Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#764438July 19, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764472July 19, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
GMC SENT THEIR INVESTIGATOR TO READ THE SENSORY DIAGNOSTIC MODULAR. HE REPORTED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR WERE ON ASWER THE SEATBELTS. HE ALSO REPORTED THAT THEY "ACTED APPROPRIATELY". HOWEVER EVEN THOUGH THE SEATBELTS WERE ON, THEY DID NOT RESTRAIN THE PASSENGER OR THE DRIVER. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT 45 MPH. THIS IS NOT APPROPRIATE! THE PASSENGER HAD SURGERY TO REPAIRED MUSCLE IN HER SHOULDER WHERE IT WAS "TORN FROM THE BONE" AND I (THE DRIVER) HAD SURGERY ON MY SPINE TO REPAIR A TORN DISC DUE TO THE TRAUMA SUSTAINED. MY CAR WAS HIT ON THE LEFT FRONT PANAL CAUSING ME TO PIVOT HEAD ON INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. I LET A THIRD PARTY SOURCE READ THE RESULTS FROM GMAC. HE SAID THAT THEY SHOW THE FIRST IMPACT AND NOTHING MORE. THE SECOND IMPACT WITH THE TELEPHONE POLE IS MY PRIMARY CONCERN. THERE IS NO WAY FOR GMAC TO KNOW FROM THAT MODULE READING IF INDEED THE AIRBAGS AND/OR SEATBELTS "ACTED APPROPRIATELY". MY CAR WAS TOTALED!*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10007153July 18, 2002
STRUCTURE
THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW (10 MILES ON IT) IN SEPT. OF 2001. WE HAVE HAD REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR PULLING TO THE RIGHT (USUALLY EVERY 30-45 DAYS. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES, SAID NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. WE REALIZED SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, TOOK THE CAR TO OTHER PROFESSIONALS, AND NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. MANUFACTURER REQUESTED INSPECTION BY THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP (?0 NOTHING FOUND WRONG. WE REQUESTED ANOTHER INSPECTION WHICH WAS DONE BY ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. FOUND THE SUB-FRAME WAS DEFECTIVE FROM THE FACTORY. SAID THIS WOULD CAUSE THE STEERING TO BE OFF. MY CONCERNS IS THAT A DEFECTED SUB-FRAME MAY BE THE CAUSE OF THE MANY COMPLAINTS BY THE CONSUMERS FOR THIS CAR. A DECISION HAS NOT BEEN MADE BY THE MANUFACTURER AS TO HOW TO HANDLE THIS AS OF 7/18/02. *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*****764384
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764334July 17, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED MY VEHICLE (NEW) I NOTICED A DRY SCRAPING NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. DEALER SAID IT WAS FROM SITTING ON THE LOT AND HAD COLLECTED DUST. AT APPROX 12000 MILES MY BRAKES STARTED TO CREAK WHEN I WOULD PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. DEALER SAID THERE WAS A BULLETIN AND FIXED THE PROBLEM. AT 35,800 MI THE BRAKES STARTED MAKING THE NOISE AGAIN. I WAS AWAY FROM HOME AND NOT NEAR A DEALER. DISTANCE FOR STOPPING HAS ALSO INCREASED. HAVE NOT NOTIFIED DEALER SEEING AS THOUGH MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I SHOULD ADD THAT 20,000 ARE HIGHWAY MILES. I AM AT A LOSS AS TO WHAT TO DO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014080July 17, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
AFTER RECALL 02V070000 REPAIRS WERE DONE AT ROGER PONTIAC IN CHICAGO, PHONE 312/225-4300 IGNITION SWITCH BECAME HOT, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO GET KEY OUT OF IGNITION SWITCH, AND THERE WAS A CLICKING SOUND WHEN STARTING VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014097July 17, 2002
INTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
DOME LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY FLASHES ON OR STAYS ON FOR A LONG TIME. LIGHTS CAUSE A DISTRACTION AT NIGHT WITH DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR CONTROL DISPLAY RECALL 96-V-257-000, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS CHECKED AND THE TECHNICIAN FOUND A LOT OF SPLICES IN THE IGNITION. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014098July 17, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START VEHICLE NOTICED SOME SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN. IGNITION LOCKED UP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764309July 16, 2002
