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Pontiac Grand Prix Power Train Automatic Transmission Safety Report | Feb 20, 2009
Reported on Feb 20, 2009
| I STARTED MY 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP ONE VERY COLD MORNING AND NOTICED A WHINING NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED IN 2005 WITH ABOUT 16,000 MILES ON IT. ONCE THE CAR WARMED UP, THE WHINING NOISE WENT AWAY UNTIL I DROVE IT. I HEARD THE NOISE AGAIN WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED FROM FIRST GEAR. AT THAT TIME, THE MILEAGE WAS ABOUT 74,800. ABOUT ONE 3 DAYS LATER, I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL LUBE SHOP TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED. AFTER THE FLUID WAS CHANGED, I DID NOT HEAR THE WHINING SOUND AGAIN UNTIL ABOUT 2 DAYS LATER ON MY WAY HOME FOR A LUNCH BREAK. THE NEXT MORNING, I HEARD THE WHINING WHEN I STARTED THE CAR TO WARM IT UP. AFTER THE CAR WARMED FOR A WHILE, IT HESITATED TO MOVE WHEN I PUT IT INTO REVERSE TO GO TO WORK. IT ALSO HESITATED TO MOVE WHEN I PUT IT INTO DRIVE. THE MILEAGE, AT THAT POINT, WAS ABOUT 75,000 MILES. I BROUGHT IT BACK HOME AND CALLED A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHO ENDED UP LOOKING AT IT AND SAID THE TRANS WAS SHOT. I THEN CALLED GM ABOUT TO EXPRESS MY DISSATISFACTION AND TO ASK FOR SOME TYPE OF ASSISTANCE. THEY REFERRED ME TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. I TOOK IT TO SULLIVAN PONTIAC AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH THE VALVE SEAL. THE ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR WOULD BE 2,600. CONSIDERING I DO NOT DRIVE MY CAR UNDER HEAVY CONDITIONS AND THE RECOMMENDED TRANS SERVICE IS DUE AT 100K FOR THOSE DRIVING CONDITIONS, I DO NOT THINK THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE OCCURRING AT THIS MILEAGE. *TR | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Prix |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 2004 |
| 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: | WHEELING IL |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | |
| Mileage: | 74000 miles. |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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