Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#10098412November 7, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
GAS PEDAL HAD ALWAYS HAD A BIT OF A "HITCH" TO IT. WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY THE GAS PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN THE "ON" POSITION. WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO GET OFF OF THE ROAD AND INTO A PARKING LOT WHERE WE TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP - UNDRIVEABLE. CONSEQUENCES: WE WERE STRANDED FOR 2 HOURS IN A REMOTE AREA WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK AND WITHOUT THE CAR FOR OVER A WEEK - THE TIME IT TOOK TO GET A REPLACEMENT PART. ACCORDING TO THE REPAIRMAN, THE NYLON BUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL MECHANISM WAS BROKEN. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE GAS PEDAL ASSEMBLY. THE OLD PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. IT WAS A FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE. WORST IS THAT JUST 2 WEEKS BEFORE THAT MY WIFE HAD DRIVEN THE CAR TO FLORIDA ALONE - OVER 1000 MILES FROM OLD HOME IN NEW YORK - MOST OF THE TRIP ON THE INFAMOUS I 95. SHE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED HAD THIS HAPPENED ON THAT ROAD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099688November 5, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE. FRONT SPRING BROKE. *BF WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY ONE OF THE VEHICLE'S FRONT SPRINGS BROKE. THE VEHICLE WA TOWED TO A GARAGE WHERE THEY REPLACE THE SPRING AND STRUT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098299November 5, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
I HAD MY CAR STARTED AND THE KEY CAME OUT WAY TO EASY SO I PUT THE KEY BACK AND TURNED IT OFF AND I TRIED TO START IT AGAIN AND THE KEY WOULD NOT MOVE AT ALL.HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE LOCK CYLINDER AND SWITCH AND IT WOULD BE 475.00 JUST FOR PARTS.THE KEY SHOULDNT OF CAME OUT THAT EASY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099459November 5, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE KEY FAILED TO TURN IN THE IGNITION. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED ON BOTH OCCASIONS. VEHICLE SAT FOR 2 DAYS BEFORE IT WILL TURN IN THE IGNITION. DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY WHAT WAS CAUSING THIS TO OCCUR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098314November 5, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
(1)OUR LOW COOLANT LIGHT ILLUMINATED SO WE TOPPED OFF ENGINE COOLANT. WE WERE TURNING AROUND A CURVE AT ABOUT 45MPH AND WHEN THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. (2) FORTUNATELY WE WERE JUST FINISHED A RIGHT CURVE ON A SECLUDED ROAD OR WE WOULD HAVE VEERED INTO ONCOMMING TRAFFIC WHEN ALL POWER STEERING WAS LOST. WE REGAINED CONTROL WITHOUT POWER STEERING,LIGHTS OR BRAKES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. UPON INVESTIGATION WE WERE ABLE TO DETERMINE FLUID DISCHARGED FROM THE RESERVOIR AND COVERED ENGINE BELTS,BRAKES AND TIRES ON PASSENGER SIDE THEREFORE MAKING THEM SLIPP. THIS IS WHAT CAUSED POWER STEERING,LIGHTS,BRAKES AND TRACTION LOSS. IF THE DRIVER WAS OF LESS STRENGHT AND AWARENESS, THE CONDITIONS WERE WET OR TRAFFIC WAS HEAVIER THIS COULD HAVE POSSIBLY BEEN A DISTURBING ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLY FATAL. (3) IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLES LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKED WHICH CAUSED THE OVERHEATING AND DISCHARGE OF FLUID. VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 60,000 MILES. A FRIEND OF OURS HAS THE EXACT SAME VEHICLE AND RECENTLY REPAIRED THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098334November 5, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
CAR HESITATES, FEELS AS IT IS GOING TO DIE, CAR STALLS, WON'T START. TAKE SEVERAL TIMES TO START, CAR WILL STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING ON THE ROAD. COULD CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF STALLING HAPPENS WHILE ON THE ROAD DRIVING. *AK NEW FUEL PUMP WAS INSTALLED. 3 FUEL PUMPS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN 2 YEARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099413November 4, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING 30-35 MPH. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099421November 4, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO TURN LEFT. DEALER STATED THAT RACK AND PINION FAILED. A RECALL FOR THE STEERING RACK AND PINION WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098286November 4, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
