Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#10028402July 16, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM V-6. FUEL PUMP BROKE FOR 2ND TIME IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029435July 16, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS
TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHT ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10027165July 14, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
WOULD HAVE KNOCKING UNDER THE VEHICLE WHEN CHANGING GEARS. ALSO, THERE WOULD BE SOME LOOSE WIRES THAT WOULD NEED TO BE PLACED ON THE BATTERY TO GET VEHICLE TO START. THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AT THE WRONG TIME. VEHICLE ALSO WILL BE SQUEAKING. THE LIGHTS FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY BECAUSE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO ARBITRATION. THE DEALERSHIP WAS SUPPOSE TO DO REPAIRS ON THE PROBLEMS, BUT FAILED TO DO SO. PROBLEMS STILL EXIST.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026074July 14, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
THE TURN SIGNALS AND TAIL LIGHTS HAVE A SHORT IN THEM. I ASKED A MECHANIC THAT WORKS ON GM PRODUCTS ABOUT IT AND HE SAID THAT HE HAS REPLACED NUMEROUS HAZARD LIGHT SWITCHES BECAUSE THAT IS WAS SEEMS TO BE THE PROBLEM. HE TOLD ME HOW TO CHECK IF THAT WAS MY PROBLEM AND SURE ENOUGH THAT IS WHAT IS WRONG WITH MINE. WHEN I GO TO USE MY TURN SIGNALS SOMETIMES THEY FAIL, AND WHEN THEY FAIL SO DOES MY TAIL LIGHTS. WHEN MY TURN SIGNALS FAIL IF I PRESS THE HAZARD BUTTON IN THE CENTER OF MY DASH SEVERAL TIMES THEY WILL START WORKING AGAIN. TO ME THAT IS DANGEROUS AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT. HE SAID HE HAS CHANGED THIS PART NOT ONLY ON GRAND AM BUT ON ALL OF THE GM CARS THAT HAVE THE HAZARD SWITCH IN THE CENTER OF THE DASH FROM YEARS 1999-2001. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026012July 13, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
I HAVE A 2001 GRAND AM WITH LESS THAN 40,000 AND AM HAVING PROMBLEMS WITH PARTS THAT SHOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM THIS SOON. UPON TALKING TO OTHER GRAND AM OWNERS THEY ARE OR HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE SECURITY SYSTEM IS MESSING UP AND I HAVE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL SENSOR AT MY EXPENSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026013July 13, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
BRAKES GRIND ONLY WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS ON.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025864July 11, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AFTER THE CAR SITS OVERNIGHT AND THE CAR IS STARTED AND START TO DRIVE AND THE WHEEL IS SLIGHTLY TURNED TO THE LEFT THE ELECTRONIC TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THE YEAR 2000. THEY NEVER SEE THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COME ON. THEY CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10027041July 11, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP REPLACED TRANSMISSION ON JULY 22, 1996 AT 13,830 MILES, AGAIN WERE REPLACE ON MAY 4, 2001 AT 51,125 MILES. CONSUMER STATED TRANSMISSION WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AT 63,000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025905July 11, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
RETURNING HOME FROM GREENSBORO NC TO WASHINGTON DC VEHICLE HAD 7004 MILES ON A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE VEHICLE HAD A STRANGE SOUND SO I PULLED INTO A REST STOP IN PETERSBURG VA. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE, IT SEEMED TO ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE. I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND A NEW VEHICLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I CONTACTED PONTIAC ROAD SIDE SERVICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP WHICH IS ROUNDTREE PONTIAC IN PETERSBURG VA. I WAS CONTACTED BY THE SERVICE MANAGER MR. CLYDE BELL HE EXPLAINED TO ME THAT FLYWHELL DETECTED TWO TRANSMISSION CONVERTER BOLTS MISSING AND ONE FLOATING INSICE TRANSMISSION CASING. THIS ONE BOLT JAMMED FLYWHEEL AND FLEX PLATE, CAUSING ENGINE TO SEIZE . THEY REMOVED TRANSMISSION REPLACED DAMAGED FLEX PLATE AND TRANSMISSION CONVERTER MOUNT BOLTS. PONTIAC HAD NO CONCERN ABOUT HOW I WOULD GET BACK TO WASHINGTON DC. AT MIDNIGHT WHEN THIS HAPPENED THEY LEFT ME STRANDED. I CONTACTED PONTIAC CUSTOMER SERVICES, REQUESTING THEY GET MY VEHICLE BACK TO WASHINGTON DC. SINCE THE CAR WAS FAIRLY NEW. I WAS TOLD THE WARRANTY DID NOT COVER MY REQUEST. I HAD TO TAKE A BUS TO PETERSBURG VA TO GET THE CAR. I LOST A DAYS PAY AND I FELL I WAS COMPLETELY INCONVIENCED. I AM REQUESTING YOU ALL CHECK INTO THIS FOR ME. I AM NOW TRYING TO GET RID OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022568July 11, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE DRIVING, SMOKE EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THEN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10027192July 10, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
