Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#10226890May 7, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
I HAVE A PONTIAC 2001 GRAND AM. IT WILL NOT START AND THERE IS SECURITY LIGHT ON. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE ON INTERNET WEBSITES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226830May 6, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SECURITY FEATURE WILL NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO START, YOU HAVE TO TURN THE KEY TO ACC. FOR 10 MINUTES BEFORE IT WILL START , IN MY MIND THIS IS SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM , WHAT IF YOUR HAVING AN EMERGENCY AND DO NOT HAVE 10 MINUTES TO WAIT OR YOU HAVE TO SIT IN THE HOT CAR WITH AN INFANT THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226624May 5, 2008
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH UPHILL, BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO NOTIFY THE DEALER DUE TO A WEEKEND SCHEDULE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT HER PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226638May 5, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WAS DRIVING MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM DOWN A TWO LANE ROAD GOING SOUTH ANOTHER CAR WAS COMING GOING NORTH HE CROSSED OVER THE YELLOW LINE AND HIT ME HEAD ON..HIS AIR BAG DEPLOYED MINE DID NOT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10226688May 5, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I WAS STARTING TO LEAVE FOR WORK AND THE FRONT COIL SPRING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT HAD SNAPPED AND FLUNG ITSELF INTO THE TIRE. WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED INTO A SEVERE CRASH AND COULD HAVE KILLED SOME ONE. NOW I MUST REPLACE THE STRUT TOWER AND THE COIL SPRING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226692May 5, 2008
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE POWER WINDOW REGULATORS IN MY 2 DOOR 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. CONTINUE TO FAIL. I HAVE REPLACED FOUR OF THE REGULATORS SINCE I HAVE BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2003. THESE WINDOW REGULATORS COST $112.00 EVERY TIME THEY FAIL. DEPENDING ON HOW AND WHEN, THESE WINDOW REGULATORS FAIL THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF THE GLASS FALLING INTO THE DOOR AND BREAKING THE GLASS. WHEN THE FIRST ONE FAILED, I HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDOW GLASS, IN RETURN MADE AN ADDITIONAL COST OF $120.00. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH OTHER LOCAL OWNERS AND THEY ALL HAVE HAD THE SAME TROUBLES WITH THESE WINDOW REGULATORS. I FEEL THAT THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AND SOLVED WITH A REDESIGN OF THE WINDOW REGULATOR SYSTEM AT THE COST OF GENERAL MOTORS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226611May 4, 2008
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
MY HUSBAND BOUGHT ME A 2001 GRAND AM GT IN OCTOBER 05' @ 80,000 MILES. I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOWS IN A YEAR. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR POPPED AND BLEW OUT THEN ABOUT 2WKS LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WENT OUT!! MY IGNITION SWITCH DOESN'T WORK, I CAN TAKE MY KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE THE CAR IS STILL ON. MY SIGNAL LIGHTS WENT OUT I REPLACED THEM. MY DRIVER SIDE SEAT DOES NOT MANEUVER @ ALL. MY FOG LIGHT IN THE FRONT ON THE LEFT SIDE HAS CAME OFF COMPLETELY WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL PARKED. I HAVE NOTICED OTHER GRAND AMS @ DRIVE THROUGH RESTAURANTS WHO'S WINDOWS DON'T WORK AND YOU HAVE TO GET YOU'RE FOOD THROUGH THE DOOR!! THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AND SHOULD BE FIXED FREE OF CHARGE TO ALL OWNERS ASAP!! ITS A SHAME WE PAY SO MUCH FOR SO LITTLE!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226379May 1, 2008
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. INTERMITTENTLY, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WINDOW WOULD NOT OPERATE AT ALL. THE MASTER SWITCH ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY 8 MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH, IN WHICH THE IMPACT WAS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THREE MONTHS LATER, THE WINDOW BEGAN TO WORK AGAIN INTERMITTENTLY, BUT THEN STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,428.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226131April 30, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR DOES NOT START, LEAVES YOU STRANDED DUE TO A FAULTY PASSLOCK SYSTEM ON PONTIAC GRAND AM 2000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226143April 30, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
THE TICKER SOUND THAT IS USUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE FLASHERS OR TURN SIGNAL CONTINUES INCESSANTLY WHEN NEITHER FUNCTION IS ACTIVATED. SOUND COMES FROM BEHIND HAZARD BUTTON, BUT MECHANICS HAVE ADVISED REPLACING THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THEY HAVE WARNED THAT THE SITUATION WILL WORSEN AND PERHAPS CAUSE BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEMS IF NOT CORRECTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226145April 30, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE CAR WOULD TURN ON, BUT NO ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS (POWER WINDOWS/LOCKS, RADIO, CLIMATE CONTROL) WOULD COME ON WHEN THE CAR STARTED. WOULD MAGICALLY COME ON A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD. PROBLEM WAS BECOMING WORSE, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225898April 28, 2008
