Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#785295February 20, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CONSUMER STATES EVERY SO OFTEN, WHEN STARTING VEHICLE, THERE IS A STRONG FUEL ODOR, ONCE CONSUMER SMELLED FUEL AFTER DRIVING 2 MILES, DEALER STATES THERE IS NO PROBLEMS AND THAT THE SMELL IS NORMAL, CONSUMER ASKED FOR THAT STATEMENT IN WRITING, HOWEVER PONTIAC WOULD NOT PUT IT IN WRITING. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880775February 20, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE TRAVELING 45MPH VEHICLE STALLED. HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880848February 20, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V287000 CONCERNING ENGINE STARTER. CONSUMER STATED THAT REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880853February 20, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
RECALL REMEDY PROVIDED BY DEALER DID NOT CORRECT RECALL 00V287 ENGINE STARTER PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880869February 20, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 00V287000/ ENGINE STARTER. ALSO, EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH SWITCH THAT CONTROLLED EXTERIOR LIGHTS OF VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONING. EXTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD STOP OPERATING WHEN SWITCHING BETWEEN DIM AND BRIGHT. AT TIMES, THERE WAS SMELL OF BURNING WIRES. *AK PING OF TILT ON STEERING COLUMN BACKED OUT TWICE. THE REPLACEMENT NEW SWITCH FAILED. THE DASH LIGHTS WERE OUT. THE WINDOW BRACKETS WERE WEAK. THE FRONT DISC BRAKE PADS FAILED FREQUENTLY. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741110February 18, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHERS COMMENTING ON SAME PROBLEM IN DISCUSSION AREAS ONLINE. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741015February 16, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, JANUARY 2000, REPLACED AGAIN IN JANUARY 2001, OUT OF WARRANTY CUSTOMER PAID FOR REPLACEMENT. NO HELP FROM DEALER & CONCERNED IT WILL GO BAD AGAIN. FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS, JANUARY 2001, BOTH SIDES BAD, 57,000 MILES ON CAR, NO HELP FROM PONTIAC OR DEALER ON PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880723February 16, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, PARKING BRAKE
BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. ALSO, A BOLT ON PARKING BRAKE SHEARED OFF. *AK THE CONSUMER POINTS OUT THAT THREE SETS OF ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS BEEN REPLACED WITHIN TWO YEARS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559704February 15, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
BATTERY FAILED, ALTERNATOR FAILED 2 TIMES, AND A NEW IGNITION MODULE WAS REPLACED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880615February 15, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE TRAVELING AND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE PULSATED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880637February 15, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER PUT KEY IN IGNITION AND TURNED IT AND STEERING COLUMN STARTED SMOKING. TOWED TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS IGNITION SWITCH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880660February 15, 2001
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
INNER TIE ROD IS BREAKING OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. INSURANCE GROUP HAS 3 CLAIMS ON THIS SITUATION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559672February 14, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
THE FRONT END BRAKES CONTINUALLY PULSATE, CONSUMER HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR RESURFACING AND REPLACEMENT, TSB#00-05-23-002 WAS ISSUED REGARDING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM, HOWEVER THE PROBLEMS CONTINUE. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880570February 14, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTSDOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK ALL NECESSARY PARTS WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER AND VEHICLE HAS NO PROBLEM AS OF NOW. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559647February 13, 2001
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING THE HOOD POPPED OPEN AND BROKE THE WINDSHIELD (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880439February 13, 2001
STEERING:COLUMN
TILT STEERING WHEEL PIN FELL OUT WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING POOR CONTROL OF STEERING WHEEL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880477February 13, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS DUE TO A DIMMER PACK FAILURE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740820February 13, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS SYSTEM IS DANGEROUS. YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OVER BRAKING WHEN ABS IS ACTIVATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740844February 13, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKES PULSATE WHEN SLOWING OR STOPPING FROM A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. ROTORS WERE TURNED AT 7,000 MILES AND CHANGED AT ANOTHER DATE. PROBLEM IS OCCURRING FOR THE 3RD TIME NOW. DEALERSHIP WILL NOT HELP ME WITH THE CORRECTION. I WAS TOLD MY WARRANTY WILL ONLY COVER 1 ROTOR CHANGE, BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE AND I BELIEVE PONTIAC SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND CORRECT THE ERROR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880390February 12, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
SOMETIMES WHEN TURNING KEY ON VEHICLE WILL NOT START, CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THIS PROBLEM COULD BE RELATED TO A LETTER THAT WAS RECEIVED FROM DEALER, STATING A FIRE COULD START WHEN THIS CONDITION WAS PRESENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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