NHTSA Complaint #10118781 — 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10118781
Vehicle	2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
Date of Incident	December 28, 2004
Date Filed	May 1, 2005
Mileage	50,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	PA

Consumer Description

AT APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES, THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ON MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT HAD TO BE REPLACED. I HAD NOTICED THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY, AND DECIDED TO GET THE COOLANT FLUSHED AND FILLED. WHEN I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO THE LOCAL PONTIC DEALERSHIP, I WAS INFORMED THE ENGINE GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WHICH WAS CLOSE TO AN $800 REPAIR. THIS WAS DONE IN DECEMBER OF 2004. IT IS NOW APRIL OF 2005, AND I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM . AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT SITES, IT APPEARS THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM, AS MANY OWNERS OF GM CARS WITH THE ENGINE THAT PONTIAC USED IN THE 2000 GRAND AM GTS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. THE LIM GASKET WAS REDESIGNED AFTER GM NOTICED THIS RECURRING PROBLEM, AND THE NEWER ONE IS BEING USED TO REPLACE THE OLDER ONE. IF IT'S BECOME OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FAULT OF GM, WHY AM I THE ONE WHO HAS TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR? *AK

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