2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM Fuel System, Gasoline Problems
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.
Mileage: 136,000
ELECTRICAL ISSUES BIG TIME: (SO FAR, THESE ARE THE ISSUES I HAVE FOUND) BLINKERS & HAZARDS RANDOMLY WORK, SMELL BURNING WIRES, IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS WHEN TRYING TO GET CAR TO START, GEAR SHIFT STICKS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TAKE IT OUT OF PARK TO REVERSE, SMELL FUEL & LOW COOLANT BUTTON COMES ON BUT CANNOT DETERMINE LEAKS. "I'M BEING TOLD BY GM'S CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT I HAVE TO GO TO A CERTIFIED GM REPAIR SHOP, PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE DIAGNOSE OF ISSUES WHICH ISN'T GOING TO BE CHEAP, AND THEN SUBMIT THE INFORMATION BACK TO GM WHO MAY OR MAY NOT FIX IT?!?!?! IF THEY DON'T, I'M STUCK WITH THE BILL!!! WHICH IS GOING TO COST ME THOUSANDS TO FIX, BECAUSE I CAN'T SELL IT WITH ALL THE ISSUES." "AS A SINGLE MOTHER OF TWO, I AM HIGHLY APPALLED BY THIS!! WITH ALL THESE RECALLS FROM GM, MAKES ME WONDERING WHAT ELSE WILL GO WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE, I "PINCHED PENNIES" AND WE WENT WITHOUT NECESSARIES TO PURCHASE SAID VEHICLE FOR MY 17 YR OLD DAUGHTER. I PRAY FOR MY TWO DAUGHTER'S SAFETY AND THE PASSENGERS THAT MAY RIDE WITH HER EVERYDAY, I CAN ONLY HOPE GM WILL ADD HER "VIN" TO THE RECALL LIST AND FIX ALL PROBLEMS, SO I DON'T END UP AT ANYONE'S FUNERAL, AS A RESULT OF GM'S SEVERAL YEARS OF FAILURE TO PROVIDE CONSUMERS WITH THE BIG MISTAKES THEY MADE."
Mileage: 142,000
I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW (MY FIRST NEW CAR) IN AUGUST 2000. AFTER THE FIRST 15,000 MILES AND THE NEXT 15.000 MILES THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER EACH ADDITIONAL 15,000 +/- MILES I PAID FOR THIS SERVICE OUT OF POCKET. IN ADDITION, I STARTED PAYING FOR WHEEL BEARINGS AND REPLACED THEM TOO MANY TIMES TO COUNT. NEXT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WITH THE FAN ONLY WORKING ON SPEED 1 AND 5. MANY DEALER TRIPS TO HAVE ATTEMPTS TO BE FIXED. PROBLEMS GREW TO ADD ISSUES WITH FUEL PUMP. NEW FUEL PUMP ADDED AFTER BEING STRANDED FOR A FEW HOURS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. NEWEST PROBLEM WHICH WE BECAME AWARE OF REAL EARLY ON WAS LOW COOLANT OR A SYSTEM WHICH CAN NOT KEEP COOLANT IN THE CAR. THE PROBLEM REVISITED US ON XMAS DAY AS WE WERE TRAVELING TO RELATIVES AND WERE STRANDED IN UPSTATE NY IN TYPICAL CLIMATIC TEMPERATURES OF LESS THAN 30 DEGREES F. HAVE TAKEN THE CAR MANY TIMES TO DEALERS AND LOCAL MECHANICS. PROBLEMS ARE STILL ADDING UP. INCLUDED EXHAUST ISSUES. CARBON MONOXIDE. WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT FOR A FIRST TIME CAR OWNER. BUT I HAVE LEARNED ONE LESSON...WILL NEVER BUY GM AGAIN. NEVER SATISFIED WITH DEALER COSTS AND FIXES. AFTER LEARNING ABOUT ALL THE OTHER PROBLEMS ON THIS SITE THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD VERY SIMILAR. I AM GLAD THAT MY NEWEST CAR A HONDA SITS NEXT TO THE GRAND AM. I SEE THAT GM IS HURTING FINANCIALLY AND I THINK THIS SPEAKS LOUDLY FOR WHAT CONSUMERS ARE FEELING. I HAVE TAKEN CARE OF MY CAR AND SELECTED GM FOR MY FIRST CAR PURCHASE, UNFORTUNATELY GM HAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF ME. I HOPE GM SEES RESPONSES LIKE THIS TO HELP THE AMERICAN CAR COMPANIES UNDERSTAND THAT AMERICANS ARE NOT GOING TO PUT UP WITH THE IDEA THAT CHEAP CARS ARE MADE AND SOLD TO AMERICANS SO THAT THE COMPANY CAN SELL CARS CHEAPLY AND THAT THE CAR'S LIFE WILL END THE DAY AFTER THE LAST CAR PAYMENT THUS LEADING THE BUYER TO A NEW LOAN FOR A NEW CAR. THIS IS A WASTE! *JB
