Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#708725July 17, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THIS VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONT-END COLLISION 12/24/98. FIXED AND THEN FAILED ON 2/1/99. THE ENGINE VALVESWERE FOUND TO BE BENT DUE TO THE INPACT OF THE FRONT END COLLISION. METLIFE WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. AT ZERO SPEED TEH TIMING CHAIN JUMPED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547319July 16, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS DURING VEHICLE COLLISION, HORN HAS BEEN ACTIVATING WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED ALTHOUGH NO SECURITY SYSTEM IS INSTALLED (POSSIBLE AIR BAG MALFUNCTION). MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547195July 14, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
UNDERDASH WIRING HARNESS FAILURE CAUSED VEHICLE FIRE. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708541July 12, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE IN RUSH-HOUR TRAFFIC ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE. ACCIDENT NARROWLY AVOIDED. OWNER NO LONGER TRUSTS RELIABILITY OF VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708505July 11, 1999
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WE HAVE HAD MINOR PROBLEMS WITH OUR SINCE WE BOUGHT IT IN OCT., 1998 THEN IN NOV., 1998 OUR DAUGHTER WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT. SHE WAS DRIVING DOWN A HILL, GOING THROUGH AN INTER-SECTION WHEN A YOUNG MAN RAN THE STOP SIGN TO HER LEFT THEN SHE WAS THROWN SIDEWAYS. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE FRONT-END. AFTER GETTING THE CAR BACK MORE PROBLEMS WOULD START BUT DISAPPEAR. THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR NOT SHIFTING AND MAKING AN UNDISCRIBABLE NOISE. ATTEMPTED TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT WHILE WE WERE VISITING IN ANOTHER STATE BUT THEY WERE BUSY. THERE HAS BEEN OTHER TIMES WHEN I FELT A STRANGE VIBRATION UNDER MY FEET ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BUT IT WOULD DISAPPEAR. THEN ACT UP SEVERAL OTHER TIMES BUT ONCE AGAIN STOP. LAST WEEK, MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD POP, SHE STOPPED AND CHECKED TO SEE IF SHE HAD A FLAT TIRE, SHE COULDN'T TELL WHERE THE SOUND HAD COME FROM. EVERYTHING WAS FINE. SHE CONTINUED TO DRIVE A SHORT DISTANCE, A COUPLE OF BLOCKS, SHE BEGAN TO HEAR A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING WAS BEING DRAGGED. SHE PULLED INTO ANOTHER PARKING LOT, TURNED OFF THE CAR, GOT OUT AND CHECKED. NOTHING APPEARED WRONG. SHE PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE , THE SAME NOISE THAT WAS UNDISCRIBABLE FROM THE EARLIER TIME BEGAN AGAIN, IT WOULD NOT CHANGE GEAR TYPE SOUND. SHE PULLED FORWARD, THE NOISE WOULD NOT STOP. SHE THEN COMPLETELY STOPPED AND TURNED OFF THE CAR AND CALLED US AT HOME. WHEN WE GOT THE CAR HOME, MY HUSBAND CHECKED ALL OF THE FLUIDS AND DETERMINED SOMETHING MUST BE WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE NEXT DAY HE DROVE IT WITH ALL OF THE SAME PROBLEMS TO A NEARBY TRANSMISSION STATION BUT DUE TO OTHER REASONS DECIDED TO HAVE IT TOWED TO OUR DEALERSHIP. THEY TEST DROVE IT AND CALLED MY HUSBAND AT WORK. THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG AT FIRST. THEY SUGGESTED TEARING DOWN THE TRANSMISSION AFTER TALKING TO MY HUSBAND. I THEN RECEIVED A PHONE CALL STATING THE TWO MECHANICS HAD NEVER SEEN SO MUCH METAL SCHAVINGS IN A TRANSMISSION. I ASKED IF THE ACCIDENT HAD CAUSED THIS?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708471July 10, 1999
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
FIRE IN RADIO, THIS DID NOT DAMAGE MAIN WIRING AND DID NOT BLOW FUES(S)
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842008July 9, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
THERE IS A LEAKAGE WITHIN THE RADIATOR WHICH CAUSES FLUID TO LEAK ONTO TH ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841865July 8, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE ENGINE IDLES AT 2000RPM WHEN TURNED ON. THEN BRAKES HAVE TO BE APPLIED SO THAT VEHICLE DOES NOT TAKE OFF. DEALER CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841890July 8, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL/JERK.UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES, THEY WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, STEERING IS TURNING ON ITS OWN, AND DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841924July 8, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
