Pontiac Grand AM Complaints (2000)

675 consumer complaints on file.

#10047957November 13, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
EXCESSIVE BRAKE ROTORS WEAR, VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN IN A RURAL AREA, IT DID NOT EXPERIENCE INNER CITY STOP AND GO DRIVING TECHNIQUES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046628November 7, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT TURN SIGNAL PROBLEM. TURN SIGNAL SOMETIMES WORKS, IT WILL STOP WORKING, THEN IT WILL WORK AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM IS CURRENTLY IN RECALL STATUS WHICH DOESN'T BEGIN UNTIL THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2004.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045584November 6, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
RECURRING BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH ROTORS /PADS AND TURN SIGNAL FAILURES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046517November 6, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A TURN SIGNAL PROBLEM. TURN SIGNAL OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL 03-V-327-000. CONSUMER NEEDED HELP IN GETTING VEHICLE REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043706October 27, 2003
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOW CABLE BOUND UP IN GEAR IN MOTOR BOX, CAUSING THE GUIDES FOR WINDOW TO BREAK AND PIECE ATTACHED TO WINDOW TO BREAK, CALLED DEALER, THEY SAID WE WOULD HAVE TO BUY A $ 500.00 WINDOW JUST TO GET THE PIECE THAT ATTACHES TO THE WINDOW AND COMPLETE WINDOW CABLE ASSEMBLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039922October 27, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
THE SIGNAL LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE WORKED INTERMITTENTLY AND CAN NOT BE DEPENDED ON. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THAT PART BUT THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED WITH THAT RECALL. *PH *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044373October 21, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER HAD MANAGED TO GET VEHICLE OUT OF TRAFFIC. HAD TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE AND IT ROLLED BACKWARDS. DRIVER WAITED 30 MINUTES., AND THEN STARTED VEHICLE. CONSUMER WOULD BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE MECHANIC CHECK CAUSE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044519October 20, 2003
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
VEHICLE'S WINDOWS BECAME INOPERATIVE.*MR BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOWS DIDN'T GO UP NOR DOWN. MECHANIC STATED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLES AND THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE ROTOR. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042873October 14, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
CONSUMER NOTICED THAT INTERMITTENLYT TURN SIGNAL WOULD NOT SIGNAL. DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041686October 13, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
I HAVE A 2000 GRAND AM. MY GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. NOW, CAR IS STALLING AND MECHANIC SAYS IT IS THE FUEL PUMP. RIGHT FRONT WINDOW DOESN'T WORK. MY FANS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY AND MY CAR OVERHEATS CONSTANTLY. I HAD 3 SENSORS BAD IN MY CAR AND HAD THEM REPLACED. ROTORS, BRAKE PADS AND BEARINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED CONSTANTLY. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041028October 1, 2003
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
YESTERDAY MY DRIVER SIDE MIRROR BROKE OFF AFTER GOING THROUGH A CAR WASH. TEN MONTHS AGO MY PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR DID THE SAME THING AT A DIFFERENT CAR WASH. IS THERE A RECALL? MAYBE A METAL FRAME WOULD BE MORE BETTER THAN A PLASTIC ONE. I AM SHOCKED TO SEE THIS AGAIN, SINCE MY PONTIAC GRANDAM IS ONLY 3 YRS OLD. I HAVE PANTS THAT LAST LONGER THAN THESE MIRRORS!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041002September 30, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
TOOK V-6 4 DOOR PONTIAC GRAND AM INTO DEALERSHIP WHEN CAR HAD APP. 34,000 MILES ON IT. COMPLAINED ABOUT ENGINE OVERHEATING, THOUGHT SOMETHING WRONG WITH ENGINE. DEALERSHIP SAID NO, IT WAS JUST A PLASTIC BAG ON THE ENGINE. CAR WITH 38,000 MILES ON IT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, MECHANIC SAYS FUEL INJECTOR IS BROKEN (NOT CLOGGED, IT JUST BROKE). CAR WITH 43,000 - 2ND FUEL INJECTOR "BREAKS", ONCE AGAIN, MECHANIC SAYS IT'S JUST THE INJECTORS - BREAKING. INJECTORS HAVE BEEN FLUSHED AND EVERYTHING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040857September 28, 2003
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:CALIPER
FAULTY POWER WINDOWS, CLIPS THAT HOLD WINDOW IN PLACE BROKE AND WINDOW FELL WHEN DRIVING. WINDOW DID NOT BRAKE, BUT WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN. PASSENGER WINDOW IS ALSO GOING TO FALL DUE TO POOR ENGINEERING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040833September 27, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
I HAVE BEEN HEARING A RUBBING NOISE FROM FRONT END (LEFT?) FOR 2 YRS. NOW. NO -ONE CAN FIND OUT WHY.MY LOW TRACK LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING ON A LOT LATELY TOO.IN RESEARCHING THIS ON THE WEB, I'VE FOUND A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. MY QUESTION IS,"WHY HASN'T SOMETHING BEEN DONE ABOUT IT?" IT'S OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. THANK YOU
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040496September 24, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
CONSUMER STATED SEAT BELT GUIDES ARE TOO LARGE, CAUSING SEAT BELT TO CRAWL UP THE NECK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040448September 23, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS
THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS GO OUT ON THEIR OWN, AND SOMETIMES WHEN THE HAZARD LIGHT HAVE BEEN USED THE TURN SIGNALS WONT WORK. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039119September 18, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
COOLANT LEAKING FROM THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IN THE REAR OF THE ENGINE. MECHANIC TOLD ME THIS IS PRETTY COMMON WITH GM CARS WITH V6 ENGINES. ALSO TOLD I NEED A NEW BATTERY. CAR IS ONLY 3.5 YEARS OLD WITH 31,800 MILES. I NEVER HAD A PROBLEM IN THE PAST WITH A PONTIAC OR GM CAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040097September 16, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
WHILE DRIVING LEFT AND RIGHT TURN SIGNALS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038890September 14, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
CAR OVER HEATED AND STALLED DUE TO A BLOWN INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ON MY 2000 GRAND AM 3.4L V-6 MOTOR. 55000 MILES. CREATED UNSAFE CONDITION ON THE ROAD WAY BY THIS FAILING ON THE AUTOMOBILE. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS OUT THERE WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THESE AND OTHER GM VEHICLES WITH THE 3.0,3.1.3.4 AND 3.8 MOTORS. THIS GASKET IS FAILING AND IT HAS BEEN ADMITTED BY GM THEY USED AN INFERIOR GASKET ON THESE VEHICLES. 55000 MILES FOR A MAJOR BREAK DOWN FOR THIS REASON SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039782September 11, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
NHTSA RECALL 03-V-327-000 ,CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES HAVE HAZARD WARNING SWITCHES THAT MAY EXPERIENCE SOLDER JOINT CRACKING CAUSED BY RAPID TEMPERATURE TRANSITIONS AND THE SOLDERING PROCESS. IF SOLDER JOINT CRACKING OCCURS AND RESULTS IN AN OPEN CIRCUIT, THE TURN SIGNALS/HAZARD LAMPS BECOME INTERMITTENT OR INOPERATIVE. CONSUMER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO BOTH BACK SIDE WINDOWS DID NOT ROLL DOWN. OWNER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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