Pontiac Grand AM Complaints (2000)

675 consumer complaints on file.

#10081904June 25, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
LEFT COIL SPRING BROKE RESULTING IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR DROPPING TO THE GROUND.*MR THE CONSUMER SON LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE COIL SPRING FAILED . THE FRONT TIRE ALSO BLEW OUT DUE TO THE COIL SPRING FAILURE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079444June 17, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS
TURN SIGNALS CAME ON AND OFF ON THEIR OWN. ALSO, THE HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A WORN OUT PART. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075404June 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
A WARPING OF THE FRONT ROTORS MAY CAUSE THE BRAKES TO VIBRATE DURING BREAKING AND CAUSE THE ABS SYSTEM FAILURE INDICATOR TO GO ON. *AK DRIVER SIDE DOOR WINDOW: CABLE FOR THE POWER WINDOW WILL BIND UP BEHIND THE PULLEY AND MAKE THE WINDOW INOPERATIONAL. IN SOME CASES THE CABLE PULLED OFF THE PULLEY AND CAUSED THE WINDOW TO DROP AND SMASH INTO PIECES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075416June 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKES GRINDING. BOUGHT CAR USED THREE WEEKS AGO, NOTICED BRAKES GRINDING. TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE BRAKES AND TURNED THE ROTORS. BRAKES STILL GRIND AND ROTORS FORM LAYER OF RUST WHILE JUST WASHING THE CAR!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075289June 13, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY COOLANT LEAKING MY I HAVE RAN INTO A COUPLE OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS THEY SAY ITS IS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD PONTAIC NEDDS TO RECALL THESE CARS I HAVE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY TRYING TO FIND OUT THE PROBLEM TOOK IT TO A PONTIAC DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T TELL ME WHAT THE PROBLEM IS LOKED ON THE WEB AN FOUND OTHERS HANING THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075163June 10, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS:SWITCH
1ST & 2ND FAN SPEEDS ON CLIMATE CONTROL ARE INOPERABLE, HAZARD/SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET DEVOLPED A LEAK RESULTING IN ANTIFREEZE LEAKING INTO MY ENGINE OIL WHICH CAUSED A $1000.00 REPAIR, AS WELL AS BOTH FRONT BEARINGS WENT RESULTING IN A $1000.00 REPAIR AS WELL. THIS IS ON TOP OF THE 4 WINDOWS SEVERLY SCRATCHED AND LOOSE IN THEIR TRACKS, RADIO STOPPED WORKING & BRAKES/ROTORS CONSTANTLY NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WARPING. I FOUND A FEW RECALLS ON 2000 GRAND AM'S, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THEY KEEP TELLING ME THAT MY VIN# ISN'T ONE OF THE ONES INCLUDED IN THE RECALL???... I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO CONTINUE POURING INTO THIS "LEMON"! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074803June 4, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
FAN SWITCH FAILS TO WORK ON SETTINGS 1 AND 2. IT ONLY WORKS ON SETTINGS 3, 4, OR 5. THIS STARTED OCCURING DURING THE PAST 6 MONTHS. I'VE READ ABOUT OTHER 2000 GRAND AMS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY NO RECALL?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075717June 4, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
RECALL 03V327000, WHILE DRIVING OR IDLING HAZARD WARNING SWITCH FAILED TO WORK. DEALERSHIPS' WOULD NOT REPAIR THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071593June 4, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL WAS ON CONSUMER HEARD A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHT SWITCH. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO MANUALLY SHUT OFF THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHT SWITCH. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074740June 3, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
