Pontiac Grand AM Complaints (2000)

675 consumer complaints on file.

#10028402July 16, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM V-6. FUEL PUMP BROKE FOR 2ND TIME IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029435July 16, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS
TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHT ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026074July 14, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
THE TURN SIGNALS AND TAIL LIGHTS HAVE A SHORT IN THEM. I ASKED A MECHANIC THAT WORKS ON GM PRODUCTS ABOUT IT AND HE SAID THAT HE HAS REPLACED NUMEROUS HAZARD LIGHT SWITCHES BECAUSE THAT IS WAS SEEMS TO BE THE PROBLEM. HE TOLD ME HOW TO CHECK IF THAT WAS MY PROBLEM AND SURE ENOUGH THAT IS WHAT IS WRONG WITH MINE. WHEN I GO TO USE MY TURN SIGNALS SOMETIMES THEY FAIL, AND WHEN THEY FAIL SO DOES MY TAIL LIGHTS. WHEN MY TURN SIGNALS FAIL IF I PRESS THE HAZARD BUTTON IN THE CENTER OF MY DASH SEVERAL TIMES THEY WILL START WORKING AGAIN. TO ME THAT IS DANGEROUS AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT. HE SAID HE HAS CHANGED THIS PART NOT ONLY ON GRAND AM BUT ON ALL OF THE GM CARS THAT HAVE THE HAZARD SWITCH IN THE CENTER OF THE DASH FROM YEARS 1999-2001. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025823July 10, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
INTAKE MANIFOLD ON 3.4L SFI V6 ENGINE ON GRAND AM'S HAVE SEVERE PROBLEM - LETS WATER OUT OF THE SYSTEM VERY FAST, WILL LET A FULL TANK OF COOLANT OUT IN LESS THAN 1 HOUR OF DRIVING TIME. THIS CAUSES DRIVER TO BE STRANDED, ALSO AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE WITH COOLANT LEAKING EVERYWHERE. THIS HAS CAUSED MY ENGINE TO BE ON FIRE, AND THE REPAIRS ARE EXTENSIVE. MECHANICS KNOW THIS PROBLEM ALL TOO WELL, EVERYONE I HAVE BEEN TO HAS HAD TO FIX IT MULTIPLE TIMES. THE PROCEDURE TAKES 6 FULL HOURS, REQUIRING PRICY LABOR ON THE CONSUMERS EXPENSE. NEW INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS STILL DON'T LAST LONG EVEN AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED. GM NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND THEIR FAULTY PRODUCT, AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. I WILL SPEND MORE IN REPAIRS ON THE ENGINE, THEN I PAID FOR THE CAR - AND I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. PLEASE MAKE GM FIX THIS PROBLEM, IT IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE WITH ANTIFREEZE LEAKING EVERYWHERE, IT IS A HAZARD TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO STOP TO REFILL THE COOLANT TANK JUST TO DRIVE, AND IT IS A VERY COSTLY AND HARD TO GET TO COMPONENT OF THE ENGINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025472July 6, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY VEHICLE IS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE. WHEN I DRIVE FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME, THE CAR WILL SPORARDICALLY TURN OFF. SOMETIMES THE TRAC OFF LIGHT COMES ON, SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. THEN I WILL LET IT SIT FOR ABOUT 10-15 MIN AND THEN TRY TO RESTART IT. USUALLY IT WILL. I THEN CAN GO ONLY 1 OR 2 MILES BEFORE IT OCCURS AGAIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024006July 3, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF, AND CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK ON ONE OCCASION, THE CONSUMER WAS IN THE VEHICLE AT A LIGHT WHEN SHE REALIZED THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN A PUDDLE OF GAS. THE FUEL PROBLEMS STARTED ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASE. IT WAS DISCOVERED THE FUEL LINE HAD A HOLE IN IT AND WAS REPLACED. (THE FUEL LINE WAS MADE OF RUBBER) *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025265July 1, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS, SUSPENSION:FRONT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SEATS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
