Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#10037605September 10, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
95 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE 3.1L V6, AUTOMATIC TRANS. WITH 113,264 MILES. CAR LOST POWER, STARTING SMOKING VERY BADLY, CAR WAS PULLED OFF HIGHWAY AND STOPPED IMMEDIATELY. REPAIR SHOP INSPECTED AND FOUND OIL FILTER GASKET BLEW OUT, ALLOWING ENGINE OIL TO BE EXPELLED. THIS COULD CAUSE AN ENGINE FIRE, BUT DID NOT THIS TIME. OIL CHANGE SHOP INSPECTED FILTER AND CLAIMS REGULATOR IN OIL PUMP CAUSED OIL TO BE OVER-PRESSURIZED, BLOWING OUT THE GASKET AND CLAIMS NO RESPONSIBILITY. ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ACCORDING THE REPAIR SHOP. I BOUGHT CAR NEW AND MAINTAINED IT REGULARLY AND AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE APPARENT POOR QUALITY OF THIS GM PRODUCT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037520September 9, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS
TURN SIGNAL FLASHER INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO WORK. WOULD SOMETIMES WORK IF THE HAZARD LIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED. DEALER REPLACED TURN SIGNAL/FLASHER SWITCH, NO FIX. ON THE 4TH TIME TO DEALER, THEY REPLACED THE HAZARDS SWITCH AND IT WAS FIXED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037408September 8, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD
CAR IS WHITE. PAINT IS PEELING OFF HOOD OF CAR FOR NO APPARENT REASON. STEEL IS EXPOSED AND STARTING TO RUST. THE ENTIRE CAR NEEDS REPAINTED BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS ALSO HAPPENING ON OTHER PARTS OF THE VEHICLE. SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT.*AK 1993 PONTIAC GRAND AM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037487September 8, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
TURN SIGNALS BECAME INOPERATIVE WHILE TURNING, CAUSING THE CAR FOLLOWING TO ASSUME I WAS NO LONGER TURNING, AND ACCELERATE....REAR-ENDING ME. THIS IS A RECURRENT ISSUE THAT NEEDS RESOLVED. ALSO, AFTER THE COLLISION, THE HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK. ALSO, JUST SAW THE RECALL ON THE 2000-2001 GRAND AIMS, ALLERGY, AND MAILBOX FROM GM FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. I BELIEVE THE RECALL SHOULD BE MANDATED TO INCLUDE THE 1999 MODEL YEAR AS WELL. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10037334September 6, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2003 GRAND AM GT PURCHASED IN MAY 2003. CAR WILL ACCELERATE FROM IDLE SPEED OF 4-6MPH TO 15 MPH WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR CAUSING THE CAR TO JUMP FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. STARTED TO OCCUR AT 1500 MILES, NOW 3600 MILES ON THE CAR, HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES WITH NO RESOLUTION. ALSO WILL NOT ACCELERATE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PASS AT SPEEDS FROM 50MPH, ACCELERATOR DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT RESULTING CHANGE EVIDENCED BY INCREASE IN RPM OR SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO DANGEROUS. AS OF TODAY, THE CAR IS AT THE DEALERSHIP, THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND ARE SEEKING ADVICE FROM PONTIAC. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038333September 5, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
CONSUMER WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS WAS MENTIONED IN RECALL#03V32700. REAR TURN SIGNAL LIGHT WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR BECAUSE THE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038176September 4, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH AND WITH NO WARNING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037175September 3, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
