Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#856520February 8, 2000
SUSPENSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO A TECHNICIAN FOR VIBRATION, AND TECHNICIAN FOUND OUT THAT PROBLEM WAS WITH HEAD GASKET CRACKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856546February 8, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
ECM (ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE) KEEPS FAILING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. PART HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550764February 7, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES CONTINUED STALLING CONDITIONS, REPLACEMENT OF SEVERAL COMPONENTS (SENSORS, IGNITION CONTROL, HEAD GASKET), HOWEVER ENGINE STILL STALLS. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856405February 7, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
RUBBER PIKE THAT DELIVERS THE GAS TO THE ENGINE CRACKED. CONSUMER NOTICED A GASOLINE SMELL. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD THEM THE PART HAS TO BE ORDERED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856342February 7, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING UNDER WET ROAD CONDITIONS BRAKES FAILED WHEN APPLIED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO RUN A STOP SIGN AND STRIKE ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 15 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718398February 6, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH,FOR MAJOR REPAIRS, NOW ITS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR 2 WEEKS AND THEY STILL CANT FIND THE PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,,,,AND THE VEHICLE IS MY LIVELY HOOD,,,,,,SO STRESSED DUE TO THIS VEHICLE BEENING IN THE SHOP AND THEY CANT FIND THE MAJOR PROPLEM,,, THIS CAR IS A LEMON,,, DATES THIS VEHICLE BEEN IN THE SHOP 9.30.99,,,10.18.99...11.08.99....12.17.99....1.24.00.. PLEASE HELP ME ONE THIS VEHICLE THANK YOU STRESSED OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718399February 6, 2000
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 33000-34000 MILES AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BY DEALERSHIP. IT FAILED AGAIN WITHIN LESS THAN A YEAR AND THE DEALERSHIP WONT REPLACE IT BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I FEEL IT SHOULD BE REPLACED BECAUSE NO CAR SHOULD HAVE 2 STEERING ASSEMBLIES REPLACED AT THAT MILEAGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856239February 4, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE MAKING A TERRIBLE GRINDING NOISE. ROTORS WERE TURNED ONCE AT 3,000 MILES, AND REPLACED AT 11,000 MILES. AT 12,200 MILES, BRAKES & FUEL INJECTOR LEAKAGE, MAKING A TERRIBLE NOISE LIKE ONCE BEFORE. VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP.*AK.ET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856249February 4, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP , VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE, AIR BAG WENT OFF ON PASSENGER'S SIDE WITH SUCH FORCE THAT PASSENGER'S NECK WAS BROKEN. AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH OCCUPANT WAS WEARING SEAT BELT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#856161February 3, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS LIGHT COMES ON/OFF. CONSUMER SOMETIMES HAS TO PRESS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR TO STOP VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856034February 2, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED, CAUSING ANTI-FREEZE COOLANT TO LEAK ONTO ENGINE . CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. *AK GASKET LEAKED ANTI-FREEZE INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING CLICKING NOISE AND THE ENGINE HAS TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS NO WARNING TO THIS PROBLEM AND DUE TO THE FAULTY GASKET THE ENGINE WAS RUINED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550646February 2, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, OWNER LEFT VEHICLE TO CALL FOR ASSISTANCE AND WHEN RETURNED TO VEHICLE FOUND IT ON FIRE, DUE TO POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718183February 1, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855785January 31, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ALTERNATOR AND ABS PROBLEMS: ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES IN THE LAST SEVEN MONTHS, AND WILL NEED REPLACING AGAIN. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS, PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOORBROAD AND THE VEHICLE TRAVELS ADDITIONAL DISTANCES BEFORE STOPPING. DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855812January 31, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED. IT CAUGHT FIRE WITHOUT ANY WARNING. FIRED DEPARMENT ARRIVED & PUT FLAMES OUT. INDICATED TO OWNER OF VEHICLE THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855816January 31, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES ON WET PAVEMENT REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718128January 31, 2000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