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
MY HUSBANDIS DRIVING AND I AM IN THE PASSENGER SEAT DRIVING DOWN A DIRT ROAD AT 30MPH. WE KNOW YOU CANT GO FAST ON DIRT ROADS SO WE ARE BEING PRECAUTIOUS.ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYS STRIKING ME IN THE FACE. THE VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP AND WE RUSH TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM VIA A FRIEND. I WAS INJURED. MY NECK WAS SEVERELY SWELLED AND BRUISED AS WELL AS NOT BEING ABLE TO HEAR BECAUSE OF DAMAGE TO THE EAR DRUM. THE SHOCK OF THE WHOLE THING HAD MY HUSBAND AND I BOTH SHAKEN UP. WHO KNOWS WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THIS WAS THE DRIVER AIRBAG INSTEAD OF THE PASSENGER SIDE. WE ARE LUCKY BUT NOT HAPPY.MY HUSBAND AND I FEEL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#764255July 15, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
NO CORROSION/DEALER CAN NOT GIVE REASON WHY FUEL PUMP KEEPS GOING OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013849July 15, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHEN PRESSING BRAKES THERE'S VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL AND IN BRAKES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORAMTION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013880July 15, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES LOCKED UP, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764231July 14, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
BRAKE ROTORS HAVE WARPED AND BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. ONCE AT 20977, AT 29687 AND THEN AT 44726. BRAKE PEDAL MAKES A CREAKING SOUND WHEN PUSHING DOWN ON PEDAL. MECHANIC TOLD ME HAD NEVER HEARD SUCH A SOUND AND COULD NOT FIX IT. ALSO ADVISED ME TO GET RID OF CAR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AS IT DRIVES AS IT HAS MORE MILES ON IT THEN IT ACTUALLY HAS.STILL MAKING SOUND AND WORRIED THAT THEY ARE GOING TO COMPLETELY BREAK. POWER STEERING AND ALTENATOR WENT AT 44726 MILES AND HAD TO PAY FOR THOSE ALONG WITH THE LAST ROTOR REPLACEMENT AS CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. WHEELS ALSO MAKE RUBBING SOUND WHEN TURNING EITHER WAY. CALLED GM WHEN FIRST STARTED AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND NOTHING HAS EVER BEEN DONE. MECHANICS ALSO CAN NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THAT PROBLEM. I FEAR FOR MY LIFE IN THIS CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566644July 11, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE ORIGINAL DELCO BATTERY WAS BURNED WHEN THE VEHICLE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566646July 11, 2002
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE IN MOTION DOWNHILL, CONSUMER STARTED HEARING A GRINDING NOISE AND A METAL TO METAL SOUND EMITTING FROM THE FIRE WALL IN FRONT OF THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS. ONCE ON LEVEL GROUND, THE VEHICLE SEEMED ALRIGHT. CONSUMER CALLED THE PONTIAC DEALER TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE STEERING PROBLEM AND WAS INFORMED IT SOUNDED LIKE A RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY PROBLEM. CONSUMER WAS ASKED TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION. THE DAY BEFORE VEHICLE WAS TO GO FOR INSPECTION, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOOSE CONTROL,AND CRASH INTO A BARRIER WALL, THERE WAS 1 INJURY AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#764066July 11, 2002
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHEN MY SONS WERE DRIVING BACK TO CAMP PENDLETON WHERE THEY ARE STATIONED, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, FLOATED TO THE LEFT, THEY WENT OVER AND DOWN A HILL, CAR WAS TOTALED. ONE SON RECEIVED A CUT FINGER REQUIRING TEN STICHES, THE OTHER RECEIVED A FRACTURED COLLARBONE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#8013755July 11, 2002
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM, STEERING
