Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#10292408November 16, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE - INTACT MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING. I HAVE HAD THIS REPAIRED TWICE IN 2 YRS. I AM BEING TOLD THAT THE GASKET IS FAULTY AND GM IS AWARE OF THIS BUT THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE ALSO SEEN ARTICLES STATING THAT THERE IS A LAW SUIT PENDING IN THE US AND CANADA. I HAVE SPENT APPROX. $800.00 TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292052November 13, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM 2.2 ENGINE WILL CRANK BUT WILL NOT FIRE. SECURITY LIGHT IS ON. WILL NOT START ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. BELIEVED TO BE IGNITION SWITCH/THEFT PROTECTION ISSUE. CANNOT RELY ON CAR TO START. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292067November 13, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
COOLANT LEVELS IN RESERVE TANK ALWAYS WOULD DROP BELOW MINIMUM LEVELS, AND WE WOULD CONTINUE TO ADD COOLANT. LAST OIL CHANGE IN JUNE 2009 REVIEW NO PROBLEM. NOVEMBER 2009, WHILE SON WAS DRIVING HOME FROM COLLEGE (APPROXIMATELY 80 MILES) CAR BEGAN TO OVERHEAT WITH TEMP GAUGE READING IN THE RED. HAD CAR TOWED TO LOCAL SHOP AND REPORTED THAT COOLANT HAD LEAKED INTO CORE, ENGINE DESTROYED (ESTIMATED REPAIR - NEED NEW/REMANUFACTURED ENGINE $2500-3000). SEEMS WHILE REVIEWING THIS SUBJECT ONLINE AND W/NHTSA WEB SITE THAT THIS HAS BEEN A RE-OCCURRING PROBLEM WITH 1997 PONTIACS 4 AND 6 CYLINDER ENGINES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291402November 8, 2009
VISIBILITY
MY PROBLEM STARTED SUMMER OF 2008,I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY12 TRAVELING 55MPH. I FELT AS IF MY CAR WAS LIFTING ITSELF OFF THE GROUND SEVERAL MINS LATER I HEARD A LOUD BOOM. AND WAS SLIGHTLY BLINDED BY THE SUNLIGHT. I THOUGHT I WAS HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. BUT IT WAS MY SUNROOF THAT CAME OFF. IT HAS BEEN WELL OVER A YEAR I STILL HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE SUNROOF REPAIRED. MOST REPAIR SHOPS REFER ME TO THE PONTIAC DEALER AS THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A SUNROOF COMING OFF UNLESS DEFECTED. I CALLED THE PONTIAC DEALER IN STOCKTON, CA TWICE EACH TIME I WAS TOLD SUNROOFS FLY OFF ALL THE TIME, I COULD TAKE IT TO ANY REPAIR SHOP OF MY CHOICE OR SEE IF INSURANCE WILL COVER REPAIRS. I ASKED WHAT SHOPS THEY USED OR RECOMMEND EACH TIME AGENTS COULD NOT RECALL ANYTHING. I CALLED MY INSURANCE THEY TOO HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS, SINCE NOT FROM AN ACCIDENT OR NATURAL DISASTER I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR COST OF REPAIRS. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN WHO I TRANSPORT IN VEHICLE DRIVING WITHOUT A SUNROOF WAS VERY STRESSFUL AND NOT SAFE FOR THE HEALTH OF MY CHILDREN NOR MYSELF. AFTER THE RUN AROUND, TRYING TO TAPE DOWN EXPOSED AREA TO NO AVAIL, LOST OF HEARING. I DECIDED TO GO TO TAPS, THERE, THEY WERE ABLE TO CUT A PIECE OF HARD PLASTIC TO COVER TEMPORARILY. I FEEL AS A CONSUMER I HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE RUN AROUND AND I 'M AT A LOST FOR WHERE I CAN TAKE MY CAR LOCALLY TO HAVE SUNROOF REPAIRED PERMANENTLY. MY SECOND ISSUE IS WITH MY IGNITION LOCKS UP ON ME AND WILL NOT LET ME DRIVE.A SECURITY LIGHT THAT IS LIT UP AS WELL, AS I DO NOT HAVE A SECURITY SYSTEM, I CALLED DEALER I WAS TOLD IT MAY HAVE TO DO WITH MY KEY REMOTE, I STATED I DON'T HAVE KEY, I WAS THEN TOLD IT MAY BE I COPIED KEYS AND THE COPY IS NOT BEING READ BY CAR. I INFORMED THEM I USE THE ORIGINAL KEY FOR CAR I WAS GIVEN WHEN I PURCHASED CAR. THE DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHY AND REFERRED ME TO HAVE CAR CHECKED. I HAD MAINTENANCE DONE, EACH SHOP COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY FOR THE PROBLEM. I'M DISAPPOINTED AND FRUSTRATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291082November 5, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
IN PONTIAC GRAND AM'S, THERE HAVE BEEN MANY DRIVERS THAT HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH WATER LEAKS. THESE WATERS LEAKS FLOOD THE CAR COMPARTMENT AND CAN LEAVE 1-4 INCHES OF WATER IN THE CAR. SOME CARS HAVE HAD THE LEAK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, WHICH CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE WATER...EVEN AFTER YOU DRAIN IT, IT WILL STILL LEAVE THE PEDALS WET/SLIPPERY WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290832November 3, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS, SUSPENSION
