NHTSA Complaint #10614716 — 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10614716
Vehicle	2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	September 8, 2010
Date Filed	July 19, 2014
Mileage	123,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CO

Consumer Description

WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR IT WAS USED WITH JUST A LITTLE OVER 100000 MILES ON IT. I NOTICED ANTI-FREEZE LEAKING OUT OF THE INTAKE GASKET ONTO THE ENGINE. IT GOT WORSE SO I HAD MY MECHANIC REPLACE IT WITH A OEM PART. HE WARNED ME AGAINST IT SAYING THAT ALL THE 6"S HAD THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THE ORIG. GASKET THAT GM USED WAS FAULTY AND THAT HE SUGGESTED A REPLACEMENT GASKET THAT WAS BETTER BUT AT OVER $100. COMPARED TO THE $35. OEM I WENT WITH THE OEM AND TWO YEARS LATER I HA TO HAVE IT DONE AGAIN. THIS TIME I HAD THE $100. GASKET USED AND NO MORE PROBLEMS. SEEMS THAT ALL THE PONTIAC 6 CYL. BETWEEN SOMEWHERE AROUND 1998/1999 THROUGH 2002/-- HAVE THIS PROBLEM. MY SON HAS A CHEVY CORSICA WITH THE SAME ENGINE AND HIS BLEW AT 124000. ANYWAY I SPENT OVER $2300 FIXING A GASKET THAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER LEAKED. I BELIEVE THAT IS WAS BAD WHEN I BOUGHT IT BECAUSE IT HAD STOP LEAK IN THE COOLING SYSTEM THE I THOUGHT WAS A LITTLE STRANGE. *TR

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