1989 PONTIAC GRAND AM Engine And Engine Cooling Problems
44 complaints about Engine And Engine Cooling
High Severity Issue
This component has been associated with crashes, fires, or deaths.
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All Engine And Engine Cooling Complaints (44)
TRANSMISSION LOCKING TORQUE CONVERTER SOLENOID DOES NOT ALLOW TORQUE CONVERTER TO UNLOCK RESULTING IN ENGINE STALL WHEN STOPPING. REPLACED SOLENOID. REPLACED SLAPPING TIMING CHAIN AND TIMING CHAIN GUIDES. CHANGED OIL AFTER REPAIR. DROVE THE CAR ABOUT 100 MILES WHEN 3 ROD BEARINGS SPUN. ONE HALF OF THE BEARING SPUN INTO THE OTHER HALF RESULTING IN CRANKSHAFT DAMAGE AND PISTON TIPPING. REPLACED ENGINE WITH USED WHICH I REPAIRED BEFORE REPLACING. LOOKED LIKE OIL PUMP FAILURE. WAS TOLD THE ENGINE HAD BETWEEN 145-150 COMPRESSION.
Mileage: 113,000
AFTER THE ENGINE OVERHEATED, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT #10-90-577) *YH
AFTER THE ENGINE OVERHEATED, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT #10-90-577) *YH
VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT SIDE OF HOUSE. CONSUMER WENT BACK INTO HOUSE, AND A FEW MINUTES LATER, A NEIGHBOR KNOCKED ON DOOR NOTIFYING HIM THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. FIRE WAS COMING FROM ENGINE CARPARTMENT. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED, AND THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION. NO INJURIES TO REPORTED. *AK
THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A QUAD 4 ENGINE. THROUGHOUT THIS PAST YEAR, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN STALLING ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR A WHILE. IN ADDITION, I SPENT ROUGHLY $2000 TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET AND CYLINDER HEAD. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION. *AK
THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A QUAD 4 ENGINE. THROUGHOUT THIS PAST YEAR, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN STALLING ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR A WHILE. IN ADDITION, I SPENT ROUGHLY $2000 TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET AND CYLINDER HEAD. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION. *AK
OXYGEN SENSOR FAILURE CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL. YH
HEAD GASKET FAILED. YH
OXYGEN SENSOR FAILURE CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL. YH
HEAD GASKET FAILED. YH
THE ENGINE, RADIATOR AND OVERFLOW BUCKET WERE REPLACED.*ET
THE ENGINE, RADIATOR AND OVERFLOW BUCKET WERE REPLACED.*ET
HEAD GASKET FAILED. *YC
MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE. *YC
THE HEAD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED AND AFTER NUMEROUS REPAIRS STILL DIDN'T FUNCTION PROPERLY. RUNS ROUGH, DOESN'T IDLE PROPERLY, FUEL INJECTION DOESN'T FUNCTION PROPERLY, OIL TURNS FOAMY.
ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT.
CRACKED ENGINE GASKET.
ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED LEAKING COOLANT/ SHAKES AND IS VERY HARD TO TURN. ALSO, STEERING WHEEL/VINYL COVERING BUBBLED AND CAME LOOSE ON BACKSEAT UP TO ROOF.
HEAD GASKET FAILED, LEAKS OIL. ALSO, STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND IS VERY HARD TO TURN WHEN VEHICLE IS COLD/MAKES NOISE. IN ADDITION, VINYL COVERING BUBBLED, AND CAME LOOSE ON BACKSEAT ARMREST UP TO ROOF.
CYLINDER HEAD GASKET FAILED.
TIMING CHAIN FAILED.
HEAD GASKET FAILED.
COOLANT SWITCH FAILED.
TIMING SYSTEM FAILED.
OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED.
HEAD GASKET FAILED.
THE COOLANT SWITCH FAILED.
THE TENSIONER/TIMING KIT FAILED.
THE OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED.
PAINT FLAKES OFF. DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET.
HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ENGINE HEAD GASKETS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
REPLACE FAN MOTOR TWO TIMES IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS. TT
ENGINE HEAD GASKETS FAILED, LEAKED COOLANT INTO CYLINDER WALL OF ENGINE, PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
HEAD GASKET BLOW AND THE ENGINE JUST STOPS WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
REPLACED OXYGEN SENSOR.
REPLACED CRACKED ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD .
REPLACED LOOSE TIMING BELT.
REPLACED LEAKING ENGINE HEAD GASKET.
HEAD GASKETS FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. TT
CYLINDER HEADS CRACKED TT
COOLANT LEAKS. *AK
TEMPERATURE GAUGE OPERATES ERATICAALY, RUNS HOT. *AK
THE HEAD GASKET WENT CAUSING THE ANTI-FREEZE TO GO INTO THE OIL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
PURCHASED USED AND 2 1/2 MONTH CAR HAS BEEN IN TO THE DEALER ABOUT THREE TIMES. TT