Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#10059985February 28, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, BACK OVER PREVENTION:WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT
I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED AT A DEALERSHIP, I.E., BILL KELLEY CHEVROLET, AND WAS NOT GIVEN INFORMATION ABOUT THE RECALLS . THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO WORK PROPERLY AND THE DEALER WHO SOLD US THE CAR REFUSES TO GIVE US ANY HELP. MY SON PAID AN ADDITIONAL 300 TO GET THE CAR IN WORKING ORDER AND 3 DAYS LATER IT IS STILL NOT WORKING. I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD HAVE INFORMED US OF THE RECALL NOTICES TO REPAIR SAID CAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060934February 27, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND WHEN TURNING OFF THE ENGINE, VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061122February 24, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ON A RAINY DAY, LIGHT PULSATING WAS FELT WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES. *LA THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE. THE BRAKES ONLY PERFORMED THAT WAY IN THE WINTER AND ON RAINY DAYS. THERE WAS A SQUEAKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ABS MOTOR AND PUMP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058833February 24, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 2002 GRAND AM SE WAS NOT ACCELERATING. BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD JUMPED. DEALER SAID IT WAS MY FAULT DUE TO NOT ENOUGH OIL CHANGES AND SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. I CALLED PONTIAC FOR ASSISTANCE AND WAS TREATED RUDELY! UPON TAKING THE GRAND AM TO ANOTHER MECHANIC (NON-DEALER) IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILED CAUSING THE TIMING CHAIN TO JUMP. YET THE DEALER DID NOT CATCH THIS. NEW MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANY TRACE OF SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE CAUSING THE PROBLEM AS THE DEALER SAID. WHILE IT WAS IN THEIR POSSESSION, THE DEALER CAUSED MORE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE BY STARTING IT WITH A BROKEN TIMING CHAIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058864February 24, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DOES NOT MATTER WHAT TIME OF DAY OR WHAT TEMP OUTSIDE, WHEN CAR IS STARTED, RPM'S RANGE FROM 2000 TO 3000. CAR WILL NOT GO TO NORMAL IDLE AT ANY TIME NO MATTER HOW LONG DRIVEN UNLESS CAR IS TURNED OFF AN THEN BACK ON. SOMETIMES IT TAKES DOING THIS SEVERAL TIMES. IF THIS IS NOT DONE AND IDLE IS LEFT AS IS, CAR IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STOP. ALMOST NECESSARY TO "STAND" ON THE BRAKES! DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG AND THAT IT IS A FACTORY PRESET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058905February 24, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT, 44500 MILES, 38 MONTHS OLD. VEHICLE HAS SLOWLY USED RADIATOR FLUID FOR OVER A YEAR, HOWEVER PASSED ALL PRESSURE TESTS AT DEALER. ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE LOUD NOISES WHEN STARTED BUT QUICKLY DISAPPEARS AS ENGINE WARMS. ENGINE NOISE BECAME VERY LOUD WITHIN A FEW DAYS AND DEALER STATES THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET HAS A LEAK WHICH HAS ALSO CUASED DAMAGE TO VALUES AND LIFTERS. REPAIR COST AT $1,600.00 PLUS AN ADDITIONAL $300.00 TO FLUSH ENGINE AND RADIATOR. SYSTEMN FLUSH REQUIRED SINCE RADIATOR FLUID MAY HAVE ENTERED ENGINE. ONLY ENGINE PROBLEM PRIOR TO ENGINE NOISE WAS THE OCCASSIONAL LOSS OF ANTI-FREEZE WHICH DID NOT LEAD DEALER TO PROBLEM. ENGINE OIL IS ALWAYS CLEAN WITH NO SIGNS OF EXTERNAL CONTAMINANTS. DEALER HAS STATED THAT A LOT OF INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS ARE BEING REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058906February 24, 2004
SUSPENSION:REAR
WHILE UNDER WARRENTY, REAR STRUTS WERE REPLACED. 6 MONTHS LATER, SUSPENSION NOISE WAS HEARD AGAIN, HOWEVER NOW FROM THE FRONT END. AT APPROXIMATELY 41,000 MILES (NOV 2003) PONTIAC DEALER STATED THAT THE NOISE WAS "NORMAL" FOR THIS CAR AND THE STRUTS HOWEVER THERE WAS NO SAFETY ISSUE OR MECHANICAL DAMAGE. SEEMS TO ME THAT IF THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL DAMAGE TO THE STRUT, THEN THE FRONTEND SUSPENSION SHOULD NOT SOUND LIKE A BABY'S RATTLE. NOW WITH APPROXIMATELY 45,000 THE NOISE IS WORSE AND THE STEERING COLUMN HAS OCCASSIONAL "JITTERS" UNDER MODERATE TO HARD BRAKING CONDITIONS. VECHICLE SEEMS TO BE DEVELOPING SEVERAL PROBLEMS LESS THEN 6 MONTHS AFTER WARRENTY EXPIRED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055806February 24, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. *NM *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055421February 24, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHEN TURNING LEFT VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY LOSES POWER STEERING. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE OR DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. DEALER RECOMMENDS REPLACING THE POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. *AK *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058745February 23, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
