Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#10368249November 29, 2010
TIRES
WE HAD A FLAT IN OUR DRIVEWAY ON ONE OF A SET OF GOODYEAR GT HR TIRES WHICH WERE PURCHASED IN JUNE 2007. UPON CHANGING THE TIRE AND INSPECTING IT, THE TIRE HAD LARGE CRACKS ALL AROUND THE PERIMETER ON THE INTERIOR SIDE. WE CHECKED THE OTHER TIRES AND SAW SIMILAR CRACKS. WE TOOK IT TO THE GOODYEAR DEALER WHERE THEY WERE PURCHASED AND THE OWNER FOUND IT LEAKING AT ONE OF THESE CRACKS. I COMMENTED THAT I WAS DISMAYED THAT THESE TIRES DRY ROTTED AT ONLY THREE YEARS, TO WHICH HE STATED THAT, "THEY AREN'T DRY ROTTED; THESE ARE STRESS FRACTURES". I ASKED WHY THEY WOULD HAVE THESE FRACTURES AFTER ONLY THREE YEARS AND WHAT CAUSED THEM,AND HE GAVE ME NO ANSWER. THE DEALER SEEMED TO HAVE NO CONCERN THAT THESE TIRES ARE FAILING IN THIS WAY IN ONLY THREE YEARS AND ONLY WANTED ME TO PURCHASE REPLACEMENTS, OFFERING A VERY SMALL DISCOUNT, TO WHICH WE DECLINED. WE WILL BE REPLACING THESE TIRES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, AND ARE AWARE OF THE TREAD WEAR AND MILES THEY HAVE ON THEM, BUT WE ARE CONCERNED THAT OTHERS ARE DRIVING ON TIRES THAT THEY THINK ARE FINE BECAUSE THEY AREN'T VERY OLD. THEY SHOULDN'T BE CRACKING LIKE THIS AS WE'VE HAD MANY SETS OF TIRES AND HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE. HAD THAT TIRE GONE OUT ANY OTHER PLACE THAN IN MY DRIVE, I AM AFRAID TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. WE STILL HAVE TO DRIVE IT TO HAVE NEW TIRES PUT ON, WHICH I GREATLY FEAR. THIS TIRE WAS DATED 0907. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367953November 27, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PASSLOCK SECURITY SYSTEM IS FAILING. CAR WILL START UP PERFECTLY ONE DAY BUT THEN THE NEXT DAY IT MAY NOT START AND THE SECURITY LIGHT WILL BE FLASHING. TAKES TEN MINUTES TO RESET. BASICALLY YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN AND WHAT DAY THAT YOUR CAR WILL START AND ITS A HUGE NUISANCE. I'M NOT SPENDING OVER 600 DOLLARS TO GET THIS FIXED WHEN THIS PRODUCT SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECALLED. IT'S RIDICULOUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367133November 22, 2010
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE REAR WINDSHIELD BROKE INTO PIECES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHO MADE AN APPOINTMENT AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 123,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366953November 20, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
SOMETIMES WHEN I START MY CAR THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON. THIS IS A HUGE INCONVENIENCE. AND I HAVE TO TURN THE KEY TO ON POSITION AND WAIT FOR THE LIGHT TO COME OFF. I HAVE YET TO FIND ONE MECHANIC THAT KNOWS THE SOLUTION. IT HAS OCCURRED AT THE MOST RANDOM TIMES AND SOMETIMES THE WORST. AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO REPLACE OR FIX. IF I KNEW I WOULD ASAP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365744November 15, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE SECURITY SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE SECURITY CODE WAS RESET. THE FAILURE RECURRED NINE MONTHS FOLLOWING THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE TEMPORARILY. A PERMANENT REPAIR WAS NOT PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364987November 8, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH TURN SIGNALS WOULD ONLY OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS CALLED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND INFORMED HIM THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. NO OTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,812.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362327October 25, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FIVE MONTHS LATER; THIS TIME, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE STARTED AFTER IT WAS TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER LOCAL REPAIR SHOP BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AGAIN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 175,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361337October 20, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE. SECURITY COMPUTER CODE INSIDE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER PREVENTS VEHICLE FROM STARTING FOR TWENTY MINUTES TO OVER AN HOUR WITH ORIGINAL KEY TO VEHICLE. EVERY 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM OWNER IN THE AREA IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. NATIONAL RECALL TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH THE MICROCODE AND/OR IGNITION SWITCH SHOULD BE MADE.I AM DISABLED AND THE VEHICLE LEFT ME STRANDED FOR OVER THREE HOURS TODAY UNTIL I FOUND A RIDE HOME. CARS SHOULD NOT HAVE COMPUTER MICROCODE THAT PREVENTS STARTING VEHICLE.THIS IS A DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE. VIN NUMBER [XXX] 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361002October 18, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, SHE NOTICED A GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKE HAD BEGUN TO RUB AGAINST THE ROTORS, THE CALIPER WAS NOT LOCKED INTO PLACE AND THE BRAKES DID NOT WEAR IN AN UP AND DOWN MOTION BUT IN A SIDE-TO-SIDE MOTION WHICH CAUSED THE NOISE THE CONTACT HEARD. THE CONTACT CALLED THE SALES DEALER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 153,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 139,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360971October 17, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE CAR THAT CAUSES A SECURITY MALFUNCTION. ON NUMEROUS RANDOM OCCASIONS WHEN I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND TRY TO START MY CAR AND SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON THE CAR WILL NOT START. I HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES UNTIL THE SECURITY LIGHT TURNS OFF AND THEN RE-START THE CAR. