8.7
pretty badTypical Repair Cost:
$1,085.00
Average Mileage:
79,804 miles
Total Complaints:
40 complaints
Most common solutions:
- replace intake manifold gasket (31 reports)
- not sure (5 reports)
- re-imbursement of expense due to GM and Dex-cool Corp. deals (1 reports)
- replaced engine with used one (1 reports)
- replaced head gasket n intake gasket (1 reports)
- replaced intake manifold gasket (1 reports)
cooling system problem
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Pontiac dealer.
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2008May 21
Grand Am SE 3.4L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 123,094 miles
Had the car in several times after repair as not fixed, finally they fixed it N/C. But just this April 2009 found out there is a class action lawsuit regarding this defect and the Dealer repair shop never once mentioned the ongoing problem. Seem shady to me. To bad there is no one you can trust!
2009Mar 02
Grand Am SE 3.4L
- Automatic transmission
- 112,000 miles
My grand am has been a pain in the butt.Coolant has been disappearing for a while now. After reading this website I fiqured it was the intake manifold gasket. Last time I drove it somewhere, when I went to leave it would not start and can now see coolant on block of engine. Waiting for my dad to come fix it may be a while. GM knows about this problem and chooses to do nothing. The next car I get will be foreign. That is sad to say.
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2006Jun 01
Grand Am GT1 3.4L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 55,000 miles
Needless to say, this was the first of MANY issues with my car. I purchased it from my parents with 33k on the odometer (about four years old) for trade in value of what the car was worth. I thought that I couldn't go wrong as my current ride was an 99' Altima SE with 110k miles. For $4k, I moved up two model years and 75k miles less. My parents don't know the half of the problems I have had with this car...should of kept the Altima (I thought it was going to start nickel and diming me). The Altima did not go into the shop for anything ever (we bought it new) other than normal maintenance. I have typically leaned towards American cars (mostly GM) in the past but now I will be rethinking my future purchases. And yes, I have encountered just about every problem known to this car (two pass lock sensors, ABS wheel sensor, catalytic converter, heater fan switch, turn signal indicator, and another leaking intake manifold at about 95k miles). GM didn't want to do anything either.
2008Dec 01
Grand Am GT V6
- Automatic transmission
- 95,000 miles
Just another one of the people who have to deal with this same problem. Luckily I have a really cool brother in-law who is willing to fix it for me. If not I really couldn't afford to have it repaired for the estimated $700. What is the deal with the Dex-cool anyway? I see a couple people have listed that they re-filled with normal anti-freeze after replacing the gaskets. Is that really ok to do?
2006Oct 15
(reported on)Grand Am GT
- 69,000 miles
i like the car, looks good, handles well, good gas mileage. unfortunately i wont buy American again. GM should know they have a problem with the dexcool and the gaskets. they need to stand behind their products a little better. my Pontiac ends up in the shop every 10,000 miles. i am ready to add a third Toyota to my car family, maybe my mechanic will be able to finally take a vacation!
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2007Apr 25
(reported on)Grand Am GT 3.4L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 96,934 miles
well guys i got screwed too , i had this car and its had nothing but problems , if any one wants to join up and sue this company for not telling us that its products are useless then lets do it , my head gasket went and at first it was only meant to cost 1500 then they rang up and suggested a whole load of other jobs that they recommend , so basically if you don't do this your not covered in warranty down the road , in other words i couldn't sit down for a week after i got #$@$ in the bum of gm , never buying off them again and i will never recommend a gm grand am gt to any one , rubbish engines made cheap sold for too much , and gm dealers keep inop to them selfs and the service manager didn't know what was going on . peace out
2004Jun 23
Grand Am GT
- Automatic transmission
- 50,000 miles
Noticed that the engine coolant was starting to drop. Added coolant and could not find leak. Had a dealership look at and intake manifold was leaking. This was covered under extended warranty. Still was a pain in the butt and took a week to fix. Warranty didn't cover the oil change that had to be done since coolant leaked into the engine. Engine still running and no other problems except the pass lock.
