Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#739116January 10, 2001
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, LANDING ON THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#739134January 10, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
COOLANT DETECTED IN OIL, SVC ADVISOR SAID THAT 3 VEHICLES W/SAME ENGINE HAVE SAME PROBLEM--BLOWN HEAD GASKET.-CAUGHT BEFORE TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877909January 10, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
WHILE AT STOP SIGN ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. RESTRAINTS DID NOT WORK, THROWING CONSUMER AGAINST STEERING WHEEL, AND SHE SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#558998January 9, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
THE RECALL 00V-287 FOR THE STARTER HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED YET BECAUSE THERE WILL BE NO PARTS AVAILABLE UNTIL MARCH 2001, THE CONSUMER HAS REPLACED TWO BATTERIES AND ONE ALTERNATOR AND THINKS THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD REIMBURSE HER FOR THE ALTERNATOR. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739043January 9, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM
I HAVE REPLACED MY BRAKES 2 TIMES IN 3MONTHS, AND ALSO ROTORS/CALIPERS AND DRUMS WERE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739047January 9, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
WHEN ENGINE COOLANT WAS CHANGED VEHICLE BEGAN TO RUN HOT ,NEW WATERPUMP WAS INSTALLED RUST WAS ALL IN ENGINE THE RUST HAD CRACKED THE SPLINES OFF OF WATERPUMP,VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN HOT;HAD NEW THERMOSTAT INSTALLED,CAR CONTINUED TO RUN HOT ON OCCASION;HAD RADIATOR FLUSHEDSTILL RAN HOT FINALLY HAD TO HAVE ENTIRE ENGINE AND COOLING SYSTEM FLUSHED TO GET ALL THE RUST OUT OF SYSTEM IT WAS CLOGGING RETURN COOLING LINE AND OBSTRUCTING THE WATER FLOW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739100January 9, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877769January 9, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
RIGHT WHEEL BEARING FAILED AT 50,000 MILES , CAUSE UNKNOWN . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877793January 9, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN IT HAS BEEN RAINING AND BRAKES HAD BEEN APPLIED TO STOP, ABS SYSTEM WOULD DISENGAGE AND THEN LOCK UP. VEHICLE WOULD START TO SLOWDOWN. PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. HAD CONTACTED DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER NO RECALLS, BUT NOT ABLE TO RESOLVE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877600January 8, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING VARIOUS DIFFERENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH LOW BEAMS NOT WORKING. ALSO, HAZARD LIGHTS STAY ON, AND HIGH BEAMS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER NOTED PROBLEM MAY BE LINKED TO PONTIAC'S MOST RECENT RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738908January 7, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
INFANTILE FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING PUMP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877582January 5, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH ON FREEWAY VEHICLE STALLED. FINALLY RESTARTED . TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC REPLACED PCM. DROVE FROM FLORIDA TO CALIFORNIA, MADE A STOP IN ARIZONA DUE TO BRAKE ROTORS WARPING. REPLACED AND ADJUSTED ROTORS AND BRAKES. WHILE DRIVING IN CALIFORNIA, VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. FAILED TO RESTART AFTER BEING PARKED. BATTERY REPLACED AFTER BEING TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. KEY REFUSED TO BE RELEASED FROM IGNITION. AIR CONDITIONER MOTOR FAN REPLACED. SHIFTER CABLE WAS REPLACED. RIGHT TURN SIGNAL LAMP REPLACED. OIL LIGHT COMES ON BEFORE THE 3000 MILE SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE, DEALER FAILED TO SET COMPUTER BUTTON, CONSUMER FEELS THIS MIGHT HAVE HAD TO DO WITH VEHICLE STALLING AND NOT STARTING. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877390January 4, 2001
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE
WHILE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, AND VEHICLE WAS IN NUETRAL POSITION WITH EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE ON, EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE CABLE BROKE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL AWAY. IT HIT A PERSON THAT WAS BEHIND VEHICLE, AND CAUSED INJURIES. PONTIAC CLAIMED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#877429January 4, 2001
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH VEHICLE LIFTED INTO AIR AND CAME DOWN ON FRONT END, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877431January 4, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
AT 3,000 MILES EXCESSIVE WEAR OF BRAKE ROTORS/ PADS AND HUB. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER'S SHOP ON FIVE OCCASIONS. THEY TURN ROTORS AND REAR DRUMS TWICE, AND REPLACED HUB. PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877438January 4, 2001
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF WATER ON BOTH SIDES OF VEHICLE NEAR DOORS OF DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. ALSO, DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738811January 4, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THIS THE 2ND TIME THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY THE 1ST TIME I HIT A DEER AT 55 MPH THE 2ND TIME MY GIRLFRIEND LOST CONTROL AND TURNED SIDEWAYS IN THE ROAD AND HIT THE HILLSIDE AT APPX 50 MPH HARD ENUF TO LIFT THE VEHICLE IN THE AIR AND TURN IT 90DEGREES AND SMACK THE BACK OF THE CAR INTO THE HILLSIDE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#558707January 3, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK, DOOR LOCKS CONTROLED BY ALARM SYSTEM, WHICH MAY HAVE MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO CHANGES IN CLIMATE, REASON GIVEN TO CONSUMER BY CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. *CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738719January 3, 2001
SEATS
A COMPONENT OF PONTIAC'S PASSENGER-SIDE, EASY-ENTRY MANUAL SEAT IS BROKEN. WHAT HAS HAPPENED IS THAT THE INERTIAL SEAT BACK, WHICH NORMALLY MOVES FORWARD ONLY A CERTAIN AMOUNT DURING BRAKING, NOW MOVES SO FAR FORWARD THAT IT RELEASES THE EASY-ENTRY MECHANISM, ALLOWING THE WHOLE SEAT TO SLIDE FORWARD UP TO THE IP. THE SEAT WAS UNOCCUPIED AT THE TIME THIS FIRST OCCURED. AS BRAKING WAS IN PROGRESS, VEHICLE SPEED IS ESTIMATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738720January 3, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
AT 8,654 MILES (MARCH 2000), A PONTIAC SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPLACED ALL BRAKE PADS AND RESURFACED MY ROTORS. I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE SHOP BECAUSE IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP THE CAR WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THE CAR WOULD PULSATE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT HIGH SPEEDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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