1988 PONTIAC GRAND AM Engine And Engine Cooling Problems
13 complaints about Engine And Engine Cooling
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All Engine And Engine Cooling Complaints (13)
ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT. *AK
AS STALLING EPISODES CONTINUED AND I COMPLETED NORMAL MAINTENANCE SERVISES, FINALLY A LOCAL PONTIAC DEALER DID COMPHREHENSIVE TESTS AND CHECKED WITHOUT CONCLUSIVE ANSWER TO PROBLEM . ON OCT.13TH.99. THE CAR BROKE DOWN , BACK FIRED, COULD NOT BE RESTARTED, WAS TOWED TO A PONTIAC DEALER WHO SAID HEAD GASKET HAD 1-1/2 INCH RUPTURE. NO REPAIR WAS DONE. CAR OPERATES AGAIN,AND CONTINUIES TO STALL. CAN IT BE ELECTRICAL CONECTION PROBLEM OR WHAT?
ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE.
INTERMITTENT STALLING FOLLOWED BY ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. *SD
ENGINE HEAD FAILED 2 TIMES. *SD
ENGINE HEAD GASKETS HAVE BLOWN IN THE QUAD 4 ENGINE, ALSO THERE IS FUEL LINE FAILURE. TT
BLEW THE HEAD GASKETS. TT
HEAD GASKET FAILED. *AK
STARTED ENGINE, CHECK GAUGE LIGHT CAME ON; CHECK GAUGES; SHOWED NO OIL PRESSURE; ENGINE COULD HAVE SEIZED UP. ALSO, IGNITION COIL COVERS GOES BAD. GIVE DETAILS.
ENGINE HEAD BLEW OUT, CAUSING WHITE SMOKE TO BE EMMITED THROUGH EXHAUST PIPES. RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO AGE AND MILEAGE OF VEHICLE. *AK
VEHICLE WAS MAKING ABNORMAL SOUND, GUIDE ON TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN, ALSO REPLACED BELT TENSIONER. TT
REPLACED WATER PUMP. *AK
REPLACED ENGINE GASKETS. *AK