Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#881812March 1, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V287, HOWEVER WHEN CONTACTING DEALER THEY STATED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, FAILURE RESULTED IN VOLTAGE REGULATER FAILURE, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THAT REPLACEMENT COST. RADIATOR FAILED AND WAS REPLACED, HEAD GASKETS FAILED AND ENGINE WAS REBUILT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881874March 1, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING WHEN ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. SHE ATTEMPED TO BRAKE, AND HAD NO REAR BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559959February 28, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
THE CONSUMER IS NOT SATISFIED WITH RECALL, THE DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM THE CONSUMER WAS EXPERIENCING WITH THE IGNITION WAS PROBABLY UNRELATED TO RECALL 00V-287 AND SHE WOULD BE CHARGED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE WHETHER REPAIRS WERE NECESSARY OR NOT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881701February 28, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN DRIVING AND UPON ATTEMTPING TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP BY DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, WAS USED TO STOP VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED PARTS; BUT, PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881702February 28, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
GAS TANK IS LEAKING IN SEAMS BACK OF GAS TANK, AND GAS LEAKS ONTO GROUND.*AK CONSUMER STATED THAT TANK WAS FILLED WITH GAS AND BUCKETS HAD TO BE PLACED UNDER CAR TO CATCH THE LEAKING GASOLINE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881769February 28, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
TURN SIGNAL UNIT DOES NOT WORK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741651February 27, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THE SHOP THAT REPAIRED THIS VEHICLE SEEMED PUZZLES WHY THE MANIFOLD FAILED. HE STATED THAT IT USUALLY FAILS AT 120,000 MILES. THREE OTHER PEOPLE TOLD ME THAY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881606February 27, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
AFTER DRIVING CONSUMER PARKED CAR, ABOUT TEN MINUTES LATER, CONSUMER STARTED CAR AGAIN, CONSUMER HAD TO GO BACK IN HOUSE AND TRIED TO TURN OFF AND THEN IT WENT OFF BY ITSELF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881428February 26, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
A FUSE BLEW THAT CAUSED TRANSMISSION AND AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR TO GO OUT. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED FUSES. BUT, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881466February 26, 2001
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING, HORN WOULD NOT STOP BLOWING, AIR BAG FELL INTO CONSUMER'S LAP. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881467February 26, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS, STEERING:RACK AND PINION, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC., EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
HORN WAS ACTIVATED AND DID NOT GO OFF. WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR CHECK UP ON ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND IT WAS REPAIRED. *AK THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND WHERE THE HOREN WAS SHORTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER DUE TO RADIO MALFUNCTIONING, DOME LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND DAS LIGHT BLINKS ON AND OFF. STEERING SQUEAKS DUE TO LOOSE STEERING RACK. CIGARATE LIGHTER INOPERATIVE AND REPLACED. AIR BAG WAS LOOSE AND REPLACED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881468February 26, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WHILE DRIVING IN DARK INTERIOR LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD AND HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. *AK CONSUMER STATES AFTER DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED, THE LIGHTS, RADIO, AND CRUISE STOPPED WORKING AND THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881469February 26, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, SUSPENSION:FRONT, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
HORN WAS STUCK, DEALER REPLACED HORN RING AND MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. DEALER REPLACED AIR BAG, IT WAS LOOSE. STEERING RACK SQUEAKED, DEALER REPLACED STEERING RACK AND SET TOE, CONSUMER STATES STEERING RACK HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE HOWEVER NOISE IS STILL THERE AND THERE IS A SMELL. ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES. RADIO FAILED. VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881473February 26, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, STEERING:RACK AND PINION, AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
WHILE DRIVING STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE, BUT BRAKES DID NOT WORK. FRONT BRAKES WENT OUT WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THAT PROBLEM. *AK STEERING SQUEAKS DUE TO LOOSE STEERING RACK. CIGARET LIGHTER INOPERATIVE AND WAS REPLACED. HORN WAS STUCK DUE TO HORN RING AND MULFUNCTON SWITCH FAILURES. AIR BAG WAS LOOSE AND REPLACED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881228February 23, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
ABS BRAKE LIGHT AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION IN SYSTEM, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK PRIOR TO ABS LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT PROBLEM, THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559894February 22, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
AFTER RECEIVING RECALL NOTICE 00V-287 RELATED TO HIGH CURRENT FLOW THROUGH THE IGNITION, CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT A PROBLEM THE VEHICLE WAS HAVING WITH OVERHEATING WIRES WHICH MAKES THE STEERING COLUMN TOO WARM TO TOUCH, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE RECALL BUT THE DEALER IS UNSURE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559893February 22, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881087February 22, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
RECALL NUMBER 00V287000. CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL INFORMATION CONCERNING ENGINE STARTER. CONTACTED DEALER, NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE TO REMEDY PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881157February 22, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
AFTER DRIVING PARKED VEHICLE IN HOUSE THEN TRIED TO START VEHICLE AGAIN, BUT DID NOT START.THEN, WENT BACK TO HOUSE. WHEN CAMING OUT AGAIN FOUND OUT THAT FIRE WAS COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL. OPENED DOOR AND MORE FIRE CAME OUT. CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT FIRE STARTED AT IGNITION SWITCH DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881002February 21, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE KEPT STALLING OUT INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER . ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER, VEHICLE WOULD RESTART. EVENTUALLY, VEHICLE STALLED OUT FOR DEALER , WHICH WAS THEN HOOKED UP TO A TACKOMETER 2 MACHINE, AND CODES INDICTED DEFECT WAS DUE TO IGNITION MODULE SENSOR AND CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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