2008Mar 04
Grand Am V6
- Automatic transmission
- 83,000 miles
Add me to the ever-growing list of Grand Ams leaking coolant. My temperature gauge would quit working for a day or two and then resume working. Then the Service Engine Soon light came on. This is after I had the car in the shop for a $300 fix to repair the heater fan. And that was after the windshield fluid reservoir and turning signal connections were repaired ($250). I once heard that 75,000 miles was the limit for Grand Ams, but I did not take the comment seriously. $1500 over a 6-month period has convinced me otherwise. PLUS my front tires leak air, even though the tire shop could find nothing wrong with the tires themselves. I was told the rims somehow attract debris and gradually the dirt wedges a space, which allows air to leak. I only drive an average of 12,000 a year - that's hardly enough to take a toll on the car's engine, in my opinion.
2008Jan 28
Grand Am GT 3.4L
- Automatic transmission
- 84,310 miles
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Intake Gaskets were leaking Anti-Freeze, a common problem with this motor due to the Dex-Cool GM uses. Anyway I went to change the gaskets and found the coolant passage on the head closest to the firewall on the pass side clogged with this really hard crystal like substance. Thats where the gasket broke. Replaced intake gaskets and seems to be fine now. I went with the new Antifreeze that can be mixed with any color any type instead of the Dex-Cool.
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2007Jun 01
Grand Am SE 3.2ll V6
- Automatic transmission
- 92,000 miles
Just Don't Buy A Grand Am. Always something wrong. Now I have a car I don't need and never drive, with currently a small leak. However, I can't sell it. Without the leak, it has a good body, still runs fine. I was offered $3,000 for a car that should be at least $5,000. Everybody knows that the manufacturer screwed up and will not recall to repair. I don't have money to sink into this car and no one else wants to either. No wonder foreign cars are selling so well in the United States. I may become a Honda fan.
2007Oct 19
Grand Am GT 3.4L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 57,916 miles
Unfortunately I made the biggest mistake that a person can make when purchasing a vehicle. I trusted the dealer. The asking price was high but I figured it was worth it considering the low mileage. I drove the car home twenty minutes later after my fathers hundred point inspection he found oil in the radiator. I took it to a shop and the mechanic said that it was most likely the intake manifold gasket. Luckily, the car was still under warranty so I made an appointment with my dealer, drove the two hours and then waited all day till my car was fixed because their insurance does not allow loaner cars. Two weeks later still oil in the radiator. My dealer refused to give me my work orders( which is unlawful) and said that the car was fixed. I demanded that he drain and refill my radiator. This time I left the car there for two weeks. Yes It took them two weeks to do this one simple task. He gave me an extended warranty for intake manifold and head gaskets because he was positive that this was not the problem. I got the car back and surprise surprise their was still oil in the radiator. I told my dealer that he was an incompetent idiot and the car was not fixed, and of course he was flabbergasted. At this point I began to wonder if their really was anything wrong with my car. I took it to my own mechanic who diagnosed that why their was still oil in my radiator was because it was never drained and refilled by my dealer. So at this point I wanted to shove the car where the sun doesn't shine. I paid to have it done properly and guess what it is fixed. For now that is, but their is a larger issue here that thankfully because of this site I know that its not just the car. It's the coolant. The 50/50 Dex cool that is recommended by GM is currently eating away at my car and the same problem will occur again in the future. GM is full aware of what this coolant is doing. So why do they continue to use and approve of it? Because they manufacture it. So if you currently use this coolant, get it out of your vehicle now before it causes costly repairs. Or to save thousands of dollars in the long run just pay extra money for a Toyota, Subaru, or Honda. Their is a reason these are not GM made vehicles.
2007Dec 08
Grand Am SE 3.4L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 97,000 miles
everyone that has had or has problems with their gm , it is because of the coolant that we are recommended to use, it is acting as an acid and it is eating its way through our radiators, water pumps, intake gaskets, and more, go to consumeraffairs.com for more information regarding this. knowledge is power people!!!