I OWN A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT. AT ABOUT 15,000 MILES MY BLINKERS STARTING EITHER JUST COMMING ON BY THEIRSELF OR WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE HAZARD SWITCH. THEN, ABOUT 6 THOUSAND MILES LATER, MY FRONT END STARTED SHAKING AND MAKING NOISE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID MY BRAKES WERE DOWN TO THE ROTOR AND I WOULD NEED NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS. I ASKED IF IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, AND THEY SAID THE WARRANTY ONLY COVERED THE BRAKES UNTIL 20,000 MILES AND IT WOULD COST ME $500 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND HAD PERFORMACE BRAKES AND ROTORS PUT ON MY CAR FOR $375 (I HAD READ A FEW REPORTS OF OTHERS HAVING PROBLEMS AND HAVING TO GO BACK TO THE DEALER EVERY 5-6 THOUSAND MILES AND DID NOT WANT TO GO THROUGH THAT, AND CONCIDER MYSELF LUCHY THAT THEY LASTED AS LONG AS THEY DID.). I HAVE PUT ANOTHER 15,000 MILES ON MY PERFORMACE BRAKES AND ROTORS WITH NO PROBLEMS. MY MECHANIC ALSO SAW THAT I HAD A PLUG IN MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE. I HAVE NEVER HAD TO TAKE MY CAR IN FOR A FLAT SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE, SO MY GUESS IS THAT THE DEALER PUT THE PLUG IN THE TIRE. I HAVE BEEN READING SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE THAT OWN 2001, 2002, AND EVEN 2003 GRAND AMS. APPARENTLY THEY ARE USING CHEAP PARTS ON A "PERFORMACE CAR" AND ARE IGNORING THE PROBLEM AND SOMETHING NEED TO BE DONE, BEFORE SOMEONES BRAKES GO OUT COMPLETELY. THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGERS FRONT SEAT NOT LOCKING IN PLACE. IF YOU DO NOT PUSH THE SEAT BACK ALL THE WAY FAIRLY HARD AND CHECK THE SEAT LEVER TO MAKE SURE THAT IT CAME BACK UP, THE SEAT WILL SLIDE ALL THE WAY FWD DURING EVEN LIGHT BREAKING. THE SEAT HAS DONE THIS SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR. IF THEY USED BETTER COMPONENTS ON THEIR CAR AND WOULD STOP CUTTING CORNERS THEY WOULD NOT BE HAVING THESES PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025170June 30, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
THIS 2000 GRAND AM WAS PURCHASED IN JAN OF 2003 AND AND HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE IN 5 MONTHS FOR FAULTY FUEL INJECTORS. THERE ARE SIX FUEL INJECTORS AND THE MECHANIC SAID THERE IS NO WAY OF KNOWING IF OR WHEN THE OTHERS MAY GO OUT. IT COST OVER $500 FOR EACH REPAIR. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF AUTOMOBILE. THE MECHANIC ALSO SAID THAT HE HAD JUST WORKED ON TWO OTHER GRAND AMS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. ONE WAS BROUGHT IN TWICE FOR FUEL INJECTORS AND ONE THREE TIMES. I READ ANOTHER COMPLAINT ON THIS WEB SITE ADDRESSING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME MAKE AND YEAR CAR.THERE SHOULD BE A FACTORY RECALL AS IT SEEMS THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020067June 27, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING THE GAS GAUGE WOULD INDICATE THE INCORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL. *NLM THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF GOING 58 MPH WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS TO INDICATE THE VEHICLE WAS ABOUT TO RUN OUT OF FUEL. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023713June 24, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE REPLACED 2 INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS ON MY 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM . NOW MY 2000 GRAND AM GT GASKET IS LEAKING, AND PONTIAC CONFIRMED THIS AND WILL NOT REPAIR IT. THERE IS A MEMO ABOUT THIS IF YOU CAN GET A COPY OF IT. THIS CAN OCCUR FROM ABOUT 30,000 MILES ON. THIS ALSO AFFECTS CHEVROLET WITH THE SAME ENGINE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023528June 22, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