SIMILAR TO: NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE03031 MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM SUSPENSION FRONT:SPRINGS COIL SPRINGS NEED TO BE REPLACED AS THEY ARE BROKEN. CAUSES ISSUES WHEN TURNING AND DRIVING. I NOTICED THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED BY OTHERS AND WONDERING IF THERE IS ANY RETALIATION SO THAT THE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO FIX? I PLAN TO HAVE THEM FIXED IMMEDIATELY DUE TO UNKNOWN CONSEQUENCES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290142October 28, 2009
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE
I HAVE A 1996 PONITAC GRAND AM THAT HAS WATER IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. GM SENT A LETTER STATING THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE COULD DEPLOY THE AIR BAGS WITH WARNING WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT A CRASH OR WHEN THE KEY IS TURN ON. THIS HAS MANY COMPLAINTS BUT NO ONE IS DOING ANYTHING. AS A AUTO TECH FOR MY OWN SAFETY AS WELL OF OTHERS THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND OF THE EFFECTIVE YEARS OR 96-98 GRAND AMS. THEY SAID INJURIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED ALREADY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287115October 12, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AFTER PUMPING GAS CAME BACK TO MY CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START. I HAD POWER BUT IT WOULDN'T TURN OVER. BANGED ON FUEL LINE, REPLACED SPARK PLUGS. PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND PUSHED IT OUT OF THE GAS TERMINAL. EVENTUALLY FIGURED OUT THAT IF I PUT MY KEY IN ACCESSORY MODE AND SAT FOR 10-15MINS TO WAIT FOR THE SECURITY LIGHT TO STOP BLINKING THAT MY CAR WOULD START BACK UP AGAIN. IT WAS FINE FOR A MONTH THEN HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME WE THOUGHT IT WAS THE FUEL LINE. HAD IT TOWED TO A GARAGE. EVENTUALLY STARTED AFTER PUTTING IT IN ACCESSORY AGAIN. A PART OF THE BCM WAS CLEANED. NOW THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY, TO THE CAR NOT STARTING ALMOST EVERY OTHER DAY. WHILE IT HASN'T BEEN DIAGNOSED, MOST LIKELY IT IS AN ISSUE WITH THE PASSLOCK SECURITY SYSTEM. THE PAST 4 TIMES THE CAR HASN'T STARTED, I PUT MY KEY IN ACC AND SAT FOR 10 MINS THEN IT STARTS BACK UP AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286953October 9, 2009
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SECURITY FEATURE COMES ON AND YOU CANT START YOUR CAR FOR UP TO 10 TO 15 MINUTES IT IS THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER THE CONTACTS CORRODE AND MAKES THE SECURITY FEATURE COME ON AFTER 90,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286556October 6, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED THE SECURITY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND THEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A NO-START CONDITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY, AND A MECHANIC CONCLUDED THAT THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM FAILED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 135,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285549September 28, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM IN MY 2004 GRAND AM KEEPS ACTING UP. I GO TO START MY CAR AND I HAVE TO PUT MY KEY IN THE "ON" POSITION FOR 10 MIN. THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. MY CAR SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING IT THE OTHER DAY. POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING. HAD TO GLIDE TO A STOP. WAS TOLD THIS WAS A MALFUNCTION OF THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM. I THINK THAT THIS IS A RECALL SITUATION AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM OTHER THAN IT IS A PASSLOCK SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285308September 26, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2001 GRAND AM GT WITH 67,000 MILES. HAZARD LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS WORKED ONLY SOMETIMES. HAD RECALLED SWITCH REPLACED, NOW I HAVE NOTHING AT ALL. GARAGES CAN'T SEEM TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S WRONG AND I HATE DRIVING WITHOUT TURN SIGNALS. GETTING A TICKET FOR NOT HAVING THEM IS THE LEAST OF WORRIES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284165September 16, 2009
AIR BAGS
THERE WAS NO INCIDENT, I WOULD START MY CAR AND MY AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD STAY ON AND THEY AT TIME IT GO OFF AS REGULAR (SHORTAGE), THEN IT JUST START STAYING ON. I TOOK MY CAR TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW SDM MODULE THAT WOULD COST AROUND $500. MY AIRBAG WAS DISCONNECTED DUE TO WHAT WAS GOING ON, THEY TOLD ME IF I WAS IN AN INCIDENT IT MIGHT WOULD OR WOULDN'T DEFLATE OR EVEN IF I HIT A POT HOLE OR SOMETHING IT MIGHT DEFLATE. EITHER WAY IT WOULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. EVEN WITH IT BEING DISCONNECTED NOW IS NOT SAFE BUT I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO GET IT REPLACE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285368September 16, 2009
TIRES
1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FRONT CORNER OF THE VEHICLE. *KB THE OFFICER OBSERVED THE TREAD CAP FROM THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD COME OFF AND WENT INTO THE WHEEL WELL, IT KNOCKED THE RIGHT FRONT FENDER LOOSE. OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0754-90. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283890September 14, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ON MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED IN THE 2.2L ECOTEC ENGINE AT 75000 MILES. WHEN THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED THERE WAS NO WARNING AND THE CAR STALLED SUDDENLY AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. I WAS ABLE TO COAST THE CAR INTO A PARKING LOT AND LATER HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A PONTIAC DEALER. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE IS RUINED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE FOUND A GREAT DEAL OF INFORMATION ON THE 2.2L ECOTEC ENGINE ONLINE AND THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2002 AND 2003 MODELS OF THIS ENGINE. GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN TO REPLACE THE TIMING CHAIN OILIER NOZZLE ON THESE ENGINES BUT GM HAS NOT 'RECALLED' THE ENGINE. HAD WE BEEN ON A BUSY HIGHWAY THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283713September 11, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PASS LOCK ON GRAND AM 2004 SE KEEPS TURNING CAR OFF WHEN RUNNING./WILL NOT START FOR 10 MIN WHEN TRYING TO START. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283632September 11, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
MALFUNCTION IN THE SECURITY SYSTEM, WHERE THE CAR WILL NOT START. A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHEN GO TO START THE SECURITY SYSTEMS ACTS AS IF SOMEONE IS STEALING THE CAR, WHICH OUR SON IS JUST TRYING TO START HIS CAR TO GO TO SCHOOL. HE WAS STRANDED AT A GAS STATION 3 MONTHS AGO, & JUST LAST NIGHT STRANDED AT A CAR WASH. HE HAD TO PUSH HIS CAR BACK HOME, SINCE, EVERYTHING WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT, THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR VEHICLE AS OUR SON HAS. THE CAR SPACE AUTOMOTIVE FORUMS HAS GOT A WHOLE LIST OF COMPLAINTS ON THEIR WEB-SITE OF ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME AND SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THEIR VEHICLE. THE SECURITY PASS LOCK PROBLEMS, WHERE THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON FLASHING & THEN IT SHUTS THE CAR DOWN, WHERE THEN IT WILL NOT START, UNTIL IT IS RESET OR FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283056September 7, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE (SOMETIMES FOR A WHOLE MONTH) MY CAR DOESN'T START, AND THE "SECURITY" LIGHT FLASHES. IN THIS CASE, I HAVE TO TURN THE KEY TO THE "START" POSITION, AND LET THE CAR SIT FOR 10 MINUTES BEFORE I CAN START IT. I HAVE READ MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND FEEL THAT SOME RECALL SHOULD BE ACTIVATED. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE, AS OWNERS, SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283069September 7, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CAR ACCIDENT...NO DAMAGE TO BE FOUND ON EITHER CAR, AND MY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE IS NO SIGN OF AN IMPACT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282710September 2, 2009
SUSPENSION:REAR
REAR STRUT FAILURE CAUSING CAR REAR END TO COLLAPSE CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND CRASH. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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