# Pontiac Grand Am Intake gasket leak **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [July 14, 2008, 8:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pontiac-grand-am-intake-gasket-leak/16717 "2008-07-14T20:06:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SLJ777](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/71c47a/32.png) [@SLJ777](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SLJ777)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 8:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pontiac-grand-am-intake-gasket-leak/16717/1 "2008-07-14T20:06:11Z")
I just bought a 2003 Pontiac Grand Am and saw there is a leak at the coolant hose as soon a ss I bought it. The mechanic said it is a intake gasket leak that oil is mixing in with the coolant. He said that GM should have recalled this issue but, never did. He said there is a class action lawsuit that I could get back some of the money that I have to pay to fix this problem. I will have to play about $700.00 to fix it. Does anyone who owns a 2003 Pontiac Grand Am know anything about this? How can I get reimbursed for this repair that GM should have recalled? ---
**Author:** ![SLJ777](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/71c47a/32.png) [@SLJ777](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SLJ777)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 8:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pontiac-grand-am-intake-gasket-leak/16717/2 "2008-07-14T20:09:06Z")
The mechanic also said that Dexcool that GM recommends causes alot of these problems. What coolant is best to use? Does this mean I am going to have these gasket leaks repeatively after getting it fixed? ---
**Author:** ![oldschool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e19adc/32.png) [@oldschool](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldschool)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 8:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pontiac-grand-am-intake-gasket-leak/16717/3 "2008-07-14T20:27:01Z")
Best for you is to Google DexCool settlement.And yes you can switch to standard green coolant ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 8:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pontiac-grand-am-intake-gasket-leak/16717/4 "2008-07-14T20:32:32Z")
This is a known problem with GM. Been going on since the early 90’s. They are having a very very high intake manifold gasket failure rate. It was not limited to Pontiac Grand Am’s…ALL V6 AND V8’s manufactured by GM had this problem. Friend of mine who owns a Pontiac/GMC/Nissan dealer in upstate NY had hired 2 extra mechanics just to address this problem. GM did recall this. But the previous owner probably never got it fixed. As for the Dexcool. There were serveral problems with the manifolds. One being the Dexcool reacting with the silicon gasket material GM used for their intake manifold gaskets. The Dexcool actually disolved the gasket. ---
**Author:** ![SLJ777](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/71c47a/32.png) [@SLJ777](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SLJ777)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2008, 6:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pontiac-grand-am-intake-gasket-leak/16717/5 "2008-07-16T18:43:05Z")
If anyone had a similar experience and filed a claim to get reimbursed from a class action lawsuit for this issue or if anyone knows where I can go to submit my claim, I would appreciate if you could provide the info to do so. ---
**Author:** ![NYBo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nybo/32/17281_2.png) [@NYBo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NYBo)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2008, 9:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pontiac-grand-am-intake-gasket-leak/16717/6 "2008-07-16T21:03:11Z")
Here you go: > **[GM Dex-Cool Class Action Lawsuit | General Motors Dex-Cool Lawsuit](https://www.classlawgroup.com/dexcool/)** > > If you are looking for information regarding the GM ignition switch recall class action lawsuit, please click here.  Final Approval Granted in GM/Dex-Cool Class Action Lawsuit On October 23, 2008, the California Superior… Read more » Note that no V8 engines are included in the settlement. ---
**Author:** ![SLJ777](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/71c47a/32.png) [@SLJ777](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SLJ777)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 6:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pontiac-grand-am-intake-gasket-leak/16717/7 "2008-07-17T18:43:25Z")
Thanks for the help.