Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#889790June 5, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
CONSUMER HEARD A CRUCHING NOISE COMING FROM RIGHT FRONT, SPRING PUNCTURED RIGHT FRONT TIRE. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889823June 5, 2001
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30MPH ON HIGHWAY AND SMELLED SMOKE. SHE HAD WINDOW ROLLED DOWN. SHE LOOKED DOWN AT TAPE DECK AND NOTICED THAT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM TAPE DECK. VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889833June 5, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT AND USING , HIGH BEAMS, THEY WOULD GO OUT COMPLETELY. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND NOTHING WAS FOUND. CURRENTLY, HAVING PROBLEMS WITH REGULAR HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT. WOULD SWITCH FROM HIGH BEAMS TO HEADLIGHTS TO HIGH BEAMS TO GET THEM TO WORK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561451June 4, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE THE CONSUMER HAD BEEN HAVING DIFFICULTY STARTING THE VEHICLE, THESE SYMPTOMS WERE SIMILAR TO THE ONES OUTLINED IN THE RECALL 00V-287, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FIND THE PROBLEM THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR AND THE VEHICLE HAD A FEW TUNE-UPS. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889724June 4, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHEN HE APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE SHAKES AND VIBRATES. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED BRAKE PADS. ALSO, STEERING WHEEL WONDERS OFF TO LEFT AND RIGHT. CONSUMER HEARS A NOISE WHEN HE TURNS VEHICLE LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746343June 3, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
GMC IS DOING NOTHING TO HELP US THROUGH THIS! . NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889524June 1, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE PREMATURELY WEARING, AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED/ CUT DOWN FOUR TIMES, CAUSE UNKNOWN. NO INJURIES OR COLLISION HAS OCCURRED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746251June 1, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE ROTORS ON THIS CAR HAVE BEEN "TURNED" / RESURFACED AT 7,000 AGAIN AT 14,000 AND AGAIN AT JUST OVER 20,000 MILES. I AM DUE TO PICK UP MY CAR AT 3 PM AND AM CONCERNED THE FIX IS TEMPORARY AS PAST HISTORY INDICATES AS WELL AS POSSIBLY COMPROMISING MY SAFETY. I FEEL LIKE THE DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS GM ARE BEHAVING NEGLIGENTLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561418May 31, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIR 00V287, DEALER STATED REPAIRS WOULD TAKE ABOUT 3 HOURS, HOWEVER REPAIRS WERE NEVER COMPLETED ON THAT DAY, CONSUMER HAS TO SCHEDULE ANOTHER DAY OFF WORK FOR RECALL WORK TO BE COMPLETED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746185May 31, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
SWITCHING FROM HIGH TO LOW BEAMS HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF & USE OF HAZARD LIGHTS SHUT OFF TURN SIGNALS UNTIL CAR SITS OVERNIGHT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746223May 31, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS SENSOR IS FAILING CAUSING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES TO FAIL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746227May 31, 2001
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
ON HOT DAYS WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS ON AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT WE GET A GASS ODER BAD ENOUGH TO MAKE YOU SICK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889400May 30, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
ROTORS AND PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED FIVE TIMES ALREADY, AND THAT HAPPENED EVERY FEW MILES. DEALER HAD TO LUBRICATE PADS TO IMPROVE PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE HAVE BEEN NO COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE OR AN ACCIDENT, BUT BRAKES ARE VERY NOISY WHEN BRAKING.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889318May 29, 2001
STEERING:COLUMN
VEHICLE WAS PARKED, WHEN PIN FELL OUT OF TILT MECHANISM ON THE STEERING WHEEL. AFTER STARTING VEHICLE, WAS ABLE TO START IT AND DRIVE TO A MECHANIC. HAD DISASSEMBLED STEERING COLUMN, AND REPLACED RETAINER & SPRING KIT. MECHANIC ALSO PUSHED PIN BACK IN TILT. JAMES COLEMAN AT GM 5/17/01. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746082May 29, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
SUBJECT: RECALL # 00V287000 MY CAR EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL SYMPTOMS AS THOSE OUTLINED IN THE RECALL OF 1994 AND 1995 PONTIAC GRAND AM'S. I CONTACTED PONTIAC TWICE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL ONLY APPLIED TO 1994 AND 1995 MODEL YEARS, AND I COULD NOT BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF REPAIRS TO MY CAR. PONTIAC SET UP FILE # 04017251 TO SHOW MY CONTACTS WITH THEM. I HAVE ALSO READ LETTERS IN YOUR DATABASE FROM OTHER PONTIAC OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM OF THE STARTER MOTOR FAILING TO ENGAGE AND THE IGNITION SWITCH BEGINS TO SMOKE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746093May 29, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. SECOND TIME. REQUEST INFORMATION WHETHER THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE PROBLEM. GARAGE STATES THAT IT IS. IS MANUFACTURER EXTENDING WARANTY FOR THIS FAILURE PAST WARANTY PERIOD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746004May 28, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED ONCE B/C OF A "SPECIAL RECALL" THAT HAD A 7 YR OR 100,000 MILE QUOTA ON IT WELL MY CAR WAS OVER THE QUOTA SO PONTIAC SAID THEY COULDNT DO A THING FOR ME, EVEN THOUGH THAT OBVIOUSLY PROVED THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG W/ THE CAR B/C IT HAD BEEN "RECALLED" BEFORE . PONTIAC WAS SUSPOSED TO CALL ME BACK , NEVER DID I CALLED TWICE AFTER THAT STILL HAVENT RECIEVED A PHONE CALL ITS BEEN 6 MONTHS. CAR COST 1500$ TO REPLACE, AND ITS STILL GIVING ME PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746016May 28, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WARPED ROTORS EVERY 15K MI OR LESS. DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE AGAIN SINCE WTY EXP. TURNED ONCE, REPLACED ONCE UNDER WARANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889177May 25, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, SUSPENSION
LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS ARE EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE WEAR AND HAVE DISINTEGRATED. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS DUE TO A FACTORY RELATED DEFECT. ALSO, FRONT STRUTS ARE NOISY AND SQUEAKY, A METAL TO METAL SOUND. *AK DEALER REPLACED TIE RODS WHEN CRUSHING SOUND IN FRONT END WAS FIRST HEARD. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745906May 25, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS AT 33,000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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