Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#10221571March 18, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
LOSS OF POWER, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AND SMELL OF SMOLDERING MATERIAL. DON'T KNOW WHAT FAILURE IS, FOUND MELTED TRUNK LINER AND PERSONAL JACKET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221425March 17, 2008
AIR BAGS
AIR BAGS DRIVER AND PASSENGER DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING CAR FOR NO REASON NO AUTO CRASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10221287March 15, 2008
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:PINION SHAFT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACE FOR LEAKAGE 5/06 WATER PUMP REPLACED FOR LEAKAGE 9/06 POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION REPLACED FOR LEAKING 2/08 MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH STILL MALFUNCTIONING ALL WORK PERFORMED AT DEALERSHIP AND RECORDS HAVE BEEN RETAINED. ALL MAINTENANCE ON CAR IS UP TO DATE WITH RECORDS TO VALIDATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221200March 14, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
AFTER TURNING THE SIGNAL LIGHT CONTINUES TO TICK NON STOP. WE CONTACTED THE DEALER AFTER LEARNING THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON. THEY STATED THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE SWITCH PROBLEM LOCATED IN THE STEERING COLUMN BUT IT IS ON THE BULLETIN...NOT SURE WHAT THAT MEANS...THEN WE WERE TOLD IT WOULD BE $350 OUT OF OUR POCKET TO FIX THIS VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220992March 13, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
THE ANTI-THEFT DEVICES ARE MALFUNCTIONING. THEY ARE OFTEN LEAVING CODES AND POPPING ON MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220751March 11, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THREE TIMES PASSLOCK IGNITION LOCK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. TUMBLER INTERNALS REPLACED. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE A GM PRODUCT DEPENDABILITY DESIGN FLAW. $300-$500 PER REPAIR. THE FIRST TIME WAS UNDER WARRANTY. I AM ONLY 35 YEARS OLD AND LOVE PONTIAC BUT I WILL NEVER STAND BEHIND A PRODUCT THAT PONTIAC WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEMSELVES. VERY UNPROFESSIONAL AND VERY DISAPPOINTING. P.S. PONTIAC WILL EVENTUALLY FOLD DUE TO POOR SALES, POOR SERVICE, AND A LACK OF EFFECTIVE PM. SINCERELY, DR. HOWARD *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220752March 11, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES
PONTIAC GRAND AM 200, 99,333 MILES ALL HIGHWAY. THIRD TIME REPLACING THE IGNITION-TUMBLERS, AND HOUSING TO IGNITION. THIS CAR MAY RUN FOREVER IF THE IGNITION WOULD DO ITS JOB FIRST. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM FOR ALL CONSUMERS. JUST REPLACE THE SWITCH WITH A PUSH BUTTON, THUS BY PASSING THE PASSLOCK PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220769March 11, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
THE PASSLOCK ANTI-THEFT DEVICE INSTALLED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH OF MY '04 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE WILL ENGAGE AND MAKE MY CAR IMPOSSIBLE TO START. IT HAPPENS SEVERAL TIME PER WEEK SINCE I PASSED 36,000 MILES, NOW AT 36,868. I THOUGHT MINE WAS AN ISOLATED CASE, BUT AFTER READING COMPLAINT AFTER COMPLAINT FROM CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE THIS DEVICE INSTALLED IN THEIR VEHICLES IT'S OBVIOUS THAT THIS DEVICE HAS A DESIGN FLAW SINCE MANY HAVE HAD THEIR IGNITION SWITCHES REPLACED ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPEN AGAIN AND AGAIN. GM EVEN LISTS A PROCEDURE TO "RESET" THE ANTI-THEFT SENSOR IN MY OWNERS MANUAL. I HAVE A PREGNANT WIFE AND TWO OTHER SMALL CHILDREN. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO IN AN EMERGENCY WHEN I GET INTO MY CAR AND CAN'T GET IT STARTED BECAUSE OF THIS FAULTY DEVICE? WAIT 10 MINUTES FOR THIS CONTRAPTION TO "RESET" ITSELF WHILE PRECIOUS TIME IS TICKING AWAY? WHEN THIS ANTI-THEFT SENSOR ISN'T KEEPING ME FROM STARTING THE ENGINE THE IGNITION SWITCH AND EVERYTHING ASSOCIATED WITH IT WORKS BEAUTIFULLY. I WOULD LIKE FOR GM TO COME WITH A SOLUTION TO THIS ANNOYING AND POSSIBLY LIFE THREATENING FAULTY SENSOR AND REPLACE THE THE IGNITION SWITCH WITH A MORE RELIABLE SWITCH OR PAY TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIP DISABLE THIS USELESS HEADACHE ALTOGETHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220834March 11, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
