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Pontiac Grand Prix Power Train Safety Report | July 13, 2011



Reported on July 13, 2011


VEHICLE HAD SYMPTOMS OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND ANY, SERVICED IT WITH A TRANSMISSION FLUSH SINCE DID NOT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. THE CAR WAS SHIFTING ROUGHLY AT HIGHWAY SPEED. COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH TRANSMISSION, SAID IT WAS LIKELY THE DISPLACEMENT ON DEMAND, AND SHIFTING BETWEEN 4CYL AND 8 CYL. IT IS NOW SHIFTING HARD, NOT EACH TIME DRIVEN, BUT MOST TIMES. I OWN 2 OF THESE CARS AND THE TRANSMISSION ON THE 2006 JUST COMPLETELY FAILED, AND I RECOGNIZE NOW THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE TRANSMISSION, NOT THE DOD. I SEE FAR TOO MANY COMPLAINTS WITH THE PARTICULAR TRANSMISSION CROAKING WAY BEFORE IT SHOULD. I AM AFRAID THIS 2007 IS GOING TO REQUIRE THE SAME FIX, A FACTORY REBUILT TRANSMISSION, WHICH IS 3,000.00. PLEASE, PLEASE FORCE A RECALL AS THESE TRANSMISSIONS SHOULD NOT BE FAILING AT THE RATE THEY ARE. *TR
Make: Pontiac
Model: Grand Prix
Manufactured by: General Motors LLC
Year: 2007
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: ELKHORN NE
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): 2G2WC55C271
Mileage: 68000 miles.
Speed:
Number of cylinders: 6
Vehicle type:
Vehicle fuel: GAS
Was a police report filed? N
Tire size:
Dealer name and location:
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