Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#882638March 9, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER FOR A RECALL ON IGNITION. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT PARTS WOULD NOT BE IN UNTIL MARCH 2001. CONSUMER WAITED 3 MONTHS, UNABLE TO DRIVE IN FEAR OF AN IGNITION FIRE, THEN, OIL PUMP WENT OUT. TOOK IT TO DEALER. DEALER SAID THEY NEEDED TO FIX OIL PUMP BEFOR E THEY COULD FIX IGNITION BECAUSE OF SAFETY REASONS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560271March 8, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER STATES THAT IT TAKES 4 TO 5 TIMES TO START VEHICLE, JUST CLICKS BUT WILL NOT FIRE, STARTER AND IGNITION SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED, CONSUMER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT THERE ARE DEFECTS WITH ENGINE STARTER, CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS VEHICLE, BUT IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742146March 8, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882464March 8, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE SOUNDED LIIKE IT WANTED TO STALL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742047March 7, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
DRIVING AND ENGINE QUITS, NO WARNING LIGHTS, JUST STOPS, SHUTS DOWN. SOMETIMES IT RESTARTS RIGHT OFF, OTHER TIMES IT TAKES UP TO 30 MINUTES. HAVE HAD IT IN FOR SERVICE MANY TIMES AND PLUGGED INTO DIAGNOSTICS. SHOWS NO PROBLEMS OR ERROR CODES. DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT. NEED HELP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742065March 7, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
AFTER STARTING THE IGNITION, I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM FUSE BOX, BURNING PLASTIC DRIPPED ONTO THE CARPET, IGNITING ENTIRE INTERIOR. FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED, PUT OUT FIRE. TOTAL LOSS. NO PREVIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559944March 6, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, TIRES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
BRAKE FAILED. NLM. CONSUMER STATES PRIOR TO RECALL, A NEW STARTER WAS NEEDED AS WELL AS A NEW ENGINE AND ALSO A NEW LIGHTING SWITCH, CONSUMER HAS ALSO HAD TO GET NEW TIRES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882174March 6, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKETS ARE LEAKING OIL. THEY WERE FIXED 3 TIMES WITHIN A YEAR. THE DEALER WILL GO HALF WITH THE COST BUT HAVE NO EXPLANATION WHY THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED SO MUCH.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882234March 6, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN INTO DEALER 13 TIMES THIS YEAR. DEALER ADMITTED THERE WAS A PROBLEM, AND WAS GOING TO TAKE VEHICLE BACK. THEY DECIDED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. THEY HAVE GIVEN MULTIPLE REASONS, BUT NONE HAVE RECTIFIED PROBLEM. TIRES WERE CHANGED AND HAD EXCESSIVE WEAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882278March 6, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
RECALL 00V287 000/ENGINE STARTER: VEHICLE SMOKED WHEN STARTING ITSELF UP WHILE PARKED. LATER, RECEIVED A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL ON ENGINE STARTER. CALLED DEALER (PREMIER PONTIAC, BUICK, GMC; KINGWOOD, TX; PHONE# 281/359-3600), AND INFORMED OF PROBLEM AND RECALL NOTICE. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMERTHAT THEY WILL REPAIRS ALL DAMAGES DUE TO RECALL. LATER ON, INFORMED THAT OTHER DAMAGES WHICH WERE NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL WOULD BE REPAIRED AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. HOWEVER, DAMAGES WAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE ENGINE STARTER, AND DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR IT. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER: ALSO FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9001972March 5, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
ERLS FUSE BLOWS, IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE, REPLACED IGNITION AND REPAIRED WIRES, HEATING AND AIR AC/COMPRESSER WIL NOT COME ON, COMPRESSER SHORTED OUT, AUTO TRANS WILL NOT SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE AND PASSING GEAR, TRANSMISSION REPLACED ONCE, WILL REPLACE AGAIN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741866March 3, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
THIS PROBLEM IS REOCCURING AND AND HAS CAUSED ME TO GET TICKETED FOR BURNED OUT BRAKE LAMPS TWICE. ALSO WHEN I AM DRVING I NOTICE THAT PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CAR HAVE BURNED OUT LAMPS TOO. THERE ARE TWO BULBS TO THE ACTUAL BRAKE LIGHT ITSELF AND THEY DON'T BURN OUT AT THE SAME TIME, BUT, WHEN THEY DO BURN OUT THE PLASTIC AT THE BASE OF THE BULB MELTS ON TO THE CONTACT RENEDERING THE BULB USELESS AND ALSO CAUSES DAMAGE TO THE PART LISTED IN THE REPORT WHICH ALSO MEANS THE BRAKE LIGHT IS NOT FUNTIONAL. ANOTHER CONCERN WAS THE AMOUNT OF HEAT GIVEN OFF BY THE BULBS ARE ENOUGH TO BURN SOMEONE BADLY, WHICH ALSO MAY BE THE CAUSE OF THE BASE OF THE BULB MELTING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741794March 2, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE HEAD CRACKED ON THE ENGINE AT THE MOLDING OR CASTING PULL OFF. THEIR WERE 3 OTHER VEHICALS THE SAME YEAR AND TYPE (QUAD 4) AT THE SHOP WHERE MY CAR WAS FIXED. THEY ALL HAD A CRACK AT THE SAME EXACT SPOT AS MY CAR DID ON THE HEAD. NO HELP FROM GM. SHOULD BE RECALLED BUT THEY WILL NOT DO IT. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE CRACK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741807March 2, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES HAVE NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. REPLACED TWICE AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED ONCE. SPOUSE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT OR REAR BRAKES DID NOT SHOW ANY WEAR.-WE ALSO HAVE HAD A PROBELM WITH THE BATTERY THAT I THINK WAS CAUSED BY THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741810March 2, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THERE HAVE BEEN MANY PROBLEMS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPORTED OR TOLD BEFORE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE MAY FALL UNDER THE OHIO "LEMON" LAW. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741817March 2, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN FIXED THREE TIMES FOR WARPING AND I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT IT IS FIXED. YOU CAN HEAR THAT THEY ARE STILL NOT RIGHT WHEN YOU DRIVE THE CAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881920March 2, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V287000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL00079FOR ENGINE STARTER. DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHEN PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. CONSUMER WILL HAVE TO CALL BACK IN TWO WEEKS TO SEE IF PARTS WERE AVAILABLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881998March 2, 2001
SUSPENSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES, STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, INTERIOR LIGHTING, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
STEERING WHEEL MADE NOISE AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DROPPED OUT AND FELL IN LAPS. VEHICLE PULLED TO LIGHT, AND DASHLIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF. ALSO HORN WAS INOPERABLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A NOISE IN BRAKE PEDAL, ALSO ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AIR CONDITIONER AND HEATER INOPERABLE. DUE TO SQUEAKY STEERING, DEALER REPLACED STEERING RACK WHICH WAS LOOSE AND SET TOE. RADIO INOPERABLE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741750March 1, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ARROW PONTIAC SAYS THE ALTERNATOR IN THE 1999 GRAND AMS HAS AN ALTERNATOR THAT WHINES AND/OR WHISTLES THAT IS CHARACTERISTIC OF THE ALTERNATOR. THEY SAY THE ALTERNATOR IS NOT FAULTY. I THINK IF THE ALTERNATOR CONSTANTLY WHINES OR WHISTLES THEIR IS A PROBLEM. IT STARTED ABOUT A MONTH AGO WITH JUST UNDER 39,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I DO BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER AT THEIR EXPENSE. NOT MINE. IT IS WINTER AND THE NOISE IS VERY DISTRACTING WITH THE WINDOWS UP WHAT WILL IT BE LIKE IN THE WARM WEATHER. THE PARKING LOT ATTENDENT SAYS HE CAN HEAR ME "WHISTLING DOWN THE STREET." ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP ME CORRECT THIS PROBLEM IN LIEU OF PAYING $400 WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THE DEALER SAYS THE ALTERNATOR IS NOT FAULTY THEREFORE THEY CAN NOT REPLACE IT. I CANT' BELEIVE THERE IS 99 GRAND AMS RUNNING THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY- ALL WHINING. BY THE WAY NOT THAT IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE TO YOU BUT THIS IS MY 5TH PONTIAC FROM THE SAME DEALER 4 NEW, ONE USED. I WROTE TO PONTIAC YESTERDAY BUT I AM SURE THEY WILL BE OF NO HELP EITHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741782March 1, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I FEEL AS THOUGH THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH MY 1998 PONTIAC GRANDAM. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP (BOOMERSHINE PONTIAC) TWICE IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS. ON NOVE 28, 2000 ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS IN MY VEHICLE CAME ON AND THEN MY CAR LOCKED UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE BYPASS AT ABOUT 50 MPH. I COULD NOT STEER OR BRAKE MY CAR. IT WAS LOCKED UP, SO THREW ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKES AND SLID UNTIL THE CAR CAME TO A STOP. I REPORTED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT MY ABS, ETS, CHECK ENGINE, AND AIRBAG LIGHTS KEPT FLASHING ON AND OFF. ON FEB 20, 2001 I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO BOOMERSHINE PONTIAC AND REPORTED THAT MY CHECK ENGINE, ABS, AND AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ONCE AGAIN COMING ON. MY CAR WAS SUPPOSELY REPAIRED WHEN I PICKED IT UP ON FEB 22, 2001. ON MARCH 1. 2001 AT 9:05AM I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND MY ABS, ETS, AND AIRBAG LIGHTS WERE ONCE AGAIN FLASHING . I WENT TO PONTIAC BOOMERSHINE TO REPORT THIS. AND I TOOK THE SALES CONSULTANT JASON BRESNOCK FOR A RIDE IN THE CAR. MY AIRBAG LIGHT DID FLASH WHILE JASON BRESNOCK WAS RIDING WITH ME. I HAVE MADE AND APPOINTMENT FOR TUESDAY MARCH 6, 2001 AND 7:45AM TO HAVE THEM WORK ON MY CAR ONCE AGAIN. I FEEL THAT THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THIS CAR AND THE TECHNICIANS CAN'T FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM CAN BE. I FEEL THAT I AM DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE AT THIS POINT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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