Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#10138621October 5, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
LOUD CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM CENTER CONSOLE SOUNDING LIKE TURN SIGNAL WHEN ON, BUT TURN SIGNAL IS NOT ON. TURN SIGNAL FUNCTIONS PROPERLY, BUT CONTINOUS CLICKING IS HEARD. TOLD BY MY DEALER THERE WAS GOING TO BE A RECALL IN 2004, HAZARD SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138421October 4, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY TURN SIGNALS ON MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHEN I USE MY SIGNALS, AFTER IT CLICKS OFF, IT STILL CLICKS AND ON 2 OCCASIONS THERE WAS SMOKE THAT CAME OUT OF MY STEERING WHEEL. MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, AND AFTER EXPLAINING WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR (THAT IS STILL UNDER GM WARRANTY) THEY TOLD US THAT WE STILL HAD TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. I KNOW OF AT LEAST 3 OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL CAR AS I AND THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS INFORMED FROM MY MECHANIC THAT IF THE WIRING WORK IS NOT DONE SOON, THERE WILL MOST DEFINITELY BE A FIRE. I DON'T FEEL THAT I AS A CONSUMER AND WITH IT STILL BEING UNDER WARRANTY, SHOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET FOR REPAIRS THAT ARE CLEARLY THE MANUFACTURER'S FAULT. THIS DEFECT RISKS THE LIVES OF MY CHILDREN AS WELL AS MYSELF AND ANYONE ELSE WHO RIDES IN MY VEHICLE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133905September 29, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
DT: THE TURN SIGNAL WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY. SOMETIMES IT IS DELAYED, OTHER TIMES IT WILL SHUT ITSELF OFF AND OTHER TIMES IT DID NOT WORK. THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED IN JULY 2005 THEN AFTER THAT IT DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN UNTIL AUGUST 22, 2005. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. *AK THE DEALER REPAIRED THE PROBLEM AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137966September 28, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I AM CURRENTLY FINANCING A CAR FROM RPM WHOLESALE IN FLINT, I GOT THIS CAR MARCH 29, 2005. I HAVE HAD THE CAR FIXED MORE THAN 6 TIMES. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN WORKING FOR 2 WEEKS. THE CAR WAS OVER HEATING, AND THEN IT WOULD NOT START UP. I TOOK IT BACK TO RPM AND THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT. AGAIN THIS WEEK I TOOK IT BACK, AND THEY ARE SAYING ITS A ELECTRICAL NIGHTMARE, AND MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO BRING IT BACK, BUT I CAN DRIVE IT UNTIL THEN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137983September 28, 2005
STRUCTURE
I RECENTLY PURCHASED MY CAR WITH THE UNDERSTANDING FROM THE DEALERSHIP THAT THEY WOULD FIX AN AIR LEAK IN THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW. AFTER TAKING IT TO THEM ON 4 DEFERENT OCCASIONS, THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A DEFECT IN THIS PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED THE CAR IF I HAD KNOWN I WOULD HAVE TO LISTEN TO AN AIR LEAK. I CONTACTED A REPRESENTATIVE FROM GM WHO VERIFIED THAT THERE IS IN FACT A DEFECT WITH THIS AUTOMOBILE LEAKING AIR, BUT WAS TOLD THAT UNTIL "ENOUGH" PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THE AIR LEAK, THERE WILL NOT BE A RECALL ON IT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137583September 26, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY 99 PONTIAC GRAND AM STARTED HAVING COOLANT PROBLEMS, THE VEHICLE ENGINE TEMPERATURE WOULD GO UP AND DOWN FOR A MONTH, FINALLY THE VEHICLE JUST ONE DAY OVERHEATED. I HAD THE WHOLE COOLANT SYSTEM REPLACED, ( 600.00 LATER). ABOUT A WEEK OR TWO AFTER IT STARTED TO OVERHEAT AGAIN, BEFORE I COULD BRING IT BACK TO THE MECHANIC TO CHECK IT OUT, THE ENGINE BLEW. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE YET, NOR DO I KNOW IF I WILL AS THE VEHICLE IS NOT WORTH THE COST TO REPAIR. I REFUSE TO PAY ALMOST 2K TO GET AN ENGINE FOR SOMETHING ELSE TO GO WRONG.. I KNOW THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE COOLANT SYSTEM CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVER HEAT.. MY MECHANIC SAID MY CAMSHAFT COMPLETELY SPLIT IN HALF, AND HE HAS NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE BUT KNOWS OF A FEW PEOPLE WHO HAVE SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL THAT THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO. IT CANT BE A COINCIDENCE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137644September 26, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED, FROM A DEALER IN NORTH LITTLE ROCK ARK, WE NOTICED THE RECALL, DEALER SAID JUST CALL PONTIAC THEY SHOULD HONOR IT. THE RECALL IS ON BLINKER -FLASHER CONTROL BOX WHICH CAUSES BLINKERS TO FAIL OR BE INTERMITTENT. (NHSTA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 03V327000). THIS IS HAPPENING TO THE CAR JUST AFTER I PURCHASED FROM DEALER. I CALLED PONTIAC THEY SAID MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT ON THE LIST VIN#[XXX]. YET THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME I WOULD LIKE TO GET THIS RESOLVED IT IS MY DAUGHTERS CAR AND IS A GREAT SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW MY OPTIONS AND WHAT I CAN DO TO GET THIS RESOLVED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE THANK YOU. I DO NOT KNOW HOW LONG THIS PROBLEM EXISTED WITH THE ORIGINAL OWNER OR IF THEY RECEIVED A LETTER. *JB UPDATED 07/18/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137662September 26, 2005
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DT: 1997 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONSUMER CANNOT LATCH SEAT BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT YET CONTACTED THE DEALER. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SEAT BELT PROBLEM 8 MONTHS AGO. SEAT BELT WILL NOT GO INTO THE BUCKLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137707September 26, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
SPRING FAILURE PASSENGER FRONT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137709September 26, 2005
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
BROKEN COIL SPRING FAILURE - REAR OF VEHICLE - FOUND DURING YEARLY VEHICLE SAFETY INSPECTION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137507September 24, 2005
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THREE BIG ISSUES WITH THIS CAR: 1) THE WORST-I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE SECURITY SYSTEM SHORTING THREE TIMES. EACH TIME, THE CAR TURNS OVER BUT WILL NOT START. THE SECURITY LIGHT FLASHED TWICE, BUT DID NOT COME ON THE THIRD TIME. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER ADJUSTED THE SYSTEM (WHATEVER THAT MEANS) WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE SECOND TIME (TWO MONTHS LATER), MY CAR WOULD NOT START AT 2AM OUTSIDE OF A BAR, SO I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. THIS TIME THE WHOLE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED UNDER MY WARRANTY. THE THIRD TIME (FOUR MONTHS LATER) MY CAR WOULD NOT START AND HAD TO BE TOWED. THE SYSTEM WAS AGAIN REPLACED, THIS TIME IT WAS COVERED UNDER A PARTS& LABOR WARRANTY SO AT LEAST I DIDN'T HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING. 2) THE BRAKES. I HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED BECAUSE OF EXTREME VIBRATING WHEN BREAKING, AS WELL AS A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE THAT WOULD START AFTER THE BREAKS HEATED UP. THE SQUEALING NOISE DID NOT GO AWAY SO I HAD THE BREAKS' HARDWARE REPLACED. THAT WORKED FOR A WHILE. SIX MONTHS LATER, THE VIBRATING HAS COME BACK AND THERE IS A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN THE BREAKS GET WET (I.E. RAIN). 3) COOLANT LIGHT COMES ON FREQUENTLY. FIRST, I SIMPLY REPLACED THE COOLANT MUCH MORE OFTEN THAN SHOULD BE NECESSARY. FINALLY, I LET MY DEALER CONVINCE ME TO PAY THE $700 TO HAVE IT FIXED (I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS) A YEAR AGO. THE COOLANT LIGHT IS NOW COMING ON AGAIN, SO I'M JUST REFILLING IT FREQUENTLY. I'VE ONLY HAD THIS CAR 18 MONTHS. I'M IN LOVE WITH THE LOOK AND THE PICKUP, BUT IT IS COMPLETELY UNRELIABLE. WHEN CAN I GET IT DECLARED A LEMON? AT LEAST I STILL HAVE 10K MILES LEFT ON THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I PURCHASED WITH IT. IF I CAN'T EXTENDED IT AGAIN, I WILL SELL THIS UNRELIABLE CAR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137485September 23, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