ENGINE PROBLEMS AND SAFETY CONCERNS WITH GM AUTO. GRAND AM GT 2000 WITH DEXCOOL PROBLEMS. ENGINE OVERHEAT. AUTO NOT START AT TIMES. COOLANT LEAK INTO ENGINE CAUSE DAMAGE TO INTERNALS CAUSE DANGEROUS CRASH DUE TO VEHICLE FAILURE ON HIGHWAY/ROADS , MAYBE CAUSE POSSIBLE ENGINE FIRE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023531June 22, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TURN SIGNALS AND EMERGENCY FLASHERS QUIT WITHOUT WARNING FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. IT HAPPENS BOTH MOVING AND SETTING STILL. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024617June 20, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT BRAKES, ROTORS AND CALIPERS AND PADS HAD BEEN CHANGED IN TH IN THE LAST PAST 2 YEARS; ROTORS. 3 TIMES, PADS 3 TIMES, AND ONE TIME THE CALIPER. DEALER NOT NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024621June 20, 2003
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NHTSA RECALL 00-V-372-000; VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANS AXLES (RPO M86) FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 114, "THEFT PROTECTION." WHEN A DRIVER ATTEMPTS TO SHIFT FROM 5TH GEAR TO REVERSE, A SHIFT INHIBITOR CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION TO BE MECHANICALLY IN 4TH GEAR EVEN THOUGH THE SHIFT LEVER INDICATES REVERSE GEAR. CONSUMER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023210June 17, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
THE TURN SIGNALS ON MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM SOMETIMES FAIL TO WORK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023244June 17, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
TURN SIGNAL MAKES CLICKING NOISE AS IF IN USE BUT IS ACTUALLY NOT IN USE. CLICKS SPORADICALLY AND FREQUENTLY. EVEN IF TURN SIGNAL HAS NOT BEEN USED FOR SEVERAL MILES IT WILL START CLICKING ON IT'S OWN. HAS JUST NOW STARTED CLICKING WHEN CAR IS NOT STARTED. THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON JUST THE NOISE IT MAKES AS IF THE TURN SIGNAL IS IN USE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023266June 17, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THERE IS CONSISTENT, LOUD CLICKING FROM THE INTERNAL ENGINE. THE WARRANTY WAS ABOUT TO EXPIRE AND THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR REFUSED TO WORK ON THE CAR. AFTER ANOTHER DEALER BROUGHT THE CAR TO THEM, THEY AGREED TO WORK ON THE CAR. PONTIAC GM WAS CONTACTED. GM SAID THAT THERE IS A DESIGN PROBLEM WITH SOME OF THESE PONTIAC GRAND AM'S. THEY SAID THAT WHEN THE ENGINEERS COME UP WITH A FIX, IT WILL BE FIXED. THIS WAS 3 MONTHS AGO AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. I CANNOT TRADE THE CAR IN BECAUSE OF THESE PROBLEMS. THE CAR HAS BEEN FIXED UNDER WARRANTY THREE TIMES AND BEEN TOWED IN TO THE DEALER TWICE. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO NO AVAIL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024071June 16, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF IN THE PARKING WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM ENGINE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020925June 2, 2003
TIRES:SIDEWALL, EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I HAVE NOTICED SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS I HAVE WITH MY CAR, BRAKES AND ROTORS. IS THIS CAR A JOKE. THE DEALERS WANT TO RUN WHEN I COME IN, IVE BEEN THERE SO MUCH. NOTHING IS EVER FIXED. MY BRAKES ARE GRINDING NOW. PITIFUL. NICE LOOKING CAR BUTTTTTTT. I HAVE HAD HELL WITH THIS CAR FROM DAY ONE. I REALLY WOULD LIKE THIS PROBLEM SOLVED. 23.000. DOLLAR CAR YOU THINK THE PARTS ON IT WERE WORTH SOMETHING. PLEASE FIX!!!!! DOES THERE HAVE TO BE AN ACCIDENT BEFORE THIS IS TAKEN CARE OF? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020848June 1, 2003
EQUIPMENT
STEREO GONE OUT. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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