2007Nov 01
Grand Am SE 3.4L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 94,000 miles
This pos car has been al ot more trouble than it was worth, as a teenager, since before i was able to even drive my dream car was a pontiac grand am, gt, later model around the 2000 to 03 models, with a sunroof, nice rims, and it had to have ram air with the hood display on it. I dreamed about this car for a long time, after going through my first car which was a pontiac grand prix, (1993), i was finally able to get a car that was close to what i had originally wanted. The grand prix i previously owned had a freeze plug that went out in it, so i had to get rid of that one. Well I got this car at a used car lot, and I also did the whole car fax history report thing too. It had been wrecked in the front end but no report of damage to the engine at all. When I purchased this car, there was 74,000 miles on it. a few weeks later, i had put it in the shop for a possible coolant leak, and i had used the shop that was recommended by the dealer , when i bought this car i had also purchased an extended warranty for 1500 dollars, thank god i did, because to this day my car has been in and out of the shop 8 times, for various problems. The car was being returned to me everytime, with the excuse that they did not find a leak in the coolant system, but I knew I should not be having to fill the reservoir every 3 weeks to a month. The problem got worse as time went by, and the engine was idling rough quite frequently, today my car is in the shop for the 9th time for the same problems, only i chose a different shop, and the problems got so much worse over the past week, the temperature has been sky rocketing to the danger zone, and when it does this the car completely shuts down, while this happened the low coolant light kept coming on, while the service engine light was repeatedly flashing, the engine was just shaking profusely, on top of this previously before the car had done this, I lost all power, while having to keep refilling the coolant every couple days now, I had to fight this car to make it up a hill, constantly , needless to say the highways were not an option. This makes me so mad because I am still currently paying 300 dollars a month on the stupid thing, not to mention the insurance. I also have two kids which makes the situation worse, since I am paying on a unreliable vehicle. My car had to be towed 2 days ago to a shop, because on my way to work it broke down on me, I ended up getting to work 2 hours late and I had to sign a write up, I was so pissed off, and now the shop is telling me that it will take over a week to replace what they think is the head gasket(intake manifold) on my car. So i did some research on this, just to see if i was the only one, and I found I was not the only one having these problems, so before my car gets even worse before I GET RID OF IT, and never buy another gm again, what advice does anyone have for me about this coolant, besides don't use it, It would be nice to inform my shop which one I would like to be put into the car , so if anyone of you guys know which one would be safe to use please advise me of this, and just in case gm manufacturers are reading this, you guys suck and you are gonna go down, you should notify the public about this, this is our lives, and our money you are messing with, I would really sue you guys if I just had the chance, I am so dissappointed with this car, because it had let down all my dreams of owning one, I planned on keeping this car until I found one that was a gt, with ram air, and a ram air hood, and it had to be black, which is the color of my current grand am.
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2007Sep 01
(reported on)Grand Am SE V6
- Automatic transmission
- 85,000 miles
For the last month I have been w/o out a car due to my car overheating and a friend, who works on cars part time, could not figure out what was wrong. He replaced the thermostat. Nothing. The temperature coolant sensor. Nothing. The fan relay. Nothing. He has it on the computer and very was registering the car was fine however when the engine got to a certain temperature, the fan would not click on.
After the inconvenience of being w/o a car, I called another friend that was a mechanic and he reminded me that my prior car had the same problem and he has fixed it. It was the intake gasket. He explained that Dex-cool is used in GM cars instead of the "green anti-freeze" and that Dex-cool acts as an acid. This is exactly what it did.
I had to take it to a service shop and this is what they diagnosed and had to fix. They also flush out the Dex-cool from the car and replaced it with the green anti-freeze. This and the other parts to repair cost me over $700. This is something that should never have happened if GM would not use Dex-cool in their cars. I am having to pay for their mistakes. I would like to see if something can come of this since it is a problem that happens almost all the time.
2007Aug 23
(reported on)Grand Am GT 3.4L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 120,200 miles
Typical intake gaskets leaks due to Dexcool coolant crap! I've had the car 2 years. Replaced intakes gaskets in early 2006. Replaced again a month later. This month just replaced again along with cracked head. I'm out over 3k because of this f'n stuff. This is my 3rd Grand Am I have had. This one has gave me more issues the double what the other two gave me. I 'm a big GM fan (mainly Chevy stuff) but this really burns me. No wonder GM has been having financial troubles.
2007Aug 17
(reported on)Grand Am SE V6
- Automatic transmission
- 80,000 miles
Back in August 2006 I kept seeing the "low coolant" light pop on and off. I took it into the dealer to have it inspected. It cost me $1300 to fix. Then in December it came back on had it repaired again another $500. Then later that month I had to replace the coolant sensor $400. Recently it popped up again I went back to the dealer and had the radiator hoses replaced $300. Then believe it or not the light came back on and today I was told the intake was all messed up and it was going to cost me another $900. I refuse to pay any more money towards the coolant system. I'm ready to file a complaint to GM and the BBB regarding this matter. I can't believe the lack in quality in this vehicle. I've had problems with the power steering, security chip, and computer system with this vehicle. The stupid car has cost me more to fix then buy! I'm NEVER buying a Pontiac again after this experience.