Mileage: 15,000
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MILES PER HOUR MY CAR SHUT COMPLETELY OFF ON ME. ONLY BY THE GRACE OF GOD WAS I ABLE TO COAST OVER 2 LANES TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AVOIDING HAVING ANOTHER CAR RUN STRAIGHT INTO THE BACK OF MY CAR. AFTER TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY FUEL PUMP MODULE. THEY STATED THAT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING QUITE A BIT BUT THAT A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN DONE ON THIS PART YET. NOW, 2 YEARS LATER I AM STILL HAVING ISSUES WITH MY CAR NOW HAVING A GASOLINE SMELL EVERY WINTER BECAUSE GAS IS LEAKING FROM SOMEWHERE AND THEY CANNOT DETERMINE WHERE. *JB
Mileage: 30,000
PASSLOCK FAILURE. PASSLOCK SHUTS DOWN FUEL SUPPLY. IT IS SUPPOSE TO IF THE PASSLOCK/IGNITION REPORTS TO THE COMPUTER THAT THE IGNITION HAS BEEN TAMPERED WITH. HUNDREDS OF TIMES PASSLOCK COMES ON AND I CANNOT START MY CAR WITHOUT WAITING AND DOING THE 10 MINUTE PROCEDURE. HAPPENED WHILE I WAS AT A 7-11 ONE TIME, SOME UNSAVORY LOOKING CHARACTERS SAME OVER TO ME, I FLASHED MY PEPPER SPRAY AND CELL PHONE AND SAID I AM CALLING THE POLICE. LUCKILY THEY RAN OFF. ALSO COMES ON WHILE I AM DRIVING WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. CAR WOULD DIE COMPLETELY OR RUN OK IF NOT ON A HILL OR INCLINE. HAPPENED SO MANY TIMES THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 50,000 MILES. TWO PONTIAC DEALERS SUGGESTED NEW IGNITION TO BE INSTALLED TO "SEE" IF THAT WILL FIX IT. I WILL NOT PAY TO "SEE" IF THAT WILL FIX IT. AS I RESEARCH THE INTERNET OVER 17,000 PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND REPORTED IT TO VARIOUS SITES. THOSE ARE ONLY THE PEOPLE WHO THINK OF LOOKING ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I DID WRITE GM RECENTLY TO SEE IF THEY COULD DO SOMETHING. HAVE NOT HEARD BACK YET. CAN YOU HELP? AS I RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND CARS AND SUV'S THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS SINCE 1999. WHY HASN'T GM DISCONTINUED OR FIXED THAT PASSLOCK ISSUES IN ALL THOSE YEARS? MUST COST TO MUCH HAVE A RECALL. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE? HOPE NOT. THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOU TIME AND WORK THAT GOES TO HELPING KEEP PEOPLE SAFE. *JB
Mileage: 20,000
HAD THE CAR FOR ABOUT ONE YEAR. BOUGHT USED, NO HISTORY OF THE CAR. HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP, FUEL FILTER LESS THEN A YEAR OF PURCHASE. HAVING THIS GAS SMELL WHEN THE AC IS ON. WITH THE PHOENIX WEATHER THERE IS NOT ONE DAY YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT AN AC. THE SMELL GETS SO BAD THAT YOUR CLOTHES AND HAIR SMELL WHEN YOU GET OUT OF THE CAR. I HAVE THREE KIDS ONE TODDLER THAT I HATE TO HAVE THEM GET SICK FROM IT. I BELIEVE IT IS HARMFUL TO THEM. *NM
THE FUEL GAUGE WAS MISREADING FUEL LEVEL. GAUGE WAS SHOWING GAS IN VEHICLE WHEN THERE WAS NONE. I RAN OUT OF GAS 3 OR 4 TIMES. I ENDED UP REPLACING THE FUEL TANK. THE DEALER EXPLAINED THE CAUSE TO ME AS THE DIRECT OR INDIRECT RESULT OF THE ULTIMATE FAILURE OF THE FUEL PUMP AND SYSTEM. I AM DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS AND ALL THE OTHER PROBLEMS I HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE. BECAUSE OF MY EXPERIENCE WITH GM I PROBABLY WOULD NOT PURCHASE OR RECOMMEND TO ANYONE ELSE TO PURCHASE A GM PRODUCT. NO ONE WANTED TO STAND BEHIND HIS PRODUCT. MAYBE IT DOESN'T MATTER, BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ASK AND FOLLOW MY ADVICE. I GATHERED INFORMATION THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL FOLLOW. IT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE AS IT IS REMEMBERED AND REPEATED. *AK
1. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD A GAS SMELL SINCE PURCHASE IN 03. I HAD IT INTO DEALERSHIP WHOM SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. I FOUND OUT FROM INTERNET PAGES THIS IS A COMMON INTAKE SEAL PROBLEM THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED WHILE UNDER 2 YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY. SMELL OF GAS HAS MADE PERSONS SICK. 2. FAN CONTROL SWITCH FAILS AND ONLY WORKS ON #3 SETTING OR HIGHER. 3. TURN INDICATORS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. 4. ELECTRONICS COMPUTER FAILS INTERMITTENTLY AND HAS TO BE RESET BY TURNING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING. (WAS THIS MADE BY MICROSOFT?). *NM
Mileage: 66,000
DT: THE CONTACT STATES INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL NOT START. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR TWO YEARS. HE CAN JUMP START THE VEHICLE AND IT WILL START FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FUSE AND RELAY FOR THE FUEL PUMP. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE BATTERY, BUT THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THEY STATE THE FUEL PUMP MAY NOT BE GETTING ENOUGH POWER. THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER REPAIRS MADE AT THIS TIME. *AK
MALFUNCTION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM ON MY 2000 GRAND AM.THE PROBLEM HAS HAPPEN 3 TIMES TO THE CAR.
Mileage: 73,000
MALFUNCTION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM ON MY 2000 GRAND AM.THE PROBLEM HAS HAPPEN 3 TIMES TO THE CAR.
Mileage: 73,000
THE DRIVER SMELLED A GAS ODOR COMING IN FROM THE VENTS. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED A BROWN LIQUID WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL RAIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
HAD TO HAVE FUEL PUMP REPLACED, NOW GAS GAUGE IS FAULTY. (THE DEALER ASKED ME IF I HAD HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT I SAID NO BECAUSE I HADN'T THEY WERE SUPRISED THEY SAID THEY HAVE CHANGED ALOT BECAUSE THEY WERE FAULTY. A MONTH LATER MINE ACTED UP.)*AK
Mileage: 75,000
I BOUGHT A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM 3 YEARS AGO THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT 2 YEARS AGO AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THIS CAR FIXED AT ALL IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 2 OR 3 TIMES AND THEY HAVE NOT FIXED IT SO MY QUESTION IS ,IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM IN THIS CARIT IS A 4 CYLENDER I WOULD ASK BUT I HAVE RAN INTO OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM *AK
MY 2000 MODEL PONTIAC GRAND AM WOULD CUT OFF ON ME GOING DOWN THE ROAD, SOMETIMES IN A STRAIGHT AWAY AND SOMETIMES IN A TURN, AND AT RED LIGHTS. WITH THE VEHICLE QUITTING LIKE THAT I HAVE NO POWER FOR STEERING AND BRAKES. I KNOW OF LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ON PONTIAC FUEL PROBLEMS IN THE PAST. I HAD TO REPLACE MY FUEL PUMP, WHICH WAS VERY EXPENSIVE,WHICH SHOULD NEVER COST THAT MUCH IN THE FIRST PLACE! I DO HAVE THE OLD PUMP IN MY POSSESSION.
