Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#10166162August 21, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON A PREVIOUS INCIDENT WHO DETERMINED THE IGNITION ANTI-THEFT SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE DEFECT RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND REMAINED THERE WITHOUT A SOLUTION FROM THE MANUFACTURER. UPDATED 1/16/2007 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166178August 21, 2006
TIRES
I BOUGHT A FAIRLY NEW USED CAR 2004 PONTIAC GRANDAM FROM STARK PONTIAC , SUN PRAIRE WI ON 12/2005, AND THE MILEAGE WAS AROUND 13,000-14,000 AND NOW 28,000 AND ON 08/18/06 AND I WAS ALMOST IN A CAR ACCIDENT DUE TO SKIDDING OFF THE ROAD AND I NOTICED I HAD A FLAT TIRE I TOOK THE TIRE TO GET REPAIRED AND WAS TOLD IT HAD BUMPS NO NAIL THAT PROBABLY THE BUMPS WERE THE CAUSE OF THE DEFLATION, SO I BOUGHT A NEW TIRE AND THEN 2 DAYS AFTER I LOOKED AT MY FRONT TIRE AND I COULD SEE THE TEARING IN THE TIRES . MY HUSBAND REVIEWD THE TIRES AND HE STATED THEY HAD BIG BUMPS , I DIDN'T TAKE IN FOR INSPECTION SINCE I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO PAY AGIAN. NOW I AM AFRAID THE TIRES WILL BURST ON ME WHILE DRIVING TO WORK . THE TIRES ARE GOOD YEAR EAGLE 205/65/15 AND I LOOKED AT MY NEIGHBORS TIRES SINCE HE OWNS THE SAME KIND OF VEHICLE AND THEY ALSO LOOK VERY DEFLATED I HAVEN'T GOT A CHANCE TO ASK ABOUT THE TIRES. I AM NOT A TIRE PROFESSIONAL BUT DO KNOW THAT SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT , I AM A BIT DISSAPOINTED SINCE GOODYEAR WAS THE ONE TO REPLACE MY ONE FLAT TIRE ON 08/18/06 AND NEVER MENTIONED THE OTHER WEAR ON THE TIRES.I GUESS WHAT SUPRISES ME IS THAT AREN'T TIRES SUPPOSED TO HAVE AT LEAST 30,000 TO 40,000 MILES BEFORE THEY NEED REPLACING DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR? PLEASE ADVISE. DO YOU HAVE AN OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THESE TIRES?
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10165702August 17, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
FOR SEVERAL MONTHS THE SECURITY LIGHT ON MY 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM WOULD COME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF UNTIL I STOPPED THE CAR LET IT SIT FOR AWHILE. ON 8/15/2006 THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO GOODYEAR. THE GOODYEAR STORE INFORMED ME THAT THEY COULD NOT START THE CAR AND SUSPECTED THAT THE COMPUTER WAS BAD SINCE THEY COULD NOT GET A NEGATIVE FEED TO THE FUEL INJECTORS. THEY SUGGESTED THAT I TOW THE CAR TO A DEALER. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER WHEN THE CAR WAS UNLOADED IT STARTED. I WAS INFORMED BY THE SERVICE PERSON THAT IT APPEARED TO BE A RESULT OF THE IGNITION NOT BEING ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CHIP ON THE KEY. AFTER THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS ACTIVATING THE KILL SWITCH AND THAT IT HAD SHORTED THE BCM THEREBY PREVENTING THE CAR FROM STARTING. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE BOTH OF THEM OR THE CAR COULD SHUT DOWN AT ANY TIME. THE CAR HAS 40,000 MILES AND IS OUT OF WARRANTY THE COST TO REPLACE THESE ITEMS WAS $752.00. I HAVE NOTICED ON SEVERAL WEBSITES THAT THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON TO THIS VEHICLE AND IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. FURTHERMORE, BASED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED AT THE DEALER THIS COULD HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165490August 15, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, INTERIOR LIGHTING, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST, EQUIPMENT, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE
SINCE WE PURCHASED OUR PONTIAC GRAND AM IN APRIL 2002 WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL ITEMS FAIL THAT I FEEL SHOULD NOT HAVE. THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL RELAY? FAILED AT 6,000 MILES, THE WINDOW SASH CHANNELS AND RELAYS HAVE FAILED 3 TIMES. TWICE ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND 1 TIME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE DASH IS PEELING UP AT THE BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD CLOSE TO THE VIN# PLATE. THE DOME LIGHT BRACKET FAILED AND THE LIGHT NO LONGER IS ON THE INTERIOR ROOF. CHEAP PLASTIC BRACKET THAT WILL COST SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TO FIX. THE DRIVER POWER SEAT HAS FAILED LEAVING THE SEAT IN THE UP POSITION. THE WORST THING ABOUT ALL OF THIS IS THAT IT HAS COST ME SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS TO HAVE THESE ITEMS FIXED AND THE CAR ONLY HAS 41,000 MILES ON IT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165420August 14, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