WHILE DRIVING THE SPINDLE THAT HOLDS TIRE AXLE BROKE, TIRE FELL OFF. ALSO HAD NO BRAKES, AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK CONSUMERS SON WAS DRIVING. GM IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR FAILED PART. CONSUMER SPOKE WITH MANY MECHANICS WHO INFORMED THAT METAL WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO BREAK THE WAY IT DID. CONSUEMR HAD PREVIOUSLY COMPLAINED OF A NOISE EMMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE WHEN THE STEERING WAS TURNED.*JG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013776July 11, 2002
INTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, STEERING:COLUMN
INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING, THERE ARE RECALLS 88V927000 AND 96V257000; BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED DUE TO VIN. *AK THE INVOICE STATES THAT THEY CHECKED THE RECALL/CAMPAIGN-THEY HAD TO INSTALL ENGINE WIRING HARNESS, REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE STEERING COLUMN TILT LEVER. *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013819July 11, 2002
SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK, INTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK ALSO THE DRIVERS POWER SEAT IS INOPERABLE AT TIMES, IT MAKES A GRINDING NOISE, AND AT TIMES WOULD NOT MOVE AT ALL, THERE WAS A PULSATION WHEN BRAKES WERE BEING APPLIED, BRAKES WERE REPLACED AND THE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED, STARTER WAS REPLACED, THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOSIE WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT OR MAKING TURNS, THE DOME LIGHT FELL OFF, TRUNK IS HARD TO CLOSE, CONSUMER HAS TO SLAM TRUNK TO GET IT TO CLOSE, THE DEALER FOUND THE LATCH OUT OF ADJUSTMENT, WHEN STARTING VEHICLE THERE IS A NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AREA, THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE WHEEL AREA, DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE CONSERN, ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED, VEHICLE STALLED, DELAER REPLACED FUEL SENDING UNIT, THE CLOCK RADIO WAS LOOSING TIME, THE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY WILL ONLY WORK WHEN CONSUMER IS CLOSE TO THE VEHICLE, THE WINDOWS WERE MAKING A SCRATCHING NOISE WHEN BEING ROLLED UP, THE AIR CONDITON HAS AN ODOR, STEERING WHEEL HAS A MILD VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764024July 10, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ENGINE SEALS LEAK AND DEALER WILL NOT FIX. GMC CONSIDERS IT SEEPAGE AND WON'T DO A DAM THING. I STILL HAVE FRONT END VIBRATING PROBLEMS CAUSED BY ROTORS. THEY HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPLACED BEFORE. PRESENTLY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE SHACKING IN THE FRONT END.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764032July 10, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WITH NO PRIOR WARNING MY '96 PONTIAC GRAND AM SUDDENLY 'SHIVERED' OR 'SNEEZED' WHILE DRIVING AT A STEADY SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 55 - 60 MPH. ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON AND WERE BLINKING. THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION AS WELL ALTHOUGH I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE TRAVELING AS A RESULT OF THE ORIGINAL SPEED. I WAS UNABLE TO PULL OVER SINCE I WAS IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON A MAJOR US HIGHWAY WITH NO SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I QUICKLY TURNED ON MY WARNING FLASHERS, GRABBED THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTLY WITH BOTH HANDS AND TRIED TO ALERT OTHER DRIVERS THAT I WAS IN DISTRESS. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO THE CLOSEST INDEPENDENT SHOP, WHO, AFTER 4 ATTEMPTS AT REPAIRS, WERE UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I EVENTUALLY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A PONTIAC DEALER WHO REPLACED THE 'IGNITION COIL'. I BELIEVE THIS INCIDENT IS A SAFETY DEFECT AND WOULD LIKE TO REPORT IT AS SUCH.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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