Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#710742August 31, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHEN DRIVING CAR APPROXAMETELY 30 TO 40 MILES THE TEMP LIGHT COMES ON AND SAYS THE CAR IS OVERHEATING AND THE FUEL SUPPLY SHUTS OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. HAVE HAD THE CAR TO ONE PERSON AND HE PUT IN NEW TEMP GAUGE. THEN TO A DEALER HE PUT IN A NEW COMPUTER AND STILL DID NOT FIX IT. SAID HE COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710658August 29, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CAR WILL ALMOST DIE WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. IT WILL STUMBLE , FALL ON ITS FACE WHAT EVER YOU CALL IT. BUT THEN IT WILL USUALLY TAKE BACK OFF REAL QUICK. IT USES TO MUCH GAS AND THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES OFF AND ON ALONG WITH THE COOLANT LIGHT. THE BLINKERS SOMETIMES DON'T WORK EITHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710679August 29, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE IDLE SURGES UNCONTROLLABLY AT A STOP CAUSING VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710593August 27, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
THE PAINT PEELING ON THE MIRRORS AND THE FRONT SUSPENSION SQUAK HAS BEEN REPAIRED ONCE BY THE MANUFACUTER AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX THE REPAIRS NOW. THE COLD START RATTLE HAS NEVER BEEN FIXED, THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710573August 26, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
I DRIVE 50 MILES A DAY TO AND FROM WORK THATS THE REASON FOR HIGH MILEGE ON MY CAR. I STILL BELIEVE THIS CAR SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN ITS PAYMENTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845843August 25, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
CONSUMER HAS TILT STEERING COLUMN, AND A PIN CAME OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS HAPPENED WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 55MPH AND WAS CHANGING LANES. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER CAR . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710410August 23, 1999
EQUIPMENT
I AM NOW SENDING MY CAR FOR WARRANTY WORK TO RAINBOW PONTIAC BECAUSE PARETTI REFUSED TO FIX PREVIOUS PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD AND WOULD NOT ADHERE TOO WARRANTY AGREEMENTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845614August 23, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING AT A REGULAR SPEED CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE.MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THEY COULD RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710317August 21, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, TRANSMISSION LOST GEARS UPPER GEARS. AFTER TOWING IT IN, DEALER SAID THAT GEARS 3 AND 4 WERE COMPLETELY GONE. EXPLAINED THAT SOMETIMES LEAKAGE OCCURS FROM INADEQUATE SEAL FROM FACTORY, CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. ANOTHER GRAND AM OWNER ALSO HAD THIS PROBLEM, ONLY AT 37,000 MILES, JUST OUT OF WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710295August 20, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547999August 18, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLING/CHARGING
FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR/VALVE FAILED CAUSING FIRE WHICH RESULTED IN PROPERTY DAMAGE AND INJURIES. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#845291August 18, 1999
SUSPENSION
STEERING WHEEL COLUMN WOULD SHAKE WHEN DRIVING 60MPH OR HIGHER. NO PROBLEM WHEN SPEEDS ARE LOWER. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED NOTHING WRONG WITH STEERING COLUMN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710151August 18, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710169August 18, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THE FUEL TANK IS BREAKING APART INTERNALLY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845239August 17, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN THE CAR IS COLD AND CONSUMER ATTEMPTS TO START IT, A KNOCKING NOISE CAN BE HEARD. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710120August 17, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
THE SEAT BELTS HAVE A BLACK PLASTIC PIECE THAT WITHOUT THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT LATCH I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THIS HAPPENS IF THE SEATBELT GETS JAMMED IN THE DOOR. MY CONCERN IS THAT MY SEATBELT BROKE WHEN IT WAS NO WHERE NEAR A DOOR DOES THIS MEAN IT BECAME WEAK DUE TO A PRIOR INCIDENT AND WOULD IT HAVE HELD UP IN AN ACCIDENT OR WOULD IT HAVE GIVEN WAY AND PROVIDED NO PROTECTION. I WAS TOLD THIS HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845141August 16, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SUSPENSION
WAS TRAVELING 50MPH WHEN ENGINE RPMS WENT HIGH (IN RED). VEHICLE WAS SHAKING. TURNED VEHICLE OFF. SPEEDOMETER WENT PASSED 100MPH WHEN TRAVELING 50MPH ONLY. VEHICLE FAILED TO START RIGHT AWAY AFTER BEING TURNED OFF FOR AWHILE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710063August 16, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
BRAKE PEDAL STARTED GOING ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, WITH NO WARNING OF ANY KIND. IT DOES NOT DO THIS EVERY TIME. THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS ALL ORIGINAL, THE PADS AND SHOES WERE CHECKED RECENTLY WHEN THE TIRES WERE REPLACED, AND HAS SHOWN NO PROBLEMS UNTIL THIS POINT. THE FLUID LEVEL IS OK, THERE ARE NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF LEAKAGE ANYWHERE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710069August 16, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I LEASED THIS NEW CAR IN 11/98. MY FAMILY AND I WERE ON OUR WAY HOME WHEN WE WERE HIT BY A WOMAN WHO FAILED TO SEE A STOP SIGN. SHE HIT THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF THE CAR & WENT ACROSS THE FRONT OF THE CAR. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING & HIS AIR BAG WENT OFF IMMEDIATELY. MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT & HER SEAT BELT ALLOWED HER TO HIT THE DASH & THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY UNTIL SHE HIT THE DASH. THE CAR WAS 8 DAYS OLD. MY DAUGHTER RECEIVED FACIAL INJURIES & WILL HAVE PERMANENT DAMAGE. I WAS A PASSENGER BEHIND THE DRIVER. ALL OF US HAD OUR SEATBELTS FASTENED. I RECEIVED A FRACTURED STERNUM & SEVERE WHIPLASH TO MY NECK. I WILL HAVE PERMANENT NECK DAMAGE. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY AS IT SHOULD HAVE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#709902August 12, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CAR STARTED STALLING AT 8000. IT HAS BEEN TOWED IN 8 TIMES, STALLING UNDER EVERY AND ALL SPEEDS, AND CONDITIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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