Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#709269July 27, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
I RECENTLY NOTICED A RECALL ON ALL GMAC TRUCKS DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. WHILE MY CAR IS A SEDAN MODEL, I AM EXPERIENCING THE SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I WOULD APPRECIATE FURTHER INVESTIGATION CONSIDERING THIS VECHILE IS ONLY A 1993 MOD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709276July 27, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
BRAKES DID NOT GRIP PROPERLY WHEN TRYING TO SLOW DOWN FOR A TURN. THIS RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED 3500 MILES PREVIOUSLY AND HAD TO BE REPLACED PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT (2 DAYS). THE BRAKES (FRONT) HAD TO BE RELINED AND WERE AT A RATING OF 7B 3500 MILES PREVIOUSLY. THIS APPEARS TO BE BOTH A FAULTY INSTALLATION AND MANUFACTURERS PROBLEM.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#843339July 26, 1999
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN COMPLETELY FELL OFF DUE TO PLASTIC GEAR THAT PREMATURLEY WORE OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843446July 26, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE ALTERNATOR WA SNOT GETTING ENOUGH OF A CHARGE. HAD TO BE RECHARGED EVERY WEEK. THE PANEL LIGHTS WOULD BLINK ON/OFF. THE VEHICLE THEN SHUT DOWN. HAD TAKEN TO DEALER & THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709059July 23, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES HAVE FAILED SINCE DAY ONE, I HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER. THEY SAID IT HAD AN INTERNAL LEAKE. DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. WHEN STOPPING THE PEDEL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND A SQUEEKING NOISE CAN BE HEARD. THE CAR DOES NOT STOP. I REPLACED THE FRONT DISC BRAKES A FEW WEEKS AGO. THEY WERE BROKEN APART IN LAYERS. THOUGHT THAT MAY HAVE BEEN THE PROBLEM BUT IT WAS NOT. HAD VEHICLE ANALIZED ON A COMPUTOR TO SEE IF ANY CODES CAME UP BUT THERE WERE NONE. I NOTICED A LOT OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS IN YOUR FILES. ALSO NOTICED A RECALL BY GM ON BLAZERS AND JIMMY'S AND S-10S FOR SIMILAR PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO RESOLVE PROBLEM OR GET ANY HELP FROM DEALER. WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843234July 23, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO THIRD GEAR, AND WHEN SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR, IT ALSO ACCELERATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708933July 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
THE BRAKES DO NOT STOP PROPERLY AS INDICATED IN THE RECALLL FOR GM TRUCKS. I HAVE HAD THE MASTER CYLINDER CHANGED AND THE BRAKES CHANGED. PONTIAC REFUSES TO DO MORE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708992July 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS LIGHT ALWAYS ON AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKESDO NOT FUNCTION, ALLOWS MORE SLIDING IN ICY CONDITIONS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709017July 22, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
OIL PRESSURE GUAGE INDICATES A CONSTANT DROP IN INDICATED PRESSURE AFTER STARTUP WITH ENGINE AT NORMAL TEMPREATURE RANGE.....YET THERE IS NO LOSS IN QUANTITY.......INDICATOR SHOWS OIL PUMP IS PUMPING TO NORMAL PRESSURE ON STARTUP.....HELP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709019July 22, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THERE ARE TOO MANY INCIDENTS TO REPORT. I HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TRYING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM OF THE CAR SURGING. HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS, MOST RECENTLY ON 7/19/99. COPING WITH THE PROBLEM BY HITTING THE BRAKES, BUT RECENTLY I HAD TO PULL INTO ANOTHER LANE TO KEEP FROM HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THE BACK. THE CAR RAN PERFECTLY SINCE 1994 UNTIL THIS PROBLEM OF THE LAST 12 MONTHS. CAR IS UNSAFE AND PERFORMS UNPREDICTABLY. PLEASE ADVISE ON WHAT TO DO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842813July 21, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS TOTALLED. SMOKE FROM HOOD STARTED AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. ACCORDING TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED, AND STATED PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708898July 21, 1999
SUSPENSION
VIBRATION/SHIMMY WHEN DRIVING 75+ MILES PER HOUR, VISIBLE SHAKING OF STEERING WHEEL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708902July 21, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547397July 20, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
MALE COMPONENT OF THE SEAT BELT HAD A PLASTIC CLIP THAT HAS FALLEN OFF CAUSING THE BELT CLIP TO SPIN ON THE BELT AND NOT GRIP TIGHTLY. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842650July 20, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK, AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UPTO 75 MPH AND RACED UP TO OVER 2000 RPMS WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE WOULD STOP UNTIL DRIVER SLAMMED ON BRAKES REALLY HARD. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708836July 20, 1999
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
SCRATCHES ON BOTH FRONT WINDOWS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708852July 20, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I WAS TOLD THAT THAT ENGINE HAD BEEN DISCONTIUED BECAUSE OF ALL THE PROBLEMS THAT HAD ACCURRED, AND I WANT PONTIAC TO FIX OR REPLACE THIS ENGINE AT NO COST TO ME. THE ENGINE WAS DISCONTINUED, SO SHOULDN'T THEY HAVE RECALLED THAT ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547424July 19, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE FIRE UNDERHOOD DUE TO POSSIBLE ENGINE FIRE/NEAR A/C UNIT. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT).MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708799July 19, 1999
SEATS
ALSO SEE ODI ID 706555. THIS COMPLAINT IS IN ADDITION TO THAT ONE. AGAIN, THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT MOVED FORWARD ON ITS TRACK WHEN I HAD TO BRAKE SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH. OCCUPANT IN SEAT WAS THE SAME AS WHEN THE SEAT FAILED BEFORE. OC. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#708757July 18, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
THE STARTER IN MY CAR APPARENTLY SHORTED OUT, RESULTING IN A FIRE AND A COMPLETE AND TOTAL LOSS OF MY VEHICLE AND ALL ITS CONTENTS. MY INSURANCE COMPANY IS NOT HELPING SO I AM DOING ALL I CAN TO FIND SOME ASSISTANCE. HAVE THERE BEEN RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM? IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE I CAN DO? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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