Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

• #800979September 9, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN FRONT UNDERHOOD AREA , FUEL WAS LEAKING IN THE FRONT OF PASSENGER SIDE.*AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #801973September 6, 1996
  SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

  THE DRIVER'S SIDE LAP AND SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT RETRACT OUT OF THE DOOR. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #801805September 4, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

  WHEN DRIVING THE CAR HESITATES AND STALLS . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #508156August 30, 1996
  POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)

  CLUTCH PEDAL LINKAGE COMES OFF.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #508003August 28, 1996
  SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT

  FAULTY STRUTS CAUSE STEERING DIFFICULTY WHEN DRIVER HITS POTHOLE OR BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #801419August 28, 1996
  POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP, HAD TO USE THE CLUTCH PEDAL AND PEDAL WAS LAYING ON THE FLOOR BOARD.*AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #507945August 27, 1996
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES

  BRAKE/ACCELERATOR PEDAL DESIGN TO CLOSE TO ONE ANOTHER, CAUSING DRIVER TO ACCIDENTALLY DEPRESS WRONG PEDAL, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  2

  Deaths:

  0

• #801351August 27, 1996
  STRUCTURE:BODY

  WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE CONSOLE AREA. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #506729August 23, 1996
  TIRES, SUSPENSION:FRONT, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

  TIRES SPLITTING.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #801089August 20, 1996
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

  WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THEY ARE USUALLY FINE , THEN EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE THERE IS TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN PUMPING THE BRAKES NOTHING HAPPENS, CONSUMER HAS TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK TO STOP VEHICLE. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #801113August 20, 1996
  AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

  DURING A FRONT IMPACT ACCIDENT AT 70 MPH, THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  1

  Deaths:

  0

• #507603August 16, 1996
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SEATS, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

  BRAKE FAILURE, ALSO REPLACED LOOSE MOTOR MOUNTS/POWER DOOR LOCKS/STEERING COLUMN/PASSENGER'S SEAT RECLINED BACKWARDS. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #507252August 9, 1996
  PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL, SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD

  EMERGENCY BRAKE SLIPPED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #507141August 6, 1996
  SUSPENSION:FRONT, WHEELS:RIM

  VEHICLE WANDERS ALL OVER ROAD. *DH

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #986524July 30, 1996
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

  ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, PULSATE AND MAKES A NOISE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #800027July 26, 1996
  FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

  THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO THE GAS LINE IS TO CLOSE THE EXHAUST SYSTEM.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #506606July 25, 1996
  AIR BAGS, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

  AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLENT, CAUSING UNCONSCIOUSNESS/BURNS/BRUISES/SWELLING INJURY TO DRIVER, ALSO KEPT SEAT BELT FROM WORKING.

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  1

  Deaths:

  0

• #986917July 16, 1996
  LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH

  WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, HOOD LATCH FAILED, RESULTING IN HOOD HITTING WINDSHIELD, SHATTERING IT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. 8AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #986951July 16, 1996
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

  WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN BRAKING THE VEHICLE PULLS RIGHT.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #506326July 12, 1996
  ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

  HEAD GASKET BLEW. *SD

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0