Find when my car was made
07-10-2011, 05:16 PM
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Find when my car was made Hi I have a 99 trans am and I was looking at recalls. There is one for their clutch not working properly and it describes what is wrong. It perfectly matches what is happening to mine. I need to know when my car was made though because I don't want to go to the GM dealership and look dumb after they say. Nope your car was made after the recall.
I know you can usually just look on the door plate but there is nothing there on my car.
I know you can usually just look on the door plate but there is nothing there on my car.
07-10-2011, 05:41 PM
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http://www.internetautoguide.com/10-...d-recalls.html
There is the recall. Also it has actually stalled before and it has been increasing harder to shift into every gear.
It seems to me the clutch pedal also is loosing pressure sometimes. All my fluid is fine as well.
Sometimes it makes a little noise when the clutch is pressed in
There is the recall. Also it has actually stalled before and it has been increasing harder to shift into every gear.
It seems to me the clutch pedal also is loosing pressure sometimes. All my fluid is fine as well.
Sometimes it makes a little noise when the clutch is pressed in
07-11-2011, 05:36 PM
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More likely, your car is old and broken. I'm almost afraid to ask - how many miles is on your clutch and transmission?
07-11-2011, 07:28 PM
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^^^ This is the way to go. If you read the details, only 69 cars were affected. Pontiac probably tracked down all of them. Highly doubtful that you are driving the 1 out of 69 barn find that was never serviced for this issue.
More likely, your car is old and broken. I'm almost afraid to ask - how many miles is on your clutch and transmission?
More likely, your car is old and broken. I'm almost afraid to ask - how many miles is on your clutch and transmission?
07-11-2011, 08:27 PM
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For the OP - For this type of recall, the car would have been checked and repaired if it ever went in for warranty service. Given the issues these cars had, its highly unlikely that your car never saw a dealer!
I missed that you don't want to call a dealer. If that's the case, you can also check Carfax: http://recall.carfax.com/
I missed that you don't want to call a dealer. If that's the case, you can also check Carfax: http://recall.carfax.com/
07-11-2011, 08:56 PM
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Aside from the question on the recall, knowing the build date can be a useful thing.
What you want is the "build sheet" for the car. It came with the car originally and will say "STE-THERESE PLANT MANIFEST" in the upper right hand corner. The rest of the sheet looks like a complex bingo board. The sheet contains information about the parts put on to the car, the options, the build date/time, original dealer, etc.
If you didn't get the build sheet with the car, you should check to see if a dealer can print you one. If not, the GM Heritage Center may be able to reproduce one for you: http://www.gmheritagecenter.com/gm-heritage-archive/
What you want is the "build sheet" for the car. It came with the car originally and will say "STE-THERESE PLANT MANIFEST" in the upper right hand corner. The rest of the sheet looks like a complex bingo board. The sheet contains information about the parts put on to the car, the options, the build date/time, original dealer, etc.
If you didn't get the build sheet with the car, you should check to see if a dealer can print you one. If not, the GM Heritage Center may be able to reproduce one for you: http://www.gmheritagecenter.com/gm-heritage-archive/
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Thanks everyone and my car has 95k miles on it. It is the original clutch.
Where can I get the best deal on an OEM clutch? Also yes that site said 69 cars affected, but it was the only one. The rest just said for the production year.
Where can I get the best deal on an OEM clutch? Also yes that site said 69 cars affected, but it was the only one. The rest just said for the production year.
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For the OP - For this type of recall, the car would have been checked and repaired if it ever went in for warranty service. Given the issues these cars had, its highly unlikely that your car never saw a dealer!
I missed that you don't want to call a dealer. If that's the case, you can also check Carfax: http://recall.carfax.com/
I missed that you don't want to call a dealer. If that's the case, you can also check Carfax: http://recall.carfax.com/
07-12-2011, 08:55 PM
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Its most likely time for a new clutch and it will be hard to say what's wrong unless you drop the transmission. The clutch itself is probably worn and/or you may have hydraulic issues.
I had to replace my OEM clutch at 91K miles. I went with a LS7 clutch and replaced the hydraulics with a GM slave (avoid the Delco version at all costs!) and a Tick MC since I'm going to keep the car a long time and don't want to drop the tranny any time soon to do a hydraulic repair. The LS7 and Tick combination is really stiff but it puts the power to the wheels a lot better.
At very least, you should replace the slave if you have to do the clutch. I think there are some threads that the AutoZone slave is identical to the good GM unit, which will lower the cost for you. I would think that a place like gmpartsdirect will be the best price on the GM clutch sets.
I had to replace my OEM clutch at 91K miles. I went with a LS7 clutch and replaced the hydraulics with a GM slave (avoid the Delco version at all costs!) and a Tick MC since I'm going to keep the car a long time and don't want to drop the tranny any time soon to do a hydraulic repair. The LS7 and Tick combination is really stiff but it puts the power to the wheels a lot better.
At very least, you should replace the slave if you have to do the clutch. I think there are some threads that the AutoZone slave is identical to the good GM unit, which will lower the cost for you. I would think that a place like gmpartsdirect will be the best price on the GM clutch sets.
