Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#8003618February 6, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF WHEN SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL. SECONDS LATER IT WAS IGNITED, BUT DIDN'T SPREAD. CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003473February 4, 2002
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE DRIVING 20 TO 25 MPH STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP.WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL IT WILL LOCK UP. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003414February 1, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE ACCELERATES WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003439February 1, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE DRIVING, BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED. ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR SECOND TIME. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ROTORS BUT IT WAS NOT FOR THIS VEHICLE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003330January 31, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
THERE IS A STRONG SMELL INSIDE VEHICLE. CONSUMER BECAMEL ILL WHILE DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003377January 31, 2002
TIRES
A TIRE IS RUBBING AGAINST THE RIM, MAKING LOUD SQUEAKING/ GRINDING NOISE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757600January 31, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ALTHOUGH PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, FRONT SEAT PASSENGER WAS THROWN INTO WINDSHIELD, SUFFERING SEVERE FACIAL TRAUMA AND LOSING SEVERAL TEETH. BAG EITHER DEPLOYED TOO LATE OR TOO LOW TO PROTECT PASSENGER.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#757605January 31, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ANTIFREEZE REACTION WITH ALUMINUM CAUSING FAILURE OF GASKET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564180January 30, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
PRIOR TO THE RECALL NOTICE THE CONSUMER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SYSTEM. THE DEALER INSTALLED A NEW RELAY KIT. THE CONSUMER IS ASKING FOR REIMBURSMENT. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757460January 28, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND MY PONTIAC VEHICLE'S ABS BRAKES FAILED. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN SUFFICIENT TIME TO STOP. THE BRAKE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD NOT SLOW THE CAR DOWN AT ALL. THE CAR ONLY HAD 15,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS RECENTLY CHECKED OUT BY THE DEALER. I ALMOST CRASHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE OF CONGESTION. LUCKILY, THERE WAS A CARPOOL LANE OPEN ON THE LEFT DRIVER'S SIDE. TO AVOID REAR-ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME I CHECKED MY SIDE VIEW MIRROR AND SAW A VAN APPROACHING A LITTLE WAYS BACK. I QUICKLY CHANGED LANES AND THE VAN CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF MY CAR. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#8002880January 25, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FROM A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN WHEN FOOT WAS OFF BRAKES. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND WAS SUNABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002701January 23, 2002
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED. WHEN STARTING VEHICLE IN THE MORNING AND BACKING OUT WHEEL WILL LOCK UP AS SOON AS CONSUMER STARTS TO TURN. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002743January 23, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH APPLIED BRAKES AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE, BRAKES WERE CONSTANTLY SKIPPING.*AK. CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING, LEFT FRONT WHEEL SOUNDS LOOSE AND FEEL LIKE IT IS GOING TO FALL OFF, AND WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE EXPERIENCES A KNOCKING, PULSATION OR GRINDING SOUND, DEALER FOUND FRONT ROTORS WARPED AND REAR BRAKES NOT ADJUSTED CORRECTLY. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757243January 23, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757164January 22, 2002
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, SUSPENSION:FRONT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757152January 21, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE LEFT REAR SEAT BELT WILL LOCK INTEMITTENTLY (BEING USED WITH A CHILD RESTRAINING SEAT). IF THE SEAT OR THE BELT IS MOVED, IT WILL UNLOCK ITSELF. THE RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT WILL NOT LOCK. YOU CAN KEEP PULLING ON THE BELT AND IT WILL NOT LOCK DOWN. THE DEALER SAID THAT THIS BODY STYLE DOES NOT DO THAT. THE OWNERS MANUAL STATES THAT IT DOES AND THAT IT MUST IN ORDER TO PUT IN A CHILD RESTRAINING SEAT. I KNOW THAT IT USED TO DO LOCK BECAUSE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR SINCE SEPT 1999 AND HAVE HAD TRAINING CLASSES ON HOW TO INSTALL CHILD RESTRAINING SEATS IN CORRECTLY. NOW, WITH THIS PROBLEM, I DO NOT FEEL THAT OUR SON IS SAFE IN MY CAR. I DON'T KNOW WHEN HIS SEAT BELT WILL BECOME LOSE - IF WE WERE TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT - WHO KNOWS WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564102January 18, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR IGNITION LOCK BINDING. SEVERAL DEALERS WERE UNABLE TO CORRECT THE DEFECTIVE RECALL PART. THE CONSUMER HAS SPENT OVER THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. BATTERY INDICATOR LAMP WAS FLASHING. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564044January 18, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
AFTER THE ENGINE OVERHEATED, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT #10-90-577) *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9005166January 17, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
LOWER CONTROL ARM HAVE EXPERIENCED PREMATURE EXCESSIVE WEAR AND HAVE FALLEN OUT. HOLDING ON BY A METAL BAR UNDERNEATH THE BUSHINGS. ALSO WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OR GOING OVER A BUMP THE VEHICLE GRINDS MAKING A METAL TO METAL SOUND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002387January 17, 2002
TIRES
TIRE WILL NOT STAY SEATED ON RIM, DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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