Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#10094135September 22, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE UNCONTROLLABLY ON IT IS OWN. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094032September 21, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10092822September 20, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING INTO THE CORE. BRAKES WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES LAST YEAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10092883September 20, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WATER LEAKED INTO FUSE BOX AND RAN ONTO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT ON RECALL AND WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091306September 20, 2004
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
I BOUGHT A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM 3 YEARS AGO THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT 2 YEARS AGO AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THIS CAR FIXED AT ALL IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 2 OR 3 TIMES AND THEY HAVE NOT FIXED IT SO MY QUESTION IS ,IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM IN THIS CARIT IS A 4 CYLENDER I WOULD ASK BUT I HAVE RAN INTO OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10092725September 20, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON A WET ROAD SURFACE VEHICLE SWERVED. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AN DIT WAS WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD INTO A WOODED AREA, WHERE VEHICLE SPINNED SEVERAL TIMES AND HIT SEVERAL SMALL TREES. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE RIGHT TIE ROD WORE OUT AND THE LEFT TIE ROD WAS GETTING WORN OUT. CONSUMER STATED, THAT FRONT WHEEL BEARING WAS REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL ON MAY 5, 2004 AT A DEALER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091256September 19, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
I BOUGHT MY 1999 GRAND AM A YEAR AGO AND EVER SINCE APRIL OF THIS YEAR I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY TURN SIGNALS EITHER NOT WORKING OR BLINKING AT A RAPID SPEED. ALSO THE CLICKING NOISE ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF THE TURN SIGNAL IS HEARD EVEN WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS ARE NOT IN USE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091121September 16, 2004
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM HAS A BUILD UP OF CONDENSATION CAUSING MOLD TO GROW AND A FOUL SMELL. AIR CONDITIONING SWITCH DOES NOT WORK ON SETTINGS 1 AND 2, ONLY 3 AND ABOVE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10092452September 16, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND PROCEEDING TO OPERATE THE AUTOMATIC WINDOW IN THE DOWN POSITION ON THE DRIVER SIDE, IT STOPPED OPERATING. TWO DAYS LATER THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. THE CONSUMER OBTAINED THE REPLACEMENT PARTS FROM THE DEALER AND HAD HER SON MAKE THE REPAIRS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091152September 16, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE A INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK ON A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT WITH A 3.4L FI MOTOR. IT LEAKS ANTIFREEZE AND OIL. IT LEAKS FROM THE CENTER OF THE MANIFOLD AND ON TO THE SIDES OF THE HEADS. I HAVE REPLACED THE GASKET ONCE MYSELF WITH THE HELP OF A GM CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND AFTER 7 MONTHS OF THE REPLACEMENT OF THE GASKET IT ONCE AGAIN LEAKS. ALSO WHEN WE REPLACED THE GASKETS ON THE INTAKE WE PUT NEW INTAKE BOLTS IN AND HAD THE INTAKE CHECKED FOR CRACKS AND STRAIGHTNESS OF THE BASE OF THE INTAKE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10092322September 15, 2004
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE, BUT THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE WITH SPEED. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A DITCH AND A FENCE. A 2X4 STEEL POLE HIT THE WINDSHIELD AND HIT THE DRIVER IN THE FACE THE DRIVER WAS UNCONSCIOUS. BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD AND NECK INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALED THE VEHICLE. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10092754September 14, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
COMPLAINT REGARDING MANIFOLD GASKET ON VEHICLE. *MR THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE LOW COOLANT INDICATOR HAD COME ON. THE COOLANT WAS DOWN A QUART OF FUEL. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIRS. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090960September 14, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WAS JUST DRIVING AND IT OVERHEATED, REPLACED WATER PUMP, SENSORS, WIRES, HEATER COIL, THEMORSTAT TWICE, ALL TO NO AVAIL, TOOK IT TO 2 MECHANICS AND THEY COULDNT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. CLEANED OUT THE RADITOR WITH A COMPLETE FLUSH AND RUN FINE FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS, WE ALSO PUT 2 NEW COMPUTERS INTO IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091880September 13, 2004
SUSPENSION
WHEN MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091905September 13, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE BRAKING VEHICLE VIBRATED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087601September 13, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN NHTSA RECALL 02V70000. IF THE ENGINE FAILS TO START AND THE DRIVER HOLDS THE KEY IN THE STAR POSITION FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD, HIGH CURRENT FLOWS THROUGH THE IGNITION SWITCH, AND SOMETIMES PRODUCES ENOUGH HEAT TO MELT INTERNAL SWITCH PARTS. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK THE IGNITION LOCKED. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091803September 10, 2004
AIR BAGS, SUSPENSION
AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER PULLED TO THE RIGHT. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DELARSHIP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091854September 10, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND CONSUMER TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. A NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT. CONSUMER LIFTED UP THE HOOD, AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THEN, DROVE IT TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A RECALL ISSUED DID NOT INCLUDE THIS VEHICLE DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10091749September 9, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS
THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO COME ON AND OFF ON THEIR OWN. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO TURN THE HAZARD LIGHT ON FOR A MINUTE, THEN IT FAILED. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER TO SET UP AAN PPOINTMENT FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090625September 8, 2004
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
MY CAR WILL CRANK UP AND DRIVE FOR HOURS BUT IF I STOP AND TURN IT OFF IT WILL NOT CRANK UP FOR 3-4 HOURS. ALSO, MY AIR CONDITIONER WAS RUNNING GREAT BUT WHEN I TURNED IT ON ONE DAY IT JUST STOPPED BLOWING COLD AND IT IS FULL OF COOLANT AND ANTIFREEZE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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