Pontiac Grand AM Complaints (2000)

675 consumer complaints on file.

#10068239May 3, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
THE BLINKERS ON MY 2000 GRAND AM ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. HITTING THE HAZARD SWITCH FIXES THE PROBLEM FOR A TIME. THIS PROBLEM SOUNDS JUST LIKE THAT ON GM RECALL # 03043 (NHTSA RECALL # 03V327000), BUT WHEN I CONTACTED MY DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME MY VIN # WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I THINK THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO COVER ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068251May 3, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
PONTIAC HAS A RECALL ISSUED FOR OVER 600,000 PONTIAC GRAND AMS FOR THE HAZARD WARNING FLASHER AND BLINKER SIGNAL. IN AUGUST, I CONTACTED PONTIAC CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY TOLD ME A RECALL NOTICE WOULD BE ISSUED FOR MY VEHICLE BUT THE PARTS WERE NOT READY YET AND IT WOULD BE A FEW MONTHS. I HAD TO REPLACE THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH BECAUSE MY FLASHERS AND BLINKERS STOPPED WORKING AND THE DEALERSHIP MADE ME PAY FOR IT BECAUSE THEY SAID THEY HAD NO INFO ON THE RECALL YET. NOW I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE AGAIN AND NOT ONLY DOES THE DEALERSHIP DENY THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE BUT PONTIAC CUSTOMER SERVICE SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE. THEY HAD NO TROUBLE FINDING THE ORIGINAL RECALL NOTICE BUT NOW THEY DENY IT EXISTS. THEY HAVE NEVER SENT ME A RECALL NOTICE, ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE SENT A NOTICE TO MY WIFE WHO ALSO HAS A PONTIAC GRAND AM OF THE SAME YEAR AS MINE! HOW CAN THEY ACKNOWLEDGE A RECALL FOR A DEFECTIVE PART ON MY CAR, THAT I HAVE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE ONCE AND NOW HAVE TO REPLACE A SECOND TIME, AND THEN DENY THE RECALL EXISTS 10 MONTHS LATER. I BELIEVE THEY ARE TRYING TO GET OUT OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067965April 28, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
MY 2000 MODEL PONTIAC GRAND AM WOULD CUT OFF ON ME GOING DOWN THE ROAD, SOMETIMES IN A STRAIGHT AWAY AND SOMETIMES IN A TURN, AND AT RED LIGHTS. WITH THE VEHICLE QUITTING LIKE THAT I HAVE NO POWER FOR STEERING AND BRAKES. I KNOW OF LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ON PONTIAC FUEL PROBLEMS IN THE PAST. I HAD TO REPLACE MY FUEL PUMP, WHICH WAS VERY EXPENSIVE,WHICH SHOULD NEVER COST THAT MUCH IN THE FIRST PLACE! I DO HAVE THE OLD PUMP IN MY POSSESSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067882April 27, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
HAZARD AND OR TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS QUIT WORKING AND I HAVE COME VERY CLOSE TO BEING INVOLVED IN MANY ACCIDENTS. PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED FOR AT LEAST 9 MONTHS. WHEN CONTACTING GM, WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY THE RECENT RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071677April 27, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM INDICATOR ALWAYS READ 1/4 TANK, EVEN WHEN THE GAS TANK WAS FULL. DEALER INDICATED THE NEED TO REPLACE THE FUEL SENSOR INSIDE THE GAS TANK AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE OF $1,000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071628April 23, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKED. (NAR) *PH THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT PONTIAC REVIEW THIS MANIFOLD GASKET PROBLEM AND SERIOUSLY CONSIDER A RECALL. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071416April 23, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS
WHEN DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED THAT TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER STATED THAT HAZARD LIGHTS HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066528April 20, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
THE FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM ON MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM, HAS REPEATEDLY HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. AFTER INITIALLY PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, AFTER ABOUT A YEAR, I NOTICED THAT MY FUEL GAUGE WAS READING THAT IT HAD MORE FUEL THAN I KNEW IT SHOULD HAVE. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER (THIS WAS PRIOR TO THE RECALL) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE ISSUE. THEY HAD NOT HEARD ANYTHING. THEY RESET MY COMPUTER SYSTEM, AND THIS SEEMED TO WORK FOR A WHILE. THEN I RECEIVED THE RECALL LETTER FOR THE ISSUE THAT I HAD TOLD MY DEALERSHIP ABOUT. THEY REPLACED THE SENSOR, AND EVERY THING SEEMED TO BE FINE. THEN ABOUT A YEAR AFTER THAT, THE SAME THING STARTED TO HAPPEN. THEY ASKED IF I HAD RUN OUT OF GAS, I SAID NO, BECAUSE I HAD PAID ATTENTION TO THE GAUGE AND KNEW IT WAS NOT REGISTERING CORRECTLY. THEY REPLACED THE SENSOR AGAIN; THIS WAS ABOUT MAY OF 2003. NOW THE SAME THING IS STARTING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. MY HUSBAND CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND HE WAS TOLD THEY ARE NO LONGER RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS, EVEN THOUGH IT IS A CONTINUING PROBLEM, BUT THEY WILL CHECK INTO IT. I FEEL THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN CORRECTED A LONG TIME AGO. THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SENSOR SEEMS TO BE A BANDAGE, NOT A CURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064713April 20, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
