Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#10008091February 25, 2003
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW
I RENTED A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM ON FEB. 04, 2003. IT WAS VERY COLD, AT NIGHT, AND SNOWING HEAVILY. I TURNED ON THE REAR DEFOGGER. IT FAILED TO CLEAR THE REAR WINDOW, AND I TURNED IT ON AGAIN AFTER NOTICING THAT IT HAD TURNED OFF. ABOUT 30 SECONDS LATER THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED; THERE WAS NO PROJECTILE FOUND. MY WIFE, WHO WAS WITH ME WHEN IT HAPPENED, AND I BELIEVE IT HAS TO BE A FACTORY DEFECT, AND WE SHOULD NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE, YET WE ARE BEING CHARGED BY BUDGET, WHO WAS CHARGED BY THE DEALER, FOR THE REPAIR.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048769February 24, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT COOLANT WAS DISAPPEARING FROM THE OVERFLOW RESERVOIR. THE ENGINE OIL WAS ALSO DISCOLORED. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS REPLACED AT 35,000 MILES AND AT 65000 MILES ANOTHER ONE WAS NEEDED. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009122February 24, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008011February 24, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY CAR IS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT. I HAVE 55,600 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. BEFORE THE CAR EVEN HAD 30.000 MILES ON IT, THE ALTERNATOR WENT BAD (I WAS INITIALLY TOLD IT WAS A BAD BATTERY, SO IN ADDITION I PURCHASED A NEW BATTERY), THE STEERING WHEEL WAS REPLACED, AND THE DOME LIGHTS WERE REPLACED. BETWEEN 30,000 AND 50,000 MILES, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE REGULATOR WENT BAD, THE ENGINE COOLANT SYSTEM CAP LEAKED AND DAMAGED MY BELTS, AND THE INTAKE GASKET IS LEAKING. WITH A NEW CAR, THIS IS AN UNREASONABLE AMOUNT OF DEFECTS AND I NEEDED TO KNOW HOW TO REPORT THIS CAR AS A SERIOUS HAZARD OR AS A SERIOUS LEMON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008029February 24, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR LEAKING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009212February 24, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE LIGHTS AND HORN NOT TO WORK.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008042February 24, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE 16,000 MILES ON MY 2001 GRAND AM AND HAVE HAD IT IN TWICE FOR A LEAK IN THE HEATER CORE AND TWICE FOR WATER LEAKAGE FROM RAIN. ONCE AGAIN MY CAR HAD WATER IN IT. WENT TO DEALERSHIP FRIDAY 2-21-2003 AND THEY SAID I COULDN'T GET MY CAR IN UNTIL MARCH 3 BECAUSE THEY HAD SO MANY WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I NEED MY CAR, SO I WENT HOME AND SUCKED ALL THE WATER OUT. THAT SAME NIGHT IT RAINED AGAIN, AND SURE ENOUGH, ABOUT 1/2 OF WATER ON THE FLOOR. SO NOW I HAVE A NEW CAR THAT SMELLS LIKE MOLD.THE OTHER THING IS THEY TOLD ME AFTER MY WARRANTY WAS UP I WOULD HAVE TO START PAYING FOR THE REPAIRS MYSELF. MY CAR IS ALREADY RUINED, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE FIXED. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME IT HAS LEAKED. WHAT SHOULD I DO? WHY DON'T THEY RECALL THEM IF IT IS DEFECT?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008052February 24, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
GM 3.4L V6 INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008002February 22, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP QUITS WORKING CAUSING LOSS OF POWER/CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING. TWO DEALERSHIPS REPLACING 10 & 12 FUEL PUMPS IN THE WEEK OF MY INCIDENT ALONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008905February 20, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE TURN SIGNALS AND THE HAZARD LIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE. THE CONSUMER MUST BE CAUTIOUS WHEN VEHICLE'S FOLLOW TOO CLOSE. *JB SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008644February 19, 2003
TIRES
THE TIRES VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH AND ABOVE, THE VIBRATION WAS INTERMITTENT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008702February 19, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE STALLED, WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER TO PULL OVER ABRUPTLY.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007788February 19, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
