Consumer Complaint Detail

PONTIAC / GRAND AM / 2000

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 007105891 Incident Date: Feb, 28 2007
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: NC
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: GRAND AM 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#: 1G2NV12E0YM Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 14 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 31 2003
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I noticed for over a year, there was coolant leakage. when it become more evident, i took my car to two different mechanics and found that i needed to replace the intake gasket. both mechanics confirmed that my problem was due to dex-cool being used and had to spend $624.92 to repair and replace parts and have my system changed over to regular antifreeze to eliminate the problem from happening again. replaced parts: gasket, water pump, thermostat, oil filter and oil, engine coolant, and valve cover gaskets.*ak