THE CALIPERS FREQUENTLY FAIL TO RELEASE PROPERLY AND HAVE REPEATEDLY DAMAGED THE ROTORS, MORE OFTEN IN THE FRONT THAN REAR. I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN SEPTEMBER OF 2002 AND A FEW MONTHS LATER BEGAN TO HAVE BRAKE PROBLEMS. IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE CALIPERS WERE FOUND FAULTY DUE TO THEIR ASSEMBLY TO THE FRAME. THIS DAMAGED THE ROTORS, REQUIRING THEM TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. THE WARRANTY COVERED THE CALIPERS BUT NOT THE ROTORS, PLUS I HAD TO PAY A $50 DEDUCTIBLE. I'VE HAD THIS PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN. IN THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT, I HAD THE FRONT ROTORS REPLACED AT INSPECTION IN OCTOBER 2005. BY FEBRUARY 2006, THE RIGHT FRONT CALIPER WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND HAD TO BE REPLACED ALREADY. THE PART WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY SINCE IT HAD ONLY BEEN 4 MONTHS SO I WAS NOT CHARGED FOR THE PART, BUT STILL HAD TO PAY FOR LABOR. I'VE OWNED THIS CAR FOR A LITTLE LESS THAN FOUR YEARS AND THE CALIPERS AND ROTORS CONTINUALLY NEED TO BE MACHINED OR REPLACED. I ALWAYS FEAR THAT THE BRAKES WILL FAIL WHEN I NEED THEM THE MOST. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165428August 14, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH - PONTIAC GRAND AM GT 2003. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH MANY MANY PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR GM VEHICLE. MALFUNCTION IN SWITCH CAUSES A TICKING NOISE AS THOUGH THE HAZARD LIGHTS WERE ON ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT. NOISE IS ALMOST CONSTANT. HAZARD SWITCH REPLACED AND DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. EVERYONE I HAVE TALKED TO HAS SAID THAT REPLACING THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH CORRECTS THE PROBLEM. IF SO MANY ARE MALFUNCTIONING, WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL TO FIX THEM? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165233August 11, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE ENGINE, THE IGNITION WIRES FROM THE STARTER TO THE IGNITION SWITCH MUST BE RUBBED TOGETHER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 00V287000 REGARDING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: STARTER ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165267August 11, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK AND WAS DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. A NHTSA RECALL, #04V528000 WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT OFFER A SECOND REPAIR UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165125August 10, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. FREQUENT ENGAGEMENT OF THE TURN SIGNAL RELAY FROM SIMPLY MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL. WE RECEIVED A "RECALL NOTICE" RELATED TO THE TURN SIGNAL, BUT PONTIAC HAS NO RECORD OF OUR CAR QUALIFYING FOR THE RECALL. MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH REPLACED. TOTAL COST OF REPAIR $360. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET INDICATED SEVERAL OF THESE ISSUES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164584August 5, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
TWICE NOW ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE CAR WOULD NOT START WHEN TRYING TO START IT. THE FIRST TIME THE CAR WAS SITTING FOR ABOUT 4 HOURS WHEN IT WOULD NOT START AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED AND THE SERVICE GARAGE SAID IT WAS THE SECURITY CODES. THEY CLEARED THE CODES AND IT WAS FINE FOR A FEW MONTHS. THE NEXT TIME, WE TURNED OFF THE CAR AND WENT TO START IT AGAIN IN A FEW MINUTES AND IT WOULD NOT START. AGAIN WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE SERVICE GARAGE AND AGAIN IT WAS THE SECURITY CODES. WE HAD TO HAVE THE IGNITION REPLACED IN ORDER TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN BECAUSE IT WAS REGISTERING THAT THE CAR WAS BEING STOLEN IN THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. SO, NOW ABOUT $400.00 LATER, I PRAY IT DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN, 2 JOBS RELY ON THIS ONE CAR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164451August 4, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM 2.2L THAT HAS A CONSTANT CLICKING FROM THE DASH ABOVE THE STEREO. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS A FAULTY MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS ON THIS MODEL CAR. I SEE THERE APPEARS TO BE A RECALL FOR 2000-2001, BUT NO 2002? THE SWITCH IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL SINCE IT APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM THAT PONTIAC KNOWS ABOUT AND HAS YET TO FIX. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164543August 4, 2006
