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Pontiac Grand Prix Power Train Automatic Transmission Safety Report | Jan 21, 2004



Reported on Jan 21, 2004


TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT/REPLACED AT 27,000 MILES (THIS WAS UNDER WARRANTY). NOW AT 86,000 MILES TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT DUE TO A GASKET BLOW THAT CAUSED ALL THE FLUID TO LEAK OUT WHICH THEN CAUSED INTERNAL PROBLEMS. THIS IS A VERY COSTLY DEFECT THAT I FEEL MAY HAVE TO DO WITH A DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. A $28,000 CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE A MAJOR DEFECT OF THIS MAGNITUDE TWICE BEFORE IT EVEN REACHES 100,000 MILE. THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BY GM BECAUSE I AM NOW SEEING THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. GM SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS EXPENSIVE REPAIR. *LA
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: OWOSSO MI
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN):
Mileage: 27000 miles.
Speed:
Number of cylinders: 8
Vehicle type: FWD
Vehicle fuel: GAS Fuel injection.
Was a police report filed? N
Tire size:
Dealer name and location: RIVERSIDE PONTIAC OWOSSO MI 48867
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