS THAT ARE QUITE SIMILAR. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DOES IT TAKE TILL THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IS RECALLED? I PAID $27,000.00 FOR MY CAR 3 1/2 YEARS AGO AND SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PUT $2,000.00 INTO IT ALREADY. I PURCHASE NEW CARS SIMPLY BECAUSE OF FEELING SECURE KNOWING THAT I TAKE CARE OF MY CARS WITH REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENANCE AND WOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ANY MAJOR REPAIRS. I WOULD LIKE THIS RESOLVED BY GM REPAIRING MY VEHICLE AT THEIR EXPENSE. *LA | |
Make: | Pontiac |
Model: | Grand Prix |
Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
Year: | 2000 |
Was a crash reported? | N |
Was an injury reported? | |
Was a death reported? | |
Was a fire reported? | N |
Location: | TROY NY |
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2WR521XYF |
Mileage: | 42000 miles. |
Speed: | 5 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: | ORR PONTIAC SPRINGFIELD MA |
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