Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#707013May 30, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THE POWER SUNROOF HAS FAILED, EACH TIME IT FAILS IN THE EXACT SAME MANNER, THE WINDOW IS OPENED SLIGHTLY TO VENT AND THEN THE UNIT FAILS, AND IT WON'T OPEN OR CLOSE. THE SECOND TIME, THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR OVER A WEEK, THEN I HAD TO WAIT A MONTH FOR A PART TO COME IN. IN THE MEANWHILE, I COULD NOT USE THE SUNROOF EITHER. THE HEADLIGHTS STAY ON MOST OF THE TIME WHEN THE CAR IS ON. THE SENSOR SEEMS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. ON BRIGHT, SUNNY DAYS, THE HEADLIGHTS COME ON. ON CLOUDY, RAINY DAYS, WHEN THE LIGHTS SHOULD BE ON, THEY DON'T COME ON. THE DEALER COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838615May 28, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES WHENEVER VEHICLE IS STARTED OR WHEN DRIVING. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT DEALER SHOP ON EIGHT OCCASIONS, AND DEALER WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706890May 26, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN BRAKING, THE VEHICLE PULSATES AS IF SOMETHING IS OUT-OF-ROUND. THE SENSATION ORIGINATES IN THE FRONT END (MAYBE FROM THE ROTOR). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838413May 25, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MOTOR MOUNTS ARE PREMATURELY BREAKING, CAUSING ENGINE TO SHIFT AND TRANSMISSION TO EVENTUALLY FAIL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545734May 25, 1999
SEATS
PASSENGER SEAT LOCK FAILED, RESULTING IN THE SEAT NOT LOCKING INTO POSITION, MOVEMENT OF THE SEAT DURING SUDDEN STOPPING ALMOST RESULTING IN INJURY TO PASSENGER. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838358May 24, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES, VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WAS PULSATING & SURGING. WOULD JERK AT SLOW SPEEDS. VIBRATES VERY ROUGH. TOOK TO DEALER & HAD ROTORS TURNED UNDER WARRANTY. THE PROBLEM HAS SINCE RETURNED. HAPPENED ALSO IN MARCH 1999. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706791May 23, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CAR EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT STALLING PROBLEMS IN THE HEAT OF THE DAY,ESPECIALLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP FOR THIS PROBLEM 5 TIMES TO NO AVAIL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838238May 20, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON A FLAT SURFACE DUAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY, CAUSING A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN CRASH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838271May 20, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN DRIVING OVER 35 MPH CONSUMER COULD STEP ON THE BRAKES PEDAL AND FEEL A TREMENDOUS VIBRATION ON THE FRONT OF VEHICLE. THAT PROBLEM HAD BEEN HAPPENING FOR LONG TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545706May 19, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DURING MINOR IMPACT/DAMAGE COLLISION FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF PASSENGER AND DRIVER AIRBAGS RESULTING IN INJURIES TO CONSUMER (ARM AND FACE). MJS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#838091May 18, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING ABS LIGHT CAME ON, AND THEN VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706555May 17, 1999
SEATS, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
WHEN MAKING SUDDEN STOP WHILE GOING ONLY 5 MPH, FRONT PASSENGER SEAT MOVED FORWARD A FEW INCHES ON ITS TRACK WHILE OCCUPANT WAS IN IT. OCCUPANT WAS BELTED AS WELL, AND THE SEATBELT DID LOCK UP (LIKE IT SHOULD HAVE), BUT HOWEVER, THE SEAT MOVING FORWARD ON ITS TRACK CAUSED OCCUPANT IN THAT SEAT TO BE "PUSHED" AGAINST THE LOCKED UP SEATBELT (CAUSING SOME STOMACH PAIN). WORRIED THAT IN A REAL CRASH, SEAT WILL MOVE FORWARD AND CAUSE BELTED OCCUPANT TO BE INJURED MORE THAN IF THE SEAT STAYED IN POSITION LIKE IT SHOULD (TRANSLATION: OCCUPANT COULD BE KILLED IN AN OTHERWISE SURVIVABLE ACCIDENT FOR VEHICLE TYPE). NOTICED THAT FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER SEAT WAS A LITTLE WOBBLY WHEN YOU WOULD SIT IN IT WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT IT, BUT DEALER SAID IT WAS "NORMAL" FOR THIS CAR. WILL REQUEST DEALER TO REPLACE SEAT WITH NEW ONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#837977May 14, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
WHEN DRIVING AND TRYING TO USE HORN, HORN DOES NOT WORK UNLESS EXTREME PRESSURE APPLIED. DEALER SAID THAT CONTACTS MAY BE GONE, ENTIRE AIRBAG ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REPLACED. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706512May 14, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SURGES AT 60 MPH. THOUGHT THAT TRANSMISSION FAILED AT FIRST, BUT THEN NOTICED CAR WAS FINE AT LOW SPEEDS. SHUT OFF CAR AND RESTARTED, THEN TRANSMISSION WAS FINE. (NOTICED SIMILAR POSTING ON YOUR WEB SITE - ODI ID 802947) FOR THE DEFECT RELATED TO THE STEERING COLUMN, KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION ON OCCASION WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF. TO FIX THIS, TURN CAR BACK ON, THEN PUT TRANSMISSION INTO DRIVE AND THEN FIRMLY INTO PARK. THIS, AND TURNING WHEEL, WILL USUALLY FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837826May 12, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH OR ABOVE THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE COMPUTER COMMAND MODULE WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706439May 12, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
HEAD-ON CRASH, FACIAL INJURIES, BENT STEERING WHEEL DUE TO IMPACT, BUT AIRBAD DID NOT DEPLOY.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#706410May 11, 1999
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
FRONT FLOORS STAY WET - HAD HEATING CORE REPLACED - BOLTS TIGHTENED - VERY FRUSTRATING - CANNOT USE FLOORBOARDS; HAVE TO WARN PASSENGERS NOT TO LET CLOTHES TOUCH FLOOR - WILL GET WET -
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545487May 10, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TRANSMISSION FAILED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545491May 10, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC., POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, STRUCTURE:BODY
VEHICLE CONTINAULLY EXPERIENCE HIGH RPM'S AND ACCELERATION ON ITS OWN WITHOUT THROTTLE, REPLACEMENT OF O2 SENSORS AND PCM DID NOT RECTIFY ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837656May 10, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH THE PIN THAT KEEPS THE STEERING WHEEL FROM MOVING SIDE TO SIDE FELL OUT. THE DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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