Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#737587December 10, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
EVEN REPLACEMENT STOP SWITCH SMOKES(FAILS). RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED , SAME RESULT. REPLACEMENT SWITCH STILL NO GOOD!!!!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737511December 8, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CAUSE OF FIRE IS UNKNOWN. CAR WAS STARTED AND FLAMES BLEW OUT OF BOTTOM, SIDE, & TOP OF ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737472December 7, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
DEX-COOL WAS USED AS ONLY COOLANT. MY MECHANIC FAXED ME SOME INFORMATION ON DEX-COOL STATING THAT IT WAS STARTING TO CAUSE PROBLEMS IN THE 1ST CARS USING IT. EVERYTHING COOLING RELATED IS STARTING TO GO OUT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558317December 6, 2000
SUSPENSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
THE STRUT TOWER ON THE PASSENGER WHEEL WALL HAD RUSTED OUT CAUSING NOISE, THE VEHICLE CAN NOT BE DRIVEN BECAUSE OF THE SEVERITY OF THE RUSTING, SEVERAL MECHANICS HAVE LOOKED AT THIS PROBLEM AND STATED THAT IT'S NOT NORMAL . *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557877December 5, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
WHILE DRIVING WITH THE ENHANCED TRACTION SYSTEM(ETS)ENGAGED, VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL, VEHICLE CRASHED THROUGH A FENCE AND LANDED IN A FIELD, A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE VEHICLE. *CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737221December 3, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR LEAKS FUEL INTERMITTENTLY (DURING COLD STARTS). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737222December 3, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR LEAKS FUEL INTERMITTENTLY (DURING COLD STARTS)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737168December 1, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
I HAVE HAD A LOT OF TROUBLE WITH SQUEAKY STEERING COLUMN,NOW IN ADDITION RECENTLY,MY HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT AND MOST LIKELY IS A CONTACT WITHIN THE OPERATIONS STICK ON THE STEERING WHEEL.I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH CLUNKING NOISES ON FRONT LEFT AND ALL MECHANICS TELL ME MY SHOCKS ARE FINE.MY HEATER CORE HAS TAKEN A DUMP,ALONG WITH A BATTERY,ALONG WITH A FUEL PUMP,ALL OF WHICH SEEM VERY PREMATURE ALL FROM 40000 MILES TO 55000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875834December 1, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
BRAKE CALIPER BOLTS SEPARATED ON FRONT BRAKES. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE FOUR TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875878December 1, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT SIDE OF HOUSE. CONSUMER WENT BACK INTO HOUSE, AND A FEW MINUTES LATER, A NEIGHBOR KNOCKED ON DOOR NOTIFYING HIM THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. FIRE WAS COMING FROM ENGINE CARPARTMENT. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED, AND THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION. NO INJURIES TO REPORTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875790November 30, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OPERATED ERRATICALLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875679November 29, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
SINCE PURCHASE HAD TO REPLACE 3 ALTERNATORS/ 2 IGNITION SWITCHES/ 2 STOP-HAZARD SWITCHES/ABS SWITCH, AND 2 BATTERIES. *AK WINDSHIELD IS LEAKING DURING HEAVY RAINS. THE CONSUMER INDICATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAS QUESTIONABLE DESIGN WHICH CAUSING MOST OF THE PROBLEMS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875630November 28, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD START TO SHAKE WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC INDICATED THAT BRAKES WERE WARPED & NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER HAVING ROTORS REPLACED, PROBLEM HAS REAPPEARED AGAIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875639November 28, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED SEVERE VIBRATION WHEN APPLING BRAKES. TECHNICIAN REPLACED FRONT PADS AND ROTORS UNDER WARRANTY. *AK AFTER REPAIR, BRAKE PADS STILL GRIND ON ROTORS, CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND SERVICE BULLETINS REGARDING THE BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737019November 28, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE BRAKES AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 3,000 MILES DUE TO WARPING. WE HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED 4 TIMES AND WERE TOLD THAT THE LAST 2 SETS OF BRAKES AND ROTORS WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. WE ARE NOW IN THE PROCESS OF GOING TO ARBITRATION TO GET OUT OF OUR LEASE. WE WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM CAR AGAIN. GM SEEMS TO THINK THE PROBLEM EXISTS DUE TO OUR LOCATION AND THE WAY WE DRIVE. AFTER REVIEWING THIS PAGE, I SEE THAT OUR PROBLEM HAS AFFECTED NUMBEROUS CONSUMERS JUST LIKE US. HOW CAN IT BE RESOLVED?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736935November 27, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILURE WITH JUST 68,300 MILES CAUSING COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE. ESTIMATE TO REPAIR IS $1700.00. I SEE FROM THE INTERNET THIS HAS BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736793November 23, 2000
TIRES
WE WERE DRIVING ON RT 28 IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY WHEN OUR FRONT RIGHT TIRE HAD A BLOW OUT. THE NEXT DAY WE TOOK OUR CAR TO A LOCAL GARAGE. THE FRONT TIRE HAD A HUGE HOLE IN IT EVEN THOUGH WE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. UPON INSPECTION OF ALL FOUR TIRES, IT WAS FOUND THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE SPLIT ON THE INSIDE. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THE TIRES ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKED FINE, BUT THE INSIDE OF ALL FOUR TIRES WERE SPLIT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT IN THESE TIRES. WE HAVE KEPT THESE TIRES IN THE EVENT THEY ARE NEEDED FOR ANY FURTHER INSPECTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736693November 21, 2000
TIRES
TIRE CASING STARTED TO PEEL OFF. WE WERE AWAY FROM HOME FOR THE WEEKEND. WE IMMEDIATELY CHANGED TO THE SPARE TIRE, AND LIMPED HOME. THE PONTIAC DEALER TOLD US THAT WE HAD TO GO TO THE GOODYEAR DEALER FOR AN ADJUSTMENT. THEY GAVE US AN ALLOWANCE TOWARD A NEW TIRE. BUT, I CAN'T HELP THINKING I CAUGHT OUR TIRE BEFORE IT GOT A CHANCE TO FALL APART LIKE ALL OF THOSE ONES I'VE BEEN SEEING ON TV. MY SON HAS A 1995 GRAND AM WITH THE SAME TIRES, AND HE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH A GOODYEAR EAGLE GA, THE SAME SIZE AS OURS. I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU FOLKS KNOW. *AK (DOT NUMBER: MKT2E2DR12 TIRESIZE: P205/55R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736599November 20, 2000
WHEELS:HUB
THE HUB CAPS HAVE RATTLED SINCE THE DAY WE BOUGHT IT. WE WERE TOLD IT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS CAUSED BY TAKING THEM OFF TOO MUCH AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE TO FIX IT OUTSIDE OF BUYING NEW ONES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736636November 20, 2000
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, AIR BAGS
CONSTANT PROBLEMS MOSTLY ELECTRICAL, BUT FROM WINDOWS AND LOCKS TO MAJOR THINGS LIKE ALTERNATORS AND IGNITION SWITCHES MULTIPLE TIMES. CONTACTED PONTIAC OVER A YEAR AND NEVER HEARD EVEN A REPLY. ANY RECALLS OR FACTORY FIX INFO WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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