Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#897665October 12, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
WHEN TURN SIGNAL IS ON SOMETIMES IT BLINKS AND SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT, TURN SIGNAL WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS CAUSING PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER ALSO STATED IF YOU PUSH THE EMERGENCY FLASHER THE TURN SIGNAL WILL START WORKING. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897667October 12, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY
WHEN IT RAINS PASSENGERS SIDE FLOOR OF VEHICLE FILLS WITH WATER, ALSO WATER COMING DOWN BETWEEN DOOR AND FLOOR, CONTACTED DEALER, AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY DEALER THAT THEY COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG. *AK CONSUMER STATED THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING EVER SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED.*SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752982October 6, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
IDENTICAL TO ODI ID: 727560. CONTINUING PROBLEM DESPITE BRAKE REPLACEMENT, ADJUSTMENT. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752953October 5, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE PARKED IN GARAGE ATTEMPTED TO START ITSELF AT 6:01AM (MDT). KEY WAS NOT IN IGNITION NOR WAS IGINITION SWITCH ENGAGED. VEHICLE CRANKED FOR APPROX. 4 MINUTES WHILE OWNER ATTEMPTED TO DISCONNECT BATTERY. FOLLOWING APPROX 4 MINUTES OF ENGINE CRANKING VEHICLE STOPPED ON ITS OWN. OWNER THEN ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE TO MOVE OUT OF GARAGE IN THE EVENT OF ANOTHER OCCURRENCE. VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. OWNER ALSO NOTICED STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR. VEHICLE WOULD ALSO NOT DISENGAGE FROM PARK DUE TO TOTAL SYSTEM FAILURE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. IGNITION SWITCH IDENTIFIED AS FAILURE (PART RETAINED BY VEHICLE OWNER). WHILE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER WITHIN THE WARRANTY PERIOD, OWNER HAS SERIOUS CONCERN REGARDING FIRE POTENTIAL TO VEHICLE AND SURROUNDING STRUCTURES IF FAILURE HAD OCCURRED AT A TIME WHERE VEHICLE HAD BEEN UNATTENDED OR UNNOTICED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9004681October 3, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
A REPAIR SCRAPE SOUND WHEN BRAKING AT SLOW SPEED, RESEAT PAD AND REPLACE PAD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752873October 3, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
WE PURCHASED THE CAR IN JUNE OF 2001. THE CAR HAD PROBLEMS RIGHT AWAY WITH THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCKS AND THE SIGNAL LIGHTS. THE SIGNAL LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK AFTER USING THEM ONCE EACH TIME THE CAR STARTED. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE SIGNAL LIGHTS. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2001 THE CAR BEGAN HESITATING TO START. IT SOMETIMES TAKES AN EXTRA FEW SECONDS TO BEGIN TO START. ONE DAY IT REFUSED TO START AFTER SOME ERRANDS. IT ALSO HAD A VERY FOUL SMELL. THAT EVENING IT STARTED AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO CHECKED THE CHARGING SYSTEM AND OTHER MISC. IDEAS AND COULDN'T FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. IT'S STILL HESITATING TO START MOST OF THE TIME. THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS ALSO SHORT OUT NOW.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896870September 26, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9004581September 25, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
MASTER CYLINDER HAVE BEEN REPLACE TWICE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563272September 25, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THE ANTIFREEZE BEGAN LEAKING DUE TO CRACKED CYLINDER HEAD, THERE WAS A SPECIAL POLICY FOR REPAIR BUT THE VEHICLE NOT LONGER FIT THE SCOPE AS THE POLICY WAS FOU SEVEN YEARS OR 100000 MILE, THE VEHICLE WAS OVER THE SEVEN YEAR LIMIT. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896501September 19, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
WHEN MAKING TURNS THE SIGNALS STOP WORKING WITH NO WARNING, SIGNALS WILL WORK INTERMITTENTLY, CONTACTED DEALER AND THEY STATED CAN'T FIND CAUSE.*AK* JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752226September 15, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
