Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#526881December 11, 1997
STEERING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SEATS
HEAD GASKET FAILED, LEAKS OIL. ALSO, STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND IS VERY HARD TO TURN WHEN VEHICLE IS COLD/MAKES NOISE. IN ADDITION, VINYL COVERING BUBBLED, AND CAME LOOSE ON BACKSEAT ARMREST UP TO ROOF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819900December 10, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ENGINE STUTTERS AND STALLS AFTER A COLD START AND LURCHES FORWARD. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#526308December 10, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILED DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. GENERAL MOTORS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN EXTENDING THE WARRANTY FROM 5 YEARS AND 50000 MILES TO SIX YEARS AND 60000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#526357December 6, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD/ENGINE HEAD GASKET/ALTERNATOR AND BELT TENSIONER FAILED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#526363December 5, 1997
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN THE SUN IS SHINING ONE CANNOT READ THE RADIO OR CLOCK LIGHTS. THE ONLY WAY TO SEE THEM IS IF THE VEHICLE IS IN THE SHADE OR PARKING BRAKE IS ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819754December 5, 1997
TIRES:VALVE
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE 75, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WENT FLAT RIGHT AWAY. THIS WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE VALVE STEM WHICH LEAKED AND CAUSED THE TIRE TO BE RUINED. NEW TIRES ON A 1997, PONTIAC. TIRE SIZE P19565R15. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE STEM LEAKED AT THE RIM WHERE THE STEM GOES THROUGH. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#525756December 5, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#526409December 4, 1997
INTERIOR LIGHTING
DASH LIGHTS GO OUT WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#526499November 29, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TRAVELING 10 MPH URING RAINYLIGHT SNOW AND APPLIED ABS BRAKES TO STOP AT STOP LIGHT, BRAKES FAILED TO DISENGAGE AND VEHICLE ALMOST WENT TROUGH STOP LIGHT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#525856November 28, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER
BRAKES SQUEAL AND DO NOT STOP APPROPRIATELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#525441November 26, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SPEED INCREASES WHEN GOING DOWN HILL WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523493November 25, 1997
SUSPENSION:FRONT
STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES WHEN GOING OVER SMALL/LARGEBUMPS IN THE ROAD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819484November 25, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE RAN OVER A SMALL PUDDLE AND THE ENGINE WENT OUT. DEALER SAID ENGINE SHOULD BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819355November 21, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
(IN REFERENCE TO 93V153; THE DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO START ON ITS OWN WITHOUT THE KEY IN IGNITION AND CAUSED A FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819278November 19, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SHE RECEIVED NECK/BACK AND CHEST INJURIES. SHE ALSO RECEIVED INJURIES TO HER ANKLE AND FOOT. *AK *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#525017November 18, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES DO NOT STOP VEHICLE APPROPRIATELY, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819186November 18, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THERE IS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. IN A PANIC STOP THE BRAKES LOCK UP AND THE VEHICLE SHEMIMIES. THE FRONT ROTORS , BRAKE SHOES AND DRUMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON VEHICLE . THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523958November 18, 1997
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
COLD STEERING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819217November 18, 1997
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
THE DEFECTIVE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY LOCKED UP AND BLEW OUT, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER REPLACED THE CLUTCH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#524862November 17, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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