I HAVE A FRIEND THAT HAS A 2001 OR 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT. 2 WEEKS AGO, THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER BURNED UP. THE DEALER IS TELLING HIM THAT THE PART NEEDS TO BE ORDER IN FROM THE MANUFACTURER AND IN TURN THEY NEED TO ACTUALLY BUILD HIM A NEW ONE. I AM SEARCHING FOR A RECALL ON THIS BECAUSE I HAVE ANOTHER FRIEND WHO HAS A 2002 CHEVROLET S10 WHO HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. BOTH CARS HAVE LESS THAT 100 THOUSAND MILES ON THEM AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF GM SHOULD BE COVERING THE COST OF THIS REPAIR AS IT SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037031September 2, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
I AM NEVER NOTIFIED REGARDING ANY RECALLS THAT HAVE OCCURRED AS IT RELATES TO MY VEHICLE. I HAPPEN TO BE HAVING MY CAR SERVICED AND THEN FIND OUT THAT SEVERAL MONTHS TO YEARS HAVE PASTED AND THERE WAS A RECALL. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY? I AM TOLD MY GM THAT YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE NOTIFICATIONS TO CONSUMERS. MY VEHICLE IS A 97, PONTIAC GRAND AM. PLEASE ADVISE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032153September 2, 2003
AIR BAGS, TIRES
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE CAME OFF THE RIM. AS A RESULT THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A BRIDGE, SPUN AROUND AND HIT A GUARD RAIL. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK *NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10031249September 2, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR, STEERING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
WHEN A TURN WAS MADE, THE STEERING WHEEL PRODUCED A LOUD RUBBING NOISE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THERE WERE HIGH IDLE PROBLEMS. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS AND THE POWER LOCKS WERE REPLACED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON AND THE VEHICLE HAD STARTED TO RUN ROUGH, THE ALTERNATOR LIGHT HAD COME ON AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT AND WAS REPLACED, THE LOWER FRONT CONTROL ARM WAS REPLACED, THE BLOWER MOTOR WAS REPLACED, THE COMPRESSOR WAS REPLACED, WHEN STARTING THE ENGINE COLD, THERE WAS A KNOCKING SOUND ON THE RIGHT SIDE UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS WARM ,THEN THE NOISE WOULD GO AWAY, SURGING WOULD ALSO OCCUR AND WOULD WORSEN WHEN THE ENGINE WAS WARMED, THE VOLUME ON THE RADIO WAS ERRATIC(HAD GONE UP WHEN TRYING TO TURN DOWN), THE SENSOR THROTTLE POSITION SHORTED AND WAS INTERMITTENT, THE VALVE AIR CONTROL WAS REPLACED, AND THE FUEL FILTER WAS REPLACED. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024605September 2, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
FUEL PUMP DOES NOT WORK. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE FUEL GAUGE , FUEL INJECTORS, FAN, LIGHTS, DOOR LOCKS, COMPUTER CHIP, OIL LEAK, BRAKES, BLINKERS HAD TO BE REPLACED. GMAC HAD BEEN NOTIFIED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND HAD REFUSED TO COOPERATIVE IN FIXING THE DEFECTS. THESE WERE KNOWN DEFECTS. GMAC REFUSED TO FIX UNDER WARRANTY AND REFUSED UNDER THE LEMON LAW. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10036893August 30, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN ALMOST STOPPED WHILE PRESSING DOWN ON BRAKE PEDAL, CAR LUNCHES FORWARD AND ENGINE SLIGHTLY REVS UP BEFORE STOPPING. HAVE ALMOST PUT CAR INTO GARAGE DOOR MAY OF TIMES WHEN THIS HAPPENS. ALSO WHEN MAKING A HARD TURN ON DRY PAVEMENT FROM A STOP , A LOUD BANG OR GROWLING NOISE COMES FROM TRANSAXLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10036909August 30, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
PURCHASED 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE1 WITH 3.4 LITER 3400 SFI V-6 ENGINE ON 7/30/03.N 8/27/03, 2624 MILES ON VEHICLE. EXPERIENCED MAJOR PROBLEM OF CAR DIED OUT AND STALLED WHILE DRIVING WAS ABLE TO RESTART AUTO WHICH WOULD DIED OUT AND STALLED 6 SEPARATE TIMES THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AND RANGED FROM 15 SECONDS TO 2 MINS OF DRIVING TIME AND AT SPEEDS OF 5 TO 35 MPH. ( THE VEHICLE JUST QUIT RUNNING WITH NO WARNING!) HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALER SERVICE ADVISOR (JOE) ADVISE ME THAT AT THE REPAIR BAYS THEY EXPERIENCED/DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM 9 TIMES, BUT HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. STATED THEY HAD CALLS INTO GENERAL MOTORS TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND WERE WAITING FOR SOME POSSILE ANSWERS/SOLUTIONS. I AM REPORTING THIS OF TWO REASONS 1. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE DIES/STALLS OUT AT THE WRONG TIME AND PLACE AN ACCIDENT WILL HAPPEN. 2. I AM WITH OUT A VEHICLE WHICH I PURCHASED IN GOOD FAITH. (STILL SETTING IN THE SHOP). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10036709August 27, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
