Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#10619461August 6, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2001 GRANDAM SE IGNITION STOP WORKING AT WORK .HAD TO TOW HOME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10619185August 6, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A POPPING SOUND WHEN TURNED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10619070August 5, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE KEY SUDDENLY RELEASED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED OPERATING AS NORMAL DURING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RE-INSERTED THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 290,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10617553July 30, 2014
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE
DASHBOARD MELTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10617259July 29, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN THE DASHBOARD WAS BANGED THE ABNORMAL NOISE WOULD TEMPORARILY GO AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE 4-WAY FLASHER, IGNITION SWITCH, AND THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10617293July 29, 2014
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE KEY WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE IGNITION FAILING TO START THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10617425July 29, 2014
STEERING, SUSPENSION
MY CAR WAS IN THE PARKING LOT AND I JUST GOT OFF WORK, ON MY WAY OUT FROM THE LOT TO THE GATE WITH SPEED OF ABOUT 5-10 MPH, ALL OF SUDDEN THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SPINNING ALL THE WAY AROUND WITHOUT STOP, FRONT WHEELS WONT MOVE TO ANY DIRECTION, THANKFULLY I COULD STOP THE CAR BEFORE HITTING ANY THING. IT WAS VERY SCARY, SOON AFTER I REALIZED THAT THERE WAS DISCONNECTION BETWEEN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE ANTERIOR SUSPENSION OR WHATEVER THAT CONNECTS STEERING WHEELS TO WHEELS AND DIRECT THEM. IMAGINE IF THIS HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING IN HIGHWAY WITH SPEED, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER TO ME, MY FAMILY AND OTHER PEOPLE ON THE ROAD. IMAGINE DRIVING CAR YOU CAN'T CONTROL, CAN'T DIRECT, AND ALL HAPPEN ALL OF SUDDEN. I CALLED AAA AND TOW THE CAR TO GM DEALER. TEST SHOWED: INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AND CLOCKSPRING WERE BROKEN). THEY REPLACED: INTERMEDIATE SHAFT, RACK MOUNTS, FRAMES, COLL, CLOCKSPRING, AND STEERING RACK. IT COSTS ME $2113.67 AND IT TOOK 10 DAYS TO BE FIXED. NOTICE: ON MY WAY TO WORK IN THE MORNING THE CAR WAS DRIVABLE BUT I NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECOME HEAVIER. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616785July 28, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE IGNITION MADE A CLICKING SOUND AND STARTED TO SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616838July 28, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED BUT RETURNED TO NORMAL FUNCTION WHEN THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616869July 28, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE IGNITION ON THIS COLLEGE STUDENTS 97 PONTIAC GRAND AM RANDOMLY DEFAULTS. IT WILL GET STUCK IN ON OR OFF POSITION. CAR SOMETIMES CONTINUES RUNNING. KEYES WILL LOCK IN THE IGNITION AND CAN NOT BE REMOVED. LIGHTS REMAIN ON WHILE KEYS ARE STUCK IN IGNITION. IGNITION GETS WARM. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616460July 26, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I BOUGHT A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM AND LATELY THE TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHTS WORK WHENEVER THEY WANT. I JUST STARTED EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. I RESEARCHED THIS WEBSITE TO SEE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL BACK ON THE PROBLEM BUT IT HAS SINCE CLOSED. I WAS WANTING TO KNOW IF I CAN GET ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I YOU CAN HELP PLEASE LET ME KNOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616576July 26, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
THE CAR WILL NOT CRANK OVER AT ALL DUE TO PASS CODE YET ANOTHER IGNITION PROBLEM MY LAST GM PRODUCT IF THIS IS NOT RESOLVED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616282July 25, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM AND WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED I FOUND THE USE OF THE TURN SIGNAL EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT WERE INTERMITTENT. I TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALER AND HAD THE PROBLEM VERIFIED BY A MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP . I WAS INFORMED THAT EVEN THOUGH THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM FOR MY MAKE AND MODEL THAT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED . I CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS IN FACT A RECALL WITH THIS PROBLEM ,REFERENCE GM RECALL#03043 AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN #03V327000 BUT MY VIN WAS NOT ON THE LIST AND THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY WOULD DO FOR ME . THE DEALER QUOTED ME A TOTAL COST OF REPAIR OF 120.00 EVEN THOUGHT THE SAME DEFECT WAS REPAIRED ON SIMILAR CARS SAME MAKE AND MODEL AND YEAR AS MINE AND COST WAS PICKED UP BY GM. THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE DEFECT WITH THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCHES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615911July 24, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
