Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#10071055January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
OUT OF WARRANTY. EXPERIENCING ENGINE COOLANT LEAK AT INTAKE MANIFOLD. DEALER WANTS TO REPLACE $100.00 GASKET AND ALSO FLUSH & REFILL COOLANT @ $130.00. $970.00 FOR LABOR SEEMS EXCESSIVE TO ME. APPAENTLY THE ENGINE HAS TO BE REMOVED TO PERFORM THIS REPAIR. PONTIAC ADVERTIZED 100,000 MILE COOLANT ON WINDOW STICKER!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071068January 15, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, WHEELS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
GRINDING NOISES COMING FROM FRONT END. TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT IS A WHEEL ON RIM INCOMPATIBILITY. THEY WILL NOT CHANGE CAUSE THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE PARTS. WAS TOLD IF I BOUGHT NEW TIRES AND RIMS IT WOULD HELP. SPENT $1300 ON TIRES AND RIMS TO STILL HEAR THE NOISE. TOOK IT BACK FOR THE DEALER TO SAY THEY CANT HELP CAUSE OF THE FACTORY WARRANTY BEING OVER AND THE COMPANY THAT HELP MY EXTENDED WARRANTY FILED BANKRUPCY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071196January 15, 2004
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES, EQUIPMENT, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY MAJOR COMPLAINT IS THE BLACK GLOSSY PAINT THAT IS PEELING FROM THE SIDE DOOR/REAR QUARTER WINDOW PILARS. THE DEALER SAID THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, AND I HAVE HAD SEVERAL QUOTES TO HAVE IT FIXED WHICH ARE IN THE RANGE OF $250 TO $500. THE SIDE MIRROR FELL OFF IN A CAR WASH TWO MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE DEALER DID FIX IT ONCE AT NO CHARGE. THE RADIO DISPLAY DOES NOT WORK RIGHT AWAY, AND USUALLY HAS TO WARM UP BEFORE I AM ABLE TO READ THE DIGITAL DISPLAY. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH A SENSOR, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE NOT START, AND THE DEALER PAID FOR THAT SERVICE AS WELL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON ALMOST SINCE THE FIRST DAY I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE, AND I HAVE HAD SEVERAL DIAGNOSTIC TESTS COMPLETED AT MY COSTS, HOWEVER THE LIGHT WILL GO OFF FOR A WHILE, AND THEN COME BACK ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071207January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE ON MY 3.4L V6. IT WAS POINTED OUT TO ME BY THE SERVICE MANAGER, WHO HAPPENED TO KNOW RIGHT WHERE TO LOOK. BEING ON A TIGHT BUDGET, I COULDN'T AFFORD THE $800+ DOLLARS I WAS QUOTED. NOW I CARRY A GALLON OF DEX-COOL TO TOP OFF THE SYSTEM AND PRAY THE COOLING SYSTEM DOESN'T GIVE OUT BECAUSE OF THE DEX-COOL PROBLEM WITH THESE ENGINES. MY CAR WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT OR EVEN OFFER A 50/50 DEAL. GM SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071256January 15, 2004
STEERING, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, WHEELS
MY WHEEL BROKE OFF WHILE DRIVING, HAD NO STEERING AND NO BRAKES, NOT EXACTLY SURE WHAT LET GO, WAS TOLD COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THEN AFTER THE CAR WAS FIXED BY THE DEALERSHIP THE DEALERSHIP SAID I HAD TO PAY, AS THIS COULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. COMPANY SIDED WITH DEALERSHIP AND SAID WOULD HAVE SOMEONE FROM THE COMPANY MEET WITH ME AND LOOK INTO THE MATTER BUT HAS NOT. I'VE BEEN WAITING SINCE NOV02.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071275January 15, 2004
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
LEFT SIDE STEERING COLUM PIN FELL OUT STEERING WHEEL ALMOST FELL OFF DASH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071277January 15, 2004
