Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#886926April 27, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
PUT KEY IN IGNITION AND IT WOULD NOT TURN, IN 1998, CONSUMER HAD TO GET ANOTHER IGNITION SWITCH, CONSUMER STATES A 3RD TIME CAR CUT OFF BY ITSELF. THEN, CONSUMER COULD NOT TURN SWITCH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886952April 27, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 40 MPH, AND NONE OF FRONTAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#886988April 27, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
CONSUMER SMELLED FUEL INSIDE VEHICLE. DEALER STATED FUEL DRIPPED ON ALTERNATOR, REPLACED FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM TWICE, SECOND TIME IN AUGUST 2000. CONSUMER FELT THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886852April 26, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THEY WOULD PULSATE AND VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE. ALSO, EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS 4 TIMES, CALIPERS 2 TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886784April 25, 2001
SEATS
PASSENGER'SSEAT, MANUAL SEAT, WILL NO LONGER STAY IN POSITION, SLIDES BACK AND FORTH, EVEN WITH NO PASSENGER IN SEAT. NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886660April 24, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR IGNITION MECHANIC NOTICED THAT PART HOLDING RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM HAS RUSTED THROUGH, AND WILL NEED TO HAVE IT REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744468April 24, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
EXCESSIVE RUBBING NOISE ORIGINATING FROM LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT WHEELS.*AK (TIRESIZE: P225/50R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225/50R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560905April 23, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION (00V287000) CONSUMER EXPERIENCED TWO ALTERNATOR FAILURES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560881April 23, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION (00079) BUT FEELS IT IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR HIM TO HAVE TO MISS 4 HOURS OF WORK, TO BRING VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE DUE TO MANUFACTURER'S INCOMPETENCE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560866April 20, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
PRIOR TO RECALL 00V287, CONSUMER HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH STARTING VEHICLE, THE STARTER, IGNITION SWITCH, SAFETY SWITCH, AND BATTERY WERE REPLACED, HOWEVER PROBLEM KEPT COMING BACK, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT PARTS PRIOR TO RECALL WORK. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744292April 20, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
THE DEALER HAS REPLACE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS 3 TIMES BRAKE PADS 1 AND I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN SCHEDULED TO GO BACK TO DEALER FOR SAME PROBLEM FOR A THE 4 TIME . THE CAR NOW HAS 40000 MILES BUT ABOUT EVERY 10000 MILES THEY HAVE TO REPLACE ROTORS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886306April 19, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
LOW COOLANT LIGHT ON DASHBOARD CAME ON. CONSUMER ADDED DEX SPECIAL COOLANT TWICE, APPROXIMATELY A HALF GALLON OF 50% WATER/50% COOLANT. PREVIOUSLY, EVERY TIME 3,000 MILE OIL CHANGE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON, CONSUMER NOTICED THAT COOLANT LEVEL WAS LOW. THIS TIME, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP , AND FOUND OUT THAT COOLANT WAS GETTING INTO OIL, CAUSING OIL TO BE A MILKY COLOR. *NOTE: CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT COULD POSSIBLY BE CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET OR MANIFOLD INTAKE. DEALERSHIP IS IN POSSESSION OF VEHICLE.*AK CONSUMER STATES SO FAR THE NEWLY INSTALLED UPPER AND LOWER GASKETS ARE HOLDING, CONSUMER STATES HE HAS SPOKEN TO 3 INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO STATE THAT THE PROBLEM IS PROBABLY WITH THE MANIFOLD INTAKE GASKETS AND NOT THE HEAD GASKET, THESE THREE PEOPLE INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO IMPROPER TORQUE OF DEFECTIVE GASKETS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886309April 19, 2001
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, STRUCTURE:BODY
WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH, NOISE WAS HEARD, MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT. CONSUMER RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP IN JULY 2000 BECAUSE NOISE WAS STILL PRESENT WHEN DEALERSHIP ORIGINALLY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH STEERING. A PRIVATE MECHANIC STATED THAT "THUMP" COULD BE EMITTED FROM RACK AND PINION STEERING SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK THERE IS A 3 TO 6 SECOND DEOAY IN THE TRANSMISSION WHEN ENGAGING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, SOMETIMES SLIPPAGE OCCURS MOMENTARILY AFTER THE CAR ENGAGES INTO DRIVE,BATTERY LEAKS CONSOLE LATCH FAILED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886350April 19, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT REMAINED ON AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN ROUG/HESITATED WHEN APPLYING ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND WHILE DRIVING OFF. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER SHOP ON NINE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK FUEL INJECTOR KEEP FAILING. THE DEALER REMOVED GAS TANK AND REINSTALLED IT AFTER AIR DRYING. HOWEVER, THE CHECK THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON EVERY 25-300 MILES. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560833April 18, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
PRIOR TO RECALL 00V287, VEHICLE STOPPED AND WOULD NOT START, IT FINALLY STARTED AND WENT A BLOCK THEN STOPPED AGAIN, SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL, DEALER MADE REPAIRS AND STATED THE CAUSE WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH, CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, HOWEVER DEALER STATED RECALL PROBLEM AND HER VEHICLE PROBLEM WERE NOT RELATED, CONSUMER FEELS OTHERWISE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886268April 18, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
AFTER TURNING ENGINE OFF IGNITION KEY WILL NOT RELEASE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886269April 18, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
ANTI THEFT SYSTEM ACTIVATES WHILE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. THEN, VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886063April 17, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHILE TRAVELING AND WHEN DEPRESSIG BRAKE PEDAL NOTICED A GRINDING NOISE AND PULSATION IN PEDAL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744115April 16, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY WHILE ENGINE IS RUNNING. HOWEVER, IT WORKS CORRECTLY WHEN THE IGNITION IS OFF.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744138April 16, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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