Pontiac Grand AM Complaints
5,577 consumer complaints on file.
- #10086533August 10, 2004UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I PICKED UP MY BRAND NEW 2001 GRAND AM WITH 1 MILE ON IT, IT WAS DURING A HEAVY DOWN POUR. THE NEXT MORNING I NOTICED BOTH FRONT AND BACK FLOOR BOARS WERE DRENCHED. I'VE HAVE THE VEHICLE IN ON NUMEROUS OCCATIONS FOR THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS ALWAYS AFTER A HEAVY RAIN. THEY FIRST STATED THE DEFLECTORS WERE BROKE/TURNED/ETC. THEY HAD IT IN THERE FOR DAYS UNDER A HOSE, HOWEVER, I TOLD THEM IT HAS TO BE HEAVY RAIN. THEY CANNOT DUPLICATION THE PROBLEM AND ARE NOW CLAIMING SOME ONE IS PLAYING A JOKE ON ME. HA TO THAT I SAY AS I HAVE AN ALARM ON MY CAR AND NO ONE ELSE HAS THE KEYS, BESIDES WHO WOULD BE OUT IN A THUNDER STORM POURING WATER ON THE FLOOR OF MY CAR. THEY HAVE ALSO STATED IT IS DUE TO A SPILL, WELL NO ONE SITS IN MY BACK SEAT. THEY HAD TO REPAINT THE SEAT RUNNERS AS THEY WERE RUSTING OUT SO BAD DUE TO THE WATER LEAK. I'M OBTAINING A LAWYER AND TAKING LEGAL ACTIONS. IN LOOKING AT TEH NUMBEROUS COMPLAINTS I CAN SEE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I PAY $395 PER MONTH FOR THIS CAR FOR THE BOTTOMS TO RUST OUT IN THE FUTURE. GM NEEDS TO MAKE THIS RIGHT OR THEY HAVE LOST A VERY LOYAL CUSTOMER
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10086534August 10, 2004EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
SIGNAL LIGHTS AND EMERGENCY FLASHERS WORK OCCASIONALLY... WHEN I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 2003 IT ONLY HAD 10,000 MILES ON IT BUT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BECAUSE OF BEING A 1999. I CONTACTED THE PONTIAC DEALER IN SHREVEPORT AND ALSO G.M. CORP. BOTH TOLD ME THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS. I HAVE ONLY SPOKEN TO 4 OTHER GRAND AM OWNERS... ALL HAD SAME PROBLEMS. IT IS NOT JUST MY CAR.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10086541August 10, 2004EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:UNIT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
HAZARD/SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET DEVOLPED A LEAK RESULTING IN ANTIFREEZE LEAKING INTO MY ENGINE OIL WHICH CAUSED A $1000.00 REPAIR, AS WELL AS BOTH FRONT BEARINGS WENT RESULTING IN A $1000.00 REPAIR AS WELL. THIS IS ON TOP OF THE 4 WINDOWS SEVERLY SCRATCHED AND LOOSE IN THEIR TRACKS, RADIO STOPPED WORKING & BRAKES/ROTORS CONSTANTLY NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WARPING. I FOUND A FEW RECALLS ON 2000 GRAND AM'S, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THEY KEEP TELLING ME THAT MY VIN# ISN'T ONE OF THE ONES INCLUDED IN THE RECALL???... I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO CONTINUE POURING INTO THIS "LEMON"!
