Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#740114January 29, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740007January 27, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879067January 26, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WITH QUAD 4 ENIGNE , POOR DESIGN OF HEAD GASKET CAUSED PREMATURE CRACKING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559199January 25, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE HESITATES WHILE DRIVING AND SOMETIMES JERKS BADLY, THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879014January 25, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
THERMOSTAT IS FLUCTUATING, GAS LEVEL GOES UP AND DOWN, KEEPS BLOWING FUSES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879021January 25, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WHILE DRIVING INTERIOR OF VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, DASHBOARD AND INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE BURNED. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30 MPH, SMELLED SMOKE, AND THEN SAW SMOKE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER NOTED THAT IT HAD TO DO WITH ELECTRICAL WIRING SYSTEM. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879047January 25, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
RECEIVED RECALL 00V287000/IGNITION SWITCH IN DECEMBER 2000. BEEN IN CONTACT WITH DEALERSHIP UNTIL FINALLY CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT PARTS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL SOMETIMES IN MARCH.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878921January 24, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:RELAY
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SEEMD TO HAVE SHORTED OUT. DOOR LOCKS AND HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. ONE DOOR WILL BE LOCKED WHILE THE REST WAS LOCKED. SOME OF WIRES WERE BURNT OUT UNDER STEERING. A RELAY SWITCH NEEDED TO BE PUT ON . STARTER & ALTERNATOR HAVE BEEN AFFECTED. DEALER WAS TRYING TO REMEDY PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878927January 24, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DEFECTIVE HEAD IS CAUSING DAMAGE TO ENGINE DUE TO POOR MANUFACTURING OF HEAD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878962January 24, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
WHILE DRIVING COULD HEAR NOISE FROM VEHICLE. THEN, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT BUSHINGS AND PINS HAD TO BE REPLACED TO REPAIR PROBLEM. *AK THE LOWER FRONT CONTROL ARM HAD WORN OUT, INCLUDING BUSHINGS AND PINS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878968January 24, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES ARE TOO SENSITIVE; WHEN TAPPING ON BRAKES CAR JERKS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784991January 23, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKED COOLANT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878774January 23, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT ANY INDICATION, AND VEHICLE WILL NOT RESTART SOON AFTER. PLESASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878825January 23, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT CONSUMER HAD ON HIGH BEAMS, AND WHEN SWITCHING TO LOW BEAMS ALL LIGHTS WENT OUT, CONSUMER HAD TO SWITCH BACK AND FORTH, AND THEN LIGHTS CAME BACK ON.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559117January 22, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER RECIEVED RECALL NOTIVE 00V-287 FOR A FAULTY STARTER WHICH COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE A FIRE, THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE FAILS TO ENGAGE ON A REGULAR BASIS AND MANY COMPONENTS AND BEEN REPAIRED/REPLACED IN AN ATTEMPT REMEDY THE PROBLEM BUT WITH NO SUCCESS, CONSUMER CONTACTED GMC WHO SAID THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED UNTIL MARCH 2001. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559072January 22, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS PRIOR TO RECALL 00V287, WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL, THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, THE STARTER, AND THE IGNITION SWITCH, AFTER ALL THE REPAIR WORK VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING MANY OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITHT ALL OF THE LIGHTS, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE RECALL REPAIR, RENTAL CAR EXPENSES, AND THE PRICE OF THE VEHICLE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739752January 22, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
TOWED TO PONTIAC DEALER (ADAMS PONTIAC IN ANNAPOLIS, MD) THEY SAY WILL COST ME ABOUT $400 "NEEDS NEW HOUSING". I FEEL MANUFACURING DEFECT, IE A STEERING WHEEL SHOULD NOT LOCK UP..COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739771January 22, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKES AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES WITHIN 17000 MILES. I NOTICE PROBLEM WHEN I BRAKE AND THE CAR SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY MAKING IT HARD TO STEER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739792January 22, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN APPLYING MY BRAKES TO STOP MY CAR, THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THE CAR WOULDN'T STOP. I WAS TRYING TO STOP, BUT I COULDN'T. I ENDED UP HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, AND THEY HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF THEM AS A RESULT. THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY ONCE BEFORE FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. FOUR OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE DRIVEN MY CAR TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AS WELL. I HAD MADE PLANS TO DROP THE CAR OFF AT THE DEALER TO GET THE BRAKES LOOKED AT ON MONDAY, 12/18/2000, BUT THE BRAKES FAILED ON 12/17/2000, CAUSING THE ACCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#878723January 22, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE TRAVELING 35-40 MPH VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN AND STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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