Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#701418December 16, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER PONTIAC-I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE FROM THIS CAR AND ABSOLUTELY ZERO HELP REPAIRING IT. I OWNED TWO BUICKS PRIOR TO THIS CAR AND WILL BUY ANOTHER AS SOON AS I CAN GET RID OF THIS LEMON!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701338December 14, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701349December 14, 1998
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
FRONT HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT DURING DRIVING OR WHEN LIGHTS ARE SWITCHED BETWEEN BRIGHTS AND LOW BEAMS. LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT COMPLETELY AND WILL NOT COME ON RENDERING THE CAR USELESS FOR NIGHT DRIVING.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701353December 14, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION HAD COMPLETE FAILURE WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701310December 13, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WILL GO IN REVERSE, LOW GEAR WILL SHIFT INTO GEAR AFTER IT STARTS MOVING FASTER. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543003December 11, 1998
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS DO NOT LIGHT PROPERLY DUE TO DESIGN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832118December 10, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION MALFUCTIONED. VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. HAD 4 REBUILT TRANSMISSIONS FROM PONTIAC PUT IN, BUT ALL BROKE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701273December 10, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
ENGINE HEAD CRACKED BETWEEN SPARK PLUG & REAR OF HEAD; OIL ON TOP OF PLUG; COOLANT LEAKS ONTO EXAUST MANIFOLD--CATALYTIC CONVERTER BEING PLUGGED UP CAUSES EXAUST PIPE TO SEPERATE FROM REAR OF ENGINE & VERY HOT EXAUST GOES DIRECTLY INTO ATMOSPHERE & MELTS INSULATION AROUND WIREING IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701229December 9, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CRACKED HEAD, CRACKED BLOCK. SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE QUAD FOUR ENGINE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543018December 8, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:BRAKE FLUID LOW WARNING: LAMP
BRAKES FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS TO INDICATE FAILURES, NO FAILURES FOUND IN BRAKE SYSTEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701207December 8, 1998
SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE
BOTH FRONT HUB BEARINGS MAKES A NOISE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831920December 7, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHEN PUTTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION, SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN BETWEEN THE DASH AND STEERING WHEEL, CAR WAS OFF. THE STARTER ENGAGED TO START THE ENGINE IN CAR, AND FIRE STARTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. NO WARRANT., DEALER CONTACTED AND WILL ESTIMATE DAMAGES. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701175December 7, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701103December 4, 1998
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
2
#701082December 3, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD/HEAD GASKET DEFECTIVE CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO OIL. CALLED GM THE TOLD ME THEY HAVE A "SPECIAL POLICY" # 57-61-26 TO COVER THE SINGLE CAM QUAD 4 ENGINES BECAUSE OF DEFECT. HOWEVER MY QUAD 4 ENGINE HAS A DUAL CAM THEREFORE THE PROBLEM WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE POLICY FOR FREE REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THE FAILURE IS THE SAME AS THE SINGLE CAM ENGINES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701067December 2, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NOTE: THE VIN I LISTED IS CORRECT. HOWEVER, THE OTHER INFORMATION SUCH AS ENGINE SIZE, CYLINDERS, ETC. MAY BE INCORRECT). I AM THE OWNER OF A 1993 PONTIAC GRAND AM, VIN #[XXX]. PRESENTLY, MY VEHICLE HAS A CRACKED CYLINDER HEAD WHICH HAS CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK OUT OVER THE ENGINE AND EVERYWHERE ELSE UNDER THE HOOD. THERE IS A HORRIBLE ODOR EMITTED AND THE OIL LIGHT REPEATED FLICKS ON AND OFF EVEN THOUGH THERE IS SUFFICIENT OIL. THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED OUT ON ME AND CHUGS ALONG LIKE IT IS NOT GETTING GAS PROPERLY WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE. THE PLUGS WERE ALSO GETTING WET WITH COOLANT WHICH WAS ALSO WHY MY VEHICLE KEPT STALLING OUT. THE TECHNICIAN WHO EXAMINED MY VEHICLE FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN (NO. 57-61-26A) IN WHICH HE FELT MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE COVERED. I THEN TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, ALONG WITH A COPY OF THIS BULLETIN TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE. I HAVE NOW BEEN TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WILL NOT BE COVERED BY THE DEALER AND THAT THE COST FOR REPAIR IS APPROXIMATELY $4,000. I WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE SERIES OF VIN NUMBERS LISTED IN THE BULLETIN. I AM LOOKING FOR HELP TO DETERMINE IF ANY OTHER BULLETINS HAVE BEEN ISSUED, AFTER THE ORIGINAL, THAT WOULD BE INCLUSIVE OF MY VEHICLE'S VIN. I FIND IT EXTREMELY HARD TO SWALLOW THAT MY VEHICLE HAS EVERY THING WRONG WITH IT THAT IS LISTED IN THE BULLETIN AND OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS ARE BEING REPAIRED AT NO COST AND JUST BECAUSE MY VEHICLE'S NUMBERS DON'T MATCH, I HAVE TO PAY ENORMOUSLY. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO KNOW WHO DETERMINES WHAT VEHICLE NUMBERS WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE BULLETINS. I HOPE THAT SOMEONE CAN HELP MET OUT. I AM PRESENTLY FINANCIALLY UNABLE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS NECESSARY TO GET MY VEHICLE RUNNING AGAIN. AT THE SAME TIME I CANNOT BE WITHOUT A VEHICLE SINCE I HAVE A FOUR-YEAR OLD THAT I MUST TRANSPORT BACK AND FORTH BEFORE AND AFTER I RETURN FROM WORK. YOUR ASSISTANCE IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831489December 1, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 -65 MPH CONSUMER HIT GUARDRAIL AND THEN VEHICLE SPUN AROUND HITTING GUARD RAIL AGAIN HEAD-ON, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH RESULTED IN INJURIES. VEHICLE SUSTAINED APPROXMATELY 10,000 DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE ALONE TO FRONT END. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#831490December 1, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
ENGINE COOLANT IS MIXING WITH THE OIL. FOR THREE YERARS THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING. IN 1996 CONSUMER'S HEAT WAS NOT HEATING AND THE MECHANIC CHECKED THE OIL. HE FOUND COOLANT MIXED IN THE OIL. MECHANIC CHANGED THE OIL. 6 MONTHS LATER THE COOLANT WAS MIXED IN THE OIL AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781612November 30, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD BLOCK CRACKED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831392November 27, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS A LOUD SQUEAKY NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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