Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#537597June 26, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
FAST CLICKS COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. WEATHER IS BELOW 65 DEGREES, OCCURS WITHIN ONLY 0.5 MILES TO 1.0 MILES OF INITIAL DRIVING. SOUND LIKE A DRUMROLL ON YOUR HARDTOP DESK WITH TWO DRUMSTICKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823885June 25, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
STARTED ENGINE & HEARD A TICKING NOISE IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. AFTER VEHICLE WAS WARMED NOISE DISAPPEARED. TOOK TO DEALER. KEPT OVERNIGHT TO COOL DOWN. PRINT OUT SHOWED NOISE MIGHT BE IN TRANSAXLE. NO WAY OF REPAIRING AFTER COLD START. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824685June 25, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, SEAT BELTS
DEFECT WITHIN WINDSHIELD WIPER IS CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TO ACT IN AN ERRATIC MANNER, AND AT TIMES BECOMING INOPERATIVE. DEALER HAS REPLACED WIPER SWITCH AND MOTOR TWICE AND COMPUTER CHIP WITHIN BOARD, BUT DEFECT IS STILL OCCURRING. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *AK LEFT REAR WINDOW MOTOR FAILED, 1150 MILES LATER THE WINDOW SWITCH FAILED. RADIO AND CLOCK LIGHT FAIL, DEALER CHECKED WIRING AND FUSES. LEFT FRONT SHOULDER BELT/RETRACTOR BELT BUTTON DAMAGED, DEALER REPLACED SEATBELT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824532June 22, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537204June 22, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY
VEHICLE'S PAINT IS PEELING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537156June 20, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
I WAS DOING 30 MPH ON THE EXPRESSWAY DURING RUSH HOUR. THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED ON HIS BRAKES, AS I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES I REALIZED I WAS NOT STOPPING. I SWEARVED TO THE LEFT LAND AND HIT THE MEDIAN WALL THAT DIVIDES NORTH AND SOUTH BOUND TRAFFIC. MY AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE, I HIT THE WALL DIRECTLY ON THE LEFT HIGHLIGHT AND MY BRAKES FAILED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN THE PAST YEAR MY BRAKES HAVE FAILED. WHENEVER THEY ARE LOOKED AT AFTERWARDS, NOTHING IS FOUND. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS SOMETHING I CAN DO ABOUT THE BRAKES AND THE AIR BAG. THANK YOUR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#536941June 19, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE LEADING TO VEHICLE FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824498June 19, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING SEAT BELT COMES LOOSE WITHOUT WARNING. CONSUMER HAD CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY STATED THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE DEFFECT WITHOUT ANY COST TO THE CONSUMER. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824396June 17, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE DEFECTIVE ENGINE WIRES WERE "TOO SHORT", CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK DEALER STATED THAT THE WIRES IN THE WIRING HARNESS NEAR THE TRANSMISSION WERE STRETCHED TIGHTLY AND HAD CHAFED AND WORN OFF THE INSULATION, CAUSING A SHORT WHICH IN TURN WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STALL. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536901June 17, 1998
STEERING
PIVOT PINS CAME OFF CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO LOOSEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536853June 13, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMES FROM ENGINE WHEN STARTING POSSIBLY CAUSED BY THE LIFTERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536844June 13, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
MASTER CYLINDER FAILED AND THE VEHICLE NEVER SLOWED DOWN AND RAN THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823403June 10, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION COIL WAS REPLACED AT 44,000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 62,000 MILES. CONSUMER STOPPED AT A DRIVE THROUGH AND THE VEHICLE CUT OFF. WHEN STARTING IT UP, IT BACKFIRED, AND STARTED SHAKING REAL BAD AND CUT OFF AGAIN. THE CAR STARTED RUNNING, AND CUT OFF AGAIN AND WOULDN'T START AT ALL. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536675June 6, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS WILL RELEASE AND ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ROLL FORWARD BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP WHILE MAKING A LOUD POPPING SOUND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824013June 5, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
COONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65MPH WHEN SHE SMELLED SMOKE. PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND THERE WAS SMOKE AT DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S FRONT BRAKES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823987June 4, 1998
STEERING:COLUMN
MECHANISM ON THE STEERING TILT BROKE, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO BOUNCE AROUND IN THE CHANNEL THAT IT IS IN, AND IT WOULD NOT TILT ANYMORE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MECHANISM WITH A NEW ASSEMBLY, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536260June 3, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
REAR BRAKES HAVE CONTINUALLY FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO SWERVE ON OCCASIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823947June 3, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO APPLY BRAKES, VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN AND FRONT END BEGINS TO JUMP AND REAR UP. ACTS AS IF IT IS GOING TO JUMP OUT OF GEAR. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823862June 2, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATLEY 5 MPH, PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY, HIT SIDEWALK CURB, DUAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLEY, CAUSING NECK/SKIN AND EYE INJURIES. OWNERS MANUAL STATES VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE GOING AT LEAST 10-15 MPH BEFORE AIRBAGS CAN DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#536405June 1, 1998
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
LOSS OF DRIVE AND REVERSE WHEN VEHICLE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. TO RECEIVE FORWARD DRIVE VEHICLE MUST BE SHIFTED TO FIRST OR SECOND GEAR. CHANGING TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FILTER SOLVES PROBLEM FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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