NHTSA Complaint #744740 — 1997 PONTIAC GRAND AM

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	744740
Vehicle	1997 PONTIAC GRAND AM
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Date of Incident	March 21, 2001
Date Filed	May 4, 2001
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	VA

Consumer Description

CAR WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL AT ANY TIME OR ANY SPEED, SUCH AS ENTERING A HIGHWAY OR CROSSING AN INTERSECTION OR ON THE HIGHWAY. AFTER MUCH INVESTIGATING, PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE EXCESSIVE OIL PRESSURE. VERY HIGH OIL PRESSURE CAUSES THE ENGINE VALVES TO OPERATE INCORRECTLY RESULTING IS STALLING OR RAPID POWER LOSS. THE DEALERSHIP REPORTED THAT PONTIAC WAS AWARE OF THIS COMMOM AND LATENT DEFECT BUT WOULD NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM AS A RECALL. THIS CAR WAS A NIGHTMARE TO DRIVE UNTIL THE PRESURE REGULATOR WAS REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE.*AK

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