Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#10040737November 19, 2003
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL GETS VERY STIFF WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS. *AK *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037715November 19, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *PH *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039987November 18, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
COOLANT LEAKED FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY DETERMINED THAT THE RADIATOR HOSE HAD A SPLIT IN IT. THE SAME WEEK THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THE BRAKE LINE BROKE. ABOUT 2 MONTHS LATER THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHILE BRAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE INCORRECT BRAKE PARTS WERE INSTALLED AND THAT THE RADIATOR CLAMPS WERE LOOSE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED INVOICES FROM THE DEALER BUT THEY REFUSED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047067November 17, 2003
SUSPENSION
MY SUSPENSION POPS AND CRACKS LIKE ITS GOING TO BREAK IN HALF EVERY TIME I TURN THE WHEEL OR HIT A BUMP OR INCLINE ETC... IT SOUNDS LIKE MY NEW CAR IS 20 YEARS OLD, I HAVE COMPLAINED SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY ACT LIKE I'M CRAZY THEY HAVE BROUGHT IT IN 4 TIMES AND NOTHING HAS CHANGED THE STEERING WILL FREEZE AND JERK OUT OF MY HANDS. ALSO THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL TIMES IT WILL NOT EVEN START, THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME ITS A DIFFERENT PROBLEM EVERY TIME, BUT YET IT HAS NEVER GOTTEN BETTER JUST WORSE, IT IS THE WORSE CAR I HAVE EVER DROVE AND IT ONLY HAS 5,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE COMPLAINED SINCE THE WEEK AFTER I BOUGHT IT. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047083November 17, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CAR WON'T START. SECURITY LIGHT FLASHED. HAD TO LEAVE KEY IN ON POSITION 15 MINUTES BEFORE CAR WOULD START START.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040622November 17, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SLOWED DOWN, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *NLM THIS WAS DUE TO THE BRAKE LINE REPLACEMENT IN WHICH THE WRONG PART WAS INSTALLED. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047957November 13, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
EXCESSIVE BRAKE ROTORS WEAR, VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN IN A RURAL AREA, IT DID NOT EXPERIENCE INNER CITY STOP AND GO DRIVING TECHNIQUES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048184November 12, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PROBLEMS WITH GOODYEAR TIRE EQUIPMENT ON 1997 A PONTIAC GRAND AM.*MR THE VEHICLE CAME EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE TIRES, ONE OF THE TIRES EXPERIENCED A FLAT AND THE LOCAL TIRE SHOP RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF ALL FOUR TIRES, GOODYEAR INTEGRITY XNW9608B TIRES WERE CHOSEN, AFTER ABOUT 100 MILES OF DRIVING, THE CONSUMER HEARD A STRANGE NOISE AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THE TIRE SHOWED SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION, 200 MILES LATER THE NOISE CAME BACK. *JB *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045930November 11, 2003
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, EQUIPMENT
PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW CLIP BROKE,CAUSED RATTLING HAD REPAIRED FOR $120.00 THEN OCT. 2003 MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR.AFTER ANOTHER $45.00 I FOUND OUT THAT YET ANOTHER CLIP HAD BROKE,AND NOW THE CABLE WAS BROKE TOO.TOTAL REPAIR WOULD NOW BE $290.00 PLEASE RECALL THIS--I BELIEVE MY PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW IS ABOUT TO GO, I AM AFRAID TO USE MY WINDOWS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046739November 10, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT TURN SIGNAL PROBLEM. HOWEVER, MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN THE RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046628November 7, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT TURN SIGNAL PROBLEM. TURN SIGNAL SOMETIMES WORKS, IT WILL STOP WORKING, THEN IT WILL WORK AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM IS CURRENTLY IN RECALL STATUS WHICH DOESN'T BEGIN UNTIL THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2004.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045566November 6, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED DUE TO ENGINEERING FLAW, I UNDERSTAND GMC IS AWARE AND HAVE MADE A NEW AND IMPROVED DESIGN FOR THE PART . THE COST OF THIS REPAIR IS $500.00. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045584November 6, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
RECURRING BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH ROTORS /PADS AND TURN SIGNAL FAILURES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046517November 6, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A TURN SIGNAL PROBLEM. TURN SIGNAL OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL 03-V-327-000. CONSUMER NEEDED HELP IN GETTING VEHICLE REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038533November 5, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
TURN SIGNAL FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL, ALTHOUGH THE CONSUMER SAW A RECALL ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *PH *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038628November 5, 2003
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL COLLAPSED AND CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *JB *PH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045455November 4, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
ENGINE IS OVERHEATING AFTER INTACK GASKET REPLACEMENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045053October 30, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT INTERMITTENTLY THE ENGINE WILL JUST STOP AND ALL POWER IS LOST.. I HAVE HAD THIS OCCUR ON THE FREEWAY AND ALSO ON CITY STREETS. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND OTHERS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045059October 30, 2003
TIRES
GOODYEAR AND PONTIAC HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH TIRES THAT WERE INSTALLED ON THE GRAND AM GT SINCE 1999. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE RAIN GROVE THAT CUASES THE TIRES TO SLOWLY BECOME DEFECTIVE BY CAUSING A RUBBING SITUATION. NO RECALL ISSUED AND WILL ONLY REPLACE TWO FRONT TIRES SINCE THE ISSUE STARTS THERE. WILL ONLY REPLACE OTHER TWO DEFECTIVE TIRES IF THEY GET ROTATED AND THIS HAPPENS UNDER WARRANTY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043903October 29, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION DUE TO SEVERE SLIPPAGE 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. 82000 MILES ON IT. DRIVERS POWER WINDOW SYSTEM NEEDED REPAIRED. PASS FRONT INOP. RADIO KNOW IS SCREWED UP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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