Consumer Complaint Detail
PONTIAC / GRAND PRIX / 1997
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005003289 | Incident Date: Jan, 17 2005 |
| Consumer's City: ELKVIEW | Consumer's State: WV |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: GRAND PRIX | Model Year: 1997 |
| 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#: 1G2WJ52K1VF | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 18 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 25 1997 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: This is a safety issue, because the vehicle engine could overheat due to loss of coolant or leave your family stranded in the middle of no where. general motors pontiac division bulletin 01-06-01-007a issued 07/18/2001, provides limited information on the problem. on many of the gm cars from 1995 through 1998, that use the 3.8l engine there is a design flaw. the egr passage melts the upper intake plenum, so the composite material degrades around the egr stovepipe and could (and does in many cases) result in the internal or external loss of coolant. my car is a 1997 grand prix. they charged me $1283.47 to repair the damage caused by their design flaw, instead of recalling the vehicle. there are probably thousands of cars like this. if the coolant leaks into the upper plenum, it could result in "hydro-lock" of the cylinders. that could also be a safety problem. the cars having this design should be recalled and those people that have had theirs repaired already should be reimbursed. the problem was caused by bad engineering and materials used by pontiac. *nm |