TURN SIGNALS DO NOT OPERATE. THIS MAKES OTHER DRIVERS UNAWARE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNING. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067459April 15, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING WITH TWO/THREE MARKS OF GAS ON THE GAS GAUGE. *PH CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL ON VEHICLE AND WENT TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER SAID THAT THERE MIGHT BE ANOTHER DEFECT ON THE FUEL PUMP. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067222April 15, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN USING THE TURN SIGNALS CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE HAZARD LIGHT ALSO WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK IF THE DASH WERE TAPPED ABOVE THE FLASHER BUTTON, IT WOULD SOMETIMES MAKE THE TURN SIGNAL BEGIN TO WORK. WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED IN THE IGNITION THE TRUNK LID IMMEDIATELY OPENED AND A SECURITY MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED ON THE DASH. ONCE THE TRUNK LID WAS CLOSED THE CAR WOULD NOT START. A LATER ATTEMPT TO START THE CAR WAS SUCCESSFUL, HOWEVER AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE CAR, THE NEXT ATTEMPT OPENED THE TRUNK LID AGAIN. THE LEFT FRONT WINDOW QUIT WORKING AROUND THE SAME TIME THAT THE TURN SIGNAL STARTED TO ACT UP. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067458April 14, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TROUBLE STARTING VEHICLE DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH THE SECURITY SYSTEM. *PH CONSUMER WENT TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS TO HAVE IT FIXED BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A DEFECT WITH THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER FINALLY ABLE TO FIND A DEALER TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE IGNITION CYLINDER WAS REPLACED WHICH SOLVED THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER NOW ASKING IF THE PROBLEM IS A DEFECT WITH THESE VEHICLES, WILL THE CONSUMER BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE IGNITION CYLINDER. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066148April 14, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION--BLINKERS INTERMITTENTLY WORKING--TRUNK OPENS WHEN TURNING IGNITION SWITCH AND CAR DOES NOT START.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065954April 12, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
MY 2000 GRAND AM GT HAS HAD NUMEROUS BRAKE/ROTOR PROBLEMS. THERE IS A LOUD GRINDING NOIDE FROM THE FRONT, EVEN WITH NEW PADS AND ROTORS. WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER PONTIAC AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065767April 8, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
INTAKE GASKET LEAK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065702April 7, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
TURN SIGNALS ARE FAILING INTERMITTENTLY. THEY WILL WORK AGAIN IF THE HAZARD SWITCH IS PRESSED MULTIPLE TIMES. I'M AWARE OF A RECALL FOR THIS SITUATION FOR MY MAKE AND MODEL CAR (RECALL 03V327000). HOWEVER, PONTIAC TELLS ME MY CAR VIN IS OUTSIDE THE RANGE OF VIN'S RECALLED AND THAT I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. GIVEN THIS IS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF, I FEEL MY CAR SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE RECALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066750April 7, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
VEHICLE DID NOT START. A MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP STOPPED WORKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065540April 5, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
THE SIGNAL LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND OFF OWN ITS OWN. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE TURN SIGNAL UNIT NEEDED REPLACING. THE DRIVER VEHICLE WAS NOT ON RECALL. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065552April 5, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
TURN SIGNALS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO WORK. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASED PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065396April 1, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH AND HIT A WALL. UPON IMPACT, VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND HIT WALL AGAIN HEAD ON. NONE OF THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED THE DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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