2007Jun 30
(reported on)Grand Am SE 3.2L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 100,000 miles
The reservoir cap was broken, but i hadn't realized this when i purchased the car. So I went to put water in it, drove off, and it severely overheated in a matter of a couple minutes. I thought that this was due to the water being spurted out through the overflow valve. So i went to buy a new cap, and had to end up buying four of them because the damn things kept breaking. Once i finally got one that worked, it kept overheating. So I had a mechanic look at it, and he decreed that the head gasket was blown, the intake manifold was cracked, and i was getting water in my oil pan. On top of all this, the thermostat needs replaced. All this just because i tried to put water and coolant in it.
2007Jul 25
(reported on)Grand Am GT 3.4L V6 RAM AIR
- Automatic transmission
- 31,000 miles
Well disappointing, still like new but with engine open repairs it's not good. And is too bad that manufacturer knew in advance and no notification or support.
2007Jun 27
(reported on)Grand Am SE V6
- Automatic transmission
- 129,000 miles
This is the second time I had to replace this!!! Fortunately it was still under warranty under the repair shop. The gasket didn't even last a year after the first one was replaced!!!!
2007Jun 27
(reported on)Grand Am SE V6
- Automatic transmission
- 119,000 miles
I have had nothing but problems with this car!!! I have been told by two different repair shops that there is a law suit against Pontiac regarding this. Could someone please give me information regarding this. I have moved residence just prior to the problem.
2007May 01
(reported on)Grand Am SE V6
- Automatic transmission
- 52,000 miles
The problem with intake manafold gasket was handled through the dealership at a fair price Pontiac Corperation paid 50% of the cost of repairs. Although we were off warranty, company and local dealership stood behind us all the way. All of our complaints with our car have been handled profesionaly. All other complaints were paid for by Pontiac corperation when problems arrose with off warranty items. I do not work for Pontiac or the Local dealership, just a happy customer.
2006Aug 17
(reported on)Grand Am
- 60,000 miles
How does gm get away with this crap? I have heard so many stories about this same problem,, i cant believe a engine with only 60000 miles on it can have this problem, i have a 1981 gmc van and its great, never a problem,, just shows what kinda crap they are makin these day,, lotsa money for a big pile of crap, I will never buy another new car,, esp, a GM
2007Mar 09
(reported on)Grand Am GT V6
- Automatic transmission
- 100,000 miles
Bought this car used with 70,000 miles on it. At 100,000 miles the intake gasket goes out along with a water hose and water pump. Paid to have everything replaced. Ended up costing me 1,100. Drove it for a while got up to 122,000 miles and bam. INTAKE GASKET gone AGAIN!! Trading the car in on monday and will never buy an American made car again, especially a GM.
2007Feb 21
(reported on)Grand Am SE1 3.4L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 64,000 miles
I bought my car six months ago. Things were good until an antifreeze leak. I got it checked out, manifold intake is damaged. The car is still being paid for, gm i will never buy a pontiac again.
2007Feb 13
(reported on)Grand Am SE 3.2L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 50,000 miles
This POS vehicle has caused me to blow my own gasket.
I bought a 2001 Grand Am SE in 2002 (used as a rental vehicle from the dealership I got it from). In 2004, my low coolant light came on so I bought coolant, added it and brought it in to the dealership that day. They did a pressure check which came back ok and a dye test (results only during next oil change). During the following oil change I had asked the mechanic if he had noticed any dye and he said no.... soooooo I assumed it was just my imagination and that the coolant only needed to be topped up (maybe someone forgot to top it up during a previous oil change). I brought the vehicle to the dealership a few times to have oil changes done since '04 and no one mentioned that there was a LARGE pool of coolant sitting right under my engine (vehicle was still under extended warranty). It wasn't until I took it to Canadian Tire (once warranty expired) that their mechanic informed me I had an intake gasket leak. I called GM and no one returned my call so I decided to email them. First and foremost, I must say that the Canadian GM Customer Service is HORRIBLE. It took days of playing telephone tag in order to actually speak to someone AFTER the case had been unknowingly transferred to someone else. They instructed me to bring the vehicle in and have it tested, so I did and GUESS WHAT? Not even within 1 hour, they confirmed what CT had said.
