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|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006063359 | Incident Date: Apr, 23 2006 |
| Consumer's City: AUBURN | Consumer's State: ME |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | 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:cooling system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1G2NW52E91C | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 23 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Sep, 20 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I purchased my 2001 grand am gt second hand in september 04. the 1 previous owner was my mechanic's brother in-law and has been well maintained when he owned it as well as since i have owned it. my problems started as soon as i left the lot. within a month the car had been back into the dealership to have break pads replaced and rotors re-surfaced. my breaks have made a constant rubbing/grinding noise and no amount of work has solved the problem. i also have this intake manifold gasket issue. in december of 05 the low coolant light began coming on as well as the service engine soon light. i attempted to add coolant but the cap to the coolant tank was badly broken and required the replacement of the entire tank - since the cap would not come off even with a mechanics help. this solved the problem for a couple of months - but in february 06 the coolant alarm started again - i added more coolant and continued to drive it for another month. when the coolant alarm sounded again in march i took it to my mechanic who found the coolant leak from the intake manifold. $800-$900 to fix the problem. this was the second intake manifold he found on a gm car the same day and he told me there is a service bulletin on this. why is gm not being forced to re-call this? come on - i have been researching for 1 day and found hundreds of examples of this problem. i am a single mother on a very tight budget - owe more on this piece of $)%& than it is worth as it is! my car has been parked for a month and i am bumming rides while i make monthly payments on a pretty car - nice to look at sitting in my driveway ! *nm |