SUSPENSION
IT IS NOW SEPT. 2003, THE FIRST COIL SPRING BROKE AT THE TOP SECTION ( ONE RING FROM TOP OF COIL) BACK IN AUG. 2003(DRIVER SIDE). NOW THE SECOND ONE HAS BROKEN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. FROM WHAT INFORMATION I CAN GET FROM A FRIEND AT MY LOCAL DEALER, THEY HAVE SOLD 48-50 OF THESE SPRINGS BETWEEN MAY AND AUG 2003. THIS IS SAID TO BE A VERY UNUSUAL NUMBER OF SPRINGS TO BE REPLACED FOR ANY CAR. IF THIS IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM, AND ALL THESE SPRINGS SEEM TO BE BREAKING AT THE EXACT SAME SPOT, I THINK THEY SHOULD BE ON A RECALL LIST FOR A DEFECTIVE PART. CAN SOMEONE LOOK INTO THIS AND LET ME KNOW. THANK YOU
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071347January 15, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
EARLY 2002 PAINT STARTED PEELING OFF MY REAR QUARTER PANELS OF MY 1996 BLACK GRAND AM. NOT LONG AFTER THE FRONT QUARTER PANELS STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. AT THE TIME, THE AREAS WHERE THE PAINT WERE STARTING TO PEEL WERE SMALL BUT AS TIME WENT BY THE AREA STARTED PEELING MORE. NOW, I BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN 1998 WITH ONLY 26,000 KM ON IT AND THE PAINT WAS FINE (ORIGINAL PAINT). I HAVE ALWAYS HAD MY CAR RUST PROOFED EVERY YEAR AS WELL IN THE SPRING AND FALL I GET A COMPLETE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SHAMPOO AND WAX DONE ( I TAKE CARE OF IT). THE PAINT DID NOT RUST FIRST....IT JUST STARTING PEELING. AT THE PRESENT TIME SEPTEMBER 2003 IT ONLY AS 93,000KM ON IT. BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, BEING THAT I BOUGHT IT USED AND DID NOT HAVE THE EXTRA MONEY TO BUY BEYOND THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY THAT WAS LEFT ON THE CAR, I COULD NOT AFFORD TO TAKE IT TO GET REPAINTED. ALSO I HAD JUST BEEN PROMOTED TO A NEW JOB WITHIN MY COMPANY AND MY HOURS WERE CRAZY. LATE FALL OF 2002 I BECAME VERY ILL AND FROM JANUARY TILL MARCH 2003 I WAS HOSPITALIZED AND WAS NOT SURE IF I WAS GOING TO PULL THROUGH...I DID. BUT IN JUNE OF 2003 I WAS BACK IN HOSPITAL HAVING MAJOR SURGERY AND AM NOW AT HOME STILL RECOVERING FROM IT. THE REASON I AM TELLING YOU THIS IS BECAUSE THAT IS WHY I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO PROCEED WITH THE PEELING PAINT ON MY CAR. I RECENTLY FOUND OUT ABOUT THE PAINT DELAMINATING ON THE GM CARS, WHICH INCLUDES THE YEAR OF MY CAR. I CALLED GM AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL. I FOUND OUT ON THE INTERNET ABOUT COURT CASES HERE IN ONTARIO, WHICH WERE RELATED TO THE SAME PROBLEM I WAS HAVING. I WENT TO A GM DEALERSHIP...THEY TOOK PICTURES, SENT AND CALLED THE GM REPRESENTATIVE FOR THIS AREA AND THE ANSWER WAS NO...THEY WERE NOT GOING TO REPAINT THE CAR...END OF DISCUSSION. NOW I AM NOT SURE WHAT TO DO BECAUSE SURFACE RUST HAS STARTED TO APPEAR. I WANT TO PAINT IT BEFORE I RUSTPROOF IT BECAUSE BY NEXT SPRING IT WILL RUST THROUGH WHICH WILL BE A MORE EXPENSIVE SITUATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069442January 15, 2004
EQUIPMENT, AIR BAGS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
1)SECOND TIME THEY CLEANED INJECTORS ADVISOR SAID IT WAS BECAUSE I USED 89 OCTANE INSTEAD OF 87 (2 DIGITAL READOUT ON RADIO BECOMES ILLEGIBLE COVERED BY FID. I DECLINED REPAIRS (3 AIR BAG THEY FOUND SIR COIL BAD I DECLINED TO PAY $400.00 FOR REPAIRS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY FID OR GM HAS NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069475January 15, 2004
STEERING
