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Pontiac Grand Prix Power Train Automatic Transmission Safety Report | Apr 01, 2007
Reported on Apr 01, 2007
| PURCHASED 2007 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GXP NEW, APPROX 3 MONTHS AGO. AT 500 MILES, LOUD METAL-ON-METAL CLANKING NOISE BEGAN. TRACED NOISE TO TRANSMISSION BELL HOUSING. TAKEN FOR SERVICE AT 1,500 MILES, REQUESTED SERVICE WRITER LISTEN TO THE NOISE AND TAKE CARE OF PROBLEM. RETURNED AS NO PROBLEM FOUND . AGAIN, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR SAME NOISE, ALONG WITH HARSH AND SUDDEN SHIFTS AROUND 25-30MPH. DEALER ATTEMPTED TO RETURN VEHICLE, STATING IT WAS NORMAL, AND COVERED BY A TSB . I REFUSED TO ACCEPT THE VEHICLE. DEALER GAVE ME A VERY HARD TIME ABOUT COVERING A LOANER VEHICLE, EVEN THOUGH THIS WAS 2ND TIME TO DEALER WITH SAME COMPLAINT, UNRESOLVED, WITH JUST OVER 3,200 MILES ON ODOMETER. DEALER CALLED GM. MECHANICS NOW HAVE TO TEAR OUT THE TRANSMISSION TO ATTEMPT A DIAGNOSIS . APPARENTLY, THERE MAY BE A CLUTCH PACK ISSUE . VEHICLE STILL IN SERVICE AFTER 4 DAYS, NO DIAGNOSIS YET. REQUEST GM PROVIDE A NEW TRANSMISSION AND BELL HOUSING. *TR | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Prix |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 2007 |
| 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: | WESLEY CHAPEL FM |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 2G2WC58C071 |
| Mileage: | 500 miles. |
| Speed: | 0 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 8 |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | FERMAN AUTO GROUP AT CYPRESS CREEK LUTZ FL 33549 |
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