Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#825874July 27, 1998
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, THE DASHBOARD FELL ON THE PASSENGER, BREAKING HER RIGHT LEG AND LEFT FOOT. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#538734July 24, 1998
SUSPENSION
WHILE TRAVELING AT A SAFE SPEED AND UNDER SAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE LEFT AND THEN SPUN 180 DEGREES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538681July 22, 1998
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM EVAPORATOR COIL LEAKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825649July 21, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING THE MOTOR LOCKED UP. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825628July 20, 1998
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
ABS BRAKES: PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. HAS NO BRAKES. FRONT BRAKES MAKE NOISE/GRIND. PADS REPLACED 4-5 TIMES. STEERING WHEEL: PIN FELL OUT 4 TIMES. COLUMN DOES NOT LOCK. AIR CONDITIONER: NOT WORKING. JUST NOISY, NO AIR. TOOK TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537943July 16, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
ELECTRICAL WIRING MALFUNCTION IS CAUSING THE BATTERY CHECK LIGHT TO CONTINUALLY FLASH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825496July 16, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
REAR SEAT BELT UNABLE TO LOCK PROPERLY. DEALER NOTIFIED AND WILL NOT REPAIR OR REPLACE WITHOUT COST TO THE CONSUMER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825429July 15, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE . MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER SAW SMOKE FIRST AND THEN THE FIRE WITHIN 3 MINUTES, VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF EVEN WITH THE KEYS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION, CONSUMER STATES THAT THE HORN SOUNDED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825433July 15, 1998
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE HEAD RESTRAINTS, THE HEADREST IS TOO BIG, PREVENTING THE CONSUMER FROM LOOKING OUT THE BACK SIDE WINDOW WHEN DRIVING. THERE IS A BLIND AREA. ALSO THE OWNERS MANUAL HAS INSTRUCTIONS. WHEN FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS LISTED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL, PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK OWNERS MANUAL STATES SLIDE THE HEAD RESTRAINT UP OR DOWN SO THAT THE TOP OF THE RESTRAINT IS CLOSEST TO THE TOP OF THE EARS, THIS POSITION REDUCES THE CHANCE OF A NECK INJURY IN A CRASH, THE HEAD RESTRAINT CANNOT BE ADJUSTED LOW ENOUGH TO MEET THE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AS STATED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825439July 15, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS OUT OF DRIVE INTO THE NEUTRAL GEAR. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538335July 15, 1998
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
PIVOT PIN IN STEERING COLUMN SLIPS INTO A HINGE MECHANISM FOR TILT WHEEL TO MOVE UP OR DOWN. WHEN THESE PINS SLIP OUT, BECAUSE THEY ARE ONLY PRESSED IN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES LOOSE. BOTH PINS HAV ECOME OUT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER, BOTH HAVE NOT COME OUT AT SAME TIME. THE POART THAT CAME OUT WAS PIVOT PIN IN STEERING COLUMN P/N 26045314.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825297July 13, 1998
SUSPENSION:REAR
WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS 30-35 MPH OR PULLING IN OR OUT OF DRIVEWAY, A SQEAKING POPPING NOISE CAME FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER FOUND THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE DRYNESS OF THE FRONT SWAY BAR. THE SWAY BAR WAS LUBRICATED. ON 4/20/98 AND 6/29/98 VEHICLE BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP FOR THIS PROBLEM AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825256July 9, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHEN CONSUMER SHUTS OFF THE ENGINE, THE IGNITION SWITCH DOES NOT GO ALL THE WAY TO WHERE HE COULD TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, AND THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825135July 8, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION KEY CANNOT BE MOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. IT TAKES ABOUT 10 MINUTES UP TO ONE HOUR BEFORE THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED. THE DEALER HAS TRIED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM 3 TIMES. VEHICLE IS AT DEALERSHIP FOR THE 4TH TIME FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825071July 7, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
CONSUMER STATES THROTTLE STICKS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE EXCESSIVELY. DEALERS NOTED CAUSE TO BE A THROTTLE CONTROL CABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825076July 7, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
RECALL 93V153000, IGNITION SWITCH; THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALERSHIP SAID THAT MR CAPALANO IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. BUT, MOBILE AUTO REPAIR SAID DIFFERENTLY. THEY SAID THAT CONSUMER'S VIN IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537737July 5, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRAVELING AT 68 MPH IN CRUISE CONTROL, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE ENGINE REVED 6000 RMP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537680July 2, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN INTERSECTION, DRIVER NOTICED THAT OIL LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHTS WERE ON. DRIVER THEN REALIZED THAT VEHICLE HAD STALLED. RESTARTED VEHICLE AND PROBLEM VANISHED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824889July 1, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. WHEN VEHICLE IS IN GEAR IT WILL NOT EXCEED SPEEDS OF 25 MPH. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537245June 30, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT AND FUEL PUMP FAILED CAUSING ACCELERATION PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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