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Pontiac Grand Prix Power Train Automatic Transmission Safety Report | Apr 15, 2011
Reported on Apr 15, 2011
| TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, THEN CATCHING WITH A SUDDEN THUNK . APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR GM CARS (PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GXP, CHEVY IMPALA SS & CHEVY MONTE CARLO SS) EQUIPPED WITH AN LS4 ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS IT COMES AND GOES WITHOUT WARNING. SOMETIMES EVERYTHING IS FINE, BUT IF YOU ARE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND THE PROBLEM OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ACCELERATE APPROPRIATELY AND RESULT IN A CRASH. *TR | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Prix |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS LLC |
| Year: | 2005 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | EAST LANSING MI |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 2G2WC54C251 |
| Mileage: | 60000 miles. |
| Speed: | 0 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 8 |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
| Previous Report:Steering | Next Report:Suspension Front |