FROM STOPPING FRONT ROTORS OVERHEAT AND WARP, CAUSING A VIBRATION WHEN YOU APPLY YOU BRAKES, DEALER REPLACED ROTORS TWICE, 3RD TIME THEY SAID NO EVEN THOUGH CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY/ POWER WINDOW CABLE BOUND UP IN GEAR IN MOTOR BOX, CAUSING THE GUIDES FOR WINDOW TO BREAK AND PIECE ATTACHED TO WINDOW TO BREAK, CALLED DEALER THEY SAID WE WOULD HAVE TO BUY A $ 500.00 WINDOW JUST TO GET THE PIECE THAT ATTACHES TO THE WINDOW AND COMPLETE WINDOW CABLE ASSEMBLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896337September 14, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE STARTING AT STEERING COLUMN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563007September 10, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AT A VERY LOW IMPACT COLLISION CAUSING INJURIES TO THE DRIVER, INSPECTION BY AUTO BODY EXPERT INDICATED NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED PREMATURELY. THE CONSUMER WANTS THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE AIR BAGS. *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#752022September 10, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
#1 - COMPUTER MODULE FAILED - ALL WARNING LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY COME ON AND GO OFF (50,000 MILES). #2 - IGNITION SWITCH - PIN COMES LOOSE AND KEY WILL NOT WORK. HAVE TO REPLACE & REKEY. #3 - PCM/VCM REPLACED @ 58,000 MILES. #4 - BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN "TURNED" TWICE, STILL PULSATE. #5 - PARKING BRAKE CONSTANTLY NEEDS ADJUSTING. #6 - GM DEALER OVERCHARGED ON LABOR, 5.5 HOURS SHOULD HAVE BEEN 1 HOUR. GM NOT WILLING TO HELP SOLVE SITUATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751949September 9, 2001
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
BOTH DRIVER & PASSENGER WINDOW COMPONENTS...LEVERS THAT RAISE & LOWER THE WINDOWS HAVE FAILED....THE LEVER, CA;;ED THE "WINDOW REGULATORS" HAVE BASICALLY RIPPED APART...ON BOTH DOORS.... THIS SEEMS RATHER DIFFICULT TO BELIVE THAT SUCH A THING COULD TAKE PLACE ON A THREE YEAR OLD CAR...I CAN FIND NO PRIOR REPORTS..I ASSUME OWNERS JUST HAVE THEM REPAIRED, WHEN IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THERE IS AN OBVIOUS "DEFECT" IN THE MANUFACTURING OF THESE COMPONENTS. THESE COMPONENETS APPEAR TO BE TOO WEAKLY CONSTRCUTED TO STAND UP TO THE STRESS INVOLVED IN THESE ELECTRIC WINDOWS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751979September 9, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751863September 7, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I HAVE BEEN HAVING AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES ON MY 1995 PONTIAC GRAND AM. OCCASIONALLY, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES I HEAR A RAPID CLICKING SOUND AND THE BRAKE PEDAL IMMEDIATELY RELEASES AND GOES TO THE FLOOR. AT THAT POINT THE CAR IS WITHOUT BRAKES, AN OBVIOUSLY UNSAFE AND UNACCEPTABLE SITUATION. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE LOCAL PONTIAC DEALERSHIP ( MASTER PONTIAC BUICK GMC) TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY CANT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND ARE THEREFORE UNABLE TO FIX THE CAR. WHEN I SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER HE AGREED THAT THE CLICKING SOUND THAT PRECEDES THE LOSS OF BRAKING COULD INDICATE A PROBLEM WITH A RELAY. HOWEVER HE INSISTS THAT THEY CANT DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM WITH A RELAY UNTIL IT FAILS COMPLETELY. I SINCERELY DOUBT THAT I AM THE ONLY PERSON OWNING A 1995 PONTIAC GRAND AM WHO HAS EVER HAD THIS BRAKING PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895833September 6, 2001
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 60MPH, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, VEHICLE CONTINUED FOR ONE MILE BEFORE IT DRIFTED INTO THE PROPER LANE. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED A CRACKED BRACKET WHICH HELD RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY.*AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895846September 6, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
SINCE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL 00V287000 FOR IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE, INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL NOT START UP UNTIL IT IS PUT INTO NEUTRAL. DEALER, JOHNSON AUTO PLACE, BRIGHTON, CO 303-654-1940, WANTS TO CHARGE CONSUMER TO INSPECT VEHICLE.*AK DEALER STATED THERE IS NOTHING ELSE THEY CAN DO WITHOUT CHARGING HIM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895933September 6, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
TURNING SIGNAL INTERMITTENTLY WOULDN'T WORK. TURNING SIGNAL HAS A DELAYED RESPONSE, SOMETIMES COMING ON 2-3 MINUTES LATER OR A HOUR LATER. SERVICE MANAGER INDICATED THAT MULT-I FUNCTION SWITCHES IN GRAND AMS ARE ALL A PROBLEM. REPAIR COST $200. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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