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR CONDITIONER WOULD NOT WORK UNLESS IT WAS SET ON HIGH. ON THE LOWER LEVELS, THE COMPRESSOR WOULD NOT INITIATE. THE AIR CONDITIONER WORKED UNTIL JANUARY, 2005. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED. *AK UPDATED 10/25/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164372August 3, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER COIL SPRING SEVERELY THE TIRE WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH DOWN A CITY STREET. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THAT BOTH FRONT COILS SPRINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. UPDATED 08/25/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164382August 3, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE COMPUTER MODULE WENT OUT WHICH CAUSED THE SECURITY SYSTEM TO LOCK THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DISABLED FROM STARTING AND THE HORN AND THE ALARM WOULD CONTINUOUSLY ACTIVATE. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED 4 TIMES AND THE MODULE WAS REPLACED EVERYTIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164172August 2, 2006
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
DRIVER SIDE MIRROR FELL OFF WHILE WE WHERE ON A ROAD TRIP. IT WAS STILL HANGING BY THE WIRES BUT THE SCREW BRACKETS CRACKED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164078August 1, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS DRIVING DOWN NYS ROUTE 193 IN WOODVILLE, NY WHEN MY AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING. I RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND MY PASSENGERS VEHICLE DID NOT DEPLOY SO SHE WAS OK, BUT AN AIR BAG SHOULD NOT DEPLOY FOR NO REASON. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10164138August 1, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DRIVING IN A CITY AREA THE ACCELERATOR STUCK CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED EVEN WITH THE BRAKE FULLY DEPRESSED. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO AN EMPTY PARKING LOT, PULL UP THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. ON RESTARTING THE MOTOR, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV AT A HIGH RPM. ON CHECKING THE THROTTLE BODY, THE THROTTLE APPEARED TO REMAIN PARTIALLY OPEN WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR FOOT PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. AFTER MANUALLY PUSHING IT BACK IN PLACE, THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED, AND NO APPARENT CAUSE WAS FOUND. APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT THAT CAUSED PROBLEM TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164768July 31, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
1995 PONTIAC GRAND AM COILS WENT BAD. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED HIS VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE COILS WERE REPLACED BECAUSE THE GARAGE STATED THEY WERE BAD, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER KEPT THE COILS AND PLACED THEM BACK IN THE VEHICLE WHICH HAS BEEN RUNNING EVER SINCE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163591July 27, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
SECURITY FEATURE FAILURE ON 2003 PONITAC GRAND AM. LIGHT HAD BEEN FLASHING OFF AND ON. GM STATED THIS IS ISOLATED INCIDENT. FORTUNATELY, CAR WAS IN DRIVEWAY, BUT HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. REPAIR WAS $469. GM ALSO STATED NO ACTIVE RECALLS, BUT DEALERSHIP INFORMED COMPUTER UPDATE FROM 2003 NEEDED. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE IS POOR. HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE, BUT WILL INVESTIGATE FURTHER. WILL RESEARCH IF SAME AS OTHER COMPLAINTS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163224July 23, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
HAD THE CAR FOR ABOUT ONE YEAR. BOUGHT USED, NO HISTORY OF THE CAR. HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP, FUEL FILTER LESS THEN A YEAR OF PURCHASE. HAVING THIS GAS SMELL WHEN THE AC IS ON. WITH THE PHOENIX WEATHER THERE IS NOT ONE DAY YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT AN AC. THE SMELL GETS SO BAD THAT YOUR CLOTHES AND HAIR SMELL WHEN YOU GET OUT OF THE CAR. I HAVE THREE KIDS ONE TODDLER THAT I HATE TO HAVE THEM GET SICK FROM IT. I BELIEVE IT IS HARMFUL TO THEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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