Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#610010February 1, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL GAUGE FAILED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#606216February 1, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY ON OCCASION. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#608611February 1, 1999
SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELT FAILED ON THREE OCCASIONS. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#605891February 1, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY FAILED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#605932February 1, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BREAKS WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#608004February 1, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTERNATOR FAILED. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607919February 1, 1999
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
ALARM SYSTEM FAILED ( TWICE ), ALARM WAS INSTALLED AT DEARLER WHEN PURCHASED. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607743February 1, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKE ROTORS WARPED DUE TO THERE FAILURE CAUSED PULSATION. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702833February 1, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET WENT OUT ,CAUSING WATER TO GO INTO OIL,CAR NOT RUNNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543611February 1, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTERNATOR FAILED CAUSING COMPLETE SHUT DOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702775January 31, 1999
AIR BAGS, SUSPENSION
WEATHER CONDITIONS - SNOWING, HARD PACKED SNOW. WHEN DRIVING, THE VEHICLE PULLED OFF TO THE RIGHT. I TURNED TO TURN THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT TO GAIN CONTROL, AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT SOME ICE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN AND LOSE CONTROL. IT ROLLED OVER ON THE HIGHWAY AND CAME BACK ONTO ITS WHEELS INTO THE DITCH. THE VEHICLE THEN COLLIDED WITH A TREE. THE STEERING WHEEL HIT ME IN THE CHEST WITH THE SUDDEN STOP. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED DURING THE CRASH AND WAS I BELIEVE A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. NO MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE CONTACTED ME AT ANY TIME SINCE THE ACCIDENT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#702755January 30, 1999
SEATS
NO LOCKS OR RESTRAINTS TO PREVENT BACK OF REAR FOLD DOWN SEAT FROM BEING PUSHED FORWARD AND DOWN BY HEAVY OBJECTS IN TRUNK AREA DURING EMERGENCY OR QUICK STOPS. OBJECTS IN TRUNK AREA FLY FORWARD DURING AN EMERGENCY STOP, PUSH REAR SEAT'S FOLD-DOWN BACK FORWARD AND DOWN, ENTER PASSENGER AREA TO STRIKE BACKSIDE OF DRIVER'S SEAT. MANUFACTURER'S ORIGINAL INSTALLATION WITH NO ALTERATIONS. I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY RECALLS OR AFTER MARKET REPAIRS. THIS POSES A SAFETY PROBLEM AND MAY BE INJURIOUS TO INFANTS AND/OR SMALL CHILDREN RIDING IN THE BACK SEAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702691January 28, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS PIVOT IN AWAY TO FORCE OUT BUSHINGS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702530January 24, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DEFECTS CONSIST OF THE BRAKES FAILURE. WE TOK THE CAR BACK DUE TO THE BRAKES SCRUBBING, PEDAL WANTS TO SPRING BACK, FRONT ROTORS BLUE,REPAIRED BRAKES. WON'T STOP BEEN IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. REAR POPPING SOUND, CHANGED THE SHOCKS , CHECK BRAKES, HAS THUMPING NOISE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT SPEED AT 45 MILES IT WILL NOT STOP, EVEN WHEN YOU PUMP THE BRAKES. I THOUGHT THE ANTI BRAKES ARE NOT SUPPOSE TO BE PUMPED. PLEASE HELP, I AM AT THE LAST RESORT OF THIS SITUATION. THANK YOU MRS VICKY L. MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702472January 22, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY THAT I'M REFERRING TO IS THE PART THAT ATTACHES TO THE WINDOW FRAME. THE PART WHERE THE SEAT PASSES THROUGH HAS CRACKED AND I'M AFRAID THAT IF I HAVE AN ACCIDENT THAT THE CRACKED PART WILL NOT HOLD THE SEAT BELT; THAT THE BELT WILL COME LOOSE AT THE SHOULDER. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS CONSIDERED NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR OR IF IT IS A DEFECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702456January 21, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE HEAD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED AND AFTER NUMEROUS REPAIRS STILL DIDN'T FUNCTION PROPERLY. RUNS ROUGH, DOESN'T IDLE PROPERLY, FUEL INJECTION DOESN'T FUNCTION PROPERLY, OIL TURNS FOAMY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833743January 20, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WHEN THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SHOULDER BELTS RETRACT BACK INTO THE HOUSING MECHANISM, THE BELTS BECOME TWISTED WHICH CAUSES THE BELTS NOT TO PROPERLY RETRACT INTO POSITION. AS A RESULT OF THIS TWISTING, THE POSITION BUTTON GETS CAUGHT IN DOOR AND BREAKS.*AK.ET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702401January 20, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER, SEATS
AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE I QUESTIONED DEALER ON THE PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT SEAT BACKS NOT LATCHING AND THE SEAT BASES SLIDING FREELY BACK AND FORTH. I WAS TOLD BY SALESMAN THAT THE SEATS FOR THAT YEAR WERE SUPPOSED TO DO THAT. ON 11-08-98 I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THE PASSENGER SEAT IN FRONT WENT FORWARD CAUSING PASSENGER TO HIT HEAD ON THE DASH AND THEN THE SEAT PROCEEDED TO LAY COMPLETELY BACK AND HITTING A CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT AND BREAKING HIS FEMUR BONE. I WAS DRIVING AND WHEN MY AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND WHEN IT STRUCK ME IT CAUSED MY SEAT TO LAY COMPLETELY BACK STRIKING ANOTHER CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD ON THE SIDE WINDOW AND RESULTING IN HIM HAVING SERIOUS HEAD INJURIES.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
5
Deaths:
0
#702423January 20, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE ENGINE ROCKS HARD BACK AND FORTH CAUSING OIL LINES TO WEAR HOLES, ALSO CAUSING WIRE HARNESS WEAR PROBLEMS AT BACK OF ENGINE NEAR FIRE WALL, ALSO CAUSING A/C LINES TO WEAR PREMATURELY, THE ENGINE ROCKS WHEN FORWARD AND REVERSE GEARS ARE CHANGED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543447January 20, 1999
WHEELS
LEFT REAR WHEEL FELL OFF CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND COLLISION WITH CONCRETE DIVIDER. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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