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Pontiac Grand Prix Service Brakes, Hydraulic Antilock Safety Report | Apr 04, 1999
Reported on Apr 04, 1999
| MY FATHER, JIMMIE G. NALL, ORIGINALLY LEASED THIS VEHICLE; AT LEASE END, HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FOR ME. WHILE MY FATHER HAD IT, HE HAD IT SERVICED REGULARLY ON SCHEDULE, INCLUDING HAVING THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES. WHEN THE CAR WAS PURCHASED AND I BECAME THE MAIN DRIVER IT HAD A LITTLE OVER 18K MILES. IT NOW HAS 34496. NOTHING SHOULD BE WRONG WITH THIS CAR. I SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO MAKE ANY MAJOR REPAIRS YET. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ENOUGH WEAR AND TEAR FOR MAJOR DAMAGE OR REPAIRS. THE TRANSMISSION IS NOW STARTING TO SLIP AT TIMES. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON THEN WILL GO OFF AFTER A LITTLE WHILE. THE TEMP. WILL GO UP RAPIDLY (230) NOT TO A DANGEROUS LEVEL, THEN DROP BACK DOWN (210) AFTER I TURN ON THE HEATER. EVERYDAY WHEN STARTING, I HAVE TO TURN THE IGNITION SWITCH AT LEAST 3 TIMES BEFORE IT WILL START. WHILE DRIVING, SUDDENLY IT SEEMS LIKE THE CAR IS IN NEUTRAL FOR A SPLIT SECOND AND THE ODOMETER WILL JUMP SLIGHTLY. I HAVE HAD THE TRANS. FLUID CHECKED AND IT IS FULL. WE HAVE REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR ONCE, THE BATTERY TWICE, THE IGNITION SWITCH ONCE. FOR AS FEW MILES AS THIS CAR HAS, ALL THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE WRONG, AND I REALLY DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO BE REPLACING PARTS AND MAKING REPAIRS ON AN ALMOST NEW VEHICLE. THE BACK BRAKES RUMBLE, ESPECIALLY WHEN AFTER BACKING UP AND COMING TO A STOP. I HAVE ALWAYS HEARD THIS RUMBLING. I FEEL THIS CAR IS BASICALLY A LEMON, BUT I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD GO AND TRADE THE GRAND PRIX IN, FOR 34500 MILES, AS STATED BEFORE, THERE SHOULD NOT BE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THIS CAR! *AK | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Prix |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 1996 |
| Was a crash reported? | |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | NASHVILLE TN |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2WJ12M8TF |
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| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS N/A. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
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