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10086432August 9, 2004ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
ENGINE PROBLEMS AND SAFETY CONCERNS WITH PONTIAC 2000 GRAND AM GT. LOST ALL COOLANT IN MAY 04, HAD TO REPLACE WATER PUMP AND HOSES. AUGUST 04 COOLANT LIGHT COMING ON ONLY TO DISCOVER THE DEXCOOL WAS SLUDGY. THE SLUDGE HAD TRANSPIRED WITHIN 2 MONTHS AND IT APPEARS THAT OIL IS LEAKING INTO THE COOLANT DUE TO A BAD GASKET. ALSO EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE TURN SIGNALS NOT WORKING WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE. CALLED GM TO FIND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL #03043 ONLY TO BE TOLD IT DOESN'T APPLY TO MY MODEL OF VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH THE RECALL STATES FOR GRAND AM '00-01, ALONG WITH THE '00-01 CHEVEROLET MALIBU AND THE '00-01 OLDSMOBILE ALERO, ALL MANUFACTURED 02/01/00 TO 05/01/01. I WAS INFORMED MY VEHICLE CAME OUT OF A DIFFERENT FACTORY AT A DIFFERENT TIME ACCORDING TO THE VIN # AND THERE MAY BE ANOTHER RECALL AT A LATER TIME WHICH WOULD INCLUDE MY VEHICLE. THIS DOES NOT HELP ME NOW WITH SUCH A SERIOUS DEFECT OF EQUIPMENT. IS IT IN GM'S BEST INTEREST FOR GM CONSUMERS EXPERIENCING THESE ISSUES TO BE INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS CAR ACCIDENT WITH INJURIES AND FOR THE CONSUMER TO SUE GM FOR MILLIONS AS OPPOSED TO GOING AHEAD AND DOING THE RECALL AND SPENDING $150 PER VEHICLE TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TURN SWITCH AND MAKING OUR HIGHWAYS SAFER AS WELL AS PROTECTING THE CONSUMER FROM INJURY OR HARM? KNOWING WHAT I KNOW NOW, I WOULD NEVER HAVE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE WITH THIS SERIOUS OF ISSUES. IS THERE AN ISSUE WITH DEXCOOL? WHAT IS CAUSING THE GASKET TO GO BAD IN THESE CARS? PLEASE HELP THE CONSUMERS WHO ARE SPENDING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TRYING TO FIX THESE VEHICLES IN WHICH THEY HAVE ALREADY INVESTED $20,000-$25,000 INTO WHEN THEY PURCHASED IT! THANK YOU.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10087408August 9, 2004VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
ON HEAVY RAINY DAYS WINDSHIELD LEAKED WATER ONTO INSIDE OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED TRIMS THREE TIMES. HOWEVER, THE WINDSHIELD PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10087466August 9, 2004SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL. A MECHANIC EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT ROTORS NEEDED TO BE TURNED, AND THE PADS WERE WORN. CONSUMER HAD BRAKE WORK DONE 5 TIMES.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10086421August 8, 2004ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THIS IS A SUBMISSION TO NOTE YET ANOTHER GENERAL MOTORS V6 ISSUE WITH FAILING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS. MY PARTICULAR GASKET HAS A LEAK THAT IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE, REQUIRING ME TO FILL COOLANT. AT THIS TIME, THE LEAK IS EXTERNAL ONLY AND HAS NOT LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENTS CONTAINING OIL. MY CAR IS A 2001 GRAND AM GT. MY WIFES CAR (2000 ALERO WITH THE V6 ALSO) HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM AND PUSHED US TO GET RID OF IT. I ONLY POSTED THIS AFTER KNOWING OF ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT HAVE HAD THIS EXPENSIVE PROBLEM. I ONLY WISH THAT EVERYONE COULD SUBMIT THE ISSUE ON HERE, ALLOWING THE NHTSA TO HAVE A BETTER IDEA AS TO THE SCOPE OF THIS POORLY DESIGNED (AND LATER FIXED) ENGINE GASKET.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10086291August 6, 2004POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT, POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS
I HAVE A 1994 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE.I WAS COMING AROUND A TURN AND THE DRIVERS REAR AXLE SNAPPED CAUSING THE WHEEL TO FALL OFF. THERE WAS NO WARNING. I COULDN'T REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AFTER THE WHEEL CAME OFF AND WRECKED INTO AN EMBANKMENT ROLLING AND, TOTALING THE VEHICLE.*AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10087330August 5, 2004ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED ON ITS OWN. CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THEN, FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER THE VEHICLE STARTED. DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER SIDE ELECTRICAL WINDOWS ROLLED UP AND DOWN ON THEIR OWN. ALSO, TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE SHIFTING. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER FOR AN APPOINTMENT FOR THESE PROBLEMS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10087175August 4, 2004AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH, FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE AFTER THE CRASH. CONSUMER SUSTAINED BRUISES SINCE THE AIR BAGS WERE LATE DEPLOYING.*AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10086075August 3, 2004STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
