Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#10426656September 21, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN EXTREMELY OVERPOWERING GASOLINE ODOR WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ODOR WAS MOST PROFOUND IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AT ANYTIME WITHOUT WARNING AND WOULD FREQUENTLY FAIL TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER INSPECTED NOR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 190,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426399September 20, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE CONTACT NOTICED THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425785September 16, 2011
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE HORN ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE AIR BAG INTERNAL HORN CONTACT FAILED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,195. UPDATED 10/03/11 *BF UPDATED 11/23/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425577September 15, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A TURN WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT OPERATE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT REPLAC THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10423713September 1, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE TURN SIGNALS INTERMITTENTLY WORK. GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE 2 OTHER RECALLS FOR THE SAME ISSUE, BUT FOR DIFFERENT YEARS. 2000-2001 GRAND AM, OLDSMOBILE ALERO, CHEVROLET MALIBU (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000) AND 1999-2000 GRAND AM, OLDSMOBILE ALERO, CHEVROLET MALIBU. I HAVE CALLED PONTIAC, HOWEVER THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST ME WITH THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421544August 26, 2011
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WINDOW IS STUCK DOWN. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME IT HAS QUIT WORKING. IT HAS HAD THE ARM MECHANISM REPLACED TWICE AND THE MOTOR REPLACED ONCE. ALL OF THE OTHER 3 WINDOWS HAVE ALSO BEEN WORKED ON FOR THE SAME THING. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419187August 12, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HAZARD FLASHER LIGHT AND TURN SIGNALS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, BUT DID NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH) BUT STATE THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418545August 11, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, INTERIOR LIGHTING
TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THIS WAS NOTICED ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS SITUATION BUT COULD VERY WELL BE IN ONE IF SOMEONE IS NOT ABLE TO KNOW I'M MAKING A TURN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418368August 10, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR AND THE ROAD SURFACE WAS SMOOTH. THE CONTACT SUFFERED FROM WHIPLASH AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL TO TREAT HIS INJURIES. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES COVERING THE FAILURE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE ALSO NOTIFIED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,002 UPDATED 12/20/11 *CN UPDATED 01/03/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10418192August 9, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE FOLLOWED BY THE SYSTEM ACTIVATING AND PREVENTING THE VEHICLE FROM BEING STARTED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 142,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417935August 8, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417735August 6, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES
VATS THE ANTI THEFT THAT LOCKS UP GM CARS BECAUSE OF THE SERCUITY CHIP THAT'S IN THE KEY PEOPLE HAVE GOT ROBBED SITTING IN A PARKING LOT WAITING ON THEY CAR TO START OR FOR SOME ONE TO COME GET THEM. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417173August 5, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WAS ON THE FREEWAY WHEN CAR STARTED OVER HEATING AND JUST SHUT OFF. I HAD TO ROLL ONTO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY WAS ALMOST HIT BY TWO DIFFERNT CARS. HAD IT TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM THEY FIXED THE HEAD GASKETS, BUT CAR IS STILL OVERHEATING. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416477August 1, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THE SECURITY SYSTEM FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE SECURITY LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415948July 26, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. UNIT #1 WAS TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE. UNIT #1 LOST CONTROL AND WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD WAY STRIKING A DITCH. UNIT #1 ROLLED OVER, COMING TO FINAL REST ON ITS ROOF. *LN (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASHREPORT#10-0455-91 ) *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415245July 26, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE PASS LOCK INTERFERING WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RESET THE PASS LOCK TWICE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10414977July 25, 2011
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED OUT FROM ITS FRAME. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE/K-FRAME CROSS MEMBER WAS COVERED WITH RUST AND BROKE. THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNDER 60,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 9/13/11 *CN UPDATED 2/21/12 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415877July 25, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BEGINNING IN OCTOBER 2010, THE SECURITY LIGHT SHOWED UP ON MY CAR DASHBOARD. IT BRIEFLY WAS LIT AND WOULD DISAPPEAR. OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND MONTHS, MY CAR WOULD RANDOMLY NOT START AND THE SECURITY LIGHT WOULD FLASH ON. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED EACH TIME TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH AT THE TIME OF ARRIVAL, THE CAR WOULD THEN RUN AND THE LIGHT HAD DISAPPEARED. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE UNLESS THE CAR WAS NOT WORKING. THIS WAS VERY COSTLY IN TOWS AND MISSING WORK. THEN I NOTICED AS I WOULD BE DRIVING, RANDOM SINGLE PUFFS OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. I DESCRIBED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY. AFTER THIS HAPPENING OVER AND OVER FINALLY I WAS TOLD THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD BEEN FRIED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE A FIRE STARTED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN. I WISH THERE WOULD BE A RECALL AS I SEE THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON AND EXPENSIVE REPAIR PROBLEM IN PONTIAC GRAND AM'S. WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF MY CAR HAD STARTED ON FIRE AS I WAS DRIVING!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415047July 25, 2011
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 1998 PONTIAC GRAND AM THEFT SYSTEM WAS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IT WAS THE DASH CLUSTER AND KEY SWITCH REPLACED BOTH VEHICLE STILL WILL NOT START. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10414851July 23, 2011
SEAT BELTS
ON JULY 21, 2011 WE DROVE TO THE STORE. WHEN WE CAME OUT AND GOT INTO THE CAR (2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE, THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT PULL OUT. IT IS COMPLETELY RETRACTED AND WILL NOT BUDGE. WE DID NOT DAMAGE IT IN ANY WAY. NOW WE CANNOT LEGALLY HAVE ANYONE IN THE FRONT SEAT BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT ENGAGE. I SCHEDULED A REPAIR APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM, WHO TELLS ME IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR IT. ROUGH ESTIMATE ON COST IS $300.00!!! I AM CERTAIN THE GARAGE WILL WANT TO REPLACE THE UNIT TO GET FULL MONEY OUT OF US. I WILL KEEP THE DEFECTIVE ONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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