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Pontiac Grand Prix Power Train Automatic Transmission Safety Report | Jan 14, 2004
Reported on Jan 14, 2004
| CAR HAS ERRATIC SHIFTING, JERKS WHEN ACCELERATING. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND DIAGNOSED AS PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID. WHEN THE TRANS PAN WAS TAKEN OFF THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF METAL SHAVINGS. THE TRASNMISSION WAS THEN TAKEN APART AND FOUND THAT THE CLUTCH AND MANY GEARS WERE DAMAGED BECAUSE OF THE METAL. GM WAS CONTACTED FOR ASSISTANCE AND THEY SAID THEY WOULDN'T GUARANTEE THERE DEFECTIVE PARTS BECAUSE THEY CAN NOT DETERMINE HOW THE PREVIOUS OWNER TOOK CARE OF THE CAR.*AK | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Prix |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 2000 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | CHARLESTON TN |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2WP52K5YF |
| Mileage: | 42000 miles. |
| Speed: | 50 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: | KIA DAYTON TN 37321 |
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