UPON CLOSING MY CAR DOOR, THE PLASTIC FRAME AROUND THE OUTSIDE OF THE SIDE WINDOW CUT MY THUMB OPEN.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10087563August 2, 2004SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STRUCTURE, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
PROBLEMS WITH BRAKING SYSTEM ON 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. *MR THE BRAKES SQUEALED, THE FRONT END WOULD SHAKE, THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE WINDOWS WERE BROKEN, THE REGULATORS IN THE DOORS WERE BUSTED, THE VOLUME ON THE RADIO CONTROL WAS IMPROPER, THE STEERING HOSE BROKE, THE BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED 12 TIMES, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE WHEN BRAKING, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED, THE VEHICLE BURNED EXCESSIVE OIL, THE PASSENGER SIDE STRUT WAS BAD, THE POWER STEERING LEAKED, THE ENGINE ACTED AS IF IT WAS GOING TO STALL, THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER WAS INOPERATIVE, AND THE REAR COMPARTMENT FILLED WITH WATER. *SC *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10083933July 30, 2004AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHILE CONSUMER WAS PARKING THE VEHICLE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER CLAIMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEVER COLLIDED WITH ANYTHING NOR RAN OVER ANYTHING. THE NEXT DAY CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR THE FIRST AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WHEN DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED A SPLIT LIP AND ABRASIONS ON THE ARMS.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10083944July 30, 2004SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10082977July 29, 2004FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 81 AT 70 MPH WHEN THE MOTOR SHUT OFF. SHE WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY TRACTOR TRAILER WHILE TRYING TO GET OFF OF THE ROAD. SHE HAD NO ENGINE OR POWER STEERING TO ASSIST HER IN GETTING OFF ROAD. MY DAUGHTER VERY DISTRAUGHT OVER THE INCIDENT AND COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. WRECKER TOOK CAR TO PONTIAC DEALER WHO DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS DRY WHILE THE GAUGE ON THE CONSOLE SHOWED OVER A QUARTER OF TANK. AT TIME OF ARRIVAL TO THE REPAIR SHOP THE DEALER TOLD ME ABOUT THAT IT POSSIBLY WAS A FUEL SENSOR PROBLEM. PONTIAC SERVICE BULLETIN # 01-06-04-008D NOTES PROBLEM WITH FUEL SENSOR. FUEL PUMP ALSO BURNED UP ON CAR AT TIME OF THE BAD READING ON THE GAUGE. FUEL SENSOR WAS REPLACED BY PONTIAC BUT I HAD TO PAY FOR THE FUEL PUMP AT COST OF $518.34. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THE FUEL PUMP AS THEIR KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL SENSOR CAUSED THE FUEL PUMP TO FAIL. MORE IMPORTANTLY IN MY OPINION THIS BULLETIN ON THE FUEL SENSOR SHOULD BE A RECALL SINCE THE FAILURE OF THE FUEL SENSOR PUT MY DAUGHTERS LIFE IN JEOPARDY. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT PONTIAC IS TAKING LIGHTLY. I CALLED THEM TO COMPLAIN AND THEY OFFERED ME A " COMPLEMENTARY OIL CHANGE" ???. I TOLD THEM THAT I WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THAT ANSWER AND THEY CAME BACK TO ME THE 2ND TIME AND SAID TO HOLD MY RECEIPTS IN CASE OF FUTURE RECALL AND THEN I COULD GET REIMBURSED. MY QUESTION TO THEM IS HOW THEY CAN RECALL OR REIMBURSE ME IF MY DAUGHTER HAD DIED IN THIS INCIDENT. THEY CAME BACK TO ME A THIRD TIME AND OFFERED ME A $1500.00 LOYAL BUYER COUPON TO BE USED ON MY NEXT GENERAL MOTORS PURCHASE. I TOLD THEM TO KEEP IT AS THERE WOULD NOT BE ANY MORE GM PURCHASES BY MY FAMILY. I WILL NOT SUPPORT A COMPANY THAT KNOWINGLY PUTS MY FAMILY IN DANGER IN ORDER TO SAVE A DOLLAR. THIS BULLETIN # 01-06-04-008D SHOULD BE A RECALL AS IT HAS POTENTIAL TO CREATE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO THE PASSENGERS IN THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE--- 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10082726July 27, 2004ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:PADS
THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND AUXILLARY LIGHTS REMAIN ON. THE LOCKSMITH ATTEMPTS TO FIX IT AND I HAVE TO KEEP HAVING HIM COME OUT; LOOKS LIKE A REPLACEMENT CORE IS NEEDED, THEE IS NOT A CHEAP WAY OUTOF THIS. THE BAKE PADS WEAR DOWN VERY QUICKLY. IT SEEMS THAT A BOLT ON THE CALIPER IS NOT EVEN WITH THE OPPOSITE BOLT, IT'S VERY SLIGHT BUT IT'S THE SAME ON BOTH CALIPERS AND SEEMS TO CAUSE PADS TO WEAR UNEVENLY AND OFTEN. IT IS PROBABLY CHEAPER FOR GM TO HAVE COSUMERS REPLACE PADS AND ROTORS OFTEN THAN TO RETOOL THE MACHINERY TO FIX ALL THOSE BOLTS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10082538July 23, 2004ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I BOUGHT MY 1995 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE, USED IN 