Now CT had given me an estimate for $1200 CDN and GM said there was nothing they could do because I was 10 000kms over the 100K mark and I was no longer under warranty EVEN THOUGH I had brought it in while under warranty and they were WELL AWARE of this problem 3 yrs prior to me even bringing it in.
What pisses me off is the fact that after they said no to repairing it, I sent them a registered letter asking them to review the case again and tell me why the vehicles had not been recalled. I asked for a response via MAIL, not email and oh what did I get? an email saying no yet again. 2 weeks ago a sent a reply to that email stating it was not what I had asked for and that I wanted the name of the supervisor/manager of the customer service rep. that i was dealing with. Still no response... Soooo now what I will be doing is sending a registered letter to the President of GM and have added myself to 1 of the 8 class action lawsuits here in Canada.
All in all, my advice- stay away from GM vehicles, or make sure your stinking rich before purchasing this vehicle. If you've had this problem as well, I suggest researching info on the net for a US class action lawsuit and join it (but be forewarned, it is a lengthy process so don't expect results right away.
Next vehicle will be a Toyota or Honda, not GM!!!!!!!!!!
2007Feb 03
(reported on)Grand Am GT 3.4L
- Automatic transmission
- 57,000 miles
Car only has 57K miles on it and as soon as I have it paid off, the large expenses start up. Some wear and tear is expected, but for GM to know about this and intentionally keep it from the public by sending out acknowledgments to service dealers is incriminating on their part. Hopefully a class action suit will arise were the victims actually get there money back (plus a few Million for the lawyers of course). $800 to fix. I will never buy another GM car
2007Jan 29
(reported on)Grand Am GT1 3.4L
- Automatic transmission
- 112,000 miles
I know you all feel betrayed and let down by the mighty hands of Pontiac, but just be thankful that you all had 1 of these motors to deal with. Me and a friend did the labor on this (I don't recommend it) and the parts cost $54. I had a quote of $500-$550 and was told that it happens to ALL GM 3.4L motors around that year... My wife has a '99 Oldsmobile Alero and yes, the same 3.4L V6. Her car only has 64K miles, and is already showing the "puddling" up in the V's and what are we to do, fix this every 60K+ miles... These company's are getting away with GRAND THEFT. What happens to us when we stop paying our car payment, after about $600 or so, they'll come to repossess it. How about we bring these damn cars back to them, and tell them we want out money back... ALL OF IT.... Where is the justice in this country... Theres no pride in America anymore, and I'm saddened by it. As a Union worker, I've been brought up to buy American made products, and I have always bought an American made car or truck, but how many more cases like this can I afford... I'm done helping them, and not getting any help in return.
2007Jan 22
(reported on)Grand Am GT 3.4L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 65,000 miles
I've never heard of intake manifold gasket or head gaskets going so early on an engine - just 65,000 miles, and easy usage. Definitely not a typical wear part, this is a defective design from the start.
2007Jan 17
(reported on)Grand Am GT 3.2L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 75,000 miles
Has anyone been reimbursed by GM for this problem. The car was leaking antifreeze into the oil and cost me over $800 to fix. That was this summer, now.. the transmission is bad and will cost $800 to $3,000 per the Pontiac dealer. The car just turned 90K miles. I just made the last payment on this thing. I don't want to buy another car but don't know if I should put anymore money into this one.
2007Jan 10
(reported on)Grand Am GT 3.4L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 85,000 miles
I'm through with GM products, they have known about this intake problem for many years and have turned a blind eye to it. Piss on em'. I'll spend the extra couple thousand and buy a Toyota or Honda and not have to worry about costly problems.
2006Dec 14
(reported on)Grand Am GT V6
- Automatic transmission
- 99,000 miles
My wife purchased this car about 2 years ago. We have had a few small problems with the climate controls, but now it's major. The car has been running hot from time to time. It said low coolant, so we added coolant. I noticed the o-ring on the coolant tank was cut into. I thought this was the culprit, since newer cars require pressure in the coolant system. Without the o-ring it was letting water blow out the overflow tank. Well after fixing what we thought was a small problem, the blasted thing is still running hot! Turns out it is the intake manifold leaking. From what I gather this is a real problem for this model car, as my mechanic informed me. We will never own another pontiac again!
