Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#10004684January 27, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
COMPUTER AND FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO MALFUNCTION IN COMPUTER CAUSE FUEL PUMP TO FAIL. CONSUMER TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO START VEHICLE BEFORE REPLACING FUEL PUMP AND COMPUTER. *AK *TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003877January 27, 2003
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOW FAILURE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004437January 22, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN AND WILL NOT RESTART DUE TO THE POSITIVE POST INSIDE OF THE BATTERY LEAKING ACID. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004445January 22, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN
CONSUMER STATED WHILE PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPACE CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL HAD LOCKED UP. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003190January 22, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE REGULATOR ON MY PASSENGER WINDOW OF MY 1995 GRAND AM SE IS NO LONGER WORKING AND MY PASSENGER WINDOW IS NO LONGER OPERATIONAL. MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW'S REGULATOR IS NOW STARTING TO GO TOO BECAUSE IT IS ALSO BEGINNING TO HAVE TROUBLE OPERATING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002935January 19, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE STALL WHILE AT EXPRESSWAY SPEEDS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002928January 18, 2003
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE RIGHT KNUCKLE SEPARATED CAUSING THE RIGHT WHEEL TO BREAK AND TURN ONTO ITS SIDE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAPABILITY OF STEERING WAS GONE AND THERE WAS NO WAY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CAR TURNED OVER ONTO ITS TOP IN A DITCH. THIS ACCIDENT TOTALED THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10002863January 17, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE), FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT
2000 PONTIAC GRANDAM SE, PURCHASED FROM PASSPORT NISSAN OF ALEXANDRIA 703-823-9000 CONTACT PERSON EARL AND JEFF TANIER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003976January 15, 2003
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
PRIOR TO OCTOBER 1999 VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE LEFT TURNS. ON ONE OCCASION CONSUMER WAS COMING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY WHEN STEERING LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HIT THE CURB. THIS INCIDENT CAUSED SOME MINOR DAMAGE TO BUMPER. *NLM. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003839January 14, 2003
EQUIPMENT
CONSUMER STATED THE HEATER IS NOT WORKING, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE HEATER MOTOR WAS INOPERATIVE.*JB MODES 1 AND 2 INOPERATIVE. THERE WAS A CONTINUOUS CLICKING NOISE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002642January 13, 2003
STEERING
THE VEHICLE IS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE1 SEDAN WITH THE ECOTEC 2.2L ENGINE. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THERE WAS SOME SNOW AND MAYBE A SLIGHT AMOUNT OF ICE IN AREAS. AND THE CAR INFRONT OF ME LOST CONTROL. IN ORDER TO AVOID HITTING IT I HAD TO MAKE A SHARP LEFT HAND TURN. WHILE MAKING THIS LEFT HAND TURN I HAD MY POWER STEERING DISSENGAGE. MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS ALL THEN LIT UP AND THE ENGINE AND ALL THE VEHICLES POWER WENT DEAD. I ENDED UP GOING OFF THE ROAD AND WAS AIRBORNE AND CAME FLYING DOWN INTO THE METAL HIGHWAY DIVIDER. CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF MY CAR AND MINOR DAMAGEIN THE REAR. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THERE WERE NO SERIOUS INJURIES. THIS HOWEVER HAS OCCURED NOW 4 TIMES IN THIS VEHICLE SINCE PURCHASE. THE DEALERSHIP STATED TWICE BEFORE THE ACCIDENT "CAN NOT DUPLICATE OWNERS CONCERN" AND SENT ME AWAY WITH NO WORK PERFORMED. I THEN CONTACTED PONTIAC CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER BEFORE THE ACCIDENT AND THEY DIDNT OFFER ANY HELP EITHER.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002385January 8, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THEN STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN,THE VEHICLE BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP. ALSO CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS DOES NOT WORK ONLY HIGH BEAMS. