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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005050769 | Incident Date: Nov, 19 2005 |
| Consumer's City: BATESVILLE | Consumer's State: IN |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: GRAND AM | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Dec, 25 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Feb, 04 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I purchased a 2001 pontiac grand am in february 2003. shortly after the 45k miles i started to have problems with the dex-cool anti-freeze leaking around the intake gasket, head gasket was damaged. also, there was extensive oil use, approximately a quart every 500 miles of driving. despite what this might sound like, this vehicle, while in my possession has been well maintained. i have had the above problems fixed on 11-20-05 and after the mechanic was done i had put another $1465.00 into a car that has been nothing but problems. now, one month after getting my car back the check engine light is on, and this is not the first time i have had to fix this problem either. i have heard from several mechanics and dealers that this is common problem with this car due to dex-cool only systems and aluminum engines that erode head- gaskets prematurely. *jb |
