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Pontiac Grand Prix Power Train Automatic Transmission Safety Report | Apr 21, 2011



Reported on Apr 21, 2011


TRANSMISSION ON MY 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GXP FAILED ON 11/23/09 AT 94,622 MILES. CAR WAS BROUGHT TO DAVE SINCLAIR BUICK/PONTIAC/GMC AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE SECOND TRANSMISSION STARTED BUCKING WHILE GOING UP HILLS AT 120,000 MILES. TOOK THE CAR IN AT 120,703 TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND IT WAS IN GOOD CONDITION. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN AT 124190 WITH LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON IT. DAVE SINCLAIR REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FOR $2979.19. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO GM DISTRICT MANAGERS ABOUT THIS NOT BEING AN ISOLATED INCIDENT WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS AND THAT I SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS REPLACEMENT. THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE 4T65E-HD TRANSMISSIONS WHERE THERE IS NOT ENOUGH LINE PRESSURE GETTING TO THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO A FAULTY TRANSMISSION PAN MAGNET UNDER TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER 08-07-30-040B FROM MAY 2009. SINCE MY TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WELL AFTER THAT, MY TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED AS THE SYMPTOMS WERE EXACTLY THE SAME AS WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN WITH THIS ISSUE. FURTHERMORE, THIS NEW TRANSMISSION IS DOING ALL THE SAME THINGS THE OLD ONE STARTED TO DO BEFORE IT DIED. GM HAS DENIED MY REIMBURSEMENT CLAIM 2 TIMES AND I HAVE NOT STOPPED COMPLAINING. I AM ABOUT TO DROP OFF MY CAR FOR THE THIRD TIME IN LESS THAN A MONTH BECAUSE DAVE SINCLAIR HAS NOT RESOLVED THE ISSUES WITH THIS NEW TRANSMISSION. GM SHOULD RECALL THIS TRANSMISSION AND REIMBURSE ALL PEOPLE THAT HAVE PAID FOR REPLACEMENTS. *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: SAINT LOUIS MO
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): 2G2WC52C351
Mileage: 120703 miles.
Speed:
Number of cylinders: 8
Vehicle type: FWD
Vehicle fuel:
Was a police report filed? N
Tire size:
Dealer name and location:
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