STEERING COLUMN: PIN KEEP FALLING OUT, FILE COMPLAINT 2 TIMES. YOU KNOW WHAT PONTIAC CORP. ASK ME. THEY ASKED WHAT DID I WANT THEM TO DO?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069670January 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, POWER TRAIN, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE REPLACED THESE ITEMS OR HAD THEM REPLACED. 1.HEATER CORE 2.BELT TENSIONER 3.ALTERNATOR TWICE 4.FULEPUMP 5.BREAKS BACK BREAKS ARE NEVER RIGHT. CAUSES RIGHT BACK TO STOPE ROLLING 6.GAS HAND DOES NOT WORK 7.CAR LOSES POWER THAN REGAINS POWER AND SURGES 8.AFTER STARTING CAR THERE IS A LOUD KNOCKING UNDER CAR, POSSIBLY TORQ CONVERTER 9.STARTER SOUNDS BAD WHEN CAR IS GETTING STARTED 10.RIGHT FRONT AXEL IS BAD WOBBLES AND RUINS TIRE 11. CLEAR COAT PAINT IS CHIPPING 12.POWER LOCKS DO NOT WORK 13.WINDOW TRACK ON DRIVERSIDE BAD 14.SEAL IN TRUNCK IS BAD LEAKS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069918January 15, 2004
VISIBILITY
DRIVER SIDE WINDOW BROKE TWO YEARS AGO WHILE THE CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRENTY. I PAID FOR THE MOTOR AND WINDOW - A LITTLE OVER $600. IT BROKE AGAIN IN THE FALL OF 2002. THIS WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND I WAS NOT CHARGED. IT BROKE A 3RD TIME LAST MONTH AND THE WARRANTY FOR THE ONE THAT WAS REPLACED HAD EXPIRED BY ONE WEEK TO TEN DAYS. I WAS CHARGED THE $410. AFTER COMPLAINING, I WAS GIVEN A REDUCTION OF 15%. I PAID THIS AMOUNT AS THIS IS MY DAUGHTER'S ONLY TRANSPORATION AND SHE NEEDED IT TO ATTEND CLASS AND TO WORK. IN VOICING MY DISPLEASURE TO SERVICE MANAGER/STAFF AT SAWYERS PONTIAC IN LANSING MI (WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED USED BUT STILL UNDER WARRANTY), I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS COMMON TO THE 1999 GRAND AM AND WAS A RESULT OF A CHANGE IN MATERIALS USED IN THE WINDOW ASSEMBLY. THEY ADVISED ME THAT IT WAS THEY WHO AUTHORIZED THE 15% CREDIT TO ME AND THAT PONTIAC MOTORS WOULD DO NOTHING MORE. IN TALKING TO STAFF AT PONTIAC MOTORS, I WAS OFFERED A ADDITONAL FREE OIL AND LUBE SERVICE FOR ONE YEAR. I OWN 3 GM VEHICLES, THIS IS 1ST PONTIAC. THIS RE-OCCURRING ROBLEM IS KNOWN TO SERVICE MECHANICS BUT PONTIAC IS UNWILLING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILTY FOR IT. THERE IS NO DOUBT I WILL BE BACK FOR REPAIRS IN ANOTHER YEAR UNLESS I CAN GET RID OF IT. BUT I WILL NOT BE BACK TO BUY ANOTHER PONTIAC AND PROBABLY NOT ANY OTHER GM CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069976January 15, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
PURCHASED VEHICLE, HEATING DID NOT WORK - AIR WOULD BLOW OUT COLD. DEALER BLEW OUT HEAT CORE AND REPLACED THERMOSTAT. MINIMAL AMOUNT OF HEAT. ENGINE STARTED TO STUTTER AND STALL. FUEL INJECTOR IN 5TH CYLINDER BAD. MECHANIC FLUSHED INJECTED AND GAVE TUNE UP. RAN OK FOR A WEEK AND THEN CONSTANT STUTTER AND SHAKE AT 50 MPH. MECHANIC REPLACED 1 INJECTOR. STUTTER GONE. NO OVERHEATING, BUT ANTIFREEZE LEAK X 1. REPLACED WATER PUMP. 1 WEEK LATER CONSTANT OVERHEATING AND PUDDLE OF ANTIFREEZE AROUND ENGINE BLOCK. THEN THE ENGINE STALLED AND I CHECKED THE OIL TO FIND THE DIPSTICK SHOWED TWICE THE AMOUNT OF OIL AFTER SITTING FOR 8 HOURS. JUST HAD OIL CHANGED 1 WEEK AFTER REPAIRS, I HAD THE OIL CHANGED, THAT IS WHEN THE OIL APPEARED OVERFULL AND THE CAR STAULED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070066January 15, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I BOUGHT THE CAR, USED, IN FEB. 2002. SINCE THAT TIME THE CLEARCOAT HAS BEGAN CHIPPING OFF, LEAVING THE PAINT EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS, SPECIFICALLY AROUND THE