2001, NOT EVEN A MONTH AFTER HAVING IT, I HAD TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR. FROM THERE WENT MY COOLANT LINE, A DEALER PART I HAD TO PAY A FORTUNE FOR. THEN I ALSO HAVE SIGNIFICANT WATER DAMAGE THAT SOMEHOW GETS INTO MY CARAND I END UP WITH PUDDLES OF WATER ON THE FLOOR. MY HEATER CORE WENT, REPLACED THAT. THEN BALL JOINTS, REPLACED THAT. THEN THE RECALL ON MY IGNITION THAT I FAILED TO RECIEVE, WAS OUT WITH MY HUSBAND AND SON FOR THE DAY, GOT IN TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULDNT TURN OVER. TOOK THE KEY OUT, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED TO TURN OVER REPEDITILY. NEEDLESS TO SAY IF MY HUSBAND WASNT THERE MY SON AND I COULD HAVE DIED, I WOULDNT HAVE KNOW WHAT TO DO. MY SON WAS STRAPPED IN HIS CAR SEAT AND I POPPED THE HOOD, NEXT THING I KNOW SMOKE STARTS POURING INTO MY CAR FROM THE DASH. SO I GRAB MY SON OUT QUICKLY AS MY HUSBAND POPPED THE HOOD, AND SEEN SPARKS AND RIPPED THE POWER CORD OFF OF THE BATTERY WHICH STOPPED THE SPARKS WHICH WAS IN THE PROCESS OF STARTING A FIRE. AFTER REPLACING THAT, MY POWER STEERING WENT, HAD TO REPLACE THOSE LINES. THEN MY COOLANT WAS LOW FOR NO REASON AT ALL, THE NEXT WEEK, TWO WEEKS AFTER AN OIL CHANGE, OIL LIGHT COMES ON. NO OIL IN THE ENGINE. PUT OIL IN AND WAS FINE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR UNTIL CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND I HAD TO PULL OF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO FIND OUT THAT I HAVE A BLOWN HEAD GASKET PLUS OTHER PROBLEMS CAUSED BY THIS THAT CAUSED MY MOTOR TO NO LONGER BE IN RUNNING ORDER. I STILL OWE $2000 ON MY CAR AND WAS TOLD TODAY BY NUMEROUS SPECIALISTS THAT THIS CAR WITH THE BLOWN HEAD GASKETS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM IN THESE CARS, AND FOR SOME REASON GM FAILS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AND LETS THESE CARS REMAIN ON THE ROAD. YOU NEED TO DO SOMETHING. SO NOW I HAVE NO CAR WITH A BABY, AND A MAJOR PROBLEM. LIKE I SAID YOU NEED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10082433July 22, 2004ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY 1999 GRAND AM DEVELOPED A "LOW COOLANT" PROBLEM. I HAD ADDED NEARLY A GALLON OF THE RECOMMENDED DEX-COOL IN A 50/50 MIX WITH WATER. ON MY WAY TO WORK ONE MORNING, THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. AS I WAS ON A HIGHWAY, IT TOOK A MINUTE TO GET OFF THE ROAD. WHEN I DID, I FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO MEASURABLE OIL ON THE DIP-STICK. IN ADDITION, WHEN I REMOVED THE OIL CAP, I FOUND A THICK MILKY SUBSTANCE ON IT. I CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK AND THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN AND THE TOTAL REPAIR BILL CAME TO NEARLY $5,000.00! I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT ALL OF THE SYMPTOMS I HAD WITH THE CAR PRIOR TO THAT DAY WERE COMMON WITH THE GM 3.4 ENGINE IN MY CAR AND THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS OCCUR. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILS AND THE ANTIFREEZE GOES INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING FAILURE. I CALLED PONTIAC AND ASKED FOR ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR BILL AS IT IS COMMON KNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL GM ENGINES. THEY INVESTIGATED AND THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE REASON FOR THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS THAT THE CAR WAS DRIVEN WITH NO OIL. I MAY BE WRONG HERE, BUT WHEN ANTIFREEZE MIXES WITH OIL THAT IS THE SAME AS HAVING NO OIL. I AM TOTALLY FRUSTRATED AND NOW HAVE NOT ONLY A CAR PAYMENT, BUT A LOAN PAYMENT FOR THE REPAIR BILL. I WOULD BURN THIS CAR IF I THOUGHT I COULD! *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10083478July 22, 2004TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING, THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO HIT THE MEDIAN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE OWNER JUST BOUGHT THE TIRES APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS AGO. PLEASE PROVIDE INFO ON TIRE DEALER. *JB
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10082486July 22, 2004EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS
VEHICLES TURN SIGNALS ARE INTERMITTENT AND INOPERATIVE AT TIMES. THIS IS IN ALL MODES WHETHER RIGHT, LEFT, OR HAZARDS. THERE IS A VOLUNTARY RECALL FOR MY MAKE OF VEHICLE AND YEAR, BUT THE ACTUAL MANUFACTURES DATE INVOLVED IN THE RECALL EXCLUDES MY VEHICLE. I HAVE SPENT A COUPLE HUNDRED DOLLARS REPLACING THE MULTIPURPOSE SWITCH IN THE STEERING COLUMN, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSIST. THE RECALL EXACTLY DESCRIBES THE PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE HOWEVER IT MISSED THE RECALL INCLUSIVE DATE BY A FEW MONTHS. IF I BEAT ON THE DASH JUST ABOVE THE RADIO THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS WILL WORK. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0