NHTSA Complaint #10383918 — 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10383918
Vehicle	2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
Date of Incident	January 22, 2011
Date Filed	February 22, 2011
Mileage	130,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	FL

Consumer Description

COOLANT LEVEL WAS GOING DOWN ON CAR AND LIGHT WAS COMING ON, TOOK CAR FOR CHECKUP AND INTAKE GASKET CRACKED AND COOLANT MIXED WITH OIL, HAD GASKET REPAIRED , BUT WHILE DRIVING GASKET BLEW AGAIN AND POWERSTEERING FUNCTIONS OF CAR DID NOT WORK AND COOLANT LEAKED ALL OVER GROUND , HARD TO CONTROL CAR AND SINCE IN TRAFFIC ALMOST WAS IN ACCIDENT < PONTIAC KNOWS ABOUT ISSUES WITH PONTIAC GARND AM SE 2001 AND ALSO WITH SIGNAL TURN PROBLEM SINCE SIGNALS STOP WORKING,NOW CAR NEEDS NEW MOTOR SINCE GASKET REPLACED ABOUT 3 TIMES AND EACH TIME IT BLEW AFTER TAKING OUT OF REPAIR SHOP AND WHILE DRIVING.WHEN SOMEONE IS HURT IS THAT WHAT THEY ARE WAITING FOR SO THAT THES CARS WILL BE RECALLED? *TR

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