NHTSA Complaint #10474466 — 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX

I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 5 YEARS WITHOUT REALLY ANY PROBLEMS. I GET OIL CHANGED REGULARLY AND FLUIDS CHECKED AT SAME TIME. A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO I NOTICED THAT MY CAR SEEMED TO GET HOT AND THE TEMP GAUGE WAS ABOUT 3/4 WAY TO HOT. THE NEXT DAY I DROVE TO WORK WHICH IS ABOUT 16 MILES AND HAD NO PROBLEMS. I WAS COMING BACK FROM MY LUNCH BREAK AND MY CAR ALL OF SUDDEN HAD BELLS GOING OFF AND SAID MY A/C SHUT OFF FOR ENGINE PROTECTION AND MY TEMP GAUGE WAS HALF IN THE RED. I DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE MECHANIC. HE LOOKED AT VEHICLE AND TOLD ME THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND FEW OTHER GASKETS WENT BAD AND HAD WATER COMING OUT EVERYWHERE. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS OF THIS SORT IN ANY OF THE OTHER VEHICLES I HAVE OWNED AND HAVE DRIVEN THEM TO 170000 MILES PLUS. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE BOUGHT ANY OTHER VEHICLE BESIDES A FORD TAURUS. I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS HAPPENING TO OTHERS AND GM WONT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS JUST MAKES ME THINK THAT I WILL NEVER BUY GM AGAIN BECAUSE OF POOR QUALITY AND NOT CARING ABOUT CUSTOMERS. *TR