PASSLOCK IS PREVENTING CAR FROM STARTING AT DIFFERENT TIMES. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR MYSELF AND PEOPLE THAT ARE RIDING WITH ME. I HAVE PAID IN AUG OVER TOTAL OF $600.00 TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM CORRECT ED BY 2 DIFFERENT SHOPS AN LOW AND BEHOLD IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. I CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP THIS UP AND SHOULD NOT HAVE TO OTHER CARS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND I SHOULD BE REFUNDED WHAT I HAVE PAID OUT. THIS IS A RISK TO MY HEALTH AND SAFETY I HAVE MEDICAL PROBLEMS AND I NEED MY CAR TO START WHEN I NEED TO GO SOMEPLACE AND I HAVE A 77 YEAR OLD FATHER THAT ALSO DEPENDS ON ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220656March 10, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM DEFECT IN THE MULTI FUNCTION UNIT. CONSUMER STATES THAT UPON HER RESEARCH IF THE MULTI FUNCTION UNIT HAS A FAILURE WITH THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD WARNING SWITCHES IS THAT IT CANNOT BE REPAIRED IT HAS TO BE REPLACED. *KB THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WAS REPLACED ON THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220169March 5, 2008
SUSPENSION:REAR
REAR STABILIZER BAR BROKE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN, CROSS 4 TRAFFIC LANES, AND COLLIDE INTO AN 8-12" CURB RESULTING IN A SHATTERED WIND DEFLECTER AND 8-10" CRACK IN BUMPER STABILIZER BAR WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE REQUIRED NUT AND BOLT AND A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT WHICH IS NECESSARY WHEN THE STABILIZER BAR IS REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10219641February 28, 2008
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
2000 GRAND AM I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY MOTOR TO MY WINDOWS I HAVE REPLACED 1 ON THE PASSENGER FRONT SIDE... NOW THE 1 ON THE DRIVERS FRONT AND THE PASSENGERS SIDE IN THE BACK ARE OUT ! THIS IS COSTING ME $300.00 A WINDOW. CAN I GET SOME TYPE OF DISCOUNT OR SOME TYPE OF HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM ! THE CAR HAS BEEN OWNED BY A DMV AS A GOFFER TYPE CAR FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS (SO NOT DROVE TOO MUCH), THAN I BROUGHT IT 4 YRS (?) AGO AND I'M SINGLE (NO KIDS)... SO IT ISN'T THAT THE WINDOWS HAVE HAD ABUSE ! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10219123February 25, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM, AND EVER SINCE I GOT IT THE LIGHTS IN THE CAR AND THE HEADLIGHTS DIM, WHILE I ACCELERATE. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO THE GARAGE I BOUGHT IT FROM SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY NEVER FIXED IT. I AM STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM AND IT IS GETTING WORSE. THE TOLD ME THERE MAY BE A SHORT IN THE WIRING AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO TEAR THE WHOLE THING APART TO FIND IT. ANOTHER CONCERN I HAVE IS I HAVE 70,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND I HAVE HAD TO PUT HEAD GASKETS AND LIFTERS ON THIS CAR. NO ONE CAN BELIEVE THAT HAPPENS WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. MY SISTER WORKS WITH A GIRL WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AT ABOUT THE SAME MILEAGE. (SAME YEAR). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10219032February 24, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
CAR STALLING IN STARTING. CAR WOULD ATTEMPT TO TURN OVER WITHOUT SUCCESS. TAKEN TO 2 MECHANICS WHO COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM AND ONE STATED THEY COULD NOT EVEN DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AFTER GETTING STRANDED OVER A 2 WEEK PERIOD AROUND THE HOLIDAYS, THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH STATED THE MODULE AND COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PAID $500 TO REPLACE THE ITEMS TO BE STRANDED THE SAME DAY THE CAR WAS PICKED UP FROM SERVICE. WAS THEN TOLD IT WAS SHORT IN THE "NEW" MODULE WHICH SHORTED THE PCM (?). 2 WEEKS LATER THE CAR BEGAN ACTING UP AGAIN WITH THE SAME ISSUE FOR ME TO TAKE IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP, FOR THEM TO LOCK MY CYLINDER AND THEN WANT TO CHARGE ME $700+ DOLLARS FOR THEM TO REPAIR SOMETHING THEY BROKE. THEN ADVISED ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THAT FOR THEM TO FIX THE LOCK CYLINDER AND IGNITION SWITCH FOR THEM TO CONTINUE DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218950February 23, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EQUIPMENT