REPORT RECEIPT DATE: JULY 03, 2014 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 COMPONENT(S): ELECTRICAL SYSTEM POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS AFFECTED: 6,729,742 KEY WOULDN'T TURN IN IGNITION. ON JUNE 10, 2014, I GOT THE KEY TO TURN ON AND START THE CAR BUT IT WOULD NOT TURN ALL THE OFF. I HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED. ON JULY 11, 2014 I TOOK THE CAR TO FISCHBACH TIRES 1200 N SPRING ST, BEAVER DAM, WI 53916 (920) 887-3711 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND GAVE ME TWO NEW KEYS AND I WAS CHARGED $369.20. CAN I BE REIMBURSED FOR THIS CHARGE SINCE IT IS PART OF THIS RECALL AND IF SO, HOW DO I GO ABOUT IT? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615963July 24, 2014
ENGINE
MY CAR WILL CRANK BUT WON'T TURN OVER AND START. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615627July 23, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED WHILE IDLING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A NECK INJURY. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRONT BUMPER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10615271July 22, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE RECALL FOR MY GRAND AM FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH, THEIR REMEDY IS TO REPLACE THE KEY, KEY RING, AND PLASTIC KEY COVER... NOT THE ACTUAL DEFECTIVE SWITCH NOW, I AM NO ENGINEER, BUT, WONT THE IGNITION SWITCH STILL BE DEFECTIVE,, EVEN IF THEY ISSUE TITANIUM, OR CARBON FIBER KEYS, IF I HIT A BUMP THE BAD IGNITION SWITCH (THE LOCK ATTACHED TO THE ACTUAL ELECTRICAL SWITCH IS PRETTY HEAVY)COULD STILL SHUT THE ENGINE OFF...(EVEN IF THERE WASN'T A KEY IN IT) THE SWITCH IS DEFECTIVE, NOT THE KEYS, THEY (INCLUDING MY SPARES) ALL STILL WORK!!!! ARE THEY GOING TO FIX THEIR POWER STEERING RECALL BY REMOVING THE LEATHER FROM THE STEERING WHEEL???? PLEASE HAVE AN ACTUAL MECHANIC, AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEER READ THIS AND THINK ABOUT IT, NOT AN OFFICE PERSON,, PLEASE...PEOPLES LIVES DEPEND ON THIS!!!!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615493July 22, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CAR WON'T TURN ON. THE KEY WON'T WORK. THE CAR DOESN'T RECOGNIZE THE KEY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10614937July 21, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY CONCERN IS ABOUT MY FUTURE SAFETY IN MY PONTIAC GRAND AM. SINCE THESE RECALLS HAVE BEEN GOING OUT I HAVE CHECKED TO SEE IF THIS CAR WILL BE ON THE LIST. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY IGNITION THREE TIMES LAST REPLACEMENT WAS IN 2011, I WAS LUCKY THAT WHEN THE REPLACEMENTS TOOK PLACE MY CAR HAD FAILED TO START AND I WASN'T DRIVING, HOWEVER IN JAN OF 2014 WHEN DRIVING DURING A SNOW STORM TRYING TO GET HOME, MY CAR HIT AN ICE PATCH AND SLIDE INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE IMPACT WAS SO HARD THAT IT DAMAGED AND BENT MY LEFT SIDE BUMPER, BREAKING THE HEADLIGHT TO PIECES. TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT THE BUMPER REQUIRED TO BE PULLED OUT AND STRAIGHTEN. MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY ON IMPACT, EVEN THOUGH I HIT MY HEAD ON THE HEADLINER, AND THERE WAS MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE CAR. I LIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS OF VA, HOW FAST WAS THE CAR GOING, I AM NOT SURE BUT I CAN GUESS IMPACT WAS ABOUT 20/25 MPH. EVEN THOUGH THE POLICE DID COME (ONLY BECAUSE THEY WITNESS THE INCIDENT) NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED, I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS CAR TO BE RECALLED AND SURE ENOUGH ITS ON THE LIST AS OF JULY 3 2014. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A LETTER ON THE RECALL, NOR DOES IT SHOW UP ON THE CARS VIN. THE ROADS IN MY LOCATION ARE MOUNTAIN ROADS WITH CURVE AFTER CURVE AND UP AND DOWNS, ALTHOUGH THE SPEED LIMITS ARE REDUCED IN ORDER TO DRIVE SAFELY, MY WORRY IS THAT IF I LOSE CONTROL OF MY CAR BECAUSE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, I WILL BE GOING DOWN THE SIDE OF SOME MOUNTAIN. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER FOR HELP, AND WAS TOLD BECAUSE THE RECALL WAS NOT ON THE VIN# THEY WILL NOT HELP ME. I ALREADY KNOW MY AIR BAGS DO NOT WORK, I ALREADY KNOW I HAVE HAD IGNITION PROBLEMS, SO IF THE IGNITION STOPS WORKING, THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I DON'T UNDERSTAND IF THIS CAR MAKE AND MODEL IS ON THE NHTSA LIST WHY CAN'T I GET IT FIXED? *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10614716July 19, 2014
ENGINE
WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR IT WAS USED WITH JUST A LITTLE OVER 100000 MILES ON IT. I NOTICED ANTI-FREEZE LEAKING OUT OF THE INTAKE GASKET ONTO THE ENGINE. IT GOT WORSE SO I HAD MY MECHANIC REPLACE IT WITH A OEM PART. HE WARNED ME AGAINST IT SAYING THAT ALL THE 6"S HAD THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THE ORIG. GASKET THAT GM USED WAS FAULTY AND THAT HE SUGGESTED A REPLACEMENT GASKET THAT WAS BETTER BUT AT OVER $100. COMPARED TO THE $35. OEM I WENT WITH THE OEM AND TWO YEARS LATER I HA TO HAVE IT DONE AGAIN. THIS TIME I HAD THE $100. GASKET USED AND NO MORE PROBLEMS. SEEMS THAT ALL THE PONTIAC 6 CYL. BETWEEN SOMEWHERE AROUND 1998/1999 THROUGH 2002/-- HAVE THIS PROBLEM. MY SON HAS A CHEVY CORSICA WITH THE SAME ENGINE AND HIS BLEW AT 124000. ANYWAY I SPENT OVER $2300 FIXING A GASKET THAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER LEAKED. I BELIEVE THAT IS WAS BAD WHEN I BOUGHT IT BECAUSE IT HAD STOP LEAK IN THE COOLING SYSTEM THE I THOUGHT WAS A LITTLE STRANGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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