Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#761853May 13, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WHEN CLICKING ON BRIGHT LIGHTS ,LIGHTS GO COMPLETLY OUT UNTIL YOU CLICK SWITCH AGAIN .TURN SIGNAL FOR RIGHT SIDE DOES NOT WORK EITHER AFTER COMPLETE CHANGE OF BULBS AND FUSES ,CRUISE CONTROL DOESNT WORK EITHER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761854May 13, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE CALL 518 381 6262 JIM DIDONNA REPAIR GARAGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009674May 13, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
VEHCLE WAS LEAKING WATER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT WATER PUMP NEEDED REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#565748May 10, 2002
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE BACK DOORS HAVE OPENED WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE REPAIRS MADE. THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE DOOR LATCHES WERE CLEANED BUT STILL NOTHING WAS FOUND. CONSUMER HAS A 4 MONTH OLD BABY WHO'S CAR SEAT IS NEXT TO THE DOOR AND THE DOOR OPENED AGAIN. THE PROBLEM STILL HASN'T BEEN RESOLVED. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009594May 10, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
KEY GETS STUCK IN SWITCH AND CAN'T TURN VEHICLE OFF NOR TAKE KEY OUT OF IGNITION. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND HAD REPAIRS, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761768May 10, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
THE STARTER WILL CRANK BUT IT WILL NOT START IT TAKES 2 TO 3 TIMES TO GET THE CAR STARTED. THE FUEL PUMP HAS ALREADY BEEN REAPLCED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009540May 9, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER 02V070000 CONCERNING IGNITION SWITCH WHICH HAS NOT BEEN HORNORED BY DEALER. CONSUMER IS VERY DISSATISFIED WITH SERVICE AND TREATMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761718May 9, 2002
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
MY BROTHER WAS KILLED THEY HAD A RECALL ON STEERING FOR THE 1991 PONTIAC GRAND AM I NEED TO FIND OUT IF THE RECALL WAS DONE ON HIS CAR PONTIAC HASNT BEEN MUCH HELP.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#9006473May 8, 2002
AIR BAGS
AIR BAGS(DRIVER & PASSENGER) DEPLOYED WHILE TRAVELING, THE CAR WAS SLOWING TO APPROACH A STOP SIGN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#761676May 8, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
WINDSHIELD WAS NOT SEALED PROPERLY...WATER LEAKED INTO FUSE BOX...REPAIRED MANY TIMES UNDER WARRANTY AND OTHERWISE AT LOCAL DEALERSHIP...FUSE BOX WAS NEVER REPLACED...LED TO FIRE THAT BURNED INTERIOR TOTALLING CAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761683May 8, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
VEHICLE HAD ONLY 23000 MILES ON IT OF WHICH E16000 MILES WAS HIGHWAY. BRAKES WORE OUT PREMATURELY AND DEALER REFUSES TO LIST THIS AS A WARRANTY ITEM. NHTSA FILES SHOW THIS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH OTHE GRAND AMS OF THE SAME YEAR. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE, RE PREMATURE WEAR OUT, ROTOR DAMAGE, NOISY FRONT BRAKES, AND VIBRATION WHILE STOPPING. DEALER HAS INFORMED ME THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN IN ABOUT THE SAME MILEAGE PERIOD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009422May 8, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH WAS BURNED OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009433May 8, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CONSUMER COULD SMELL FUEL COMING INSIDE OF VEHICLE THROUGH VENTS. HAD A FUEL LEAK. DEALER CONTACTED. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009309May 7, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS GOING 5MPH WHEN SUDDENLY AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITH NO IMPACT TO VEHICLE. PASSENGER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED A FEW SECONDS LATER THEN DRIVER'S AIR BAG. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009351May 7, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM HEATER VENT AT LEFT SIDE OF DASH. ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF, AND FIRE PUT OUT. DAMAGE WAS $7000.00, NO INJURIES. *AK CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY DEALER THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN A FUSE OR FAULTY WIRING WHICH IGNITED A FIRE IN THE VEHICLE. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009364May 7, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
THERE IS A LEAK ON THE TOP OF THE ENGINE. ALSO, THROUGH AIR VENTS A BURNING GAS SMELL IS COMING INSIDE OF VEHICLE. PLEASE ADD MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009376May 7, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING APPLIED ON BRAKES AND WITHOUT WARNING BRAKES FAILED. DEALER HAS REPLACED BRAKE SYSTEM 6 TIMES WITHOUT REPAIRS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009400May 7, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT
STEERING WHEEL IS WHINING AND PULLING VEHICLE TO THE LEFT.AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009190May 6, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
NHTSA RECALL 02V070000/ MANUFACTURER 02008. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND HAD RECALL REPAIRED, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009195May 6, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
NHTSA RECALL# 02V070000/ MANUFACTURER# 02008. GOT RECALL NOTICE, AND HAD RECALL REPAIRS DONE, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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