Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#769425November 7, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THIS CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. YOU MUST PUSH THE PEDAL COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE CAR WILL STOP. I HAVE HAD BRAKE PADS, ROTORS, ALTERNATOR, SERPINTINE BELT REPLACED. I HAVE HAD MY COMPUTER REPLACED 3 TIMES AND SIX INJECTORS INSTALLED. THIS CAR IS A NIGHTMARE GM SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS HORRIBLE CAR. AS WE ALL CAN SEE THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON NHTSA'S WEB SITE. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP US! DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022268November 6, 2002
TIRES
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRE. ALSO STATED THAT HAS CALLED THE DEALER AND DEALER STATED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRE SEPARATING THE RIM WICH A CAUSES A ROBBING SOUND WICH IT WILL MAKE IT A DIFECTIVE TIRE. GOODYEAR EAGLE. WICH IS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769359November 6, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
THE TURN SIGNALS WORK ONLY OCCASIONALLY. ALSO A COWORKER HAS A DAUGHTER THAT IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH OLDS ALERO. A DEALER SOUTH OF HERE SAYS HE HAS A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON BOTH CARS. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768980October 28, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
I HAVE CHANGED MY VEHICLES BRAKES 2 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT IT WITH 27000 MILES ON IT. I'VE MET OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE BRAKES GRIND WITH ANY KIND OF STOP. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768961October 27, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY
THE BODY CONTROL MODULE RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF SAFETY SYSTEMS OR PREVENTS THE ENGINE FROM STARTING. CAUSES ALL OF THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS TO COME ON. DEALER "RE-SET" THE "COMPUTER". GM SAYS CAUSED BY OPERATING THE KEY FROM ACCESSORY TO START WITHOUT WAITING 15 SECONDS. NOT MENTIONED IN MANUAL. SWITCH POSITIONS ARE OFF - ACC - ON - START. GM SAYS NO FIX AVAILABLE OR PLANNED. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768886October 25, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THIS IS THE 2ND TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BLOCK ( 1ST TIME ONLY HAD 28145 MILES ON THE CAR AND NOW I HAVE 58294 AND IT CRACKED AGAIN) HOW MANY TIMES SEEMS LIKE EVERY 30000 MILES IT CRACKS. GM SAID NOT THEIR PROBLEM, BUT FROM WHAT I CAN SEE FROM THE CONSUMERS AND ALSO IN TALKING TO THE DEALERS AND THE MECHINICS THEY HAVE PROBLEMS WITH ALL THE 1994 GRAND AM'S ENGINES HAVING THE BLOCK CRACKED. SOMEONE NEEDS TO GET WITH GM AND SAY FIX THE PROBLEMS AND HAVE A GOOD REPLACEMENT SO THAT YOU CAN GET MORE THAN 30,000 MILES ON A ENGINE. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER PONTIAC, AS IT HAS COST ME MORE MONEY THAN ANY OTHER CAR THAT I HAVE EVER HAD. BEFORE THIS CAR I HAD A FORD MUSTANG AND IT LASTED ME 12 YEARS. THIS CAR HAS LASTED ME 3 YEARS AND I STARTED PUTTING MONEY INTO IT. I COULD HAVE BOUGHT ANOTHER CAR WITH ALL THE MONEY I HAVE PUT INTO IT OVER THE YEARS. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021567October 24, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
CONSUMER STATES HAS BEEN CHANGE THE BRAKES PAD MANY TIMES, GOT BROKEN EVERY MONTHS. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768737October 22, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
DEFECT IN THIS MODEL MANY FAILURES IN THIS AND OTHER UNITS. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567932October 22, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER THE RECALL FOR THE STARTING PROBLEM, THE VEHICLE STARTING PROBLEM HAD GOTTEN WORSE. (WILL SOMETIMES TAKE 3-4 TIMES TO START) THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE REACLL AND THEY HAD PLACED A WIRING HARNESS IN BUT THAT ONLY MADE THE PROBLEM WORSE. *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566342October 22, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION FIRE--INSERTED KEY INTO IGNITION SLOT AND THERE WAS A TERRIBLE SMELL OF INSULATION & SOMETHING LIKE GUNPOWDER--THE CAR'S ELECTRIC SYSTEM WAS AFFECTED---RECENTLY WATCHED TV & HEARD THAT PONTIAC RECALLS GRAND AM '97 BECAUSE OF PROBLEMS W/ IGNITION SWITCH AND RELATED FIRE. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AND BECAUSE OF THE RECALL EXPECTS REIMBURSEMENT IN FULL. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768694October 21, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
LEAKING POWER STEERING RETURN HOSE, LOW OIL LEVELS BETWEEN OIL CHANGES, UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM FIRST TIME, CAR TO GO BACK IN SHOP 10-22-02, DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW INOPERABLE AND SCRATCHED SINCE PURCHASE, REWIRED REMOTE STARTER, PULSATING BRAKES, REPLACED PAD, ROTORS, POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINAL BROKEN, REPLACED BATTERY,RADIO LED INOPERABLE, REPLACED RADIO ASSEMBLY, WHEEL SPEED SENSOR R/F WHEEL INCORRECT SIGNAL, REPLACED R/F HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLY, KNOCKING AND CAR SHAKING AT STOPS AND LOSS OF POWER, LACK OF FUEL CYLINDER #4, REPLACED INJECTOR, REPLACED MACHINE CYLINDER HEAD, REPLACED UPPER STRUT MOUNTS, 6-10-02 INSPECT FOR OIL LOSS DOWN 2 1/2 QUARTS, NOTHING FOUND. OIL CHANGE COMPLETED AT 34304 AND AT 37160 OIL LOSS TO 3 QUARTS, CAR TO BE BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER 10-22-02. AIR CONDITIONER HAS PC LEAK IN HOSE, HOSE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND FREON ADDED. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021153October 18, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE COOLANT IS LOW LIGHT WAS STAYING ON, TOOK TO A MECHANIC AND HE STATED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS ALLOWING ANTIFREEZE TO GO INTO OIL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020869October 15, 2002
