Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#8002390January 17, 2002
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS KEEP FALLING OFF THE TRACKS. WINDOWS BROKE INSIDE DOOR. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002392January 17, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT SUSPENSION WOULD MAKE POPPING NOISES WHILE DRIVING AND/OR TURNING. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002400January 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WAS TRAVELING ON A SIDE STREET AND HEARD A BANGING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. SHE PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND VEHICLE WOULDN'T START BACK UP. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002405January 17, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN WET ROAD CONDITIONS, BRAKES LOCK UP, REGULAR BRAKING, NO PANIC STOP. DEALER HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT ABS SYSTEM IS WORKING NORMALLY. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002316January 16, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING, DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002263January 15, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING COULD HEAR NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. HAD CONTACTED DEALER, BUT PROBLEM STILL THERE. IT COULD NOT BE FIXED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001964January 10, 2002
TIRES
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 40 MPH MICHELIN TIRES EXPLODED AND SEPARATED, DAMAGING AUTOMOBILE. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY MICHELIN DEALER THAT THEY WOULD NOT HELP HIM BECAUSE TIRE WAS OLD, AND DID NOT HAVE A 60, 000 WARRANTY. CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT, BUT CAME VERY CLOSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756609January 9, 2002
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
I WAS HEARING A RATCHETING NOISE COMING FROM GEAR BOX/RACK AND PINION AREA WHENEVER I MADE A TURN. SUNDAY NIGHT, I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN, I HEARD THE RATCHETING SOUND, TURNED THE WHEEL A LITTLE MORE TO LEFT, HEARD A POP, THEN LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. THE CAR SLIDE SIDEWAYS INTO THE CURB WHERE IT RESTED, SHATTERED SPINDLE, AXLE, BENT RIM UNTIL A TOW TRUCK TOWED THE CAR TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER SAYS DAMAGE WAS CAUSED FROM CURB, AND CALL MY INSURANCE COMPANY, BUT THE SYSTEM FAILED BEFORE THE CAR SLID INTO THE CURB. MY WIFE, DAUGHTER AND I HEARD THIS NOISE BEFORE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001808January 8, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
AXLE BROKE. WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT THEY WERE REPLACING A LOT OF AXLES LATELY. WHEN AXLE BROKE IT WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE, WHEN IT WAS TAKEN TO DEALER , CONSUMER WAS TOLD AXLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756552January 8, 2002
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE MOTORS IN THE WINDOWS EACH TWICE AND I AM GOING ON THE THIRD TIME FOR THE DRIVER FRONT AND REAR. THIS WILL MAKE 10 WINDOW MOTORS. WHEN I ASKED MY DEALERSHIP IF THERE HAD BEEN ANY KIND OF A RECALL THE SAID NO. ALSO, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. ARE THESE THINGS RELATED TO THE WIRING HARNESS RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756553January 8, 2002
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I HAVE PUT TEN NEW WINDOW MOTORS IN MY CAR IN THE PAST FOUR YEARS. WHEN I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP IF THERE HAD BEEN ANY RECALLS THEY LAUGHED AND SAID OF COURSE NOT. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ALSO ALWAYS ON FOR NO REASON. ARE THESE TWO PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE WIRING HARNESS RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756565January 8, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