DT: WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS FEBRUARY 2004, AND THE SECOND TIME IT WAS IN JULY 2004. THE MOST RECENT TIME IT STALLED WAS SEPTEMBER 19, 2005. THE FIRST TIME THEY THOUGHT THE FUEL INJECTORS WERE CLOGGED. THE SECOND IT WAS THAT COMPUTER NEEDED REPROGRAMMING. AND THE THIRD TIME THEY SAID THE FUEL PUMP/SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED EVEN AFTER THEY MADE THE ADJUSTMENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137768September 22, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM COULD NOT DEFECT WHETHER OR NOT THE DOOR WAS CLOSED.*MR *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115744September 22, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE ACCELERATING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK. CONSUMER MANAGED TO DECELERATE THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN, AND RESTART THE IGNITION. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WILL GET STUCK IN A VERY HIGH IDLE CAUSING THE TACHOMETER TO ALMOST ENTER THE RED ZONE. IT WAS MOST NOTICEABLE WENT HE CLUTCH WAS DEPRESSED DURING A HEAVY DOWN POUR, HOWEVER IT HAPPENED IT OCCASIONALLY HAPPENED ANYTIME. THE DEALER STATED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN HAD BEEN ISSUED REGARDING THE IDLE FLAIR, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER THOUGHT THEIR DIAGNOSES WAS INCORRECT. AFTER NUMEROUS CONVERSATIONS, THE DEALER FINALLY REPLACED THE ENTIRE THROTTLE PEDAL ASSEMBLY AND THROTTLE CABLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM STILL HAS NOT BE RESOLVED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137209September 21, 2005
TIRES:SIDEWALL, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DT: 1995 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT AFTER BEING IN THE VEHICLE FOR 30 MINUTES. THIS WAS A NEW SUMMIT TIRE. THE DEALERSHIP GAVE THE CONSUMER HIS MONEY BACK AND PUT THE OLD TIRES ON VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS GOING 60 MPH. THIS CAUSED FRONT END DAMAGE. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRASH DUE TO TIRE BLOWOUT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136836September 17, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING MY CAR TO WORK AT 6:30 AM ON HIGHWAY. IT IS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM WITH 88,000+ MILES. NEVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS BEFORE. THE FACTORY INSTALLED CD STOPPED PLAYING. SHE REINSERTED IT. IT STOPPED AGAIN. SHE GLANCED IN HER REAR VIEW MIRROR TO SEE WHAT APPEARED TO BE A SILVERY GLOW AT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SPEAKER. THEN A FIRE FROM THE SPEAKER. BY THE TIME THE CAR WAS ABLE TO STOP ALONG SIDE THE HIGHWAY, THE FLAMES FILLED THE WHOLE REAR WINDOW. SHE TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR, IT REMAINED LOCKED. SHE TRIED TO OPEN THE DRIVER WINDOW, IT WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE FLAMES WERE NOW OVER HEAD AND ALONG THE PASSENGER SEAT . SHE SHUT THE CAR OFF, PULLED OUT THE KEY AND THE DOOR FINALLY OPENED. SHE GOT OUT OF THERE, OPENED THE BACK DOOR AND GOT OUT HER PURSE ON THE FLOOR. SHE BEAT IT DOWN THE HIGHWAY. SHE LOOKED BACK AND COULD SEE FLAMES NOW UNDER THE CAR AND THE INSIDE COMPLETELY BURNING. TWO TRUCKS HAD STOPPED AND THE GUYS HAD FIRE EXTINGUISHERS TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. THEN THE FIRE TRUCK AND POLICE ARRIVED. THE FIRE WAS COMPLETELY DOUSED OUT. THE ONLY THING NOT BURNT WAS THE FRONT END AND THE ENGINE. SHE CAME SECONDS FROM LOSING HER LIFE. NATIONAL WILL TREAT THIS AS A TOTAL WRITE OFF BUT I ALMOST LOST MY WIFE (IT COULD HAVE BEEN ME THAT DAY). HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF ANYTHING SO FREAKY? A SPEAKER ON FIRE?*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136745September 16, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH 2001 GRAND AM V6. WHEN APPLY BRAKES AT ANY SPEED OVER 35 KM A PULSATING CAN BE FELT. THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM CONTINUOUSLY GOES OFF STOPPING ME FROM STARTING MY OWN CAR. HAD TO REPLACE SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES 4 TIMES WITHIN LAST YEAR. AS THEY CORRODE AND CAUSE STARTING PROBLEMS (SO SAYS THE MECHANIC)*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136747September 16, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
