Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#8004646February 27, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING TURN SIGNALS MALFUNCTIONED. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, REPAIRED IT WITH A MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH, WHICH DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE IS STILL MALFUNCTIONING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004656February 27, 2002
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING 65MPH HOOD POPPED OPEN, THE HOOD WAS AND WINDSHIELD WAS DAMAGED. *AK CONSUMER STATES HOOD POPPED OPEN DUE TO DEFECTIVE LATCH. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004697February 27, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
WHEN FILLING VEHICLE WITH FUEL AND THEN PLACING NASAL IN FILLER NECK FUEL BEGAN TO SPILL OUT. ALSO, NOTICED THAT THERE WAS LITTLE TO NO FUEL LEFT IN TANK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758733February 27, 2002
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WINDOW WAS ROLLED DOWN AND WOULDN'T COME BACK UP WAS TOLD AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE REGULATOR BLEW UP AND IN ORDER TO FIX IT ONE OF TWO THINGS COULD BE DONE...PAY $486.00 AND THEY WOULD ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE WINDOW AND FRAME AND INSTALL A NEW REGULATOR WITH NO WARRENTY..WAS TOLD COULD LAST A DAY OR A YEAR..OR COULD PAY $1050.00 AND THEY COULD INSTALL AN INTIRE NEW WINDOW AND REGULATOR WAS NOT TOLD WHAT TYPE WARRENTY CAME WITH THAT...I COULD NOT SEE PUTTING $486 INTO SOMETHING THEY COULD NOT GUARNTEE AND COULD NOT AFFORD $1100 FOR A NEW WINDOW.. I SEARCHED AND HAVE LOCATED A REPLACE DOOR AND AM HAVING IT GUTTED AND THE WINDOW REPLACED WITH THE GUTS OF NEW DOOR....SAVED MYSELF QUITE A BIT OF MONEY.. I FEEL HOWEVER THAT THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED, AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 4 OTHER PEOPLE RIGHT HERE IN THIS TOWN THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM..I WAS GIVEN YOUR WEB SIGHT BY MY INSURANCE AGENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758638February 26, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
VEHICLE LOST POWER THEN ENGINE QUIT. DEALER MECHANIC INDICATED INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE TO LET COOLING FLUID INTO CRANKCASE OIL. GASKET REPLACED, ENGINE FLUSHED 5 TIMES ($480) SUGGESTED ENGINE OVERHAUL. TWO WEEKS, ENGINE FAILED WITH KNOCK DUE TO PREVIOUS PROBLEM. RECEIVED LETTER FROM DEALERSHIP WARNING OF POSSIBLE INTAKE GASKET FAILURE RESULTING IN ENGINE REPLACEMENT. NO SATISFACTION FROM GM, FOUND 5 IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS ON NHTSA WEB SITE, ATTORNEY CONTACTED, WE WILL BOTH INVESTIGATE. MY SITUATION IS, "NO CAR, STILL PAYING PAYMENT." OBSERVATION: GROSS DIREGARD FOR OBVIOUS ENGINEERING FLAW, SMAKS OF FIRESTONE WITHOUT THE DEATHS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004466February 25, 2002
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE DRIVING PASSENGER'S SEAT WILL SLIDE BACK AND FORTH WITHOUT APPLYING PRESSURE ON LATCH SYSTEM OF SEAT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004496February 25, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE DRIVING, THE FRONT OFF VEHICLE SHAKES IRRATICALLY, WHICH MAKES VEHICLE FEEL UNBALANCED.*AK. CONSUMER STATES WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES, CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THE ROTORS MAY BE WARPED.*SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004399February 22, 2002
WHEELS:RIM
THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE WHEELS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT WHEEL BEAD BROKE LOOSE FROM RIM, CAUSING TIRE TO TURN ON RIM. THAT CAUSED GRINDING NOISE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004236February 20, 2002
SEATS
DRIVER'S SEAT OR PASSENGER'S SEAT BROKE FROM SEAT TRACK . SEAT CANNOT BE ADJUSTED TO DIFFERENT POSITIONS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004320February 20, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP OR TO REDUCE SPEED, VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. INSTEAD, WILL BE INVOLVED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAD REPAIRED BRAKES TWICE. DEALER HAS ALSO REPLACED THE ROTORS TWICE, TURNED THEM ONCE. THE BRAKE SYSTEM HAS HAD TO BE FIXED 3 TIMES. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004156February 19, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED IN GARAGE WHEN DRIVER NOTICED A PUDDLE UNDER VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT PROBLEM WAS A DEFECTIVE WATER PUMP. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THERE WAS NO WATER PUMP AVAILABLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004176February 19, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE STOPPING ON A STEEP HILL, VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS WHEN LETTING OFF THE BRAKES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758341February 16, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
