Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#10070641January 15, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, TIRES, SUSPENSION, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WE HAVE HAD THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR REPLACED ,AND THAT COST US TWO TRIPS TO A MECHANIC TO FIGURE THAT PROBLEM OUT. THE TIMING BELT CHANGED TWICE, ANOTHER MOTOR PUT IN THIS YEAR, NEW ALTENATOR, NEW RADIATOR, FUEL PUMP, WATER PUMP,AND A NEW THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. WE STILL HAVE AN OIL LEAK, WE NEED NEW STRUTS AND WE CONTINUALLY HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. NOT TO LEAVE OUT THAT WHEN WE BOUGHT THE CAR WE HAD TO HAVE THE HEATER COIL REPLACED. THE DOOR LOCK DOES NOT WORK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THE MOTOR MOUNT IS BROKE. I AM SURE THERE ARE OTHER THINGS I HAVE LEFT OUT BUT I CAN NOT THINK OF EVERYTHING RIGHT NOW. WHAT GOT ME TO THE POINT OF SENDING A COMPLAINT IS THAT WE JUST REPLACED THE RADIATOR 08/02/03, AND WE SEEM TO HAVE TO REPLACE SOMETHING EVERY MONTH OR SO, AND THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ONE PART ON THIS CAR THAT DOES NOT COST A BUNDLE. IS THERE ANYWAY TO GET ANY OF MY MONEY BACK FOR ALL OF THIS? I'M SURE NOT BUT THERE OUGHT TO BE A WAY TO LET OTHER PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT PONTIAC GRAND-AM QUAD 4 (2.3) IT'S A PIECE OF _ _ _ _ !!!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070666January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
WHEN YOU RUN THE AIR, THE CAR STALLS AND WON'T START ANYWHERE FROM ONE HOUR TO THREE OR FOUR POSSIBLY THE NEXT DAY. THE HORN WORKS SOMETIMES, THE RAIDIO WORKS SOMETIMES AS DOES THE DISPAY, THE VOLUME GOES UP AND DOWN. THE FUEL SYSTEMS SHUTS DOWN ALONG WITH THE CAR WHEN THE AIR IS RUNNING. THE POWER WINDOW QUIT WORKING IN APRIL, I REPLACED THE ONE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE ONLY TO HAVE THE ONE ON THE DRIVER SIDE TO STOP WORKING. THE BRAKES WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING. ANYTIME THE CAR HAS ANY PROBLEMS NO LIGHTS COME ON TO WARN YOU IT WILL JUST STOP WORKING. THE SHOP THAT PUT THE USED ENGINE IN STILL CAN'T TELL ME WHY IT STARED KNOCKING. THE ETS SYSTEM COMES ON AND OFF ALL THE TIME WITHOUT PRESSING THE BUTTON, I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE 1997 PONITAC GRAND AM GT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068761January 15, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BLINKERS & HAZARDS DO'NT WORK PROPERLY BRAKES ALWAYS MAKING NOISES AND RUBBING SOUNDS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068815January 15, 2004
STEERING
STERING LOCK THAT ADJUSTS THE LOCATION OF THE WHEEL GAVE WAY WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO MOVE UP AND DOWN WHILE DRINING. DANGEROUS ON I95 AT 65MPH... LOSING SOME LEVEL OF CONTROL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068845January 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
MY CAR STARTS AND RUNS GOOD. WHEN I GO 10 TO 15 MILES AND IF I COME TO A STOP, THE CAR STALLS. IT STARTS WITH NO PROBLEM BUT WHEN I SHIFT A GEAR, THE CAR STALLS. IF I WAITE FOR THE CAR TO COOL OFF, THE CAR WILL MOVE WITHOUT STALLING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069089January 15, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE MOTORS ON THE WINDOWS GO OUT AROUND 97K MILES. MY DRIVERS WINDOW WENT OUT A MONTH AGO. MY RIGHT, FRONT WINDOW IS ABOUT TO GO OUT, AND MY BACK RIGHT WINDOW WENT OUT TODAY. OBVIOUSLY, THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH FAULTY WINDOW MOTORS WITH THIS MODEL. THE TOTAL COST OUT OF MY POCKET FOR THIS INCIDENT IS ABOUT $1000 INCLUDED WITH A LOT OF FRUSTRATION!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053277January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EQUIPMENT
THIS IS THE 2ND GRAND AM I HAVE OWNED AND BOTH TIMES THE INTAKE GASKET HAS STARTED LEAKING THE FIRST ON STARTED LEAKING AT 74.000 MILES AND MY NEW ONE STARTED LEAKING AT 30.000 MILES... WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE GASKETS THE FIRST ONE WAS A 1999 AND THE NEW ONE IS A 2002. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054049January 14, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, STEERING
WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING TO THE LEFT THERE WAS NO STEERING. ALSO, BRAKE FAILED, AND VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052924January 12, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
SEEMS TO ME THAT I AM REPLACING THE BRAKES AND ROTORS WAY TOO OFTEN. SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE (OWNED SINCE SEPTEMBER 1998), I HAVE BEEN REPLACING (OR HAVE HAD TO HAD RESURFACED) ROTORS APPROXIMATELY EVERY 4-6 MONTHS AND NEW BRAKES APPROXIMATELY EVERY 5000 MILES. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. MY HUSBAND, ON THE OTHER HAND MY HUSBAND HAS NEVER HAD TO HAVE REPLACED THE ROTORS ON HIS VEHICLE (NISSAN SENTRA). IS THERE SOME KIND OF DEFECT WITH THE PONTIAC GRAND AM THAT CAUSES THE BRAKES AND ROTORS TO NEED TO BE REPLACED SO OFTEN? *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052935January 12, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE ON JAN 10, 2004 BECAUSE OF THE SMELL OF ANTI-FREEZE, CAR NOT HEATING UP AND SLUGGISH BEHAVIOR DURING DRIVING. AS IT TURNED OUT, THE COOLANT WAS LEAKING IN THE OIL AND CAUSING THESE PROBLEMS. MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME OF A SERVICE BULLETIN AND CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST GM REGARDING THESE ISSUES. WHEN I NOTIFIED GM (DEAN NELSON) REGARDING THE ISSUE, THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE SERVICE BULLETIN. THE BULLETIN NUMBER IS 03-06-01-010A AND SUPERSEDED BULLETIN NUMBER 03-06-01-010. THIS BULLETIN COVERS PONTIAC GRAND AM BETWEEN THE YEARS OF 1999-2003. IN PAST INCIDENTS, GM ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT. THIS CASE SHOULD NOT BE ANY DIFFERENT. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052974January 12, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, SUSPENSION
WATER LEAKED INTO FLOORBOARD FROM AIR-CONDITIONER. GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT AND BACK WHEELS. TRIM CAME LOOSE FROM BACK BUMPER. REARVIEW MIRROR FELL OFF. HAD NUMEROUS TIMES WHERE THE CAR WOULD CRANK BUT NOT START (DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM) FRONT DRIVER WINDOW WOULD NOT COME DOWN ON OCCASION. CAR CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE DASHBOARD WHILE PARKED IN OUR GARAGE. THE FIRE DID EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR. THE INSPECTOR SENT OUT TO LOOK AT THE CAR (BY GM) SAID THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL AND NOT CAUSED BY ANYTHING WE DID TO THE CAR. THE CAR WAS REPURCHASED BY GM ON JANUARY 7, 2004 AFTER BASICALLY CALLING THEM ON A DAILY BASIS TO GET SOMETHING DONE ABOUT IT. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052848January 11, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I OWN A 1999 GRAND AM GT,I HAVE IT 2 YRS.RIGHT AFTER PURCHASE WE TOLD THE DEALER THE SUN ROOF LEAKED.WE WERE TOLD LEAKS ARE NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY.THIS LEAKS DOWN OVER THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND DIFFERENY RELAY'S HAVE FAILED THREE TIMES.IF THERE IS A FIRE ITS OUR PROBLEM,BECAUSE ITS A "LEAK".WE TOLD THEM ABOUT IT FIRST,THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND A LEAK,THEN AFTER THE ORIGINAL BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY RAN OUT,IT BECAME OUR PROBLEM BECAUSE NO DOCUMENTATION WAS DONE. OUR FRONT DRIVERS SEAT IS SEPARATING FROM THE FRAME.WE'VE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN WITH ANY VEHICLE,THE CAR WE TRADED WAS 12 YEARS OLD AND THE SEAT WAS IN BETTER SHAPE.MY WIFE IS A 140 POUND WOMAN,ITS NOT THAT SHE IS "SQUASHING" THE SEAT.WE'VE CONTACTED OUR DEALER,THEY ACCEPT NO RESPONSIBILITY.WHEN IT RAINS WE TRY TO CATCH IT & COVER THE SUNROOF.PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ONLY TO THE CAR ELECTRICAL & CARPET. THANK YOU RICHARD WENDT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052687January 8, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
