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Pontiac Trans Am Service Brakes, Hydraulic Foundation Components Disc Rotor Safety Report | Apr 05, 2004
Reported on Apr 05, 2004
| I HAVE HAD TWO VEHICLES OF DIFFERENT YEAR MODELS WITH THE SAME ISSUES. HE FIRST WAS A 1999 PONTIAC TRANS AM HEAVY BRAKE SHUDDER AFTER ONLY 20000 MILES.THE DEALERSHIP STATED THE ROTOR WAS WARPED AND TURNED IT.*AK THE PROBLEM RE OCURRED AFTER APROX 20K MORE MILES BUT BY THEN WAS OUT OF WARRANTY.I ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER, THE DEALRSHIP ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR IT 3 TIMES WITH NO SUCCESS. I TRADED THAT VEHICLE IN FOR A 2002 FIREBIRD FIREHAWK. 22K MILES AND GUESS WHAT, THE BRAKES SHUDDER. TOOK IT TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID ROTORS ARE WARPED AND TURNED THEM, EVEN AFTER I EXPLAINED TO THE SERVICE REP. THAT I HAD PREVIOUS ISSUES AND THE REPAIR DIDNT LAST. I ALSO SHOWED HIM THE DEFROSTER ISSUE BUT TOLD HIM I WOULD NOT ALLOW THEM TO TOUCH IT DUE TO THEIR FAILURE AT REPAIRING IT ON THE 1999, AND THAT THOSE ATTEMPTS RESULTED IN A DAMAGED CONSOLE. HE OFFERED TO WASH MY CAR NEXT TIME I WAS IN. THERE WONT BE A NEXT TIME AT THAT DEALERSHIP I FIND IT HARD TO SWALLOW THAT THERE ARENT ANY SERVICE BULLETINS ON THESE TWO MATTERS AFTER OWNING TWO DIFFERENT YEAR MODELS WITH THE SAME ISSUES | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Trans Am |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 2002 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | GRAND PRAIRIE TX |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 2G2FV22G722 |
| Mileage: | 20000 miles. |
| Speed: | 55 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 8 |
| Vehicle type: | RWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | BUZ POST ARLINGTON TX |
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