POWER STEERING FAILURE, SHAFT IN POWER STEERING UNIT WAS WORN SO BADLY THAT IT BROKE. G M STATES THAT THE PART IS NOT DEFECTIVE AND REPAIRS ARE MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS,ONLY 33,000 MILES ON VEHICLE,BUT WARRENTY HAS TIMED OUT.*AK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I CANNOT STEER VEHICLE WITHOUT POWER ASSIST STEERING,SO VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVEABLE UNTILL REPAIRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059570February 23, 2004
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING ANTI THEFT DEVICE ENGAGED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, AND NEARLY CAUSING A COLLISION EACH TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058690February 22, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I TOOK MY CAR IN BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T CRANK. AFTER THREE WEEKS, THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS BECAUSE IT DIDN'T HAVE ANY GAS IN IT!! THE GAS GAUGE SAID IT HAD 3/4 TANK. HE REPLACED A SENSOR FOR THE FUEL TANK AND SAID THAT WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT. FOUR DAYS LATER, IT'S DOING IT AGAIN!!! I'VE SEEN WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME TYPE. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL TO FIX THIS? THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE IT WOULD LEAVE PEOPLE STRANDED WITHOUT ANY WARNING! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058720February 22, 2004
WHEELS, SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
MY 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES/ABS AND WHEEL HUBS. WITH 47K MILES ON THE CAR, I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH ABS/TRAC OFF/SVC VEHICLE LIGHTS, BRAKES NEEDING TO BE REPLACED & ROTORS TURNED, AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT WHEEL HUBS(AT $391 PER HUB, JUST FOR THE PARTS) AND A WHEEL BEARING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058605February 20, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY CAR IS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. IT HAD 23,051 MILES ON IT WHEN THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. THE PROBLEM WAS THE LOW COOLENT LIGHT WENT ON SO THE INTAKE GASKETS AND NEC PARTS NEEDED REPLACING. A 3 YEAR OLD CAR WITH 23,000 MILES NEEDED $900 WORTH OF REPAIRS WITH NO ACCIDENTS ON IT'S RECORD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059527February 20, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
WHILE DRIVING TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING. DEALER STATED TURN SIGNAL FLASHER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058611February 20, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
PURCHASED THE CAR NEW IN 2001. OIL CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES AND ALL REGULAR MAINTENANCE. AT 40,000 MILES LOWER INTAKE GASKET BEGAN LEAKING. REPLACED MYSELF, FOLLOWED MANUAL PRECISELY. UPON REASSEMBLY ENGINE BEGAN NOCKING. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY CITED BAD LIFTERS AND REPLACED THEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058484February 19, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS FAIL TO WORK OCCASSIONALLY FROM SUMMER 2003 TO THE RECENTLY (USUALLY WHEN IT IS HUMID OUTSIDE). POSSIBLE CIRCUIT PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058487February 19, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DRIVER-SIDE POWER WINDOW FELL DOWN DUE TO CHEAP PLASTIC REGULATOR CLIP. NEW REGULATOR INSTALLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058492February 19, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
I HAVE THREE COMPLAINTS ON MY 2000 GRAND AM SE: 1. I JUST HAD TO REPLACE MY INTAKE MANIFOLD. IT HAD A HAIRLINE CRACK IN IT THAT THE DEALER INFORMED ME HAD TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFAULT BECAUSE IT COULDN'T HAVE CRACKED ON ITS OWN. I PAID $600 TO HAVE THIS FIXED IN TOTAL. 2. MY AIR CONDITIONER HASN'T HELD A CHARGE SINCE THE END OF 2003. I HAVEN'T HAD THAT REPAIRED YET SO I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT WILL COST. 3. MY "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. I'M NEVER SURE IF THERE IS OR ISN'T A PROBLEM. ONE DAY IT'S ON, THE NEXT DAY IT'S OFF. I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD CAN HAVE SO MANY ISSUES. I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKES ONCE AND ALREADY NEED TO DO SO AGAIN. HOWEVER, I AM VERY UPSET ABOUT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND AIR CONDITIONER. AN AIR CONDITIONER SHOULDN'T GO OUT ON A THREE YEAR OLD CAR. THAT IS JUST UNACCEPTABLE. I STILL OWE TWO MORE YEARS ON THE CAR AND AM AFRAID OF WHAT WILL BREAK NEXT. I WOULD LIKE TO BE COMPENSATED FOR THIS DEFAULT ON A FAIRLY NEW VEHICLE. I DO WANT TO SAY THAT I JUST LOVED MY CAR WHEN I GOT IT, BUT I DON'T WANT TO CONSTANTLY BE PAYING FOR MAJOR REPAIRS ON A VEHICLE THAT SHOULDN'T REQUIRE THEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053398February 19, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE HAZARD LIGHTS STOPPED OPERATING. THE FUSES WERE CHANGED TWICE BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK THE SIGNAL LIGHTS ALSO FAILED. WHEN THE CONSUMER CHANGED THE FUSES THE LIGHTS WORKED FOR 2-3 WEEKS THEN FAILED AGAIN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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