MY WIFE'S 99 GRAND AM (PONTIAC) HAS A PROBLEM WITH A FAILURE OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THIS SEEMS TO BE A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH GM ENGINES, AND WILL COST OVER $800 TO REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008749February 19, 2003
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
THE GAS LABEL WAS WRITTEN INCORRECTLY.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007801February 19, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM HAS HAD THE FRONT ROTORS & PADS REPLACED APPROXIMATELY 6 TIMES - THERE'S NO POINT OF KEEPING TRACK ANYMORE. I HAVE ARGUED WITH 2 DEALERS ON MANY OCCASIONS THAT CARS JUST DON'T SHAKE LIKE THAT FROM THE BRAKES EVERY 10,000 MILES. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS DRIVER ERROR AND THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF ANY COMPLAINTS BEFORE. THEY PUT THESE NEW "SHIM KITS" ON MY FRONT ROTORS SO THAT THEY DON'T WEAR DOWN -DIDN'T HELP. TRUST ME - LEMON LAW DOESN'T HELP. MY HUSBAND EVENTUALLY WENT TO ADVANCED AUTO AND BOUGHT ROTORS & PADS FOR $80.00 AND I HAVEN'T HAD A PROBLEM SINCE. IT'S A SHAME MY HUSBAND HAD TO PUT CRAPPY BRAKES ON THE CAR FOR IT TO STOP SHAKING CONSTANTLY. KEEP THAT IN MIND BEFORE YOU GO TO THE DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007722February 18, 2003
EQUIPMENT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR JUST UNDER 4 YEARS AND HAVE SPENT THE LAST 2.5 IN AND OUT OF THE SERVICE DEPT. WITH IT. I'VE HAD THE BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED 3 TIMES, EVERY YEAR, ALMOST TO THE DAY. I HAVE ALSO JUST HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED 2 TIMES AND DISCOVERED A LEAK IN MY INTAKE MANIFOLD WITH ONLY 41K MILES ON THE VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN A SAFETY HAZARD AT TIMES AND LEFT ME STRANDED ONCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007731February 18, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I HAVE OWNED MY 2001 GRAND AM SINCE THE LATER PART OF 2000 AND FOR THE PAST TWO AND HALF YEARS I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE BARKES. I HAVE WENT THRU THREE SETS OF PADS AND IT HAS MADE A GRRINDING NOISE AFTER ABOUT TWO MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. THE ABS LIGHT IS KNOW STARTING TO COME ON AND THIS CAR IS THE ONE MY WIFE USES ON A DAILY BASIS AND I AM WORRIED THAT DUE TO THE FREQUENCY OF BARKE PROBLEMS IT IS NOT SAFE FOR HER TO DRIVE. THE CAR ONLY HAS 41,000 MILES AND PARTLY DUE TO WE DO NOT TRUST THE VEHICLE AND DUE TO THE LOW BOOK VALUE OF THE CAR WE WILL LOSE IF WE TRY TO TRADE BUT ARE PUT INTO A PSOTION TO FOR KNOW HOLD ON TO IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007605February 16, 2003
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
I HAVE HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH MY 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT. I HAVE REPLACED 2 POWER STEERING PUMPS, AND A POWER STEERING RACK WITHIN THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE. WITH THE POWER STEERING PUMP GOING OUT, AN ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED. I KNOW SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE THAT THE PUMP HAD WENT OUT ON THEM, AND ALSO HAD IT REPLACED. I CONTACTED PONTIAC, AND THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY SAID SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, THAT THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. THE FIRST REPAIR WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, THE SECOND WAS NOT. THE RACK WAS ALSO NOT UNDER WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007526February 15, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
TURNING SIGNALS / FLASHERS / HAZARD FLASHERS DON'T WORK, ALSO DOME LIGHT INSIDE OF CAR DOES NOT WORK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007534February 15, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF. PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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