2006Apr 24
(reported on)Grand Am GT
- 52,000 miles
My mechanic happens to be a friend of mine that has told me there is an alert on this problem due to GM knowing full well they messed up. Being a single mother on a VERY tight income - this is a real mess for me. I can't drive my car until I can get it fixed.... can't afford to fix it. Gm SHOULD BE RECALLING THIS ! They give strict instructions to use THIS coolant that is ruining the cars! I owe more on this piece of sh*t than I can sell it for (with this issue ) my hands are tied tight - I intend to address this with GM directly and would appreciate an update from anyone else that has been dealing with them on this issue. Strength in numbers -
2006Dec 05
(reported on)Grand Am 3.4L
- Manual transmission
- 151,000 miles
We have noticed Anti-freeze sitting in a puddle on the engine bottom directly under where the thermostat is housed. Also, it appears to be leaking onto the Starter causing some difficulties starting especially now since it's cold. The Coolant light stays lit on the dash. The Anti-Freeze w/Dex-Cool cost at least $10 a gallon. At times the car would smoke as is it's overheating and the temperature gauge would go pass 200, that's really really BAD!!!! After giving the diagnosis to a few mechanics, I was told that the Intake Manifold Gasket is defected and it cost a pretty Dollar to replace. What's really going on with Pontiac if this seems to be quite prevalent w/most of the Grand Am 3.4 engines. Why won't they reimburse the owners of these cars or just do the repair work. It's not fair.
2006Nov 09
(reported on)Grand Am GT 3.4 V6
- Automatic transmission
- 56,000 miles
I bought my car used with 45000 miles on it and at 56000 I blow a Head gasket! I was told by a dealership I was not under warranty so I have to pay out of my pocket. I find out later that alot of people have this problem and nothing is being done about it. I just hate the fact of that because the dealership replaced my old gasket with a new one and at 68000 miles the same thing happened.
2006Nov 13
(reported on)Grand Am 3.6
- Automatic transmission
- 70,000 miles
I too have a 2001 Grand Am. I took in my car for an oil change and talked to them about the Cooland Fluid Low light coming on and asked them to fill up fluid. The service person came back and said the head gasket is damaged and needs to be fixed or the engine would get damaged. It is going to cost over $900 to fix. I'm not very happy with Pontiac right now. I too welcome any assistance.
2006Oct 27
(reported on)Grand Am SE
- Automatic transmission
- 58,000 miles
I bought the Grand Am in 2001. I took in the car for a head lamp replacement and talked to them about Cooland Fluid Low light coming on and having to fill up fluid. The service person said he found coolant fluid and oil leaking from intake manifold and said if not taken care of soon could lead to engine damage. It cost over $800 to fix since the warranty had expired. What a rip since it sounds like this is a well-known problem among their mechanics but the problem is passed on to the consumer. I'll see how far I can get my complaint to go through the Pontiac chain. I welcome assistance.
2006Jun 24
(reported on)Grand Am SE
- 88,000 miles
Will be the last GM car I'll ever own!!!! I hate having a car that I still have to pay for and can't drive
2006Feb 15
(reported on)Grand Am GT
- 45,000 miles
Bought my car 2 yrs ago. Governement requires emissions test done before licence renewal - take it into garage and find that intake manifold and gaskets need to be replaced, due to recommended coolant (Dex-Cool) by manufacturer. Bulletin was sent to mechanics but not advised to the general public. Just losing my job, this is not an expense I needed. To top it off, my husband drives a GM Chev Venture (same problem - same bulletin), worse damage - over 4,000 Cdn to fix. I am truly pizzed off - obviously GM knew about this, and did nothing to advise thier clients, but figured that they could make MORE MONEY by handling it this way. Personally I love my car, hate the manufacturer, and I am demanding re-imbursement for my expenses (all of which I have kept receipts). What are others doing about this??? The only advice I have for someone looking into purchasing this vehicle, and from working in the corporate world, is do your research - its all about the bottom $. Any good class action lawyers out there and does anyone know how to contact GM directly about this. THERE IS SUCCESS IN GROUPS!
2006Jan 15
(reported on)Grand Am GT
- 30,000 miles
never buy a GM product since they are not willing to back their product when obviously they have a defective material used in their gaskets
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2004Jan 01
Grand Am 3.4L
I had same problems as all the rest. low coolant light on, leaks under car, both p/s lines have blown, its pathetic.
Justin S.
Edmonton, AB, Canada
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