DOORS. IN JULY THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE. ON SEPT. 5TH THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE. IN AUGUST THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR WAS CAUGHT AGAINST MY PLASTIC MAILBOX AND SNAPPED IN HALF. I AM AWARE THAT I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT MIRROR, HOWEVER I TELL YOU THIS BECAUSE I FEEL THE MIRROR SHOULD HAVE WITHSTOOD THE PLASTIC MAILBOX DOOR, WHICH IS STILL INTACT. ALONG WITH THAT, THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROT BROKE OFF SIMPLY BY BEING BRUSHED AS MY HUSBAND WALKED BY THE CAR. ALL OF THESE ISSUES SEEM TO BE A CONCERN TO MANY GRAND AM OWNERS. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND MANY OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. PONTIAC REFUSES TO COVER ANY OF THE COSTS BECAUSE I BOUGHT THE CAR USED, HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO A GM DEALER FOR SERVICE (WITH THE EXCEPTION OF OIL CHANGE IT HAS NOT NEEDED SERVICE), BECAUSE I DID NOT BUY AN EXTENDED WARRANTY PACKAGE, AND BECAUSE THE MILEAGE IS MORE THAN THEY FEEL RESPONSIBLE FOR. THE CAR IS BARELY 5 YEARS OLD. THESE THINGS SHOULD NOT BE FALLING APART THIS SOON IN A CAR'S LIFE, REGARDLESS OF FIRST OR SECOND OWNERSHIP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070304January 15, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM A DEALER IN FEBRUARY 2000 WITH 8000 MILES ON IT. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE HAD THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WINDOW ENGINE REPLACED 3 TIMES. EACH TIME THEY TELL ME THE MOTOR OR TRACK SYSTEM HAS BROKEN AND SINCE THEY ARE ONE UNIT IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR THE HOOD OF THE CAR HAS STARTED TO PEEL SEVERELY, IT IS NOW UP BOTH SIDE OF THE HOOD FROM THE NOSE TO THE TOP BY THE WINDOW. MAACO SAYS THEY WILL NEED TO SAND THE HOOD DOWN AND REPAINT THE ENTIRE CAR AND THAT IS ABOUT $900. WHAT CAN I DO????
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070417January 15, 2004
WHEELS, TIRES, STEERING, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY MAIN PROBLEM IS THE STEERING COLUMN. WHEN IT IS TIME TO TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION IT GETS STUCKS. YOUR UNABLE TO TAKE THE KEY OUT UNTIL THE CAR WANTS TO LET IT GO. SOMETIMES THIS ENDS UP TO BE A 45 MINUTE TO AN HOUR WAIT. THE PLACE I BOUGHT IT FROM SAID THEY FIXED IT. OF COURSE, AFTR THE WARRANTY WAS UP SO WASN'T THE KEY ONCE AGAIN GETTING STUCK. HAD THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED FOR ABOUT $500.00 NO PROBLEMS FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS AND NOW ONCE AGAIN KEY IS GETTING STUCK.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070435January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION LOCKING TORQUE CONVERTER SOLENOID DOES NOT ALLOW TORQUE CONVERTER TO UNLOCK RESULTING IN ENGINE STALL WHEN STOPPING. REPLACED SOLENOID. REPLACED SLAPPING TIMING CHAIN AND TIMING CHAIN GUIDES. CHANGED OIL AFTER REPAIR. DROVE THE CAR ABOUT 100 MILES WHEN 3 ROD BEARINGS SPUN. ONE HALF OF THE BEARING SPUN INTO THE OTHER HALF RESULTING IN CRANKSHAFT DAMAGE AND PISTON TIPPING. REPLACED ENGINE WITH USED WHICH I REPAIRED BEFORE REPLACING. LOOKED LIKE OIL PUMP FAILURE. WAS TOLD THE ENGINE HAD BETWEEN 145-150 COMPRESSION.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070454January 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