HEARD LOUD NOISE COMING FROM FRONT PART TIRES WHILE DRIVING. I KNEW IT WASN'T THE BRAKES. TOOK IT TO MY REGULAR MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A BAD WHEEL BEARING. $400 LATER IT WAS REPLACED. THIS IS NOT MY FIRST PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. 1ST PROBLEM: BLOWER MOTOR WENT, 2ND: WATER PUMP WENT, 3RD: WAS TOLD IGNITION COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, 4TH: SHOE OVER TIMING BELT WORE AWAY BECAUSE OF WATER PUMP PROBLEM. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS INCLUDING REPLACEMENT OF THE BRAKES. MY CAR ONLY HAS 53,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN JUNE OF 2000. FOR THE MONEY I HAVE SPENT ON IT, I COULD'VE HAD A LEXUS! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074747June 3, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
ON THE DATE BELOW, I DROVE TO WORK AND PARKED. MY GAS GAUGE READ JUST OVER 1/4 A TANK. WHEN IT WAS TIME TO GO HOME, I GOT IN MY CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START. I CALLED A FRIEND AND HE SAID IT COULD BE OUT OF GAS. LUCKILY, THERE WAS A GAS STATION CLOSE BY, SO I BOUGHT A GAS CONTAINER AND GAS. I PUT THE GAS IN MY CAR AND THE CAR STARTED UP FINE. THE GAS GAUGE STILL READ 1/4 A TANK. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED TO ME SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE AND IT GETS REALLY ANNOYING. I WILL BE DRIVING AND MY GAS TANK READS 1/8 TO 1/2 A TANK AND MY CAR WILL DIE ON ME. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS ABOUT A MONTH AGO IN APRIL 2004. I HAD TO WALK 4 MILES ROUND TRIP TO GET GAS. I TAKE REAL GOOD CARE OF MY CAR AS MUCH AS I CAN BECAUSE I DIDN'T EXTEND MY WARRANTY DUE TO LACK OF MONEY. THIS HAPPENS RIGHT AT THE MOST INOPPORTUNE TIMES. I HAVE NOT TAKEN MY CAR IN TO HAVE THIS FIXED BECAUSE I KNOW IT WILL COST ME ABOUT $500 AND I JUST CANNOT AFFORD THAT. THERE'S A WEBSITE THAT I GO TO FIND OUT PROBLEMS WITH THE GRAND AM CAR (GRANDAMGT.COM). A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH 1999+ MODELS. I'VE ACTUALLY HAD TO REPLACE SEVERAL COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PARTS ON MY CAR (SENSORS, RESISTORS, SWITCHES) DUE TO GM'S POOR ENGINEERING AND I CAN'T AFFORD THIS CURRENT PROBLEM. IT'S RIDICULOUS THAT OUT OF ALL THE CONSTANT PROBLEMS THAT GRAND AM OWNERS HAVE, GM CAN ONLY SEND OUT A RECALL ON A STUPID HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH RELAY. THAT'S MY 2 CENTS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074751June 3, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I DID NOT HAVE A VEHICLE FAILURE, HOWEVER, AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, I WAS BOTHERED BY THE RESULTS. ON LATE MODEL PONTIAC GRAND AMS, MAINLY THE INTAKE MANIFOLD HOUSING/GASKET GOES BAD WITHIN ANY VEHICLE MILEAGE RANGE ESPECIALLY LOW MILEAGE. I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE MY GASKET HAD GONE BAD UNTIL MY OIL LIGHT CAME ON. THE OIL LEAK DOESN'T LEAVE PUDDLES ON THE GROUND. IT GETS BURNED ON THE ENGINE BLOCK AS YOU DRIVE. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON GRAMDAMGT.COM AND A LOT OF PEOPLE HAD THIS PROBLEM AS WELL AND AT 15000 MILES AND HIGHER. I KNOW THIS COSTS ABOUT $800 TO FIX, BUT IT'S A RECURRING PROBLEM FOR DEALERS TO TAKE CARE OF. SEEMS LIKE ITS A WAY FOR THEM TO MAKE MONEY BY INSTALLING FAULTY PARTS IN THEIR CARS, SO THEY GET THE BUYER'S MONEY. MY WARRANTY EXPIRED BECAUSE I COULDN'T AFFORD THE COST OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I ACTUALLY BOUGHT THE INTAKE AND EXHAUST GASKETS FOR MY CAR, BUT I FOUND THAT I NEED TO BUY MORE TOOLS AND HAVE AN EXTRA CAR (WHICH I DON'T HAVE) IN ORDER TO PERFORM THIS JOB. I DON'T MAKE ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY MY RENT AND SUPPORT MY WIFE AND SON AND PAY TO HAVE THE PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR FIXED AND IT'S MY ONLY CAR. I RARELY HAVE TIME TO WORK ON IT. LUCKILY FOR ME THE ONLY THING THAT I GOT FIXED BY THE DEALER FOR FREE WAS MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER. IT MELTED AT 48000 MILES. IT'S WARRANTED FOR 8 YEARS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074045May 21, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
WHEN USING THE TURN SIGNALS THEY WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073968May 20, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED OVER 40 TIMES IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073789May 18, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS
