Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#539733September 9, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
SEAT BELT DOES NOT FASTEN PROPERLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540679September 9, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CRACKED CYLINDER HEAD/CRACKED HEAD GASKET, BRAKES ROTORS REPLACED PRIOR TO SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AT APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES AND 43,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827657September 8, 1998
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING THE ABOUT 55 MPH THE HOOD FLEW UP ON THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE DRIVER'S VIEW TO BE OBSTRUCTED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827606September 4, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ENGINE IDLES AT 3000 RPM FOR REASONS UNKNOWN. ALSO ONCE BRAKE IS RELEASED VEHICLE WILL RAPIDLY ACCELERATE TO 60 MPH. DEALERS HAS REPLACED COMPUTER MODULE WHICH DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. VEHICLE ALSO HAS BRAKE PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540603September 4, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKE SWITCH OUT OF ADJUSTMENT, REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS LEAKING, AND BRAKE SHOES AND DRUMS CONTAMINATED WITH FLUID. ALL RELATED PARTS HAD TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540558September 3, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827498September 2, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 35 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DUE TO THE VEHICLE STALLING. ALSO, THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT RETRACT. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. DUP OF 827073. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827533September 2, 1998
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
VEHICLE WOULD'NT START. AFTER GETTING OUT OF THE CAR, THE CONSUMER'S CO-WORKER NOTICED A HORN BLOWING, WENT TO INVESTIGATE AND THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE STEERING COLUMN WAS ON FIRE, AND THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED FROM INSIDE TO OUTSIDE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539584September 2, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE ROTORS CONTINUALLY OVERHEAT AND WARP DUE TO DESIGN FLAW (LACK OF VENTILLATION).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827430September 1, 1998
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
THE PIN IN THE STEERING IS BENT, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO BE LOOSE. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THIS PART FOUR TIMES PRIOR TO THIS . THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539512September 1, 1998
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
FRONT BACK REST OF SEAT FLIPPED FORWARD DURING EMERGENCY STOPPING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827420August 31, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
THERE IS VIBRATION IN THE BRAKES WHEN APPLIED. ALSO PULSATING FEELING WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHICH RESULTED IN TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. DEALERS ARE UNABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK ROTORS AND PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED DUE TO WARPAGE, HOWEVER BRAKES CONTINUE TO MAKE NOISE, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED AT ONE TIME THAT THE BOLTS IN THE FRONT BRAKES WERE BENT, BRAKES STILL DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY AND CONSUMER DOES NOT FEEL SAFE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827291August 27, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING RUNS HOT. SMELLS LIKE IT'S ON FIRE OR SOMETHING IS BURNING. NO INDICATOR LIGHTS. RADIATOR FLUID COMES OUT WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF. DEALER CONTACTED SEVEN OR EIGHT TIMES. ALSO GRINDING NOISE INTERMITTENTLY, SOUNDS LIKE METAL TO METAL, AND DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540405August 26, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827213August 26, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE HAS INTERMITTENT NOISE IN RIGHT REAR, ALSO IN THE RIGHT FRONT OF CAR, CLUNCKING NOISE WHEN STARTING THE CAR UP, SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING, CONTINUES TO INCREASE, DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827191August 25, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES WEAR PREMATURELY. OWNER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKES FIVE TIMES. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540334August 25, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
BRAKE PADS ARE REPLACED ANNUALLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540339August 25, 1998
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FAILED TWICE IN FOUR YEARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827137August 24, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATBELTS MALFUNCTIONED WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKES. THE SEATBELTS WILL NOT RETRACT, WHICH WILL NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539297August 24, 1998
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC., STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
AIR CONDITIONER FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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