Replaced mine at 80,000 miles

The dealership called...
 

The car is in (14,731 miles) for the 15,000 miles service and to repair the dimpled trim...the service guy called and said they'd have to keep it overnight to replace the lower intake manifold gasket. <sigh> They should just list it as a maintenance item.

did it around 65k, and after that visit to the dealer it seems all the problems started occuring..sad to say i don't trust any of those beotches.

I did mine last week at 62, 000 miles.

The Warrenty company is Nationwide Warrenty in Canada.

Had mine replaced at 4k ... isnt that gay? 4,000 miles ... not even two oil changes.

26000 miles 2000GT made in Lansing.... Lil seepage on the outside, no oil or coolant light (except when I mixed too much water in coolant and it overflowed for a week)....(fixed and no problems since) oil looks great (Im changing it on my own from now on) Lil peanut butter under the overflow tank but after being wiped off looks good... Another question is the temp that these cars sit in.. I live in CA where temp ranges from 40-105... Most of you guys seem to be in places that go from freezing to moderate to hot... I would think that could also play a role in the amount of issues... (Just like the Hazard light recall)

Component Service Coverage
 

I contacted Pontiac after the repairs were made to correct my intake manifold leak at just shy of 15,000 miles. After explaining my concerns, and my desire to keep the Grand Am for several years, they issued a Component Service Coverage letter which indicates they "will make repairs to correct defects related to materials or workmanship occurring during the coverage period" related to the engine. This service coverage is extended to 5 years or 60,000 miles from date of in-service. Not sure if it's worth the paper it's written on, but I would definitely recommend you contact Pontiac and try to get some reassurance. 800-762-2737.

New Update!

At 84500 KM I had the LIM gasket changed.

Now at 95000 KM my car is back in the shop for the Head Gasket! Fortunately I have a warrenty to cover powertrain, including gaskets and seals.

Also my SES tripped, engine sputtering at high speed, high idle...All because my Fuel Filter has clogged full. I bought this car at 82900 KMS, and its very obvious that the previous owner did not take care of this car.

I think I will take my car in for the transmission flush very soon. Get a new filter, and clean fluid.

Well here we go again !
Replaced LIM gasket at 55,000 Km (Jan'04)
Now will have to do it again at 66,000 Km (Oct'04)

This is ridiculous !
How can the original gasket last all the way to 55,000 Km with no problems, and then the replacement lasts only 11,000 Km ?!

BTW, my warranty expired @ 60,000 Km. I spoke to the service rep and outlined the fact that it was under a year since the last repair for the same LIM problem. He said that the 1yr warranty on service work applied only when you "pay" for the repair and that having in done originally under "warranty" did not count.
I insisted that he talk to the manager about it.
When he got back he said that the manager told him that they would honor it and do it for free.
I am not sure what scent of BS they were shovelling, but as long as I don't have to pay, I am ok with it.

BTW, does anyone here know exactly what "causes" the LIM problem ?
Is it by driving the car hard and fast ?
I have noticed that certain people on here have replaced their LIM at different intervals and I was wondering if it had to do with driving style or not.
(I drive my car HARD).

Its just a defective gasket/ The gasket itself is plastic and it cracks after a wile, if it was done recently (within the last year) the revised gasked should have been used. I'm thinking it was a shoddy install.

2000 127k

Just had my intake gasket replaced 2 months ago (1999 SE2 V6 67,000 miles). Since then, I have also replaced my water pump, radiator, radiator cap(2x) and I am replacing my thermostat and hoses today.

-Ed

bought the 94ga SE with109kmiles on it... but I think the gaskets leaked for a while and boner drove it cause it took out the bottom end thats when the l67 swap started

consider it a yearly pm... :( does this mean your getting quicker at doing it??? I had it down to about 3hr

Count me in with a 2000 GT at about 68,500 miles. My water pump was also leaking so it's being replaced. All of it is under extended warranty thank God.

had mine recently.....mine almost at 38000

I think mine was done under warranty around 27K before I got the car. I had the dealership run a history on it.

