Pontiac Grand AM Complaints (1992)

168 consumer complaints on file.

#743726April 8, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WE HAVE OIL IN THE COOLING SYSTEM AND WATER IN THE OIL NOTE: THIS WAS NOT DUE TO A CRASH AS INDICATED IN REPORT PROVIDED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
#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
#740689February 9, 2001
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740629February 8, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CRACKED HEAD, COOLANT LEAK, HIGH TEMP, OIL PUMP FAILUREC - 4TH TIME!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878927January 24, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DEFECTIVE HEAD IS CAUSING DAMAGE TO ENGINE DUE TO POOR MANUFACTURING OF HEAD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877217January 2, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WATER KEEPS MIXING INTO OIL, CAUSING ENGINE TO BLOW. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK HEAD GASKET CRACKED. THE CONSUMER FOUND FIFTEEN COMPLAINTS OVER THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE SAME MODEL VEHICLE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738523December 30, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HAD CAR LESS THAN YEAR,ENGINE REPLACED TWICE.WATER IN OIL BLOWN HEAD GASKET.PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736935November 27, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILURE WITH JUST 68,300 MILES CAUSING COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE. ESTIMATE TO REPAIR IS $1700.00. I SEE FROM THE INTERNET THIS HAS BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735059October 24, 2000
POWER TRAIN
THIS SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER HAS BEEN REPLACED THE TOTAL OF FOUR (4) TIMES AND IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT GRABS THE DRIVERS ATTENTION AND COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735064October 24, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE REBUILTED MY TRANSMISSION FOR THE SECOND (2) TIME (EACH TIME COSTING OVER $1200.00). SOMETHING MUST BE WRONG HOW THEY ENGINEERED THE TRANSMISSION. I ALWAYS CHANGE MY TRANSMISSION FLUID EVERY 20,000-30,000. I DO NOT DRAG RACE WITH MY VEHICLE OR MISTREAT MY VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006504September 21, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE A LETTER FROM PONTIAC DATE NOV, 1995. WHICH STATES THAT 2.3L QUAD OHC ENGINE HAVE A DEFECT OF CRACKING CYLINDER THAT ALLOWS COOLANT TO LEAK FROM THE CYLINDER HEADS. THE LETTER ALSO STATES.. DO NOT BRING YOUR VEHICLE TO THE DEALER UNLESS THIS OCCURS. THE STATED IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS WITHIN SEVEN YEARS OR 100,000 MILES THEY WILL REPLACE THE CYLINDER HEAD FREE OF CHARGE.. MY CAR IS 8 YEARS OLD NOW AND HAS ONLY 79000 MILES ON IT. NEITHER THE DEALER OR PONTIAC CORP. WILL REPAIR THIS FOR ME WITHOUT PAYING FOR ALL CHARGES WHICH ARE APPROX. $1200.00.. PONTIAC ADMITS THAT THIS ENGINE HAS A DEFECT.. BUT REFUSES TO HONOR THE 100,000 MILE LIMIT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS 8 YEARS OLD. IT IS MY OPINION THAT PONTIAC IS RESPONSIBLE TO FIX THIS VEHICLE AS IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD.. MY VEHICLE HAS THE KNOWN DEFECT.. THE ODOR FROM THE COOLANT IS EXTREMELY STRING AND IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. YOU CAN SEE WHERE IT LEAKS FROM THE HEAD AS THERE IS CORROSION AND THE ANTI-FREEZE PUDDLES UP ON TOP OF THE HEAD. *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*****732124*****
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552945July 10, 2000
STEERING:COLUMN
STEERING WHEEL TILT DISENGAGED WHILE DRIVING CAUSE TO GO UP & DOWN FREELY, CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL CONDITON.FOUND LOCKING PIN IN TILT ASSEMBLY CAME OUT WHICH WAS NOT STAKED PROPERLY, REINSTALLED AND STAKED IN PROPERLY. CONSUMER CALLED PONTIAC SAFTEY NUMBER, DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO INSPECT IT. *ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864903July 6, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY
WATER WAS TRAPPED BETWEEN TWO OF METAL THAT FORMS THE FIREWALLS. THIS CAUSE A RUST THOUGH AREA AND WATER IS SEEPING THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE. THIS CAUSE THE MILDEW SMELL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864361June 28, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE HESITATES WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JERK FORWARD. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER MANY TIMES, BUT THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864405June 28, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKES WILL NOT ENGAGE. CONSUMER HAS TO STEP HARDER ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE THEM WORK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862495May 24, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. WHEN TAKING VEHICLE FOR CHECK UP, TECHNICIAN PONTED OUT THAT BRAKE SYSTEM WAS CONTAMINATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723147May 24, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
A LITTLE OVER 3 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THIS CAR FROM GARY MATTHEWS, THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED IN TRAFFIC ON ME. I HAD VERY LITTLE BRAKES AND BARELY MADE IT TO MY HOME WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR WAS INSPECTED AND THE RESULTS ARE THAT THE BREAK SYSTEM WAS CONTAMINATED. THE TOTAL COST TO REPAIR IS $2,400.00. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, THEY WERE VERY RUDE AND TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD DO NOTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. WHEN I TALKED TO THE DEALER'S REPAIR SHOP, THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD NO RECORD OF THE CAR EVER EVEN BEING INSPECTED BEFORE I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT. YOU'RE HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721363April 12, 2000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721326April 11, 2000
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
STEERING COLUMN WILL NOT LOCK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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