Mileage: 62,000
ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING WITH TWO/THREE MARKS OF GAS ON THE GAS GAUGE. *PH CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL ON VEHICLE AND WENT TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER SAID THAT THERE MIGHT BE ANOTHER DEFECT ON THE FUEL PUMP. *LA
VEHICLE DID NOT START. A MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP STOPPED WORKING. *AK
I TOOK MY CAR IN BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T CRANK. AFTER THREE WEEKS, THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS BECAUSE IT DIDN'T HAVE ANY GAS IN IT!! THE GAS GAUGE SAID IT HAD 3/4 TANK. HE REPLACED A SENSOR FOR THE FUEL TANK AND SAID THAT WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT. FOUR DAYS LATER, IT'S DOING IT AGAIN!!! I'VE SEEN WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME TYPE. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL TO FIX THIS? THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE IT WOULD LEAVE PEOPLE STRANDED WITHOUT ANY WARNING! *JB
TOOK V-6 4 DOOR PONTIAC GRAND AM INTO DEALERSHIP WHEN CAR HAD APP. 34,000 MILES ON IT. COMPLAINED ABOUT ENGINE OVERHEATING, THOUGHT SOMETHING WRONG WITH ENGINE. DEALERSHIP SAID NO, IT WAS JUST A PLASTIC BAG ON THE ENGINE. CAR WITH 38,000 MILES ON IT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, MECHANIC SAYS FUEL INJECTOR IS BROKEN (NOT CLOGGED, IT JUST BROKE). CAR WITH 43,000 - 2ND FUEL INJECTOR "BREAKS", ONCE AGAIN, MECHANIC SAYS IT'S JUST THE INJECTORS - BREAKING. INJECTORS HAVE BEEN FLUSHED AND EVERYTHING.
2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM V-6. FUEL PUMP BROKE FOR 2ND TIME IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS. *AK
Mileage: 23,000
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF, AND CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK ON ONE OCCASION, THE CONSUMER WAS IN THE VEHICLE AT A LIGHT WHEN SHE REALIZED THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN A PUDDLE OF GAS. THE FUEL PROBLEMS STARTED ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASE. IT WAS DISCOVERED THE FUEL LINE HAD A HOLE IN IT AND WAS REPLACED. (THE FUEL LINE WAS MADE OF RUBBER) *SCC *JB
Mileage: 60,000
WHILE DRIVING THE GAS GAUGE WOULD INDICATE THE INCORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL. *NLM THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF GOING 58 MPH WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS TO INDICATE THE VEHICLE WAS ABOUT TO RUN OUT OF FUEL. *SCC *JB
FUEL PUMP FAILED ABRUPTLY CAUSING MOTOR TO QUIT WHILE UNDERWAY, AND SUBSEQUENTLY COMPLETE LOSS OF ALL POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. THIS HAPPENED AT 65 MPH IN MODERATE TRAFFIC ON AN INTERSTATE. MY DAUGHTER, DRIVER AT THE TIME, HAD TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE THROUGH TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC AND OFF THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WITHOUT ANY POWER STEERING OR BRAKES...A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. ONE THAT COULD HAVE VERY EASILY CAUSED A CRASH AND SERIOUS INJURY OR FATALITY. *JB
Mileage: 55,568
FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR LEAKING
Mileage: 42,000
FUEL PUMP QUITS WORKING CAUSING LOSS OF POWER/CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING. TWO DEALERSHIPS REPLACING 10 & 12 FUEL PUMPS IN THE WEEK OF MY INCIDENT ALONE.