IN AUGUST OF 2001 WHEN I PURCHASED THIS CAR I FELT A RATTLE ON MY BRAKES WHICH IS STILL THERE. MY POWER WINDOWS ARE SCRATCHED FROM ROLLING UP AND DOWN. PAINT AROUND THE SPOILER AND BUMPER AND ON THE ROOF IS CHIPED OFF. I HAD TO REPLACE THE GENERATOR IN 2002. I HAD TO HAVE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD SEALS REPLACED IN 2002. (3.4L V6) I HAD TO HAVE THE WATERPUMP REPLACED IN SPRING OF 2003. NOW THE HEAD GASKETS ARE BROKEN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD SEALS AGAIN ARE BROKEN. MY TRANSMISSION IS NO LONGER WORKING. IN OTHER WORDS I CAN NOT DRIVE MY CAR ANYMORE; IT IS SITTING MY GARAGE. THE COST AMOUNTS TO MORE THAN THE CAR IS WORTH IN DOLLARS AND I STILL OWE $9.500 ON THIS CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070458January 15, 2004
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED IN THE NOVEMBER 2001. WITH IN 31 DAYS THE BRAKES STARTED SQUEALING TOOK IN FOR SERVICE WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKES WERE SHOT AND NEED REPLACED. THIS COST ME $86. I WENT BACK ON THE DEALER WHERE PURCHASED AND HE PAID THE OTHER HALF. WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID TANK HAD A HOLE IN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED THIS WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS IN THE SHOP AT THE SAME TIME WITH THE BRAKES. THEY WERE TO ORDER THE NEW TANK WHEN THEY HAD THE CAR IN FOR BRAKES AND DIDN'T I HAD TO GO BACK TO GET IT INSTALLED. THERE WAS REAR END NOISE THAT THEY TOLD ME WAS THE CONTROL ARM IN THE BACK, WHICH THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE AND IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THERE WAS FRONT END NOISE THAT THEY TOLD ME WAS THE CONTROL ARM ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND THAT THERE WAS A BUSHING THAT NEEDED GREASED - THAT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE MOLDING ON THE SIDE DRIVERS DOORS WAS BEEN PUT BACK ON IN OCTOBER OF 2001 BEFORE I PURCHASED THE CAR - THE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2002 IT STARTED COMING OFF AGAIN - WHEN I TRIED TO GET IT IN TO BE REPAIRED AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT DID THE WORK THEY COULDN'T GET IT IN BEFORE THE ONE YEAR WARRANTY EXPIRED - SO I SUPER GLUED IT. IN MARCH 2003 THE FRONT END NOISES HAVE COME BACK SO BAD THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE A OLD BED SPRING AND NO MECHANIC CAN SEEM TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THE NOISE IS COMING FROM OR WHAT IS CAUSING IT. WHEN MY CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR THIS ONE OF THE CENSORS IN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WENT BAD AND COST ME $489. THE BRAKES WHERE ALSO SHOT AND NEED ROTORS TURNED BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP THAT PUT THE BRAKES ON BACK IN 2001 PUT BRAKE PADS ON WARPED ROTORS. WHEN IT RAINS AND YOU ARE DRIVING IT SOUNDS LIKE THE BACK PASSENGER DOOR IS OPENED OR THE WINDOW IS DOWN. 6/30/03 THE FRONT END NOISE ARE STILL THERE - THE PASSENGER SIDE RECLINING SEAT ARM HAS BROKEN OFF - THE KNOB THAT TURNS THE HEAT/AIR/DEFROST HAS BROKEN OFF. I AM THE ONLY PERSON WHO DRIVES THIS CAR. I STILL OWE OVER 11,000.00 ON THIS CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070553January 15, 2004
SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
THE HEATER CONTROL WON'T WORK AT SPEED 1 AND 2. THE PAINT ON THE WINDOW FRAME IS FALLING AWAY. THE REAR STRUTS FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING AT ALL WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. THE CAR DOESN'T HEAT UP FULLY WHEN IT GETS UNDER 20 DEGRESS TEMPERATURE. THE ROTORS WARP TOO QUICKLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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