Pontiac Grand AM Complaints (1988)

31 consumer complaints on file.

#8009244May 6, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724094June 16, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CAR STALLS WHILE GOING SLOWER CITY SPEEDS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859434March 30, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 25 MPH, IN A PARKING LOT ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD, AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO ABOUT 45-50 MPH. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES VERY HARD, BUT WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO PARK, AND KEY WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNITION BEFORE VEHICLE WOULD STOP. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO OWNER'S HOME. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714827November 15, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
AS STALLING EPISODES CONTINUED AND I COMPLETED NORMAL MAINTENANCE SERVISES, FINALLY A LOCAL PONTIAC DEALER DID COMPHREHENSIVE TESTS AND CHECKED WITHOUT CONCLUSIVE ANSWER TO PROBLEM . ON OCT.13TH.99. THE CAR BROKE DOWN , BACK FIRED, COULD NOT BE RESTARTED, WAS TOWED TO A PONTIAC DEALER WHO SAID HEAD GASKET HAD 1-1/2 INCH RUPTURE. NO REPAIR WAS DONE. CAR OPERATES AGAIN,AND CONTINUIES TO STALL. CAN IT BE ELECTRICAL CONECTION PROBLEM OR WHAT?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850087October 6, 1999
STEERING, STRUCTURE:BODY
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH AND GOING AROUND A TURN WITHIN THE ROAD STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE FRONT, AND DASHBOARD FELL APART. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547999August 18, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLING/CHARGING
FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR/VALVE FAILED CAUSING FIRE WHICH RESULTED IN PROPERTY DAMAGE AND INJURIES. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#539929August 16, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED IN A COLLISION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#529188January 16, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523958November 18, 1997
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
COLD STEERING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#524935October 14, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
ALTERNATOR FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#808678February 5, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
OWNER STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS, OWNER INDICATED THAT SHE HAS HAD WORK DONE ON THIS VEHICLE, INCLUDING REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#512140December 9, 1996
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
PAINT IS CHIPPING OFF THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#801973September 6, 1996
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE DRIVER'S SIDE LAP AND SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT RETRACT OUT OF THE DOOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#982267April 3, 1996
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DURING IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#503121March 25, 1996
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
INTERMITTENT STALLING FOLLOWED BY ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. *SD
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#979151February 13, 1996
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
FUEL THROTTLE STUCK IN BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURE CAUSING ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO STICK. TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#501070January 25, 1996
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD FAILED 2 TIMES. *SD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#978077January 23, 1996
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKETS HAVE BLOWN IN THE QUAD 4 ENGINE, ALSO THERE IS FUEL LINE FAILURE. TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#975438November 27, 1995
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BLEW THE HEAD GASKETS. TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#972011September 13, 1995
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
SEAT BELTS DO NOT RESTRAIN WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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