A FEW YEARS BACK, I HAD A PROBLEM IN WHICH MY RPMS WOULD RISE INSANELY WHEN I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT, AND EVEN WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN PARK. IT WAS AS IF I WAS "FLOORING IT". I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID IT WAS A HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. LUCKILY, IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, AS I ONLY HAD ABOUT 45,000 MILES ON IT. I TOOK IT HOME AFTER IT WAS "FIXED", AND IT CONTINUED TO DO THE SAME THING. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT WILL BE OK. I TOOK IT BACK HOME AND IT HAS PRETTY MUCH NEVER STOPPED. IT TENDS TO DO IT MORE IN THE SUMMER AS OPPOSED TO THE WINTER. RECENTLY, THE CAR WAS LEAKING COOLANT. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER. I WAS ONCE AGAIN TOLD THAT IT WAS THE HEAD GASKET. MY CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, SO I HAD TO PAY $1600 TO GET IT FIXED. 2 HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS WITHIN A MATTER OF 2 YEARS? THAT SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN. AFTER GETTING THAT FIXED, I TAKE IT HOME. IT RUNS FINE FOR ABOUT 2 DAYS, AND THEN STARTS PULLING SOME CRAZY STUFF. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON, ALTHOUGH THERE WEREN'T ANY NOTICEABLE ISSUES. THE LIGHT WENT OFF 2 DAYS LATER. AFTER THAT, I STARTED EXPERIENCING OTHER PROBLEMS. MY CAR HAS A SERIOUS LACK OF POWER WHEN GOING UP A HILL. IF I STEP ON THE GAS A LITTLE MORE, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WILL FLASH. IT DOESN'T STAY ON, IT JUST FLASHES FOR ABOUT A MINUTE. WHENEVER I COME TO A STOP, MY CAR TENDS TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. I'M AFRAID TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER TO SEE WHAT'S WRONG, BECAUSE I'M AFRAID I'LL HAVE TO PAY EVEN MORE MONEY FOR SOMETHING THAT WASN'T WRONG PRIOR TO TAKING IT THE 1ST TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10219457February 21, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM WITH SEVERAL PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE TURN SIGNAL. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON HIS VEHICLE. THEN EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. *KB THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THERE WAS OIL IN THE COOLANT RECOVERY TANK, WHICH REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD, VALVE COVER GASKETS, THERMOSTAT AND COOLANT. *JB THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY AND THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TURN SIGNAL FLASHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218715February 21, 2008
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. IN AN ATTEMPT TO USE THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT, IT WOULD NOT RETRACT INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON FEBRUARY 21, 2008 TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,191 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 03/18/08. *LJ UPDATED 03/18/08 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218796February 21, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER HAZARD LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 97,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218666February 20, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 03-07-08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED VARIOUS LIGHTS ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SUCH AS: OIL PRESSURE LIGHT, AIR BAG, ENGINE LIGHT ABS. THE SECURITY PASSLOCK SYSTEM WAS INOPERATIVE. THE HAZARD AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. THERE WAS HESITATION UPON ACCELERATION. THE TRACTION CONROL WAS INOPERATIVE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218538February 19, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING. WENT IN FOR ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE FROM 1999 UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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