BOUGHT CAR USED-3 WKS LATER TRIED TO START-TRUNK OPENED-CAR STARTED THEN STALLED WOULD NOT RESTART-TOW TRUCK #1. DRIVING IN FAST LANE FREEWAY 65-70 MPH ALL LIGHTS ON THEN OFF, FLICKERING, RADIO TURNED OFF, GAUGES WITH DIALS UP THEN DOWN LASTED 15 SECONDS THEN CAR LOST ALL POWER, WENT OFF ROAD INTO FIELD-HURT LOWER BACK-WOULD NOT START, TOW TRUCK #2; HOME FROM WORK 2 AM STOP TO GET MAIL, LEFT CAR RUNNING KEYS IN IGNITION, CLOSED DRIVERS DOOR-DOORS LOCKED WITH KEYS INSIDE, TOW TRUCK #3; DROVE 3 MILES TO STORE FROM HOME-ENGINE COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON THEN OVERHEAT LIGHT-PULLED OFF ROAD-TOW TRUCK #4-ALL HUB CAPS RATTLE, TAIL/BRAKE LIGHTS ONLY WORK SOMETIMES-PARTS OF THIS SCENARIO HAVE RE-OCCURRED 3 TO 4 TIMES PER WEEK SINCE PURCHASE DATE-DEALER "REPAIRED" INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAK FOUND BY OUTSIDE MECHANIC I HIRED WHEN DEALER SAID "NOTHING WRONG LADY!" THEN SAID "SOMEONE ADDED WRONG COOLANT & CAUSED DAMAGE & LEAKAGE" I WOULD NOT KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN, MY MECHANIC ADDED EXACT SAME FLUID AS HE READ OWNERS MANUAL, DEALER WAS ONLY OTHER ONE WORKING ON THE CAR!-MY OUTSIDE MECHANIC SAID COMPUTER PROGRAM DAMAGED FROM KEY ENTRY IN CAR THAT WAS PROGRAMMED FOR REMOTE & RIMS TOO BIG-DEALER: "NO"-THEN, BATTERY DIED-WONDER WHY?!-OOPS, NOT COVERED BY SERVICE CONTRACT. HELP!!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004114February 15, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE WOULD BE SLUGGISH AS IF IT WAS ABOUT TO STALL OUT. VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE. PARKED VEHICLE AND HAD IT TOWED TO MECHANIC. INFORMED POSSIBLE HEAD GASKET OR CRACKED HEAD. ENGINE HAD NOT BEEN PULLED TO BE CHECKED.*AK MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT A GOOD ONE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004151February 15, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR BECAUSE IT BLEWOUT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER ALSO HAS SEAT BELT PROBLEMS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004153February 15, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING ABS LIGHT WILL POP UP. CONSUMER HAS TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE, AND LIGHT WILL GO OFF. THEN, WILL POP UP AGAIN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564296February 14, 2002
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE LEFT AND TO SLOW DOWN, A VEHICLE FROM BEHIND REARENDED THE CONSUMER, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT, NO SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION WAS GIVEN, (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8004019February 13, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS CONSUMER STATED A LOUD NOISE CAN BE HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT END, CONSUMER ALSO STATED A VIOLENT VIBRATION CAN BE FELT, DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE SOURCE OF PROBLEM. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003812February 8, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A WINDING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. DRIVER WOULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING, AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE KEPT GOING TOWARDS HOT. DRIVER DROVE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT ENGINE HEAD WAS CRACKED, CAUSING ANTIFREEZE TO MIX WITH OIL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003741February 7, 2002
TIRES
NOT ORIGINAL TIRES ON A GRAND AM, 1993, FR410,FIRESTONE, TUWSPSI8575R14. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF VEHICLE WENT DOWN TOWARDS THE GROUND, DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER, POLICE REPORTED THAT FROM INPRINTS IN THE GRASS RIGHT PASSENGER TIRE WAS FLAT AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT. *AK. DOT #2RTUGJE509. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0

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