Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#10214237January 8, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE TWO PONTIAC GRAND AM 1995, 1996 BOTH CARS HAS THE SAME PROBLEM THE INTAKE AND HEAD GASKET NEEDS REPLACE THEY SENT ME A PAPER IN THE MAIL AND SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY CARS BUT NEVER HEARD ANY THING ABOUT IT MY CAR IT ABOUT TO STOP RUNNING AND MY 1995 WON'T RUN WITH OUT OVER HEATING IF SOMEONE COULD GET ME ANY INFO PLEASE DO AND PASS IT MY WAY I COULD REALLY USE THE HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213771January 5, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
THE TURN SIGNALS CONTINUE TO CLICK WHEN NOT IN USE. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANICS AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A MULTIFUNCTION CONTROL SWITCH, WHICH IS $200.00 CANADIAN FOR THE PART ALONE ONLY AVAILABLE AT THE DEALER. IT IS 2.5 HRS OF LABOUR TO REPLACE IT AS THE STEERING WHEEL HAS TO BE PULLED. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213595January 3, 2008
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT CAUSE, WHICH CAUSED A CRASH INTO AN UNKNOWN OBJECT. IN ADDITION, THE CRASH BENT THE FRONT PASSENGER RIM. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE DEPLOYMENT. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY. AS OF JANUARY 3, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 97130. UPDATED 01-29-08. *KB THE CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES FROM THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. UPDATED
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10213405January 2, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
99 PONTIAC GRAND AM HAZARD FLASHER DEFECTIVE.*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212743December 26, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
MY PASSLOCK SYSTEM KEEPS ON ACTING UP. I CAN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THE DESIGN OF IT, BUT I WILL SAY THAT THE IMPLEMENTATION IS ABSOLUTELY HORRID AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212387December 20, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WIPER/TURN SIGNAL CONTROL ARM ISN'T WORKING CORRECTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212388December 20, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I BOUGHT MY 2002 GRANDAM WHEN IT WAS A YEAR OLD WITH 22,000 MILES ON IT, I'M THE SECOND OWNER. I HAD PROBLEMS WITHIN A FEW MONTHS. SMOKE CAME FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE IN THE DASH. THEN THE BLINKERS DIDN'T WORK RIGHT...WOULD ONLY WORK RANDOMLY...TOOK IT TO THE PLACE WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND THEY REPLACED THE TURN SIGNAL ARM...STILL HAVING TROUBLE TO THIS DAY WITH THE BLINKERS. A FEW MONTHS AGO THE CAR WOULDN'T START...IT WAS TURNING OVER BUT IT WOULDN'T ACTUALLY START. REPAIR SHOP REPLACED FUEL PUMP, DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM BUT THE CAR RAN FOR A FEW WEEKS AND THEN IT WOULDN'T START AGAIN. REPAIR SHOP SAID THE PASSCODE SECURITY/IGNITION SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEY DID IT, AND IT WORKED FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS AND THE OTHER DAY THE CAR WOULDN'T START, SAME THING AS THE FIRST TIME. I CALLED THE LOCAL PONTIAC DEALERSHIP AND ALL I SAID WHEN THE MECHANIC ANSWERED WAS "I HAVE A 2002 GRANDAM AND IT WON'T START" WITHOUT HESITATION OR ANY OTHER INFORMATION HE ASKED ME "WAS THE SECURITY LIGHT ON?" I SAID "YES! HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT?" HE SAID IT'S A VERY COMMON PROBLEM W/ THESE CARS AND THE ONLY THING TO DO IS HAVE THE PASSCODE SENSOR REPLACED BUT THERE'S NO GUARANTEE THAT IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO WAY OF BYPASSING THE SECURITY/PASSCODE SYSTEM. WELL, I TOLD HIM I ALREADY DID THAT A FEW MONTHS AGO, SO HE SAID A TEMPORARY FIX FOR RIGHT NOW IS TO PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND TURN IT TO ACC, WAIT 10-15 MINUTES AND IT SHOULD START, BUT THIS IS TEMPORARY. WELL, IT DID WORK AND HAS FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS BUT I KNOW IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND I'M WORRIED THAT I'LL GET STRANDED OR LEFT HELPLESS SOMEDAY. IT'S RIDICULOUS TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM AND KEEP PUTTING MONEY INTO A PROBLEM THAT THERE'S NO SOLUTION TO. I LOVED THIS CAR WHEN I FIRST GOT IT AND NOW I HATE IT AND WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER PONTIAC AGAIN. I'M SO DISAPPOINTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212080December 17, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH MAKES A CLICKING NOISE EVEN WHEN I AM NOT USING THE TURN SIGNALS. AT FIRST, IF I WIGGLED OR TAPPED ON THE SWITCH, THE CLICKING WOULD STOP, BUT NOW IT JUST CLICKS INCESSANTLY. IT IS EXTREMELY ANNOYING AND COSTS ALMOST $400 TO REPLACE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212031December 16, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS, SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
