Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#784139June 22, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN, THE DEALER FIXED IT ONCE, BUT NOW IT IS BROKEN AGAIN. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724325June 21, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863924June 21, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
ACID LEAKED FROM THE BATTERY WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE NOT TO START. VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT WEEK BEFORE THIS PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED. VEHICLE WILL BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR(S). PROBLEM HAS SINCE BEEN CORRECTED. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863928June 21, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY
FLOOR NEAR REAR SEAT GETS WET WHEN IT RAINS. DELAER SAYS FRAMES MAY HAVE A CRACK, BUT THE WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER IT.*AK LEFT REAR SIDE OF THE FLOOR BOARD BECOMES SOAKING WET WHENEVER RAIN WATER SPLASHES UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863877June 20, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER HAS BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY & THE BRAKES & ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES FROM 26,000 MILES. CONSUMER SPOKE TO SOMEONE AT THE DEALERSHIP, THEY DON'T SEEM TO BE HELPING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863897June 20, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL AND VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING WITHOUT A WARNING. ALSO, VEHICLE BOUNCED FROM SIDE TO SIDE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724237June 19, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THERE ARE MORE PROBLEMS THEN LISTED. EVERY TIME I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE DEALER IT HAS BEEN A WASTE OF TIME. PHONE CALLS NEVER RETURNED. I GET BLOWN OFF BY THEM. I WAS IN ROYAL OAK,MI WITH MY FRIENDS WHEN THE CAR FROZE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. EVERY DASH LIGHT WAS BLINKING, AND WE COULDN'T GET THE CAR OUT OF DRIVE TO PUSH IT. ONCE WE FINALLY GOT THE CAR MOVED TO A SIDE STREET, MY FRIENDS WENT TO LOOK FOR HELP, AND I GOT JUMPED AND MASED WHILE I STOOD BY MY CAR WAITING FOR THEM TO RETURN. THE DRIVERS SIDE KEY DOESN'T WORK, DEALER SAYS IT'S CAUSE OF KEYLESS ENTRY, AIR CONDITIONER KILLS BATTERY, CRUSE CONTROL KICKS OUT, HEAD LIGHTS ALWAYS ARE ON, AND IT'S NOT THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS. WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS TO PASS SOMEONE, NOTHING HAPPENS, ABOUT 5 OR MORE SECONDS LATER, IT WILL KICK IN UNEXPECTIDLY. THIS IS THE SECOND CAR I HAVE BOUGHT FROM THIS DEALER, THE FIRST WAS A 91 PONTIAC SUNBIRD, WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE A 90 WHEN I TRAIDED IT IN AT ANOTHER DEALER. SO I ENDED UP PAYING WAY TO MUCH FOR THE CAR, AND LOST ON IT WHEN I TRADED IT IN. I LIVE 1 HOUR AND 45MINS. AWAY FROM THE DEALER NOW WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE I FOUND OUT THAT THEY GAVE ME ONLY MECHANICAL ON THE EXTENDED SERVICE CONTRACT, NO ELECTRICAL, SO EVERYTHING COMES OUT OF MY POCKET. THEN TO FIND OUT I HAVE TO LEAVE MY CAR THERE FOR DAYS UP TO WEEKS, WITH NO LOANER, AND NO WAY TO GET BACK HOME, AND THE SERVICE MANAGER, AND DEALER BOTH SAID "NOTHING WE CAN DO FOR YOU."*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863772June 19, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE ROTORS WERE COMPLETELY WARPED, POSSIBLY FROM BEING TOO THIN. THIS HAS CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE .MANUFACTURER STATED THAT PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER FOR THREE MONTHS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863798June 19, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND LEAKED OIL. CONSUMER TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT ENGINE HEAD GASKET CRACKED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724089June 16, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING THIS CAR ON CITY STREETS, I SUFFERED A SUDDEN LOSS OF MY POWER STEERING WHICH MADE CONTROL OF MY CAR DIFFICULT. I WAS ADVISED BY A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEALER THAT THIS IS A KNOWN DESIGN FLAW IN THIS VEHICLE WHERE ONE OF THE PRESSURE FITTINGS CAN FAIL. AS A HEALTHY MALE, DRIVING ON CITY STREETS AT RELATIVELY SLOW SPEEDS, THERE WAS NO LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE CAR BUT STEERING, ESPECIALLY TURNING, BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. IT APPEARS THAT THIS "KNOWN DEFECT" IS NOT BEING AGGRESSIVELY ADDRESSED BY PONTIAC BUT WHETHER THEY ARE WAITING FOR SUCH FAILURES BEFORE REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE PARTS. I WOULD HATE TO THINK OF THE CONSEQUENCES, EVEN TO MYSELF, MUCH LESS A SMALLER PERSON, SHOULD SUCH A CATASTROPHE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL OCCUR AT HIGH SPEEDS OR IN ISOLATED, RURAL AREAS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724094June 16, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CAR STALLS WHILE GOING SLOWER CITY SPEEDS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863709June 16, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE FROM SIDE TO SIDE BECAUSE THE ROTORS HAD WARPED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863725June 16, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
EXCESSIVE WEAR OF ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. REPLACEMENT WERE MADE EVERY SIX MONTHS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM WAS STILL UNRESOLVED. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863727June 16, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CONSUMER WILL FILL IN INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863647June 15, 2000
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOW MOTOR WAS NOT OPERABLE. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND LET IT COOLDOWN, AND THEN THEY WOULD PULL THE WINDOW ON TRACK MANUALLY, PUSHING THE SWITCH. 3 MOTORS HAVE FAILED AND BEEN REPLACED BY DEALER. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863658June 15, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE. CONSUMER WENT OUT TO START VEHICLE, AND AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS THOUGHT THAT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. THEN, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. CONSUMER USED FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT OUT FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724040June 14, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTERNATOR GONE AFTER 2 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP/INTAKE/MANIFOLD AS STATED/POWER WINDOWS DEFECTIVE/AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SUMMER - HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS IN ONLY 1 YEAR OF OWNERSHIP!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723975June 13, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WASHER FLUID FREEZES IN WINTER DUE TO THE POOR DESIGN OF OF FLUID TUBING TO THE WIPERS. NO HEAT FROM THE ENGINE EVER GETS NEAR THE TUBING. THIS MAKES IT DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING IN BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE WINDSHIELD STARTS TO GET DIRT BUILDUP. VERY SCARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863459June 13, 2000
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
LUGS: NUTS ON LEFT DRIVER'S SIDE SHEARED OFF, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM VEHICLE. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552593June 12, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR
CONSUMER HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM/WIRING, WHICH HAS CAUSED BURNING OF WIRES DUE TO POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL SHORTING. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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