Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#10658861November 18, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1) 7/1/2011, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE TOWED TO SHOP COSTING OWNER $180.20 2) 12/9/2013, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE TOWED TO SHOP COSTING OWNER $252.51 PLUS LOST OF WAGES FOR TIME AWAY FROM JOB COSTING OWNER $26.91, AND FORCED TO GET RENTAL VEHICLE COSTING OWNER $73.04 FOR RENTAL CAR FEES AND GASOLINE 3) 3/11/2014, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE TOWED TO SHOP, UNKNOWN WHY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. NO REPAIR AT SHOP, BUT OWNER LOST TIME AND WAGES AWAY FROM JOB COSTING $2.99, AND FORCED TO GET RENTAL VEHICLE COSTING OWNER $46.09 FOR RENTALCAR. OWNER ADVISED KEYS FOR VEHICLE WOULD NEED SERVICE FROM DEALER 4) 4/8/2014, KEYS SENT TO PROGRESSIVE CHEVROLET BY REPAIR SHOP COSTING OWNER $267.78 5) 11/8/2014, OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE #14350 FROM GENERAL MOTORS. OWNER SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT FOR SERVICE RELATING TO RECALL AND RECEIVED TWO NEW IGNITION KEYS. VEHICLE SEEMS TO START, SO FAR, JUST FINE. WITH ALL OF THE AFOREMENTIONED PROBLEMS WITH OWNER VEHICLE, I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR ALL OF THE TROUBLE, LOST OF WAGES, TOWING FEES, SERVICE REPAIR FEES, AND NOT TO MENTION STRESS OF NOT KNOWING WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. WITH GENERAL MOTORS KNOWINGLY PRODUCING A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE, AND IGNORING THE FACT THAT THE OWNER'S VEHICLE COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS BODILY INJURY OR DEATH TO OWNER, BUT STOOD BY AND DID NOTHING FOR THE THIRTEEN YEARS THAT I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE IS REALLY A TRAVESTY. GM TOOK THEIR CHANCES HOPING THAT THIS PROBLEM WOULD GO AWAY, BUT IT DIDN'T, PEOPLE HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES. OTHERS HAVE BEEN INJURED, AND OTHERS, SUCH AS MYSELF, HAVE LOST PIECE OF MIND AND CONFIDENT IN GM. I PAID NEARLY $30,000.00 FOR MY PONTIAC GRAND AM. I AM NOT SURE WHY ALL OF THE PROBLEMS RELATED TO STARTING THE VEHICLE OCCURRED. ONCE THE RECALL ISSUE WAS ADDRESSED, THE OWNER'S VEHICLE STARTS JUST FINE, SO FAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10658951November 18, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS IN MY CAR FOR THE LAST 1-1/2 YEARS. WHEN I TURN ON THE CAR THE DASH LIGHTS/HEADLIGHTS/RADIO/WINDOWS AND HEATER/AC USUALLY WON'T WORK RIGHT AWAY. WHILE I AM DRIVING, THEY WILL POP ON OR OFF DEPENDING ON THE BUMPS ON THE ROAD. SIX MONTHS AGO, THE "SECURITY" LIGHT ON MY DASH STARTED TO GIVE ME TROUBLE. APPARENTLY, THE CAR SOMETIMES THINKS THAT I AM NOT USING THE CORRECT IGNITION KEY AND WON'T START. I NOW HAVE TO BUDGET AN EXTRA 10 MINUTES INTO MY DRIVE TIME EVERYWHERE I GO ON THE CHANCE THAT THE CAR'S SECURITY SYSTEM NEEDS TO RESET ITSELF (I HAD TO FIND THE "FIX" TO THIS ISSUE ON YOUTUBE.COM WHICH ANOTHER GM CAR OWNER POSTED, SINCE THERE WAS NOTHING REMOTELY HELPFUL ABOUT IT IN MY OWNER'S MANUAL). I WENT TO A DEALER TO GET THE INSERT TO MY KEYS AND IT HAS NOT SOLVED ANY OF THESE PROBLEMS. MY BIGGEST FEAR IS TAKING MY CAR ON HIGHWAYS SINCE THESE ISSUES STILL EXIST, AND I AM DEATHLY AFRAID OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THE KEY MOVING OUT OF THE "RUN" POSITION AND STOPPING COMPLETELY WHICH I AM AWARE HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER GM VEHICLES THAT HAS CAUSED ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10658541November 17, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED HEAD AND UPPER BODY INJURES, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10658688November 17, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND CAUSED THE POWER STEERING AND THE POWER BRAKES TO FAIL. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE GUARDRAIL AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10654995November 14, 2014
STEERING
THE VEHICLE WENT SIDEWAYS AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO CORRECT IT AND WERE T-BONED IN THE DRIVERS DOOR. AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH IS WAS STATED AS ROAD CONDITIONS, BUT WITH THIS RECALL AND THE FACT THAT A LOT OF STUFF USED TO HANG FROM THE KEY CHAIN, WE ARE NOW WONDERING IF THE CAR SHUT OFF AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO CORRECT THE SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
1