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THIS FAILURE. I BOUGHT THE CAR AUGUST OF 2010 AND HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM THE ENTIRE TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360091October 12, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT SIDE AIRBAGS HAD DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 189,000. UPDATED 02/01/118 LJ THE CONSUMER AND HER PASSENGER WERE INJURED DUE TO THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAGS. UPDATED 03/18/11 *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10359470October 6, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT. WHENEVER DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT BOTH TURN SIGNALS WOULD STOP FUNCTIONING INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359286October 5, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE SHE HEARD A CLICKING NOISE COMING NEAR THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH. THE CLICKING NOISE SHE HEARD WAS VERY SIMILAR TO THE NOISE YOU CAN HEAR WHEN YOU ACTIVATE THE TURN SIGNALS. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 114,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359337October 5, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. HE ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND UPON TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION IT WOULD NOT START. HE REPLACED THE BATTERY BUT THE VEHICLE AGAIN WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE SECURITY SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND HE WAS ALSO INFORMED OF A METHOD TO BYPASS THE FAILURE IN CASE IT RECURS. THE FAILURE HAS SINCE RECURRED 20 TIMES. DURING THE MOST RECENT FAILURES THE HORN WOULD ALSO BEGIN TO SOUND. AFTER THE FINAL FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358840October 2, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH IN THE CAR OR THE HAZARD SWITCH SEEM TO BE DEFECTIVE. IT CONSTANTLY KEEPS CLICKING AFTER I USE IT AND SOMETIMES RARELY I CAN SEE SMOKE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. I HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUES I AM NOT SURE WHY IT HASN'T BEEN RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358391September 30, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE IGNITION NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE ANTI-THEFT SECURITY SYSTEM. THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM WOULD NOT RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE IGNITION CYLINDER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358049September 28, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH TURN SIGNALS FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 99,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357654September 26, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. IT USES THE "PASSLOCK II" FACTORY SECURITY SYSTEM. I WAS TOLD BY A FORMER GM MECHANIC THAT THE PASSLOCK II SYSTEM WILL FAIL WHEN THE CAR REACHES APPROXIMATELY 95,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THE PASSLOCK II SYSTEM NOW REQUIRES DAILY RESETS, CAUSING THE CAR TO START NORMALLY ONLY UNTIL IT SITS FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. I HAVE TALKED WITH THE DEALERSHIPS ABOUT THIS AND THEY "AREN'T EXACTLY SURE" WHAT THE ROOT CAUSE IS. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ACROSS THE INTERNET, AND IT SEEMS THAT HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE AFFECTED BY THIS, SPECIFICALLY THOSE WHO OWN PONTIAC GRAND AMS AND OLDSMOBILE ALEROS EMPLOYING THE PASSLOCK II ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. THERE ARE "SHADE-TREE FIXES FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT NOW THAT GM IS A GOVERNMENT OWNED CORPORATION, THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AND REMEDIED IN THE FORM OF A RECALL. THE OWNER OF EACH VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE SUBJECTED TO HUNDREDS TO THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN DEALERSHIP REPAIR COSTS FOR PARTS DESIGNED TO FAIL AT 100,000 MILES. GM AS A WHOLE CAN CHARGE THE SUBCONTRACTOR FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR ANY OTHER INFORMATION YOU MAY NEED. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357324September 24, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BLINKERS SPORADICALLY WORK. I HAVE READ ONLINE FORUMS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM IN GRAND AM 2002, BUT NO RECALL IS ISSUED FOR MY VEHICLE YEAR. THERE IS ONE FOR THE 2001 GRAND AM, BUT SINCE MINE IS A 2002, GM WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM UNDER THE RECALL. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357088September 22, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM WITH A 3.4 LITRE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE OVERHEATS. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT GENERAL MOTORS INSTALLED PLASTIC GASKETS ON THESE VEHICLES AND RECOMMENDED DEX-COOL. THE ANTIFREEZE EATS THE GASKET UP FROM THE INSIDE OUT AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. GENERAL MOTORS REFUSES TO FIX MY VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH THEY KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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