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER STATES HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING WHEN SHE GOT REAR ENDED, CAUSING HER TO HIT ANOTHER AUTOMOBILE IN THE BACK. HE STATES THAT HER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER STATES SHE WAS NOT MOVING AT ALL. DRIVER WAS INJURIED AS WELL AS A 10 YEAR OLD PASSENGER WHO WAS RIDING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. MR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007474October 10, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
PONTIAC HAS BEEN CONTACTED REGARDING THIS. THE DEALER WHICH SOLD ME THE VEHICLE AND MY CURRENT DEALER THAT IS SERVICING THE VEHICLE HAS REPLACED THE BRAKES AND ROTORS SEVERAL TIMES BEYOND A NORMAL RANGE OF NEEDING REPLACEMENT. UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER, PONTIAC REFUSED TO PAY FOR THIS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRES, EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE FULLY AWARE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM BRAKING SYSTEM. THEIR ANSWER IS, IT IS A DESIGN PROBLEM AND HAVE NO FIX FOR THIS! THEY REFUSE TO REIMBURSE ANY COSTS FOR THIS ONCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRES, BUT ADVISED ME TO HOLD ONTO MY RECEIPTS "IN CASE" PONTIAC DECIDES TO DO THINS IN THE FUTURE. THE BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, ROTORS HAVE BEEN RESURFACED AND REPLACED APPROXIMATELY EVERY 3000-6000 MILES, WHICH IS NOT NORMAL! ANY HELP ON THIS IS GREATLY APPRECIATED! PH **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**768319
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020582October 10, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN TRYING TO APPLY THE BRAKES THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020592October 10, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE BRAKES WILL SKIP AND GRAB BEFORE STOPPING. THE LOW TRAC LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED ALSO. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020600October 10, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE BRAKES WILL SKID WHEN WET CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768221October 8, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IN AUGUST 2002, WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM PONTIAC SAYING THE IGNITION CIRCUIT THERMAL EVENTS ON OUR PONTIAC WAS A PROBLEM WHICH COULD CAUSE SPEARKS OR A FIRE AND WE SHOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE TO OUR LOCAL DEALER. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO WYATT-JOHNSON, OUR LOCAL DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH ASSEMBLY--OR AT LEAST THAT IS THE PART THAT THEY SAID WERE COVERED BY THE RECALL. JUST PRIOR TO TAKING THE CAR INTO THE SHOP FOR THE RECALL NOTICE REPAIRS, MY WIFE NOTICED THAT WHEN SHE STOPPED AT A LOCAL STORE, THE IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN OFF AND SHE SAW SPARKS COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. WE HOPED THAT THE RECALL REPAIRS WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM SINCE THE MECHANIC AT WYATT-JOHNSON SAID IT SHOULD. HOWEVER, AFTER THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE MADE, MY WIFE AGAIN EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION--IT WOULDN'T STOP RUNNING AFTER STOPPING--AND SHE COULDN'T SEEM TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. AND, AGAIN SHE SAW SPARKS FROM THE IGNITION. MY WIFE TOOK THE CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTOMOTIVE DEALER--OUR LOCAL NAPA GARAGE AND THEY EXPLAINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WHICH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE NAPA MECHANIC SHOWED MY WIFE A PONTIAC TENICAL BULLETIN WHICH CLEARLY STATES THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH ASSEMBLY WAS INCLUDED IN THE PREVIOUS RECALL AND ACCORDING TO THE NAPA MECHANIC, THE GMAC DEALER SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THE PART. HE SAID THE RECALL NOTICE NUMBER WAS 97038. WE AGAIN CONTACTED WYATT-JOHNSON AND THEY AGAIN SAID THAT THEY HAD MADE THE RECALL REPAIRS AND THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THEY REFUSED TO EXAM THE AUTOMOBILE AGAIN WITHOUT CHARGING FOR A DIAGNOSTIC EXAM OF THE VEHCILE. THE NAPA MECHANIC SAID IT WILL COST ABOUT $400 TO MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS TO THE CAR. YESTERDAY, I CONTACTED A PONTIC REPRESENTATIVE AT THE TOLL FREE NUMBER (800) 762-2737 AND THEY GAVE ME A FILE NUMBER 1-38785208. THE LADY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC SCREENING AND IF THEY FIND A PROBLEM. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020363October 8, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP,THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020445October 8, 2002
WHEELS:RIM
THE CONSUMER HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT WHEEL. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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