Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#700940November 27, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
ENGINE HAS A HESITATION WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR LEAVING A STOP. OIL PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. IGNITION MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. DEALER HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM ON 4 ATTEMPTS IN TWO WEEKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700924November 26, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE WATER PUMP FAILED AT 99500MILES AND THE CYLINDER HEAD CRACKED AT 99800. I LET THE DEALER AND PONTIAC KNOW THE CAR AT THE TIME I BOUGHT IT WAS WARRANTED 100,000 MILES OR 7 YEARS. THEY TOLD ME ONLY CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS WERE UNDER THAT RECALL/WARRANTY. COULD YOU PLEASE INVESTIGATE I AM A RETIREE AND YOUR HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPREACIATED. THANK YOU JOETTA GILL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542778November 25, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLS CONTINUALLY CAUSING EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DRIVING SITUATIONS DUE TO LOSS OF POWER AND CONTROL, UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831353November 25, 1998
SUSPENSION:REAR
TRAVELING 35MPH WHEN REAR OF VEHICLE HIT SIDE OF ROAD AND DRIVER LOST CONTROL. HIT A DITCH & CAME UP ON OTHER SIDE. TOOK TO MECHANIC & INFORMED LEFT REAR SUSPENSION OUT OF ALIGNMENT. HAD TO HAVE BEARINGS REPACKED. *AK *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831276November 24, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A DITCH TO AVOID HITTING A HORSE, AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. ALSO, SHOULDER STRAP DIDN'T HOLD THE CONSUMER , CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HIT HIS FACE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#700874November 24, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
AFTER DRIVING AT VEHICLE SPEED OF 40 MPH OR MORE AND COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE ENGINE DIES. THEN, AFTER APPROX. 15-20 MINTUES THE VEHICLE WILL START.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831152November 23, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
ABS BRAKE PADS WENT OUT AT 19,000, AND 20,000, NEW PADS WERE PUT ON AND NOW THE BRAKES MAKE NOISE. DEALER HAS THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIRS, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831190November 23, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WIFE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE, AN IMPACT OF APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700813November 22, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
MY CAR HAS STALLED FOUR TIMES WHILE DRIVING. I LOSE ALL POWER AND THE CAR WILL NOT RESTART FOR FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR. TWO TIMES THE SITUATION WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND I WAS NEARLY IN AN ACCIDENT. ONE TIME IT STALLED ON A BLIND TURN ON A BACK ROAD AND PEOPLE HAS TO SWERVE TO AVOID ME. THE OTHER TIME THE LOSE OF POWER STEERING MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO AVOID OTHER CARS AS I TRIED TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I'VE HAD THE CAR FOR A YEAR AND I AM SO SCARED THAT I'M GOING TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT. I'VE HAD THE CAR ON A FLATBED FOUR TIMES AND BROUGHT TO THE DEALER. EACH TIME THE CAR STARTS FOR THE DEALER AND THEY CAN FIND NO PROBLEMS. THEY SAY IT COULD BE TO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS AND CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THE CAR HAS ALSO FAILED TO START ON SIX OCCASIONS AND THE DEALER CANNOT FIGURE OUT THIS PROBLEM EITHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700761November 19, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD CRACKED AT 82,000 AND WAS REPLACED, CRACKED AGAIN AT 102,000...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828256November 18, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVING DOWN GRAVEL ROAD AT 15-20 MPH, BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, RESULTING IN AN INJURY. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#700674November 17, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE HAD 2 TIMES WHERE I HAVE HAD WATER IN MY OIL. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS IN 12/97. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST ME $1,800.00 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET AND BOLTS IN MY VEHICLE. I REPLACED THE ENTIRE MOTOR BECAUSE IT WAS CHEAPER TO DO IT THIS WAY. IT IS NOW 11/98, AND I HAVE TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET AGAIN. I CANNOT GO BACK ON THE PERSON WHO REPAIRED MY CAR, BECAUSE I TOOK HIM TO COURT TO REPAIR IT RIGHT, AND ENDED UP TAKING IT TO SOMEONE ELSE. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO REPLACE THIS AGAIN. IT IS A COSTLY AND TIME CONSUMING JOB, AND I OBJECT. I AM NOT THE FIRST PERSON TO HAVE TO DO THIS WITH A GRAND AM QUAD 4 ENGINE. THEY ARE JUNK AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED AND I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER GM PRODUCT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830865November 16, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
WHEN THE WEATHER IS REALLY COLD THE RUBBER ENCLOSURE AROUND THE HORN CONTRACTS, CAUSING THE HORN TO SOUND UNITL IT SHORTS A CIRCUIT OR THE HORN BURNS OUT. DEALER IS AWARE OF THIS SITUATION. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700662November 16, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. HAD WHOLE TRANSMISSION REBUILT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830649November 12, 1998
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE ON THERE IS POOR VISIBILITY, WHEN MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN, DRIVER CAN'T SEE ANYTHING BUT BLACK TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. DEALER CAN'T DO ANYTHING TO FIX. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700512November 11, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $143.00 PER ROTOR,(CURRENT GM PRICE FOR PART), NOT INCLUDING INSTALLATION. DESIGN/METAL DEFECT ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WHICH WILL RESULT IN THE REPLACEMENT OF SAME AT AN ADDITIONAL EXPENSE. THESE PADS WERE JUST PUT ON THE VEHICLE IN 1998, LESS THAN 5000 MILES AGO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829116November 10, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY CUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830524November 10, 1998
STEERING:COLUMN
WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH AND MAKING A TURN THE STEERING COLUMN BROKE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL. CONSUMER HELD THE STEERING COLUMN VERY HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN SO THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T LOCK UP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830598November 10, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH, ACCELERATED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AT HIGHER SPEEDS EVEN THOUGH DRIVER'S FOOT DID NOT TOUCH ACCELERATOR PEDAL. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE EVEN THOUGH DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES. DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A SIGN POLE. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830324November 6, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS TAKES OVER HYDRAULIC BRAKES SYSTEM AT WRONG TIME. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO TRAVEL AN EXTRA 5-10FT BEFORE STOPPING. DEALER CANNOT LOCATE PROBLEM. MECHANIC TEST DROVE VEHICLE & VERIFIED PROBLEM EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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