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Pontiac Grand Prix Power Train Automatic Transmission Safety Report | May 15, 2010
Reported on May 15, 2010
| NO MAJOR EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, JUST AVERAGE CITY/HIGHWAY DRIVING WITH LITTLE TO NO AGGRESSIVE ACCELERATION. REGULAR MAINTENANCE IS ALWAYS TAKEN CARE OF. THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2006 GRAND PRIX GXP, WITH 88,000KM, LIKES TO SLIP EVERY NOW AND THEN AND SOMETIMES FAILS TO ACCELERATE UNTIL IT THE RPMS REACH ABOUT 1800, THEN IT FINALLY CATCHES AND PULLS HARD. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, BUT I'M WORRIED THE TRANSMISSION IS TAKING DAMAGE EVERYTIME IT DOES OCCUR, AND MAY EVENTUALLY LEAD TO A FAILURE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET TO FIX THE PROBLEM, AS IT ONLY HAPPENS A FEW TIMES WEEK, AND MY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH, AND JUDGING BY MY SOURCES, THE TRANSMISSION MATED TO THE 5.3L LS4 VA FRONT DRIVE GM VEHICLES IS RATED AT 280LB-FT OF TORQUE, WHILE THE MOTOR IS CLEARLY ADVERTISED AT 323LB-FT OF TORQUE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Prix |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS LLC |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | WINDSOR 00 |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 2G2WC55C461 |
| Mileage: | 83000 miles. |
| Speed: | 0 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 8 |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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