Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#10197061July 20, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
IN MAY, MY IGNITION SWITCH COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. THE IGNITION SYSTEM IS INTEGRATED WITH THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM. MY DEALER PERFORMED THE REPAIR OF THE IGNITION SYSTEM, AND NOW, JUST A FEW MONTHS LATER, I AM HAVING PASSLOCK PROBLEMS. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON THE WEB, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THE PASSLOCK ISSUE IS A LONG OUTSTANDING PROBLEM THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF, YET THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM FOR THE AFFECTED CUSTOMERS. THE COST OF REPAIR FOR THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM IS APPROXIMATELY $380. THIS FEE IS NOT JUSTIFIED AS IT IS THE RESULT OF A DEFECT IN DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE AND SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO A RECALL AND NOT FOISTED OFF ON THE CUSTOMER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197089July 20, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
MY 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM HAS HAD THIS CLICKING NOISE, COMING FROM UNDER THE DASH FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE SOUND THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD MAKE, BUT A LITTLE FASTER. AND IT COMES AND GOES AND LASTS FOR DIFFERENT DURATIONS OF TIME. I NOTICE WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL IS ON, THEN THE NOISE GOES AWAY. ALSO, WHEN I SLIGHTLY HOLD THE HAZARD BUTTON IN, WITHOUT ACTUALLY TURNING IT ON, THE NOISE ALSO STOPS, BUT THEN MY TURN SIGNALS WON'T WORK. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT IT MIGHT BE THE HAZARD SWITCH. HOWEVER, WITH THE NEW SWITCH IN PLACE, THE PROBLEM AND ANNOYING SOUND CONTINUED! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196719July 18, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
I OWNED THE CAR FOR 2 YEARS , AND IN THE 2 YEARS THE DOME LAMP FELL DOWN 4 TIMES. IT JUST RECENTLY FELL DOWN AGAIN ON THE 16 OF JULY. I PARKED THE CAR OUTSIDE OF MY HOUSE AND IN THE MORNING THE DOME LAMP WAS HANGING BY THE WIRES. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WENT TO EAT AT A RESTAURANT, AND WHEN I WAS DONE I GOT INTO THE CAR AND SAW THE DOME LAMP HANGING BY THE WIRES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196716July 18, 2007
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
5 DAYS AFTER I PURSHASED THE 2004 GRAND AM I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND HEARD AN AIR LEAK COMING FROM DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, BUT WAS UNABLE TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO FIX THE LEAK SINCE THE VEHICLE WOULD BE IN THE SHOP FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. I WAS UNABLE TO GET A RENTAL CAR BECAUSE OF MY AGE SO I COULDN'T MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE CAR WAS BRAND NEW AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196635July 17, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
I GOT THE CAR WITH 103,000 ON IT. RAN GREAT. ON MY WAY TO WORK I STOPPED AT A GAS STATION TO GET GAS. I PUMPED THE FUEL AND GOT INTO THE VEHICLE. I TRIED TO START IT BUT IT WOULDN'T FIRE. IT JUST KEPT TURNING OVER UNTIL THE BATTERY DIED. I HAD IT TOWED WHERE I WORK, AND THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT. THE SECURITY LIGHT CAME ON FOR 2 TO 3 WEEKS. ON 7-17-07 IT DIED AGAIN AT THE SAME PLACE. I WAS IN A PARKING SPOT THIS TIME SO I WASN'T WORRIED BUT I HAD TO WAIT 15+ MINUTES TO GET IT TO START. IT WAS THE PASS LOCK. I TALKED TO A GM DEALER, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE IGNITION CYLINDER. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE ABOUT $500.00 TO $600.00 TO GET THE ITEM AND HAVE IT INSTALLED. I HAVE BEEN READING ON THE INTERNET THAT LOTS OF PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I FELT THAT THIS COULD CAUSE A VERY BIG PROBLEM IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. IF SOMEONE NEEDED TO GET TO THE HOSPITAL OR NEEDED TO PICK THEIR CHILD UP BECAUSE THE BABYSITTER COULDN'T MAKE IT. THE ITEM SHOULD BE RECALLED , AND THE DEALER SHOULD PAY FOR ALL NECESSARY COSTS IN FIXING THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196437July 16, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET STARTED LEAKING COOLANT & OIL. SAID THIS IS A COMMON GM PROBLEM SINCE THEY SWITCHED TO PLASTIC. AT THE SAME TIME THERE WAS ONE OTHER 99 GRAND AM HAVING THE SAME THING FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196389July 15, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
I HAVE PAID OVER $400 TO REPLACE THE IGNITION MODULE IN MAY 'O7 IN THE 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT. TODAY 7-15-07 I WA S HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT WILL CRANK, BUT WON'T START, CAUSING ME TO MISS A DAY OF WORK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196279July 13, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
