Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#516684April 23, 1997
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
REAR SEAT BACKS FAILED IN ACCIDENT, ALLOWING ITEMS IN TRUNK TO COME THROUGH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#516667April 22, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
IGNITION SYSTEM FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#811096April 17, 1997
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS: WHENEVER APPLYING THE BRAKES THE HEADLIGHTS BECOME VERY DIM. AFTER RELEASING FOOT FROM BRAKES, HEADLIGHTS RETURN TO NORMAL. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY RECEIVED LETTER FROM MANUFACTURER INDICATING THAT THIS IS NORMAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#811101April 17, 1997
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
OWNER STATES S THAT HE HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK, THE DOOR LOCKS AND THAT HE CANNOT EXIT VEHICLE. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.OWNER FURTHER NOTES THAT VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER GETTING REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#516504April 16, 1997
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO GO UP/DOWN, ALSO EMITTS BURNING SMELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#516388April 14, 1997
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
REAR SEAT BELTS DO NOT SAFELY SECURE CHILD SAFETY SEAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#602900April 11, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
IGNITION ENABLER FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#602887April 10, 1997
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
STRUTS FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#810884April 10, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. FRONT END OF VEHICLE HAD DAMAGES TOTALLING $7,000 DOLLARS. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#810786April 8, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN ANY TYPE OF WEATHER OR SPEED, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#810601April 2, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AND FOR NO APPARENT REASON VEHICLE WOULD STALL; TAKEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES; ATTRIBUTES STALLING TO ANOTHER PROBLEM, 2ND TIME TO A DIFFERENT PROBLEM AND THIRD TIME REPLACED FUEL PUMP INJECTOR, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#516119April 1, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, CAUSING BRAKE PEDAL TO LOSE PRESSURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#810480March 27, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, CAUSING THE CRANKCASE TO BE FILLED WITH WATER , AND THE OIL PUMP TO BE INOPERATIVE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP RUNNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#810436March 26, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
FILE # 96165275 WITH MANUFACTURER, CONSUMER HAS CHANGED BRAKE PADS THREE TIMES DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR. FIRST TIME ON JULY/96 AND SECOND TIME ON DEC./96. VEHICLE IS IN REPAIR SHOP TODAY FOR BRAKE PADS. COMMUNITY PONTIAC PH.# 562-698-8191 IS DOING THE WORK FOR THE THIRD TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#810360March 25, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER 3TIMES FOR BRAKE ROTORS AND THEY REPLACED THE ROTORS EVERY TIME. DEALER INDICATED THAT THE ROTORS ARE EATING UP THE BRAKE PADS, BUT CONSUMER THINKS THAT IT IS AN DESIGN PROBLEM. PADS SHOULD NOT WEAR OUT THAT FAST, EVERY 2-3 MONTHS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#810285March 21, 1997
STEERING:LINKAGES, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OWNER STATES THAT STEERING ARM BOLTS WERE FAULTY. ALSO, THERE WERE OTHER DEFECTIVE ITEMS, SUCH AS FAULTY MOTOR MOUNTS AND FAULTY TRANSSMISSION MOUNTING BOLTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#810249March 20, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ON PERFECT ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN DRIVING 55-60 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES NORMALLY THERE IS VIBRATION AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP IN TIME. THIS AS CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ON 3/15/97. VEHICLE ROTORS AND BRAKES WERE CHANGED 8/3/96. ON 1/29/97 BRAKES WERE CHANGED AND ROTORS WERE GRINDED DOWN. ON 3/18/97 ROTORS WERE CHANGED AGAIN, PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING WITH BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#515714March 19, 1997
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
CIGARETTE LIGHTER INOPERATIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#809154March 18, 1997
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
WHEN RAINING OR ICE GETTING ON THE CAR THE ICE MELTS AND LEAKS INTO THE REAR SEAT, TOOK TO DEALER NINE TIMES WITH PROBLEM AND CAN'T FIX PROBLEM . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#515589March 17, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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