I AM AN OWNER OF A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE 4DR. 2.4 4 CYLINDER VEHICLE. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT A BRAKING PROBLEM THAT HAS OCCURRED RECENTLY. WHENEVER THE FRONT BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY PULSATE AND DRAG THE CAR TO A STOP. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT GM HAS HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH OTHER CONSUMERS COMPLAINT REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE. IT MUST BE SO PERVASIVE THAT GM HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN TO ITS MECHANICS. SEE. GM BULLETIN NO. 00-05-23-002B. I HAVE BEEN WONDERING WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL OVER THIS SAFETY ISSUE. NOT ONLY DOES IT AFFECT THE PONTIAC GRAND AM BUT IT ALSO AFFECTS THE CHEVY MALIBU 97-03, OLDS CUTLASS 97-99 AND OLDS ALERO 99-03. IF YOU INVESTIGATE YOUR OWN WEB SITE THERE ARE MORE AND MORE COMPLAINTS POSTED. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE AN ACCIDENT DOES OCCUR. INCIDENTALLY, I AM ALSO HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD LIGHTS INTERMINTENTLY WORKING. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN PINPOINTED AT THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH WHICH I HAVEN'T REPLACED JUST YET. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION GOING ON OVER THIS ISSUE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10036716August 27, 2003
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
I HAVE A 2000 PONTIAC GRANDAM GT, PURCHASED 12/27/1999.I'VE HAD TROUBLES FROM PEELING PAINT,POWER WINDOW WOULDN'T LET DOWN ,TO THREAD COMING A LOOSE ON BUCKET,RADIO DIGITIAL DISPLAY NOT SHOWING COMPLETED NUMBERS,TIRES MAKING NOISES,CAR HESTITATE AND SOME TIMES ACTS AS IF IT WANTS TO CONTINUE ON AFTER I HAVE APPLIED THE BRAKES,SUNROOF LEAKED,NOW THE STEERING WHEEL CRACKES AND POPS AT TIMES LIKE HERMAN MONSTERS BACK ,OIL HAS NOW ENTER INTO THE DEXRON COOLANT FROM THE ENGINE,THIS IS MY ONLY SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION WHEN THE DEALERSHIP GETS YOUR CAR THEY DON'T WANT GIVE YOU EQUAL TRANSPORTATION TO USE AS LONG AS NEEDED UNTIL YOUR VECHILE HAS BEEN COMPLETELY REPAIRED THE EXPECT YOU TO CONTINULY RUN BACK AN FORTH BECAUSE THE SAY THEY CAN ONLY LEND THE CAR OUT FOR THUS AMOUNT OF DAYS. THEN AFTERWARD RENTAL PLACE WANTS TO START CALLING YOU ABOUT MONEY ON THE EXTRA TIME USED IN THE CAR WHEN IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT YOUR CAR ISN'T READY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037653August 26, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL. IGNITION SWICTH HAD BEEN REPLACED ONCE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, VEHICLE WILL NOT START. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10034467August 25, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
VEHICLE IS RUNNING EXTREMELY HOT. DEALER REPLACED THERMOSTAT, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. IN ADDITION, COOLANT SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033333August 22, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
PURCHASED PREOWNED VEHICLE FROM DORSCH FORD. WITHIN 6 MONTHS, WIRING ON UNDERCARRIAGE, AND ALTERNATOR HAVE GONE OUT. NEITHER OF WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033162August 20, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ALL OF MY GAUGES ONLY WORK OCCASIONALLY, AS WELL AS THE TURN SIGNALS, SO FAR NO ACCIDENT AND I HAVEN'T TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP YET. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING OF AND ON FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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