I HAD BOUGHT MY USED 2000 GRAND AM IN DECEMBER OF 2001. SINCE THEN, I HAVE HAD TO BUY FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS TWICE. BOTH TIMES THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME OF THE TERRIBLE CONDITION THEY WERE IN. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR SHUTTING DOWN COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING. AFTER TALKING TO SEVERAL MECHANICS, THEY ALL AGREED THAT IT WAS MY FUEL PUMP. THEY HAD ALSO INFORMED ME THAT MANY OTHER GRAND AMS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS CAR FOR THESE PARTICULAR PROBLEMS? *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050107January 8, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
THE VEHICLE HAD A BROKEN FRONT COIL SPRING THAT WRAPPED AROUND THE SHOCK ABSORBER. IT BROKE IN TWO AND PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING. *PH AFTER BREAKING, PART OF THE SPRING CAME TO REST ON THE TOP AND INSIDE OF THE TIRE. IT WASN'T PUNCTURED AND THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. TRIPLE AAA WAS CALLED AND THEY HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST REPAIR SHOP. THE COST FOR REPAIRS WERE $500.00. THE CONSUMER WAS BRUSHED OFF BY PONTIAC CHEVROLET. *CB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052564January 7, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM CAR BOUGHT AT WIGDERS LIVINGSTON, NJ BOTH DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS WINDOWS ELECTRONIC CONTROLS BROKER WITHIN HOURS OF EACH OTHER. FIRST REPAIR WAS APPROX $500.00 I AM NOW FIGHTING WITH DEALER TO FIX 2ND WINDOW UNDER PONTIAC WARRANTY I SEE BY YOUR WEBSITE THIS IS NOT AND UNCOMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. PLEASE ADVISE HOW TO GET BOTH WINDOWS FIXED UNDER THER WARRANTY NEED MY FIRST PAYMENT CREDITED BACK TO ME ANY HELP WILL BE APPRECIATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052566January 7, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM BOUGHT WIGDER LIVINGSTON, NJ. ON, 12/3/03, POWER STERRING HOSE ALL OF A SUDDEN LET GO AND TOTAL LOSE OF STERRING CONTROL HAPPENED. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER WHERE MAKE SHIFT REPAIR WAS MADE FOR $243.00 DO NOT BELIEVE REPAIR HAS BEEN MADE TO SPECIFICATIONS AND THAT IT WILL FAIL AGAIN. ACCORDING TO YOUR WEBSITE THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE PAID FOR REPAIR AND AM NOW REQUESTING THAT IT BE CHECKED AND CORRECT REPAIR BE FULLY MADE UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT I GET ORIGINAL COST CREDITED BACK TO ME. ANY HELP WITH THIS WILL BE APPRECIATED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052577January 7, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
ON MAKING A LEFT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENED AND I LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AS IT WAS ENTERING ON-COMING TRAFFIC. MY VEHICLE LOST ALL FUNCTIONALITY WITH THE POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052617January 7, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
I OWN A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT THAT HAS HAD A SERIES OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. IT STARTED THREE WEEKS AGO WITH MY TURN SIGNALS. AFTER A TURN OR LANE CHANGE AND THE LEVER RETURNED TO ITS NEUTRAL POSITION, THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD CLICK FOR UP TO 10 MINUTES. THEN A WEEK LATER THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR POWER WINDOW WOULD NOT WORK. THEN THE CAR DIED ON ME WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE. THANK GOODNESS THERE WAS NO ONE BEHIND ME. UPON REVIEW, THE DEALORSHIP FOUND THAT A SENSOR LEADING TO THE FUEL PUMP WAS BAD. I HAD HEARD ABOUT A RECALL OF HAZARD LIGHT/TURN SIGNALS IN PONTIAC GRAND AM'S BUT AFTER CALLING GM SEVERAL TIMES THEY INSIST THERE IS NOT A RECALL AND THEREFORE WILL NOT PAY ANY OF THE $2000.00 IN REPAIRS. PLEASE GIVE ME ANY INFO YOU CAN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052630January 7, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOWS HAVE FALLEN INTO THE DOOR. I HAVE SEEN SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM... DOES THE MANUFACTURER NOT SEE THIS A ON GOING PROBLEM AND FIX IT RIGHT OR RECALL IT SO US OWNERS OF THE CARS CAN BE PROUD OWNERS AND NOT RIPPED OFF. IT RIDICULIOUSLY EXPENSIVE AND CRAZY , YOU BUY A CAR AND PAY GOOD MONEY IN TURN THE MANUFATURER SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053333January 5, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED DUE TO THE FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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