Mileage: 80,200
2000 PONTIAC GRANDAM SE, PURCHASED FROM PASSPORT NISSAN OF ALEXANDRIA 703-823-9000 CONTACT PERSON EARL AND JEFF TANIER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NO CORROSION/DEALER CAN NOT GIVE REASON WHY FUEL PUMP KEEPS GOING OUT. *AK
BRAKES WILL NOT HOLD WHEN BEING APPLIED, AND VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. CONSUMER STATED PART WAS REPLACED 7 TIMES. PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. *AK . VEHICLE ALSO HAD A SUSPENSION PROBLEM, THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, AND CONSUMER WAS COMPLAING OF POOR ACCELERATION, DEALER REPLACED THE PCV VALVE AND FILTER.*YH
ABS LIGHTS AND "WARNING" LIGHTS ARE COMING ON DASHBOARD, AND THERE IS VIBRATION COMING FROM VEHICLE DURING NORMAL OPERATION. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND HAS REPLACED BRAKE ROTORS AND FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS. *AKTHE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE FUEL MILAGE WAS POOR ABOUT 17 MPG, ALSO THE SPEAKER AND ALTERNATOR ARE NOISY. *YH
FUEL PUMP BROKE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS REPLACED T FUEL PUMP. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
CONSUMER TOOK CAR TO DEALER BECAUSE CAR WOULD NOT CRANK. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER FUEL MODULE WAS LEAKING ONTO MOTOR. *AK
STEERING WHEEL SHAKE OCCURS WHEN BRAKES ARE SLIGHTLY WORN AND BRAKES ARE HOT/ 4-17-2001 AT 12.45PM I CALLED LARRY MILLER PONTIAC IN BOISE FOR A-17-2001 AT 12.45PM I CALLED LARRY MILLER PONTIAC IN BOISE FOR AN APPOINTMENT AFTER IDENTIFYING MYSELF AND MY PROBLEM I WAS HUNG UP ON/ I CALLED PONTIAC CUSTOMER RELATIONS TO REPORT INCIDENT WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER C03861319 AND ADVISED TO TAKE CAR TO ANOTHER PONTIAC DEALER FOR REPAIRS/ 4-24-2001 CAR WAS REPAIRED BY LARRY MILLER PONTIAC IN CALDWELL IDAHO/ SO FAR THE STEERING SHAKE IS GONE/ ON 4-25-2001 MY WIFE RETURNED TO LARRY MILLER PONTIAC IN BOISE IDAHO TO OBTAIN A COPY OF THE WARRANTY WORK DONE ON THE FRONT BRAKES/ SHE WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD ERASED OUR SERVICE HISTORY AND THAT WE WERE NOT WELCOME AGAIN IN THEIR SHOP. *AK
STEERING WHEEL SHAKE OCCURS WHEN BRAKES ARE SLIGHTLY WORN AND BRAKES ARE HOT/ 4-17-2001 AT 12.45PM I CALLED LARRY MILLER PONTIAC IN BOISE FOR A-17-2001 AT 12.45PM I CALLED LARRY MILLER PONTIAC IN BOISE FOR AN APPOINTMENT AFTER IDENTIFYING MYSELF AND MY PROBLEM I WAS HUNG UP ON/ I CALLED PONTIAC CUSTOMER RELATIONS TO REPORT INCIDENT WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER C03861319 AND ADVISED TO TAKE CAR TO ANOTHER PONTIAC DEALER FOR REPAIRS/ 4-24-2001 CAR WAS REPAIRED BY LARRY MILLER PONTIAC IN CALDWELL IDAHO/ SO FAR THE STEERING SHAKE IS GONE/ ON 4-25-2001 MY WIFE RETURNED TO LARRY MILLER PONTIAC IN BOISE IDAHO TO OBTAIN A COPY OF THE WARRANTY WORK DONE ON THE FRONT BRAKES/ SHE WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD ERASED OUR SERVICE HISTORY AND THAT WE WERE NOT WELCOME AGAIN IN THEIR SHOP. *AK
GAS FUMES WERE FELT INSIDE OF VEHICLE, IT WAS LEAKING INTO ENGINE ALL OVER. VEHICLE WOULD START SHAKING, AND BLUE GRAY SMOKE CAME OUTOF EXHAUST. IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES, EACH TIME FUEL INJECTORS WERE REPLACED. DEALER KEPT VEHICLE 2 WEEKS, AND SAME DAY PICKED UP CONSUMER DROVE 40 MILES AND IT REPEATED SAME THING. 1 MONTH LATER , ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WAS COMING ON. DEALER DID NOT HAVE A REMEDY. CONSUMER HAS GOT GM INVOLVED TO RECTIFY PROBLEM.*AK THE CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER SERVICE SHOP FOR 34 OR MORE DAYS. *YH
FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR LEAKS FUEL INTERMITTENTLY (DURING COLD STARTS)
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING, ALSO FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER CORRECT LEVELS OF FUEL, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK