Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#10233823July 10, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
IGNITION SHORTING OUT CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH OTHER ELECTRIC PARTS NOT WORKING OR WORKING WHEN SHOULDN'T BE WHEN CALL TO ORDER SWITCH TOLD BY REP THAT ITS PROBABLY THE CYLINDER NOT SWITCH DUE TO MANY COMPLAINTS IT NOT WORKING AND CAUSING THINGS TO SHORT OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233487July 8, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THERE IS A VERY DISTRACTING CLICKING SOUND IN THE DASH, AS IF THE BLINKERS ARE RUNNING, BUT THEY ARE NOT. SOMETIMES IT'S A FAST CONSTANT CLICKING SOUND, SOMETIMES IT'S A SLOW CLICKING SOUND, BUT IT'S ALWAYS THERE. VERY ANNOYING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233400July 7, 2008
INTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE WERE ON OUR WAY HOME FROM VACATION, WE HEARD WHAT SEEM TO BE A CLICKING NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE ONE OF THE TURN SIGNALS WAS ON. THEY WERE BOTH OFF BUT THE CLICKING SOUND KEPT GOING ON AND OFF. ON OUR WAY TO OUR HOUSE, WE PUT THE TURN SIGNAL ON TO TURN AND IT WOULD NOT SHUT OFF AND SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN, LIKE IT WAS STARTING A FIRE OR SOMETHING IN THERE. IT GOT HOT SO WE SHUT THE CAR OFF. WHEN WE TURNED IT BACK ON THE TURN SIGNAL WAS OFF AND THE SMOKE WAS NOT NOTICEABLE. SO WE CONTINUED TO TAKE IT HOME. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT IN FEAR THAT IT MIGHT DO IT AGAIN AND CATCH FIRE. PLEASE HELP ME. I SEEN THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE EXTERIOR FLASHER AND TURN SIGNAL PARTS BUT WHAT ABOUT THE INTERIOR ELECTRICAL PARTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233452July 7, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM 4 CYLINDER. STARTED HEARING A CLICKING NOISE, LIKE THE BLINKER IS ON. NOW IT MAKES THE NOISE ALL THE TIME WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING. THIS IS VERY ANNOYING AND CAN MAKE YOU THINK YOU LEFT YOUR BLINKER ON. I REPLACED THE HAZARD SWITCH AND IT DIDN'T STOP IT. SOMEONE SAID IT MAY BE THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT NO RECALL WAS ON THAT SPECIFIC PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233464July 7, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING. AT LEAST ONCE A DAY THE CAR WILL NOT TURN OVER AND I MUST RESET BY TURNING TO THE ON POSITION FOR 10 MINUTES. THIS HAS LEFT ME STRANDED IN UNFAMILIAR SITUATIONS WAITING FOR THIS TO RESET. UPON THE FIRST TWO TIMES OF THIS HAPPENING (BEFORE I HAD A REPAIRMAN TELL ME OF THE RESETTING) I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A SHOP AND OVER 400 DOLLARS SPENT ON A FUEL PUMP. THE SECOND TIME THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND THE THIRD TIME AFTER BEING TOWED IT STARTED AT THE SHOP. THE FOURTH TIME IT HAPPENED AND TOWED TO A DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOP AND THEY WERE THE ONES TO TELL ME OF THE RESET PROCEDURES. NOW IT HAPPENS ABOUT EVERY DAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233204July 4, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH WENT BAD. IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FROM GM. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NEVER A RECALL ON THIS SWITCH BECAUSE GM DOESN'T WANT TO PAY THE COSTS. IT COULD CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH TURN SIGNAL BLINKERS POSING A SAFETY HAZARD TO THE DRIVER AND OTHER MOTORISTS. I HAD TO TAKE MY VEHICLE TO THE GARAGE AND PARTS WERE REPLACED FOR $316.40. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232326June 25, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THE COIL SPRING ON THE STRUT ON THE FRONT OF A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM BROKE. THIS WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW SPRING ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CAR. IN TALKING TO MANY REPAIR SHOPS, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS SERIES OF GM CARS. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED AT LOW SPEED IN TOWN, BUT HAD IT HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN A BAD WRECK. THE LOCAL SERVICE MANAGER AT THE PONTIAC DEALER STATED THIS WAS FAIRLY COMMON, BUT THEY WOULD ONLY PAY FOR REPAIRS IF THE OWNER HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. I HAVE THE OLD PARTS IN MY POSSESSION. THIS WAS A CLEAN BREAK, NOT SOMETHING THAT WAS CRACKED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232006June 23, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
IGNITION WON'T TURN TO THE OFF POSITION. I HAVE TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY SO I DON'T DRAIN IT. I HAVE TO LEAVE MY KIDS IN THE HOT CAR WHILE I DO THIS. OR PAY $200 THAT I DON'T HAVE TO GET IT FIXED. I HAVE FOUND MANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD IT COULD BE THE SENSOR ON THE TRANSMISSION THAT TELLS THE CAR ITS IN PARK. WHATEVER THE PROBLEM IS IT HAPPENS TO A LOT OF VEHICLES. I UNDERSTAND THAT I HAVE TO MAINTAIN MY CAR BUT I DON'T SEE WHY SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231945June 22, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:UNIT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON MY 04 GRAND AM AFTER USING TURN SIGNAL,CLICKING NOISE STARTED COMING FROM BEHIND HAZARD SIGNAL AND NOW SOMETIMES A PUFF OF SMOKE HAS STARTED COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WITH ONLY 43K ON CAR, REPLACED HAZARD SWITCH, FIXED FOR ONLY 2 DAYS THEN SAME PROBLEM, NOTICED COMPLAINTS OF SAME PROBLEM AND THIS WAS A RECALL ON EARLIER MODELS, SHOULDN'T THIS RECALL BE EXTENDED?? PLEASE GO TO WWW.MYCARSTATS.COM THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE PROBLEM. MORE COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS. 2ND COMPLAINT OF TURN SIGNAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. RESULT OF DEFECTIVE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH ALSO PRESENT IN OTHER YEARS AS WELL AND OTHER GM VEHICLES. IN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM I HAVE FOUND IT IS NOT A MATTER OF IF BUT WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. CAR WAS REPAIRED 1/18/08. THIS IS THE DESCRIPTION OF THE REPAIR FROM THE MECHANIC: DIAGNOSE CLICKING NOISE IN DASH, REMOVE DASH FACE - CHECK WIRING, SWITCHES, TBS'S AND RECALLS. PROBLEM CAUSED BY SHORT IN MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH THAT DAMAGED FLASHER UNIT. R&R STEERING COLUMN COVERS AND AIR BAG TO REPLACE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH, REPLACE HAZARD LAMP FLASHER UNIT. PART DESCRIPTION: MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH ASSEMBLY (HEADLAMPS, WIPERS, TURN SIGNALS, DIMMER ALL IN ONE UNIT.) HAZARD LAMP/FLASHER UNIT ASSEMBLY. TOTAL COST $474.31. IF YOU WILL REFER BACK TO 2000, GM RECALL NO03043 AND 2001 GM RECALL NO03043 YOU WILL SEE THEY WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME THING! IN ADDITION TO A POSSIBLE CRASH DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE SWITCH THAT YOU NOTED, YOU MIGHT WANT TO ADD THAT 1) VERY DISTRACTING 2) IF NOT REPAIRED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS START TO FAIL 3) STEERING ASSEMBLY STARTS SMOKING. I HOPE SOMETHING IS DONE BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. THIS SAFETY ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOME GETS HURT OR DIES. I MADE PONTIAC AWARE OF CONDITION WITH OUT RESOLVE. ALSO THE PERSON WHOM I SPOKE TO DID NOT SPEAK OR UNDERSTAND ENGLISH VERY WELL. PLEASE HELP GET THIS RESOLVED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231445June 18, 2008
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR REGULATORS ON HER WINDOWS HAD TO BE REPLACED BETWEEN MARCH AND NOVEMBER OF 2007. THE WINDOWS WOULD NO LONGER FUNCTION AFTER A CERTAIN POINT AND THE REGULATORS NEEDED REPLACING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY ORDERED PARTS FOR THE REPAIR; HOWEVER, THE REPAIR WAS MADE AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231284June 17, 2008