CONSUMER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS NHTSA CAMPAIGNS # 03V327000: HAZARD WARNING SWITCHES THAT MAY EXPERIENCE SOLDER JOINT CRACKING CAUSED BY RAPID TEMPERATURE TRANSITIONS AND THE SOLDERING PROCESS. IF SOLDER JOINT CRACKING OCCURS AND RESULTS IN AN OPEN CIRCUIT, THE TURN SIGNALS/HAZARD LAMPS BECOME INTERMITTENT OR INOPERATIVE. DEALERSHIP INDICATED YOUR VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDE IN THIS RECALL DUE TO THE VIN#. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073487May 11, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
INTERMITTENTLY THE TURN SIGNAL FAILED TO FUNCTION. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE THE FLASHER WAS DEFECTIVE. HAZARD WARNING SWITCH RECALL 03V327000 WAS ISSUED . BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062835May 11, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE BRAKES SHUTTERED BADLY AND THE FRONT ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED. ON 10/16/2003 WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE BRAKES SHUTTERED. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKED, AND CAUSED THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK THE OTHER VEHICLE'S DRIVER WAS INJURED. *SC *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068430May 6, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
ON THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR I TOOK MY FAMILY OUT TO DINNER. WE RETURNED TO THE CAR AFTER FINISHING OUR DINNER AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. WE TRIED FOR ALMOST 1/2 HOUR THEN CALLED FOR THE ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE. THEY CAME AND PICKED UP THE CAR AND WE WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A COMPUTER COMPONENT AND THE CAR WOULD BE READY THE FOLLOWING DAY. AFTER ARGUING ON HOW WE WOULD GET HOME SINCE THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOW CLOSED AS WAS THE RENTAL CAR PLACE THEY FINALLY AGREED TO LET A PORTER TAKE US HOME, THE PORTER HAD A SMALL CAR THAT WOULD ONLY HOLD 4 PEOPLE AND THERE WERE 6 OF US. THEIS MEANT 2 TRIPS AND WE LIVED NEARLY 30 MINUTES AWAY. LONG STORY SHORT A VERY DISSAPOINTING FIRST DAY WITH MY NEW VEHICLE. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS MY DRIVERS WINDOW WOULD NOT WORK OR WORKED WHEN IT FELT LIKE IT. I TOOK IT IN AND THEY REPLACED THE WINDOW REGULATOR. PROBLEM SOLVED, THEN A FEW MONTHS LATER THE WINDOW WOULD NOT WORK AGAIN WITH THE REGULATOR. IT WORKED FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS THEN IT STARTED UP ONCE AGAIN AND STILL BEING UNDER WARRENTY (GMPP) THEY TOOK THE CAR IN TO LOOK AT. I LEFT IT FOR A DAY AND RETURNED TO BE TOLD THE WINDOW WAS FINE AND YES IT WAS WORKING. A FEW MORE MONTHS GO BY AND THE WINDOW IS NOT WORKING SO I GO IN AGAIN AND AGAIN IT WORKS FOR THEM NOT ME. THIS GOES ON WITH ME TAKING THE CAR IN AND THE BUTTON WORKS WHEN THE TEC LOOKS AT IT THEN AFTER I LEAVE IT DOES NOT. I WAS IN TOWN 05/03/2004 AND THE WINDOW WENT PART WAY DOWN AND STUCK, I QUICKLY WENT TO RALLY CHEVROLET, WHERE ALL THE REPAIR SERVICES HAVE BEEN DONE, AND SHOWED THEM THE WINDOW WOULD NOT GO UP OR DOWN. I THOUGHT FINALLY THIS WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF BUT NO I WAS TOLD TAHT THE WARRENTY WAS OUT AND I WAS OVER MILEAGE AND THE COST FOR THE FRONT AND REAR WINDOW WOULD BE NEARLY $1,000.00. I TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE PROBLEM EXISTED BEFORE THE WARRENTY RAN OUT AND I FELT THAT THEY SHOULD HONOR THAT AND NOT CHARGE ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072175May 5, 2004
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED SIDE VIEW MIRROR FELL OFF. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072061May 4, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
THIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE AS MENTIONED IN THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH RECALL 03V327000. BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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