#10655032November 14, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT, AFTER WAITING FOR LONGER THAN THREE HOURS, THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10654671November 13, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AFTER TURNING CAR OFF FOR 3 MINUTES, KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. ON JUNE 11TH I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC. HE SAID THAT WEIGHT OF KEYS WAS THE LIKELY CULPRIT IN DAMAGING TUMBLERS INSIDE IGNITION SWITCH. IT COST $369.20 TO REPLACE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER. ALL I HAD ON MY KEY RING WAS CAR KEY, FOB, AND HOUSE KEY, WHICH IS ALL I HAVE EVER HAD ON ANY KEY RING FOR ANY CAR I'VE OWNED AND I'VE NEVER HAD THIS KIND OF PROBLEM WITH ANY OTHER MAKE/MODEL OF CAR. RECALL # 14350 WILL CHANGE OUT THE KEY STATING THAT "IF THE KEY RING IS CARRYING ADDED WEIGHT AND THE VEHICLE...EXPERIENCES SOME OTHER JARRING EVEN, IT MAY UNINTENTIONALLY MOVE THE KEY AWAY FROM THE 'RUN' POSITION." THIS SORT OF "JARRING EVENT" MESSES WITH THE TUMBLERS, WHICH IS WHAT HAPPENED WITH MY CAR OVER TIME. CHANGING THE KEYS SHOULD HELP TO PREVENT THE KEY FROM DAMAGING THE TUMBLERS THUS CAUSING IT TO MOVE FROM THE 'RUN' POSITION BUT IF THE FACTORY KEY HOLDS "TOO MUCH" WEIGHT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TUMBLERS, THIS DAMAGE, IN MY OPINION, SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY GM AS WELL! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10654700November 13, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000. UPDATED 1/7/15*CN UPDATED 10/5/2015*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10654779November 13, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1990 (NA) PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30-40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CHEST INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE OTHER DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10654793November 13, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE, AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AS THE ANTI-THEFT AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,130. DJR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10651222November 12, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO HEAD GASKET AND IGNITION SWITCH REPLACEMENT AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS.* LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING COOLANT AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10654327November 12, 2014
AIR BAGS, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AFTER CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED ON ANOTHER OCCASION WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10654322November 12, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CAR ALWAYS HAD STARTING PROBLEMS I REPLACED THE IGNITION SENSOR, AND THE STARTER. SOMETIMES IT TAKE 3 OR 4 TIMES TO START THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10654427November 12, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 12/19/14*CN UPDATED 5/26/2015 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10654463November 12, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE, BUT IT BEGAN EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE IGNITION AND THE BATTERY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE RECURRING FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10654543November 12, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SEVERAL ATTEMPTS HAD TO BE MADE BEFORE THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653764November 10, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TURN SIGNALS WORK ONLY RANDOMLY, SOMETIMES THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE THAT IS CONTINUOUS, LIGHT COMES ON IN DASH WHEN YOU FLIP CONTROL BUT TURN SIGNALS DO NOT BLINK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653891November 10, 2014
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE BRAKES FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT SIDE SWIPED ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE RIDGE BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. ALSO, THE CONTACT ADDED THAT DUE TO THE FAILURE ONE OF THE TIRES BLEW. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653746November 9, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE BROUGHT MY CAR SEPTEMBER 2013. I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS IN JULY 2014. MY CAR WOULDNT START WITH THE FIRST TURN. BUT I WOULD TRY AGAIN AND IT STARTS. SO ONE DAY DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IT STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY. NEVER STARTED BACK UP. THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE FUEL REGULATOR AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WHICH HE CHANGED . I STILL HAD THE PROBLEM OF NOT STARTING ON THE FIRST TRY. I FOUND OUT I HAD A RECALL ON THE IGNITIONS SWITCH WHICH WAS FINALLY CHANGED. I RECEIVED A LETTER AFTER THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED. BUT THE RECALL SAID IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL SWITCH AND THEY ONLY FIXED THE KEY RING. I THOUGHT THEY WOULD CHANGE THE IGNITION SWITCH. NOW MY CAR STILL DOE THE SAME AND MECHANICS ARE STATING THEY CAN NOT LOCATE THE ISSUE. I CAN BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND IT WILL STALL ON ME. I NEED TO GET THIS RESOLVED BEFORE THE HAZARDOUS ROADS CONDITIONS ARE AMONG US. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653257November 7, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT CRASHED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME LODGED IN BETWEEN TWO TREES, IN THE FRONT YARD OF A NEIGHBORING HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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