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE
THERE IS WATER ON ALL FOUR FLOORS OF MY CAR (FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER/BACK SEAT TWO BOTH PASSENGER SIDES). THE REAR LEFT FLOOR HAS PARTICULARLY HEAVY WATER SATURATION. MY AIR BAG LIGHT HAS ALSO STAYED ON FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS. YESTERDAY, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM INDICATING THAT THE AIR BAG CONTROLLER ON THE 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM IS MOUNTED ABOVE THE FLOOR PAN BENEATH THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, AND THAT IF THE VEHICLE IS EXPOSED TO SIGNIFICANT WATER ENTERING THE INTERIOR AND SOAKING THE CARPET, THE AIR BAG CONTROLLER CAN BE SOAKED AND DAMAGED. THE DAMAGED CONTROLLER CAN MAKE THE AIR BAGS DEFLATE, EVEN WITHOUT IMPACT OR CRASH. CONVERSELY, THE AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY AT ALL BECAUSE OF THE CONTROLLER DAMAGE. THIS LETTER WAS SENT BY GM AS AN OWNER MANUAL SUPPLEMENT AND THEY WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT IS CLEARLY A PROBLEM. AT THIS POINT, NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. BECAUSE I AM UNEMPLOYED, I HAVE NO MONEY TO REPAIR THE CAR, AND AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT. HENCE, I NOW HAVE NO TRANSPORTATION AS WELL AS NO MONEY OR JOB. GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. IF THEY ARE AWARE ENOUGH OF A PROBLEM AS TO NOTIFY OWNERS OF THIS CAR, THEY SHOULD BE PAYING FOR REPAIRS TO A CAR THAT IS SATURATED WITH WATER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231294June 17, 2008
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER YOU START THE CAR DUE TO AIR BAG CONTROLLER GETTING WET. IT IS UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231295June 17, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 PONTIAC GRAND AM. IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BECAME COMPLETELY SATURATED WITH WATER. TWO YEARS LATER, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE ADVISING CONSUMERS THAT THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE COULD FAIL AND ALLOW WATER TO ENTER THE VEHICLE, CAUSING UNEXPECTED AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT AND FLOODING. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE LETTER WAS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE COSTLY REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231361June 17, 2008
STRUCTURE, AIR BAGS
06/05 WATER UNDER THE DASH MADE ME THINK THE WINDSHIELD WAS LEAKING-AN AUTO GLASS DEALER DETERMINED IT WAS NOT LEAKING AND AGREED TO TAKE OUT THE CARPET-HE DISCOVERED THE FIREWALL WAS NOT SEALED PROPERLY FROM THE FACTORY- I PAID HIM TO SEAL IT & DRY & REPLACE THE CARPET...09/07 I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ALL THE ALARM LIGHTS ON THE DASH COMING ON---AFTER TURNING OFF &RESTARTING THE CAR--THE ONLY LIGHT LEFT ON WAS THE AIR BAG LIGHT----06/17/08 I RECEIVED AN 'OWNER MANUAL SUPPLEMENT' TO ADD TO MY OWNERS MANUAL TELLING ME THE "AIR BAG CONTROLLER" MAY OR MAY NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH OR EVEN WITHOUT WARNING....THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT ...THERE ARE 1000'S OF THE THESE TIME BOMBS GOING DOWN THE SAME HIGHWAYS WE ARE TRAVELING-GM NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL & REPLACE THESE---GM IS NOT ABLE TO NOTIFY EVERY OWNER OF THIS PROBLEM AFTER 12 YEARS-PEOPLE ARE DRIVING THESE VEHICLES 60 AND 70 MILES AN HOUR DOWN THE HIGHWAYS & THEIR AIR BAG MAY DEPLOY WITHOUT WARNING--THE POTENTIAL FOR HORRIFIC ACCIDENTS EVEN DEATHS OF INNOCENT PEOPLE ARE INEVITABLE-PLEASE FORCE GM TO TAKE RECALL NOT PRINT INSERTS FOR THE OWNERS MANUALS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231358June 17, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING. HE WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE THE KEY IN FOR TEN MINUTES AND WAIT FOR THE SECURITY LIGHT TO STOP BLINKING. THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM WOULD RESET ITSELF AND THEN HE COULD START THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO ASSIST. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231016June 14, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