THE ENGINE, ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM AND ALTERNATOR FAILED. *PH *CB *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025823July 10, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
INTAKE MANIFOLD ON 3.4L SFI V6 ENGINE ON GRAND AM'S HAVE SEVERE PROBLEM - LETS WATER OUT OF THE SYSTEM VERY FAST, WILL LET A FULL TANK OF COOLANT OUT IN LESS THAN 1 HOUR OF DRIVING TIME. THIS CAUSES DRIVER TO BE STRANDED, ALSO AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE WITH COOLANT LEAKING EVERYWHERE. THIS HAS CAUSED MY ENGINE TO BE ON FIRE, AND THE REPAIRS ARE EXTENSIVE. MECHANICS KNOW THIS PROBLEM ALL TOO WELL, EVERYONE I HAVE BEEN TO HAS HAD TO FIX IT MULTIPLE TIMES. THE PROCEDURE TAKES 6 FULL HOURS, REQUIRING PRICY LABOR ON THE CONSUMERS EXPENSE. NEW INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS STILL DON'T LAST LONG EVEN AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED. GM NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND THEIR FAULTY PRODUCT, AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. I WILL SPEND MORE IN REPAIRS ON THE ENGINE, THEN I PAID FOR THE CAR - AND I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. PLEASE MAKE GM FIX THIS PROBLEM, IT IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE WITH ANTIFREEZE LEAKING EVERYWHERE, IT IS A HAZARD TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO STOP TO REFILL THE COOLANT TANK JUST TO DRIVE, AND IT IS A VERY COSTLY AND HARD TO GET TO COMPONENT OF THE ENGINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025842July 10, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:SOLENOID
I HAVE A 2001 GRAND AM GT AND IT HAS PROBLEMS STARTING SOMETIMES. IT HAS HAD A FUEL PUMP,SOLONOIDS, AND A NEW STARTER PUT IN IT WITHIN THE PAST 2 WEEKS AND NOTHING SEEMS TO BE FIXING THE PROBLEM AND I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 2 MONTHS!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024153July 10, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
WHILE DRIVING THE COOLANT LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TWO DAYS LATER THE ALTERNATOR FAILED. *AK *CB *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024340July 10, 2003
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED, THE TIRES LOCKED UP, AND THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED LIKE IT WAS ON A WET SURFACE.*AK THE SEAT BACK FALLS DOWN UPON ACCELERATION WHEN DRIVING. *TS. THE CONSUMER FELT THE ABS WAS NOT PERFORMING AS DESIGNED. THE SEAT COLLAPSED WHILE DRIVING, AND THE FRONT ROTORS WERE RESURFACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025719July 9, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE INSIDE DOOR EDGE OF MY 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM IS RAZOR SHARP METAL. MY WIFE CUT HER FINGER DEEPLY ON DOOR EDGE WHILE HOLDING DOOR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10026588July 7, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
CONSUMER STATES THAT BRAKE ROTORS ARE WEARING, AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, VEHICLE WILL HAVE HEAVY VIBRATION AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025472July 6, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY VEHICLE IS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE. WHEN I DRIVE FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME, THE CAR WILL SPORARDICALLY TURN OFF. SOMETIMES THE TRAC OFF LIGHT COMES ON, SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. THEN I WILL LET IT SIT FOR ABOUT 10-15 MIN AND THEN TRY TO RESTART IT. USUALLY IT WILL. I THEN CAN GO ONLY 1 OR 2 MILES BEFORE IT OCCURS AGAIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025403July 4, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BREAKS HAVE FAILED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK ALONE. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES HOWEVER INTERMITTENTLY. WE PURCHASED THIS CAR 2 YEARS AGO AND IT HAS BEEN IN PONTIAC SERVICE NUMEROUS TIMES. THEY HAVE PUT ON NEW BRAKES, PADS ETC. ADJUSTED THE BRAKES AND STILL THE PROBLEM IS UNRESOLVED. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE IMMEDIATELY THIS CAR IS UNSAFE AND WILL CAUSE AN INJURY OR DEATH!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025413July 4, 2003
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:PADS, EQUIPMENT
HAVE REPLACED THE ENTIRE INTAKE MANIFOLD ON THIS CAR THREE TIMES. 1999 GRAND AM, PURCHASED NEW, HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON IT. IN ADDITION, HAVE REPLACED POWER STEERING TWICE AND BRAKES NUMEROUS TIMES. REPLACED ALTERNATOR, SERPENTINE BELT, BATTERY, STARTER ON IGNITION, MOLDING DUE TO LEAKS, WIRING ON DASH, AIR CONDITIONING RESISTORS/CIRCUITS, AND HEADLIGHTS/TAILLIGHTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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