Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#8018292September 10, 2002
WHEELS
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING WHEELS ARE RUBBING AGAINST TIRES, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018340September 10, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHEN PUTTING KEY IN IGNITION AND TURNING IT, VEHICLE WILL NOT START. CONSUMER HAS TO TRY AT LEAST THREE TIMES BEFORE ENGINE WILL TURN OVER AND START.*AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567363September 9, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE SECONDS AFTER BEING PARKED. VEHICLE WAS TO BE TOWED, HOWEVER, DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO ACCEPT THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION RELATING TO IGNITION SWITCH 02V07 TO CORRECT POTENTAL FIRE. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER HAS FILED COMPLAINT WITH ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766892September 9, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766911September 9, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL AREA. WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, MADE A THUMPING NOISE. REPLACED DRIVER SIDE LOWER CONTROLL ARM, WAS TOLD IT WAS BAD. 3 OR 4 DAYS AFTER I PICKED UP MY CAR, I NOW HAVE A SINGLE THUMP WHEN I BRAKE AND RELEASE THE BRAKE. THIS NOISE IS SO LOUD AND SCARY SOUNDING THAT I AM ABSOLUTELY AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. IT SOUNDS LIKE MY WHEEL IS READY TO FALL OFF. TAKING THE CAR BACK TO THE SHOP AGAIN TOMORROW. I READ SEVERAL REPORTS ON YOUR WEBSITE REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766830September 7, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
CONTROL ARM BUSHING SEPARATED. SOUNDED FROM DEALER LIKE THEY HAD DELT WITH THIS PROBLEM IN OTHER VEHICLES, BUT SINCE IN WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, THEY MADE ME PAY. SEEMS LIKE A SAFETY ISSUE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017912September 5, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A RETAINER WALL AT 55 MPH. UPON IMPACT NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. *JB CONSUMER WAS IN THE FAST LANE AND HIT THE RETAINING WALL, THEN TURNED THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT TO GET CONTROL AND THEN BACK LEFT WHERE AT THAT POINT THE VEHICLE STRAIGHTENED AND WENT HEAD FIRST INTO THE CEMENT RETAINING WALL. THE CONSUMER LOCKED BOTH ARMS HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL, AND BRACED HIMSELF UPON IMPACT. *SCC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8017954September 5, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
CONSUMER STATES THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE TIGHT. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IF A PASSENGER IS PRESENT AND DOOR COMES OPEN WHILE VEHICLES IN MOTION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017957September 5, 2002
SUSPENSION
CONSUMER STATES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VERY HARD. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN AND DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017961September 5, 2002
SUSPENSION
CONSUMER STATES THAT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES VERY HARD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567330September 4, 2002
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE PASSENGER SEAT LEVER BROKE OFF AND THE SEAT WAS UNABLE TO MOVE FORWARDS AND BACKWARDS. ALSO WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER SEAT WAS COLLAPSED. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DEALER WAS UNWILLING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WANTS A NEW VEHICLE OR REIMBURSEMENT FOR WHAT THE VEHICLE COST. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017842September 4, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE OVERHEATED DUE TO RADIATOR HOSE BLOWING OUT AND CAUSING CONSUMER TO BE STRANDED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, REPLACED RADIATOR HOSE AND CAP. CONSUMER IS ON SECOND REPAIR.*AK CONSUMER BELIEVES THE PROBLEMS HE EXPERIENCED WITH THE VEHICLE WAS DUE TO THE WRONG RADIATOR CAP BEING PUT ON THE VEHICLE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766684September 4, 2002
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
THE DAY I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE THE RIGHT PASSENGER POWER MOTOR WENT OUT. WITHIN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, THE OTHER THREE ALSO WENT BAD. MY GEAR SHIFTER LIGHT BLINKS ON AND OFF AT TIMES, THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF, THE RADIO LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF, THE CIGARETTE LIGHT FUSE BLOWS ALL THE TIME. IRVINE TOYOTA TOLD ME THERE WAS NO ELECTRICLE PROBLEM AND THAT PONTIACS WERE NOTORIOUS FOR THEIR WINDOW MOTORS HEATING UP AND GOING OUT. ALL THEY DO IS KEEP REPLACING THE MOTORS. LAST NIGHT I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND HAD COMPLETE POWER FAILURE IN THE CAR. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY AN ONCOMING VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766706September 4, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
DRIVING ALONG AND ENGINE QUITS, CAR STALLS, AND WON'T RESTART FOR 15 TO 30 MINUTES. NO CERTAIN SPEED, HAPPENED AT 55MPH AS WELL AS 15MPH. NO WARNING, JUST QUITS. HAD CHECKED OUT NUMEROUS TIMES, CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. ANTI THEFT LIGHT IS USUALLY ON AT THIS TIME. HELP, COSTING LOTS OF MONEY AND NOT BEING FIXED. SEE LOTS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS THE SAME AS MINE. SOMEONE MUST KNOW SOMETHING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017737September 3, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING HEARD A VERY LOUD NOISE, HAD VEHICLE SERVICED. TIMING CHAIN WAS LOOSE, AND IF IT BREAKS, IT WILL DESTROY ENTIRE ENGINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017749September 3, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
TURNING SIGNAL INDICATOR WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017785September 3, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VERY HARD. TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND THEY ARE GOING TO REPLACE ENGINE MOUNTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766485August 30, 2002
TIRES
. I WAS ASKED TO WRITE TO YOU ABOUT AN INCIDENT IN WHICH I WAS INVOLVED IN, TO POSSIBLY HELP AVOID HAVING THIS KIND OF THING HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE IN THE FUTURE. I'M NOT SURE HOW MUCH THIS WILL HELP, BUT I AM DOING THIS IN THE HOPE THAT IT IS RESEARCHED.NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017652August 30, 2002
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017425August 28, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LOCKS UP AND STALLS OUT. UNABLE TO START IT BACK UP, AND HESITATES TO CATCH. IT FEELS LIKE IT WAS ABOUT TO START, BUT IT DOESN'T. NEXT DAY VEHICLE WILL NOT START, DOING THE SAME THING.CONTACTED DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, THEY COULD NOT FIND CAUSE. GMC EMPLOYEE SAD THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM INVOLVING IGNITION SWITCH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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