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002186January 7, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH A STRONG SMELL AT SMOKE. ALSO STATED THAT THE DRIVERS WINDOW WILL NOT GO DOWN. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND HAS SAID THAT THEY HAVE NOT FOUND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT SHE THINKS THAT THERE MUST BE A ELECTRICAL SHORT SOMEWHERE ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE RADIO ON THE VEHICLE DOESN'T WORK. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000556January 6, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE FOLLOWING REPAIRED: THE FAN REPLACED 2 TIMES, THE BRAKES REPAIRED 4 TIMES, THE RADIO REPLACED ONCE, THE WATER PUMP REPLACED ONCE AND THE BATTERY REPLACED TWICE. I AM ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION IT HAS BEEN SLIPPING. THE INTAKE GASKET NEEDS TO REPLACED BECAUSE ANTIFREEZE IS LEAKING OUT AND ONE OF THE LIFTERS IS KNOCKING. MOST OF THESE PROBLEMS STARTED AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES AND GRADUALLY THERE WAS JUST ONE PROBLEM AFTER ANOTHER. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE TRANMISSION AT ABOUT 32,000 MILES AND SINCE THE DEALERSHIP COULDN'T GET IT TO SLIP THEY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE BRAKES STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS AT 40,000 MILES. I CALLED GM TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE CAR AND GM TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. IF IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY THEY WOULD REPLACED THE ROTORS BECAUSE THE ROTORS WERE TO THIN WHEN THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED. I WONDER WHY NO RECALL WAS SENT OUT ON THIS. THE BRAKES ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF A CAR. THE BATTERY, RADIO AND FAN WERE REPLACED AT ABOUT 30,000 ALSO. THEN THE FAN WAS REPLACED AGAIN AT ABOUT 70,000. THE INTAKE STARTED GIVING ME PROBLEMS THAT ABOUT 90,000. THE SECOND BATTERY WAS INSTALLED AT ABOUT 95,000. THE LIFTER STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS AT ABOUT 110,000. THE TRANSMISSION HAS SLIPPED EVER SINCE I GOT THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000485January 3, 2003
AIR BAGS
THE DAY OF THIS ACCIDENT NEITHER ONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, I WAS WONDERING IF THAT WAS A DEFECT OR WHAT? TS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10000494January 3, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
THE ENGINE STALLED TWICE IN DRIVING. ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE IN THE LAST YEAR. WINDOWS GET STUCK IN THE MIDDLE AND DON'T GO UP AND DOWN. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000706January 3, 2003
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WINDOW REGULATORS REPEATEDLY FAILING. ALL FOUR WINDOWS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000674January 1, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE A 2002 PONTIAC GRANDAM GT. I PURCHASED IT IN THE END OF 2001. WITHIN MY CAR REACHING 10000 MILES THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH IT. THE CAR STARTED TO OVERHEAT AND THERE WERE PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS. AFTER TAKING IT IN I WAS TOLD THE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD NEED TO BE REPLACED AND IT WAS ON BACK ORDER. THEY FINALLY REPLACED THE MANIFOLD AFTER TWO WEEKS. BUT THE CAR HAS NOT PERFORMED THE SAME. THE CAR STILL SLIGHTLY OVERHEATS AND THE DEALERSHIP MENTIONS THAT IT IS OKAY THAT THE CAR RUNS SLIGHTLY WARM. AND AT TIME I SMELL THE COOLANT WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING. I FEEL THAT IF THE MANIFOLD WAS FIXED THEN THERE SHOULDN'T BE ANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT ALOT OF OTHER GM VEHICLES ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THERE MANIFOLD. I FEEL THAT AFTER THE WARNTEE IS OVER THAT THE CAR WILL HAVE PROBLEMS LATER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000657December 31, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING ON A GM 3100 ENGINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001670December 30, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE AND THEN SPARKS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND POPPED THE HOOD AND FLAMES WERE COVERING THE ENGINE. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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