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Pontiac Grand Prix Power Train Automatic Transmission Safety Report | June 04, 2007



Reported on June 04, 2007


UPDATE REGARDING ORIGINAL ODI CASE NUMBER: 10191952. CAR HAS NOW BEEN IN SERVICE FOR TEN DAYS. DEALER STATED GM AWARE OF A POTENTIAL DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION, IN THE FINAL DRIVE GEAR(S). DEALER REPLACED TWO GEARS AND A BEARING IN THE TRANSMISSION. PURSUANT TO DISCUSSION WITH DEALER REPRESENTATIVE TODAY, REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. TRANSMISSION IS NOW MAKING CLANKING NOISE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS INSTEAD OF JUST AT IDLE. NO DETAILS RECEIVED REGARDING HARSH SHIFT, JUST THAT DEALER FELT TRANSMISSION REPAIR WAS UNACCEPTABLE . DEALER HAS ORDERED A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION FROM GM. NOTE: DEALER, FERMAN AT CYPRESS CREEK IN LUTZ, FL HAS BEEN QUITE ACCOMMODATING AND RUDY SCHMIDT, SERVICE DIRECTOR, HAS MADE THIS ORDEAL MUCH MORE TOLERABLE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING FLAW, WHICH GM DID NOT CORRECT PRIOR TO DELIVERY. *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 FL
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): 2G2WC58C071
Mileage: 500 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: FERMAN AT CYPRESS CREEK LUTZ FL 33559
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