Yeah, I love the car but its getting too expensive to drive. Now the Power sterring pump is starting to leak, the replacement at the dealer is nearly $400 because it uses the variable assit unit. The non is $150. bleh This maybe the last straw as far as the next car not being GM.

Have it now 200 61000 miles

I hear ya

2001 / 53437 Miles (about 3 months ago).

Yep, just finished fixing mine tonight. It failed at 182,000 Kms.

I am the second owner, and 'dont think' it was done before - nothing looked like it had ever been touched.

With the uneveness of the original machining on the head and intake surfaces, it is a miracle the gasket lasted this long. After my TLC to these surfaces, I have a feeling it will last much longer this time.

I have the leak for the second time.

#1 - 62,000 miles
#2 - 125,000 miles

Count me in... Just noticed mine starting to leak on Christmas eve.

I'm board, so I put the data in a spreadsheet.

So far, roughly 131 posts have been about their car, or a close relative having the problem, which includes the multiple cases. I generally only counted them if some data was posted, year or miles.

Average miles: 51,559

mine's currently leaking. '95 gagt w/ 152,000ish miles. it's getting a new home at the junk yard tuesday. new car for me. :woowoo

Had the UIM done at 66,000 Miles or so. Took it to the mechanic, but it was still covered under the extended warranty. I think my low coolant light came on and I really didnt' expect it to be the gasket...back in 2000. I just added more coolant mix. Then came some leaking from the top of the exhaust manifold area. Hopefully it's just the crummy gaskets GM uses and any internal engine problems causing everyone's gaskets to go up. Never had coolant in the oil though.

I'm at 70k, no problem for me so far... *knock on wood*

Had it last week at approx. 78,000 miles. Virtually no symptoms other than no heat in the car. Thankfully it was only an external leak.

omfg
will this thread ever die?

haha probably not since it is an ongoing problem!!! lol

and mine started leaking around 30,000 miles had it replaced just before warranty went out around 34,000 miles. Hoping it doesn't go again before I get rid of the car later this year.

i havent heard of any of them failing with the new style gasket

^^^^ My moms 02 GP was recalled a a year or so back to put the updated gasket on. She got the leak last week with 19k miles on it

I have 160,000 kms on mine 99 gt ,and was driving with leaking intake for more than a year . Finally the engine overheated ,and i blew one of the cylinder head gasket - so $400 job escalated into $1.300 (including a full tuneup) . Word of advice - don`t wait `till you`ll get coolant in your engine (like me) . spend some cash , and fix it ahead of time...

ahhh sob, tried to wait 120,000 and it was leaking externally, now I noticed coolant in my oil WQ$#$#.

I think that I'm leaking for the second time. I just checked the oil today and found that white stuff under the oil cap. The first time was at 45,000km (in May 2004). Now I'm at 75,000km (Jan 2005). This really ****es me off. The first time it was covered under warranty. I have to see what happens this time.

Oh, our 1999 Olds Silhouette minivan with the same engine had the leak at around 40,000km as well. I also know two others that have this engine and both have had a leak. I am convinced the leak is guaranteed with this engine. It's just a matter of when.

Check this out something happend i thought never happen to my car i have 31,000 miles on car my warranty is over i didnt get extended warranty cause they said borla would void warranty so got mad and cancel it..ok now the probleim i went to a bench mechanic he gave me a quote... I have this probliem, Oil pan gasket 45 bucks oil pump drive seal 4 bucks front crank shaft seal 25 bucks intake manifold gasket 64 bucks plus the oil change and antifreeze comes too 168 for parts and total is 708...do u think a dealer be cheaper or more ?i might go and get a quote but mad this happend at 31,000 miles i dont race my car...

well i see some people had trouble with leaks im one them seems like ever since i got stuck in snow this happend when i was forceing car to get out...is this a normal thing to happend with grandamtgt 2001? hope someone could help...thanks

A dealer might be cheaper but not by much. They charged me ~$660 US to fix mine.

Thanks for some Input i will do same see what dealer says U have Nice car man
some cool mods Sharp Car u have

63k on my 2000 and it is leaking