TWICE I'VE EXITED MY CAR TO SEE MY HOOD OPENED TO THE SAFETY CATCH. IT'S A SCARY THOUGHT WHAT COULD OCCUR IF THE SECONDARY SAFETY DEVICE FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718141January 31, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE ARE NO DEFECTS INVESTIGATIONS IN THE DATABASE FOR THE 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM GIVEN THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS SUBMITTED CONCERNING THIS VEHICLE. WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN A DEATH? MY VEHICLE LIKE SEVERAL OTHERS I'VE READ ABOUT , STALLS AT ANY GIVEN TIME WITH THE MOST RECENT BEING ON THE INTERSTATE WHERE I HAD TO TAKE THE MEDIAN FOR SAFETY. OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE BEEN RUN OVER BY A RIG. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE AND WAS REPORTED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER AS SUCH; HOWEVER, NO INVESTIGATION HAS TAKEN PLACE. THE CAR JUST SHUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, LOSING ALL POWER (INCLUDING STEERING AND BRAKES). ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS COME ON AND THE CAR IS DEAD; THAT'S RIGHT DEAD. LEAVING THE OCCUPANTS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC HOPING THEY'RE NOT GOING TO SMASHED BY SPEEDING TRAFFIC CONSIDERING NO SIGNAL WILL WORK AND NEITHER DO BRAKE LIGHTS OR ANYTHING. PEOPLE'S LIVES ARE AT STAKE HERE AND COMPLAINTS ARE BEING HANDLED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AS IF THEY COULDN'T CARE LESS. HOW COULD ANYONE WITH THEIR RIGHT MIND NOT ASSESS THIS SITUATION AS A SAFETY VIOLATION. THE REPORTS FOR THIS SAME DEFECT ARE JUST TOO NUMEROUS AND IF YOU CAN'T SEE IT THEN I NEED A HIGHER OFFICE AND THIS OFFICE NEEDS TO CLOSE SHOP! *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718076January 30, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
MNO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718043January 29, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM IS UNIDENTIFIED BY THE DEALERSHIPS I'VE BEEN TO FOR SERVICE. THE CAR WILL PERIODICALLY VIOLENTLY PULL TO EITHER SIDE (HAS OCCURED ON BOTH SIDES), THRVED OUT OF CONTROL, THE BRAKES IN GENERAL ARE POOR AND DON'T STOP THE CAR WELL; I HAVE TO DOWNSHIFT THE AUTOMATIC IN ORDER TO STOP AT TIMES, THE LOCKS QUIT WORKING AND NEEDED REPROGRAMMED THREE TIMES, THE CAR HAS LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING AND TOOK A FEW MINUTES TO RESTART. THERE ARE OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR (SUCH AS REAR WINDSHIELD RATTLES, POOR GAS MILEAGE 14 CITY, 19 HIGHWAY, BAD GAS GAUGE) BUT THEY ARE NOT THE MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEMS. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN SEVERAL ACCIDENT BETWEEN THE BRAKES AND THE 'VIOLENT PULLING' BUT PONTIAC KEEPS TELLING ME NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR SINCE THEY CAN NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITANTLY. I WAS TOLD THE CAR'S LEASE WOULD BE REPURCHASED, ANOTHER TIME PONTIAC PROMISED TO REPLACE THE CAR IF I TOOK IT IN THREE MORE TIMES, I HAVE COMPLIED WITH THEIR WISHES, BUT THEY ARE NOW INSISTING THAT I START BRINGING THE CAR BACK FOR SERVICE MORE. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN 9 TIMES, 7 FOR MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEMS. THE STATE LEMON LAWS SAYS AFTER 3 TIMES I SHOULD HAVE A REFUND OR REPLACED VEHICLE, MY CHOICE, BUT PONTIAC, AND THE DEALERSHIP EITHER DON'T RETURN MY CALLS, OR WHEN PONTIAC DOES CALL THEY TELL ME TO KEEP TAKING THE CAR BACK FOR SERVICE. IN THE MEAN TIME THE CAR IS A SERIOUS RISK TO MYSELF AND OTHER MOTORISTS OR PEDESTRIANS BEING THAT I'VE LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR MORE THAN 10 TIMES IN THE PAST. I SERIOUSLY HOPE THAT THIS ISSUE DOESN'T KEEP GETTING BUMPED AROUND. I'M GOING TO SEND MY INFO TO THE BBB, BUT THAT WILL TAKE UP TO 40 DAYS OR MORE FOR A REPLY, IN THE MEAN TIME (I'M A MEDICAL STUDENT) I NEED TO DRIVE TO FULFILL MY REQUIREMENTS TO BECOME A PHYSICIAN, AND I'M PLACING MYSELF AND OTHERS AT RISK BECAUSE PONTIAC WILL NOT ABIDE THE LAW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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