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Pontiac Grand Prix Power Train Automatic Transmission Safety Report | Feb 16, 2008
Reported on Feb 16, 2008
| APPROX. ONE WEEK OF TRANSMISSION TRYING TO KICK INTO NEXT GEAR, THEN ONE DAY (AFTER ABOUT 4 DAYS OF THIS OCCURRING) TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY DIED. ABLE TO PUT INTO DRIVE BUT TRANS WAS NOT COMMUNICATING WITH WHEELS (PER ONSTAR DIAGNOSTIC REPORT). HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER WHO SAID THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL NOTES ON COMPUTER SYSTEM AND THAT THE FLUID WAS BURNT BEYOND RECOGNITION. HAD CAR TOWED TO A DIFFERENT SHOP W/ ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT WHILE TRANS. FLUID WAS A LITTLE BURNT, WAS NOT THAT BAD. EITHER WAY, A NEW TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE PUT INTO CAR AND THERE IS A CHANCE OF THIS HAPPENING AGAIN. PONTIAC/GM IS AWARE OF PROBLEM DUE TO TSB'S BEING PUT OUT FOR PROBLEM, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED YET. REFUSE TO PURCHASE A 3-4K TRANSMISSION FOR THIS PROBLEM TO PROBABLY HAPPEN AGAIN BEFORE 60K MILES. *TR | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Prix |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 2006 |
| 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: | ELKTON MD |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 2G2WC58C261 |
| Mileage: | 59090 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: | |
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