REFERENCE TO : NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE03031.LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING FRACTURED AT THE TOP COIL UPON ENTERING THE DRIVEWAY OF MY EMPLOYER. LOW SPEED SO THERE WERE NO CONTROL ISSUES. CAR WAS DRIVEN APROX. 5 MILES AT LOW-MODERATE SPEED WITH MINOR NOISES FROM SUSPENSION AT RAILROAD TRACKS, EXPANSION JOINTS, ETC, WITHOUT CONTROL ISSUES. LOCAL DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE CAR AND FOUND BROKEN SPRING. AR WILL BE REPAIRED AT THE DEALERSHIP. REPLACING SPRING AND ISOLATORS, WITH FURTHER INSPECTION OF CHASSIS ON REMOVAL OF SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY. AMAGED PARTS WILL BE RETURNED TO ME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099317November 3, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP VEHICLE CONTINUED AT A HIGH SPEED. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE AND ROLLED OVER. DRIVER WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD. ALSO, SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE PASSENGER, AND SHE SUSTAINED MAJOR BRUISES ON THE UPPER THIGHS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
1
#10098222November 3, 2004
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
I HAVE A 2-DOOR MODEL GRAND AM AND THE WINDOW SUPPORT CLIPS ON BOTH SIDE WINDOWS HAVE BROKEN WITHIN A MONTH. THE WINDOWS WILL NOT STAY UP AS A RESULT AND THE DEALER HAS QUOTED $400 PER WINDOW TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE ENTIRE GLASS HAS TO BE REPLACED TO FIX THE CLIP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096941November 3, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
WHILE DRIVING. THE DASH ILLUMINATED AND THEN SHUT DOWN. THE BATTERY CABLE CAME UNDONE. SHUTTING THE VEHICLES ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COMPLETELY DOWN. THE CONSUMER HIS WIFE, AND DOG WERE TRAPPED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT COME DOWN THE DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN, THE BRAKES BECAME INOPERABLE. THEY COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE AUTOMATIC KEY BUTTON WOULD NOT WORK. ALSO THE BRAKES WENT OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. DOOR HANDLES WOULD NOT OPEN DOOR. BREATHING BECAME DIFFICULT WHILE THE CONSUMER AND FAMILY HAD NO WAY TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095147November 3, 2004
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
THE CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SHE WENT OUT AT ABOUT 6:30 AM TO WARM THE VEHICLE. SHE WARMED IT UP FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES, THEN GOT INTO THE VEHICLE, SHE PUSHED THE BUTTON TO THE REAR DEFROSTER, AND IMMEDIATELY THE BACK WINDOW SHATTERED. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND HAD THE REAR WINDOW REPLACED. SHE HAD TO PAY FOR THE WINDOW. THE CONSUMER WAS AFRAID TO TRANSPORT HER CHILDREN IN THE REAR SEATS FOR FEAR THAT THIS MAY HAPPEN AGAIN. *AK *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091977November 3, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW, NOT BEING ABLE TO GO UP AND DOWN. THIS WAS GOING ON FOR 1 YEAR. SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST HER $400.00 TO GET IT REPAIRED. ALSO, CONSUMER WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH FLASHERS NOT WORKING. SHE DID NOT HAVE THEM REPAIRED. *AK *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101187November 2, 2004
STEERING
RENTER CAR I SECURED IN APRIL 2004 HAD STEERING PROBLEMS WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. *BF *SC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089807November 1, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT HAD THE SAME DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116940October 29, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
PONTIAC GRAND AM 1997, FATAL ACCIDENT, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, ON EITHER SIDE. *BF THE DRIVER WAS KILLED AND THE PASSENGER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
1
#10097981October 29, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:PADS
AT ABOUT 11,000 MILES, MY BRAKES BEGAN TO HOP BADLY WHENEVER APPLIED. I BROUGHT IT TO A DEALER WHO SAID THAT IT WAS JUST BRAKE DUST. THE PROBLEM RETURNED AFTER 2 WEEKS. THE CAR WOBBLES TO A STOP AND THE WHEELS LOCK IF I APPLY TO MUCH PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098923October 28, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
RECALL 03V327000/HAZARD WARNING SWITCH: THE TURN SIGNALS / HAZARD LIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THEIR VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097920October 28, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
1: CLOSING WINDOW; 2:PASSENGER WINDOW FELL OUT OF TRACK 3: PONTIAC DEALER WILL NOT FIX, DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL ON MONDAY 10-25-04. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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