VEHICLE WON'T START DUE TO IGINTION SWITCH KEEPS LOCKING UP. ALSO, VEHICLE KEEPS STALLING AND CUTTING OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708403July 8, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
(SEE "UNDER ASSEMBLY DESCRIPTION" AN ACCOUNT OF THE PROBLEMS)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841835July 7, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
WHEN DECELERATING HEADLIGHTS BEGIN TO FLICKER ON/OFF. DEALER SAYS THAT IT'S NORMAL OPERATION FOR THE HEADLIGHTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708312July 7, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708327July 7, 1999
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WON'T GO UP OR DOWN UNTIL BOTH WINDOW MOTORS COOL OFF SUFFICIENTLY. BOTH MOTORS ARE EXTREMELY HOT TO TOUCH AT WIRING CONNECTION. PROBLEM PREVIOUSLY REPORTED IN NHTSA DATABASE WITH ONE FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841602July 2, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH. ALSO, THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE HEADLIGHT SYSTEM. DEALER REPLACED PARTS, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708167July 2, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
BRAKES FAILED WHEN CAR SAT ALL DAY OR OVERNIGHT AND I WOULD JUST START TO MOVE AT NO MORE THAN 10 MPH. THE FIRST THREE TIMES IT HAPPENED I COULD PUMP UP THE BRAKES UNTIL THEY WOULD BEGIN TO HOLD. THE LAST TIME THE BRAKES WOULD NOT PUMP UP, AND I HAD TO LET THE CAR ROLL SLOW ENOUGH TO BUMP INTO A CURB AND THROW IT INTO PARK. THE LAST TIME CAR WAS UNDRIVABLE. DEALERS SERVICE MANAGER CAME OUT AND ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE CAR AND BRAKES FAILED. AFTER HEARING THE "CLANGING' NOICE I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT SINCE JANUARY, HE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE ABS MALFUNCTION. THIS WAS CONFIRMED AT THE SERVICE CENTER AND THE ABS MOTOR PAK WAS REPLACED AT A COST TO OWNER OF $160. GM AND DEALER PICKED UP BALANCE OF REPAIR COSTS. DEALER CONFIRMED THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM IN JANUARY 1999 WAS THE ABS AND NOT MASTER CYLINDER--NEVER WAS THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE WARNING LIGHTS NEVER CAME ON AND THE SENSORS NEVER REVEALED THE PROBLEM ON THE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708034June 30, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAN'T SEEM TO EVER SAVE ANY MONEY TO BUY A NEW VAN BECAUSE CAR THIS ONE IS COSTING TOO MUCH MONEY TO KEEP ON THE ROAD. NO SAFETY DEFECT (S) LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841358June 29, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
STEERUNG COLUMN CAUGHT ON FIRE. MANUFACTURER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707977June 28, 1999
SUSPENSION, WHEELS:HUB, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
HUB CAPS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE RATTLE WAS HEARD WHEN HITTING A BUMP. THE RATTLE STILL EXISTS AND THOUGHT IT COULD BE THE SUSPENSION? WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES DON'T HIT THE WINDSHIELD PROPERLY. MOST NOTABLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. PAINT ALSO SEEMS TO BE CHIPPING IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707978June 28, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
DEALER REPAIRED PROBLEM TWICE BEFORE 12,000 MILES W/O CHARGE. VEHICLE WAS RETURNED WITH SAME PROBLEM AT 23,000 MILES, AND THEY REPORTED THAT IT WAS A FAILURE TO ADJUST REAR BRAKES. THE PROBLEM HAS SINCE GOTTEN WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THEM FOR THE SAME WARPED ROTOR PROBLEM AT 31,000 MILES, AND THEY NOW STATE THAT IT WAS ABUSE ON THE BRAKES THAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE FIRST TWO TIMES , THEY REPAIRED THEM PROMPTLY. NOW THEY SAY THAT IT NOT A WARRANTY ITEM. HOW COULD THE BRAKES HAVE A SIMILAR PROBLEM FOR THE THIRD TIME, AND NOW,FINALLY, NOT BE UNDER WARRANTY? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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