ON HOT DAYS AFTER MY VEHICLE SITS IN THE SUN, THE GAS PEDAL STICKS. ON ONE DAY MY CAR WAS IN PARK RUNNING AT 7000 RPM'S. I CALLED TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS THAT TOLD ME THIS WAS NOT POSSIBLE AND MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. THE THIRD DEALERSHIP FINALLY ACKNOWLEDGED I WAS NOT SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE AND THE SERVICE MANAGER STAYED LATE TO WAIT FOR ME (WITH A MECHANIC) TO LOOK AT MY CAR. ONCE THEY LOOKED AT MY CAR IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THIS WAS THE PROBLEM.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136807September 16, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
BEGINNING IN DECEMBER OF 2004 THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A HEAVY RAINFALL HAD THE ACCELERATOR STICK AND THE CAR HAD TO BE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF. AT VARIOUS OTHER TIMES BETWEEN DEC 04 AND 3/28/05 THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED ERATIC SPEED CONTROL. ON 3/28/05 VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT BOMMARITO SOUTH FOR THIS SAME ISSUE, DURING THAT SERVICE VISIT, THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE ISSUE. ON 4/08/05, VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT DEALER FOR THE SAME ISSUE AGAIN AND THE THROTTLE BODY AND ACCELERATOR CABLE WERE REPLACED. THIS APPARENTLY ALSO DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2005 WITH APPROXIMATELY 9524 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, WHILE SLOWING DOWN IN 5TH GEAR AND LEVELING MY SPEED OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, I RELEASED THE GAS PEDAL AND ENGAGED THE CLUTCH IN ORDER TO DOWNSHIFT. WHEN I DID THIS, THE RPM LEVEL ON THE VEHICLE CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 4000 RPM AND REMAINED AT THAT LEVEL. IN ORDER TO GET IT TO COME DOWN FROM THE HIGH RPM I HAD TO PUMP MY GAS PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES. ON 9/12/2005 THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY GM TO THE BOMMARITO PONTIAC SOUTH DEALER AGAIN, THIS TIME THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSE TO DO THIS.. ON SEPTEMBER 15TH 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 20:00 HRS I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE THROUGH A HEAVY DOWNPOUR ON INTERSTATE 44 NEAR VALLEY PARK, MO. THE TRAFFIC AHEAD WAS SLOWING DOWN AS YOU COULD NOT SEE VERY FAR AHEAD DUE TO THE EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL. I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELORATOR, HOWEVER THE CAR STILL CONTINUED AS IF MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE GAS PEDAL. I APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT IT DID NOT HAVE AN EFFECT. I THEN APPLIED THE CLUTCH SO THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT CONTINUE TO MAKE THE CAR GO FOWARD, THE TACHOMETER THEN RAISED TO OVER 5,000 RPM'S I TRIED PUMPING THE GAS PEDAL TO MAKE IT COME DOWN BUT IT DID NOT HAVE ANY EFFECT. I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT BECUASE OF THIS. TO AVOID ENGINE DAMAGE FROM THE HIGH RPM'S I HAD TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136628September 15, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
I WAS BACKING UP OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I HEARD A LOUD "BANG" MY DRIVER SIDE FRONT FELL I TOOK MY CAR TO THE SHOP AND THEY DISCOVERED MY SPRING HAS BROKE IN HALF AND OF COURSE YOU CAN'T JUST FIX THE ONE SIDE BECAUSE IF THEY DID THE OTHER SIDE WOULD BREAK SO IT'S GOING TO COST $736.88 TO FIX THE FRONT SPRING AND IT'S SO VERY NICE OF PONTIAC TO HAVE THOSE SPRINGS IN STOCK I'M BEING SARCASTIC IF THEY KNOW THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH SPRINGS WHY WOULD THEY NOT DO A RECALL, BUT FROM WHAT I CAN GATHER IS THEY WON'T EVEN LOOK INTO UNLESS THERE IS A DEATH THAT IS VERY SAD THAT IT WOULD TAKE SOMEONE'S LIFE FOR THEM TO INVESTIGATE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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