THE SECURITY PASSLOCK IS MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN, I HAVE SPENT $1,500.00 TRYING TO GET IT FIXED WHICH WAS 4 TIMES IN THE SHOP AND EACH TIME THEY SAID THEY THOUGHT THEY GOT IT FIXED. THE PASSLOCK CUTS OFF THE GAS TO THE ENGINE I CAN BE ANYWHERE SHUT OFF THE ENGINE COME BACK AND TRY TO START THE CAR AND IT WILL NOT START AND THE SECURITY LIGHT IS ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230402June 10, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
THIS IS MY PROCEDURE OF START ENGINE. TURN ON THE KEY, I CAN SEE THE SIGN OF SECURITY. WAIT 10MINUTES UNTIL LIGHTS OFF. TURN OFF THE KEY AND START THE ENGINE. THAT IS TOO ANNOYING ME. I ALREADY TOWED MY CAR 3 TIMES AND REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP. IT COSTS $500. IS THAT NOT SERIOUS? RECENTLY IT OCCURS TOO OFTEN!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230537June 10, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HAD TO REPLACE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET DUE TO GM DEXCOOL COOLANT CORRODING THE GASKET. IF NOT REPLACE ENGINE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230380June 9, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I OWN A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT AND THE TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS WILL RANDOMLY STOP WORKING. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS ON 5/20/08. THE INDICATOR ARROWS INSIDE THE CAR WERE NOT GOING OFF WHEN I TRIED TO SIGNAL. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND EXAM THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS ONLY TO FIND THAT NO SIGNAL LIGHTS OUTSIDE MY CAR WORKED EITHER. THIS PROBLEM NOW OCCURS EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS AND I FIND IT VERY DANGEROUS ON BUSY ROADS. I FEEL IT COULD LEAD TO A PREVENTABLE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. THROUGH RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT FROM FELLOW PONTIAC OWNERS. I ALSO FOUND THAT A RECALL INVESTIGATION WAS FILED BACK IN SEPT. OF 2005 (#PE05055) BUT WAS CLOSED IN JAN. OF 2006 WITH NO RECALLS BEING ISSUED. I HAVE CONTACTED MY MECHANIC AND IT IS GOING TO COST ME AROUND $300 TO FIX THIS. I AM UPSET THAT THIS SAME MALFUNCTION WAS RECALLED IN THE 2001 GRAND AM MODELS (03V327000) BUT WILL NOT BE FIXED FOR MY 2002. WHEN IS GM GOING TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF IT'S MANUFACTURING ERRORS?? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230128June 6, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM -- THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A COIL SPRING-OVER-STRUT FRONT SUSPENSION WITH THE SPRING ITSELF RESTING IN COMPRESSION BETWEEN TWO POLYMER ISOLATORS. THIS IS REGARDING FRACTURE OF THIS SPRING. THE FRACTURES OCCUR IN THE FIRST ACTIVE COIL ABOVE THE LOWER ISOLATOR. I HAD BOTH COILS FRACTURE. FIRST (PASSENGER FRONT AT APPROXIMATELY 95,000 MILES AND THE DRIVER FRONT HAPPENED AT ABOUT 110,000 MILES). THERE APPEARS TO BE VERY LITTLE WEAR OR PITTING ON THESE COILS. COIL COATING IS IN TACT AND IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION FOR THE YEAR AND MILES. THE COILS FRACTURE IN THE SAME LOCATION. THE FRACTURE IS VERY DANGEROUS AND CAN CAUSE A PUNCTURE IN THE TIRES. I AM REFERENCING AN EXISTING COMPLAINT NOTICE #PE03-031. INVESTIGATE REPORTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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