LEFT FRONT SPRING BROKE AT FIRST COIL OF SPRING. CAR WAS NOT MOVING AT THE TIME, BUT THE SPRING CONTACTED THE TIRE. TIRE WOULD HAVE BEEN DESTROYED IF VEHICLE HAD BEEN MOVING. REPLACE ENTIRE STRUT ASSEMBLY, STILL HAVE THE OLD PARTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211962December 14, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON - CAR WON'T START - LET SET FOR 10 MINUTES - TURN IGNITION OFF AND BACK ON - SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON GOING DOWN THE ROAD. - SOMETHING TO DO WITH PASSLOCK ACCORDING TO INFO ON INTERNET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211865December 13, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE JUST SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. HAZARDOUS TO MYSELF AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD, OUT OF NO WHERE. LIGHTS ON DASH GO CRAZY AND VEHICLE STOPS RUNNING. FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED GOT TOWED TO A SHOP SAID THERE IS POSSIBLE LEAKING OF THE FUEL TANK, ALSO SUGGESTED TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP, THEN DECIDED THAT WAS NOT NEEDED AND REPLACED FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. VEHICLE WORKED FOR 3 MONTHS, BUT COULD STILL SMELL FUMES OF GAS WHEN FIRST STARTED CAR, THIS SMELL BEGAN FIRST WEEK I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. SECOND TIME WAS TWO DAYS AGO ON THE HIGHWAY ONCE AGAIN. MECHANIC IS CONCERNED REGARDING FUEL TANK LEAK AND FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS AGAIN. I AM CONCERNED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE DUE TO IT BEING UNSAFE AND POSSIBLE FIRE OR EXPLOSION COULD OCCUR. WHO MANUFACTURES A VEHICLE THAT HAS INSUFFICIENT FUEL TANK WELDING??? THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211577December 12, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ROTORS ON THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE WERE COMPLETELY WORN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS, BUT WOULD NOT REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS OR THE BEARING. THE HUB BEARING ON THE DRIVER SIDE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE FUEL FILTER WAS THE INITIAL CAUSE OF THE FUEL PUMP FAILURE, BUT IT WAS NOT REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,512.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211616December 12, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OIL HAS BEEN SPROUTING OUT UNDER THE HOOD AND THE UNDERCARRIAGE. SHE NOTICED A GASOLINE SMELL WHEN SHE INITIALLY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. GENERAL MOTORS INFORMED HER OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07E021000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES); HOWEVER, HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE REGULATOR WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. AS A RESULT, HER CHILDREN BECAME VIOLENTLY ILL DUE TO THE FUMES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211422December 11, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
PASSLOCK SYSTEM IS ENGAGING AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK FORCING ME TO WAIT 10-15 MINUTES WHILE IT RESETS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211239December 8, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
PASSLOCK PROBLEM. CAR WILL OFTEN FAIL TO START. SO FAR TURNING THE IGNITION TO THE ON POSITION FOR TEN OR FIFTEEN MINUTES DOES TEMPORARILY SOLVE THE PROBLEM. GM/PONTIAC STATES THAT THEY CAN REPLACE THE PASSLOCK FOR ABOUT $600. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211095December 6, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL IS NOT IN USE THE CLICKING NOISE OF THE TURN SIGNAL CONTINUES TO SOUND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210928December 5, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE SMELLED FUEL IN AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THEY REPLACED THE GAS TANK. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #04V301000) HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 48,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210825December 4, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP FAILURE. MODEL #FG0375. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210701December 3, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
1) FRONT ABS BEGAN TO PULSATE AS IF THE VEHICLE WERE IN A SKID HOWEVER THIS HAPPENED DURING NORMAL DRIVING AND BRAKING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP. 2) ABS WIRING HARNESS WAS FAULTY DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR FROM TURNING THE WHEEL 3) HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT RIGHT AND LEFT ABS WIRING HARNESSES THIS BRAKING SYSTEM IS FAULTY AND CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS BRAKING ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210420November 30, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
HORN BLOWS WHEN NO ONE IS AROUND THE CAR, OR JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED THE HORN BURNT OUT, THE CRUISE CONTROL KICKS IN WHEN NOT EVEN ON, THE BLINKER MAKES A BLINKING SOUND INSIDE THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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