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Pontiac Grand Prix Power Train Automatic Transmission Safety Report | Mar 16, 2004
Reported on Mar 16, 2004
| CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ONE. CAR WAS SHIFTING HARD AND JERKING. PULLED IN TO A NEARBY REPAIR SHOP AND TWO DIAGNOSTIC CODES WERE FOUND RELATING TO THE TRANSMISSION. ONE RELATED TO THE PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID AND THE OTHER LONG SHIFT W/ MAX ADAPT . THEY SUGGESTED I TAKE IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP. I THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY REGULAR MECHANIC, HE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM NOR COULD HE FIND ANYTHING WRONG AT THAT TIME. HE ALSO SUGGESTED I TAKE IT TO A SHOP SPECIALIZING IN TRANSMISSIONS. I DID. THEY ALSO COULD NOT DUPLCATE THE PROBLEM OR FIND ANYTHING OTHER THAN METAL SHAVINGS IN THE PAN. THEY SUGGESTED I HAVE THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY REBUILT AT A COST OF OVER $2,100.00.*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: | NEWCASTLE WA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2WJ52J1YF |
| Mileage: | |
| Speed: | |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | OVERLAKE AUTO |
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