Consumer Complaint Detail
PONTIAC / GRAND PRIX / 2000
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004048116 | Incident Date: Nov, 07 2004 |
| Consumer's City: PAVILION | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: GRAND PRIX | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:cooling system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1G2WJ52J7YF | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 29 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 25 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Shortly after i bought my used 2000 pontiac grand prix with 52,000 mi. in may 2004, i noticed it was going through an unusually large amount of engine coolant and oil. i took it to 2 different shops after having my low coolant light continuously come on between oil changes. both shops told me that it needed a new intake manifold gasket, which was around $700 to repair due to there being so much labor involved. (and said if i didn't get it fixed, it could lead to my engine overheating and blowing up!) by the time we realized what the problem was, my warranty had also ran out. i got it fixed once the problem was identified in nov. 2004, when the car had 61,000 miles. after doing some research online a few months later, found that this seems to be quite a common problem in pontiac's around that year, once they get to around 50,000 miles. or so (which my car was at when purchased) i don't feel that a 4 year old car with mileage that low should already have such an expensive problem that needs to be fixed, it seems to me that it is a manufacturing problem, they put in faulty, temporary intake manifold gaskets in their cars and they should pay to replace them. *jb |