THIS IS MY 4TH NEW CAR. I ALWAYS LEASE SO I TURN IN MY CARS AT 45,000+ MILES. TO DATE I HAVE NEVER NEEDED NEW PADS LET ALONE DISCS PRIOR TO 45,000 MILES. TO DATE I HAVE HAD MY BRAKES REPLACED 2X AND AM NOW IN NEED OF A 3RD SET. TWO WEEKS AGO I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR SOFT PEDAL/LONG TRAVEL - DEALER STATES NO PROBLEM FOUND. I AM VERY CONCERNED WITH REGARD TO THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE. NOTE: I AM VERY PLEASED WITH MY DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756569January 8, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
SINCE NOV 2001, BOTH FRONT ROTORS HAVE BEEN RESURFACED TWICE AND REPLACED ONCE. THIS SEEMS TO BECOMING A MONTHLY OCCURANCE WITH A POTENTIAL FOR MAJOR PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756523January 7, 2002
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001672January 7, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
INTERMITENTLY VEHICLE WILL JUMP OUT OF PARK. TWICE IT HAS HAPPENED TO VEHICLE, ONCE WITH MOTOR CUT OFF, AND ONCE WHILE MOTOR WAS RUNNING. CONSUMER NOTIFIED DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001548January 4, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND WITHOUT COLLISION OCCURRING DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756363January 3, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
ON THE 12TH OF NOVEMBER I WAS ABOUT 1.5 BLOCKS AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN AND SHIFTED DOWN AS I APPROACHED WHILE APPLYING MY BRAKES. THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND I WAS UNABLE TO STEER OR STOP. I THEN ENDED UP HITTING A FENCE. THE SECOUND TIME THAT THE BRAKES LOCKED UP I WAS COMING FROM BIG O (GETTING NEW TIRES BECAUSE I HAD TO REPLACE ONE THAT WAS RUINED DUE TO THE PREVIOS ACCIDENT). AS I LEFT THE PARKING LOT (WITH NEW TIRES) MY BRAKES LOCKED UP AND I SLID INTO TRAFFIC, LUCKILY THE TRUCK SEEN ME AND TURNED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE THIRD TIME THAT THEY LOCKED UP WAS TWO MONTHS LATER WHEN I WAS IN CASPER, WY. I WAS STOPPING TO PULL OVER AND PARK, THE BRAKES AGAIN LOCKED UP AND I HAD NO CONTROL OVER MY CAR, LUCKILY I HIT THE CURB AND WAS STOPPED. THE FOURTH TIME THAT THE RAKES LOCKED UP I WAS ON MY WAY TO DOUGLAS (FOR WORK) AND I HIT SOME ICE, WHILE TRYING TO SLOW DOWN (I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55 MPH) THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, I HAD NO CONTROL AND I ENDED UP IN THE BARROW DITCH. AFTER THAT I REALLY TRYED NOT TO GO VERY FAST ANYWHERE THAT I WENT BECAUSE I WAS SCARRED THAT THEY WOULD LOCK UP AGAIN. I HAD CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, NUMOROUS TIMES, THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES, THEY TOLD ME. EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE MY BRAKES (INCLUDING ROTORS/PADS) 6 TIMES. THEN PONTIAC WAS CONTACTED AND THEY WROTE TO ME SAYING THAT BECAUSE MY INSURANCE PAID FOR THE DAMAGE TO MY CAR ALREADY, THAT THEY WERE "UNABLE TO ASUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGES". I WROTE THEM BACK AND ASKED THEM TO TAKE ANOTHER LOOK INTO THIS CLAIM BECAUSE IT WENT BEYOND THE FIRST ACCIDENT, I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING OUT OF PONTIAC SINCE. I HAVE HOWEVER MET TWO OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME YEAR CAR AND HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. ONE LADY I GAVE A RIDE TO AFTER HER BRAKES LOCKED UP AND CHE SLID INTO A DITCH, THE SECOUND (SHIRLEY MONDRAGON) HAS HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND TOLD ME SHE WAS GOING TO USE THE PONTIAC COMPLAINTS # THAT I GAVE TO HER AND FILE ONE WITH THEM.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001297December 31, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WHILE DRIVING COULD STEP ON BRAKES AND SEAT BELT WILL HOLD, AND WILL STAY ON HOLD, AND WILL NOT RETRACT, EVEN WHEN IT IS PULLED OUT.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001298December 31, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, CONSUMER COULD STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL AND BRAKES WILL NOT STOP ON TIME. CONSUMER HAS TO APPLY BRAKES WAY BEFORE THE POINT OF STOPPING. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001299December 31, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY MPH WHEN ENGINE WILL STALL WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER HAS TO CONTROL VEHICLE OUT OF THE ROAD. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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