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE TILT OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT SUDDENLY BECAME STUCK IN THE HIGH POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS UNCOMFORTABLE TO DRIVE. HE HAS NOT HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC OR THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225952April 28, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKING. WHEN THE WEATHER WOULD WARM UP THE PEDAL WOULD STICK HOLDING THE THROTTLE OPEN. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS BUT MY VEHICLE WAS 900 CARS OUT OF THE VIN NUMBER BREAK POINT FOR THIS RECALL. THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED ON THIS FAILURE. THE PARTS THAT THE DEALER REPLACED WERE THE SAME PARTS THAT WERE ON THE RECALL VEHICLES. MY VEHICLE IS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM WITH A V6 ENGINE IN IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225835April 27, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THERE ARE 2 REAR BRAKE LIGHTS BULBS ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND ARE SPECIFIED TO BE THE SAME, BUT THEY CAN NOT BE. BY PUTTING IN THE SAME 3157 LIGHT BULB, AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, IT WILL SHORT OUT THE LAMP BASE AND STARTS MELTING THE LIGHT BULB BASE. IN THE MEAN TIME THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE REAR DRIVE SIDE WILL NOT WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225683April 25, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THERE IS A CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK. THE FUEL TANK IS NOT MADE OF STEEL IT IS MADE OF SOME TYPE OF PLASTIC. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE SAME MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR OF MY CAR. BUT MY CAR DOES NOT FIT THE VIN NUMBER. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE UNSAFE AND HAZARDOUS. I HAVE TALKED TO MANY PEOPLE THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF THIS ISSUE OF THE FUEL TANK HAVING A CRACK. I THINK THAT IT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND THE GM PAY FOR THE REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225712April 25, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM 2.2 LITER ECOTEC TIMING CHAIN FAILURE WITH NO WARNING! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225610April 24, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING A 2002 GRAND AM WITH 77K MILES, THE CAR SUDDENLY STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE LOOKED AT I WAS INFORMED THE TIMING CHAIN HAD GONE BAD- EXTREMELY RARE FOR THE YEAR AND MILEAGE ON MY CAR. I DID SOME RESEARCH, AND FOUND OUT THAT GM RECALLED 20K+ SATURNS FOR THIS FAULTY VIN F ENGINE TIMING CHAIN. THIS IS THE SAME ENGINE IN MY CAR, AND THE SAME THING THAT BROKE. ONCE THE CHAIN BROKE THE PIECES GOT INSIDE SEVERAL ENGINE COMPARTMENTS AND CAUSED A SEVERE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO THE CAR. ABOUT HALF OF THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE DAMAGE OF THE CHAIN BREAKING. I CONTACTED GM, AND THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED AND NEITHER WANT TO DO ANYTHING TO ALLEVIATE THE DAMAGE THE FAULTY TIMING CHAIN HAS CAUSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225479April 23, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
ON MY 2004 GRAND AM I NOTICED AFTER USING TURN SIGNAL... CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM DASH BEHIND HAZARD SIGNAL AND NOW SMOKE HAS STARTED COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WITH ONLY 78K MILES ON CAR... NOTICED SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT THIS WAS RECALLED ON EARLIER MODELS... SHOULDN'T THIS RECALL BE EXTENDED? CONTACTED GM WITH NO HELP FROM THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225422April 22, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
THE TURN SIGNAL FLASHER MODULE ON MY DAUGHTERS 1999 GRAND AM GT (54,000 MILES) CONTINUES CLICKING AFTER THE SIGNAL HAS SHUT OFF. AT TIMES THE UNIT HAS CONTINUED TO MAKE THIS NOISE FOR UP TO 15 MINUTES CONSTANTLY. THIS IS EXTREMELY DISTRACTING FOR A TEEN DRIVER. I HAVE LOCATED THE NHTSA ACTION # RQ04005 ON THIS ISSUE. PONTIAC HAD PREVIOUSLY CONDUCTED A RECALL OF 2000 MY GRAND AMS FOR THIS ISSUE. THE NHTSA SUMMARY INDICATES PONTIAC AGREED TO REPLACE THE TURN SIGNAL HAZARD FLASHER FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES. THIS VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN SERVICE 5-12-99 (LESS THAN 9 YEARS AGO). I CONTACTED PONTIAC AND WAS ADVISED THERE WAS A SPECIAL POLICY ON THIS ISSUE #04098 THAT COVERED THE DIAGNOSIS AND REPLACEMENT OF DEFECTIVE PARTS FOR VEH'S WITH IN VIN# RANGE XM893151 - XM 945549. I WAS ADVISED THAT DUE TO MY VEHICLE VIN I WAS NOT COVERED. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER. HOWEVER I HAVE OBTAINED A GM VIS FOR THE VEHICLE WHICH CLEARLY SHOWS SEVERAL EARLIER PROBLEMS WITH THE FLASHER. I DID ADVISE THE PONTIAC REP OF THIS INFO WITH NO RESPONSE. I FEEL THAT IT IS CLEAR THAT MY PROBLEM IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE ISSUES IDENTIFIED BY NHTSA IN ACTION #RQ04005. PLEASE HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225217April 21, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION SWITCH, WITH THE GEAR SHIFT IN PARK. SOMETIMES GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK UNTIL A FEW MINUTES AFTER STARTING CAR. HAD THE GEAR SHIFT REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM PERSISTED. ISN'T AS MUCH OF A PROBLEM IN WARM WEATHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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