Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#742917March 23, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON MARCH OF 1999, THE FIRST PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE OCCURED. THE CAR WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY, NO KEY IN THE IGNITION, AND IT BEGAN TO TRY TO START BY ITSELF. I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE THIS, AND BY THE TIME IT FINISHED, MY BATTERY WAS DRAINED AND I HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW BATTERY. THE SECOND TIME I HAD AN IGNITION PROBLEM WAS IN NOVEMBER OF 2000 WHEN MY CAR WOULDN'T START UNLESS IT WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL GEAR. I HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED, AND SIX WEEKS LATER, THE SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED WITH TRYING TO START THE CAR. EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE, I HAVE HAD IT IN THE REPAIR SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES, AND FRANKLY I BELIEVE THE DEALERSHIP THAT SOLD ME THE VEHICLE, SOLD ME A LEMON.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883625March 21, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
CONSUMER HEARD A SQUEAKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END, MECHANIC FOUND LOWER CONTROL ARM ON BOTH SIDES NEEDS REPLACEMENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883697March 21, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 10 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A BUZZING NOISE; THEN, AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742752March 20, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
BURNE TOAST SMELL FROM STERING COLUMN, AND IF TILT WHEEL IS IN CERTAIN LOCATION ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY.. TURN SIGNAL FAILURE AND HEADLIGHT FAILURE.. ALSO IGNITION SWITCH ALWAYS SENSING KEY INSERTED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883519March 20, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN HAZARD LIGHTS OR BLINKERS ARE ACTIVATED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WILL FREEZE UP. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883414March 19, 2001
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
POWER WINDOW ON PASSENGER'S SIDE WENT OUT. HAD WINDOW REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, BUT IS CONTINUOUS. MANUFACTURER INDICATED CURRENTLY, VEHICLE'S WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK A MECHANIC IN A REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT THE PART IS SENSITIVE AND THAT IT BENDS EASILY. POWER DOOR LOCK REPLACED. THE WINDOW REGULATOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. IGNITION SWITCH RELAY KIT WAS INSTALLED DUE TO HIGH ELECT CURRENT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883229March 16, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A SCREETCHING NOISE WHEN TURNING CORNERS. TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND MECHANIC INDICATED THAT BOTH CONTROL ARMS WERE MADE INCORRECTLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883230March 16, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES
VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, HOOKED UP CHARGER TO BATTERY, SURGE WENT THROUGH AND MELTED CHARGER. SINCE THEN BATTERY LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883269March 16, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM RUBBER BUSHING DISLODGES AND ENDS UP METAL TO METAL GRINDING, AND CAN CAUSE WHEEL TO FALL OFF. ALSO, CONSUMER STRONGLY STATES MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO SEND ALL COMPLAINTS TO NHTSA.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742483March 15, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
CAR HAS 2 PIN HOLE LEAKS (SO FAR) IN HOSE OF POWER STEERING PUMP THAT IS CAUSING FLUID ON THE RACK AND PINION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882985March 14, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
THERE ARE REPEATED BRAKE PROBLEMS; ROTORS AND PADS HAVE A LOT OF PULSATION IN THEM. VEHICLE HAS HAD THREE SETS OF ROTORS PUT ON AND TWO SETS OF PADS INSTALLED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER HAS REPLACED ROTORS AND PADS. BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883014March 14, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
WHILE DRIVING EGR VALVE FAILED AT 79,000 MILES , CAUSING VEHICLE TO HESITATE. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883023March 14, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITNG FOR 3 MONTHS TO HAVE RECALL 00V287000 PERFORMED. DEALER CLAIMED THERE WERE NO PARTS, AND NO FUTURE DATE WAS GIVEN.*AK CONSUMER FINALLY HAD RECALL REPAIR DONE, HOWEVER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR PRIOR WORK DONE TO THE EGR VALVE REGARDING SAME PROBLEMS AS IN THE RECALL. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882852March 13, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
GAS FUMES WERE FELT INSIDE OF VEHICLE, IT WAS LEAKING INTO ENGINE ALL OVER. VEHICLE WOULD START SHAKING, AND BLUE GRAY SMOKE CAME OUTOF EXHAUST. IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES, EACH TIME FUEL INJECTORS WERE REPLACED. DEALER KEPT VEHICLE 2 WEEKS, AND SAME DAY PICKED UP CONSUMER DROVE 40 MILES AND IT REPEATED SAME THING. 1 MONTH LATER , ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WAS COMING ON. DEALER DID NOT HAVE A REMEDY. CONSUMER HAS GOT GM INVOLVED TO RECTIFY PROBLEM.*AK THE CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER SERVICE SHOP FOR 34 OR MORE DAYS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882866March 13, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
VEHICLE STARTED TO OVERHEAT; BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACED 3 TIMES AND ALTERNATER TWICE, AND 1 STARTER AND WIRING REPLACED. *AK CONSUMER STATES A FAULTY SWITCH CAUSED THE ELECTRICAL FAILURES. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742238March 11, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE APPROACHING A INTERSECTION WHERE I INTENDED ON TURNING, HALF-WAY INTO THE TURN THE ADJUSTABLE STEERING COLUMN BECAME UNLOCKED AND WAS ABLE TO MOVE UNINTERRUPTED BOTH UP AND DOWN, WHILE THIS DID NOT STOP MY ABILITY TO TURN...ANOTHER DRIVER WHO MIGHT CONCENTRATE ON THE MOVEMENT VICE COMPLETING THE TURN WOULD MOST LIKELY HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE REVIEW YOUR DATABASE FOR ANY OTHER OCCURANCES AND ANY POSSIBLE RECALLS. WHILE THIS IS A '92, IT ONLY HAS ONE SCRATCH (NON-ACCIDENT) AND TO ME...IS WORTH MUCH MORE THAN WHATEVER "BLUE BOOK" SAYS IT IS...I HAVE FOUND THREE (3) "STEERING COLUMN" PROBLEMS, WHILE NOT REPORTED FOR '92S, THEY MAY BE RELATED; 91VO18000, 96V249000, 98V320000. THANK YOU. I WILL BE FORWARDING THIS PROBLEM TO THE MANUFACTURER BUT I WOULD LIKE A REPLY AT YOUR EARLIEST CONVIENCE - IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER STEERING COLUMN PROBLEMS. APPRECIATE THE JOB YOU DO !.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742243March 11, 2001
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
PAINT IS ALSO PEELING ON DOORS AND BUMPER. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742271March 11, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I HAD THE ORIGINAL ROTORS RESURFACED B/C OF VIBRATION. THE DEALER FINALLY REPLACED THEM, AND NOW I'VE HAD THOSE RESURFACED 2 MORE TIMES. THERE IS DEFINATELY A PROBLEM WHEN YOU'VE HAD A NEW VEH IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES FOR THE SAME COMPLAINT!!!! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742157March 9, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKES STARTED TO VIBRATE AT 50MPH THEN PROCEEDED TO GET WORS.. TOOK TO DELERSHIP AND THE ROTORS AND PAD EXTREMELY WORN DOWN, OIL WAS ALSO LEAKING FROM THE FRONT PASS. TIRE, THE FRONT CRANK SEAL WAS LEAKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED THEY FIXED IT AS SOON AS THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882594March 9, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH BRAKES NOT STOPPING VEHICLE PROPERLY. HAS TO APPLY HARDER TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FOR REPAIRS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. ALSO, ON TWO OCCASIONS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE SHUTDOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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