I AM WRITING ABOUT THE "CLICKING NOISE" THAT OCCURS ON AND OFF AS I AM DRIVING. I HAVE CALLED THE PONTIAC DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THIS HAPPENS VERY OFTEN AND THAT IT IS THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I REALIZED THAT 1999 AND 2000 MODELS WERE RECALLED AND WERE ABLE TO GET THIS FIXED FOR FREE. I HAVE A 2004 MODEL AND IT IS DOING THE SAME EXACT THING, WHY AREN'T OTHER YEARS ALSO RECALLED TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED. I VISITED MANY FORUMS ON THE INTERNET, AND THERE WERE HUNDREDS UPON HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO FACE THE SAME ISSUE, CLICKING NOICE COMING FROM THE DASH. I FIGURED IT WOULDN'T HURT TO FILE A CLAIM AND HAVE YOU INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM THAT IS OCCURING IN PONTIAC VEHICLES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196210July 12, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE PONTIAC WAS BROUGHT IN O THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM BECAUSE THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR AND WOULD NO LONGER WORK, THE (REGULATOR CLIP, THE PIECE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDOW ON THE RIGHT SIDE SNAPPED AND CAUSED THE WINDOW TO CRACK IN THAT CORNER AS WELL,. AS A RESULT, THE WINDOW WAS REPLACED WHICH WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO THIS PLASTIC PIECE THAT WAS NOT SUITABLE OR STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD UP THE WINDOW. ALSO, THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS MOST LIKELY GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. THEY HAD SEENTHE SAME DEFECT IN OTHER GRAND AMS AS WELL.I WOULD CONSIDER THIS A DEFECT THAT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, LUCKLY, THE WINDOW DIDNT FALL WHEN DRIVING.THE EXACT DATE WAS UNSURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196920July 10, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
1996 PONTIAC AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE STARTING THE CAR. CUSTOMER STATES AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON HE MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT FIXED SOMETIME LATER HIS DAUGHTER WAS STARTING THE CAR UP AND THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED SHE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR MINOR BURNS**SB THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HIS DAUGHTER WILL NOT DRIVE THE CAR ANYMORE DUE TO THE FACT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND INJURED HER. THE CONSUMER STATED HE CAN'T AND WON'T SELL TO ANYONE AND WOULD LIKE THE DEALER TO PAY OFF THE ADDITIONAL $1,200 STILL OWED ON THE CAR AND WARN OTHERS ABOUT THE DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10195603July 9, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND SPARKS UNDERNEATH THE HOOD WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE WIRE HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT DID NOT MAKE THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL # 97V059000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 102,715.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195600July 9, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH/CYLINDER WENT BAD AGAIN WITHIN 2 YEARS AFTER BEING REPLACED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195637July 9, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED IN THE IGNITION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER, WHICH HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES WITHIN THREE YEARS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 180,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195163July 2, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
VEHICLE LEAKING COOLANT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195716June 27, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE DEFECTIVE GENERAL MOTORS BATTERIES LEAKING ACID-SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE**CC THE CONSUMER STATED THE BATTERY TERMINAL HAD CRACKED AND WAS BARELY MAKING CONTACT WITH THE INTERNAL CELL FRAME. THE CRACK ON THE SIDE TERMINAL ON THE BATTERY ALLOWED BATTERY ACID TO LEAK OVER THE BATTERY PAN. *JB UPDATED *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194712June 26, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED IN THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE DID NOT START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD BE WITH THE PATH-LOCK SYSTEM. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194107June 25, 2007
INTERIOR LIGHTING, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN FEBRUARUY 2007, AND AS SOON AS I GOT HOME WITH IT THE INTERIOR LIGHT STOPPED WORKING. THE INTERIOR LIGHT KEPT GOING ON AND OFF, IT WOULD ONLY WORK WHEN IT WANTED TO. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER SHIP AND THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT, BUT I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR 4 MONTHS, AND THIS WASTHE 2ND TIME THAT I WA S BRINGING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM ,AND NOW I AM HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER LIGHT. THE CAR IS ALMOST BRAND NEW, COST ME ABOUT $17,000.00, AND ONLY HAD ABOUT 20,000 MILES ON IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194178June 25, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY AND WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD START AFTER NOT BEING DRIVEN FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 68,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194074June 24, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS
HAZARD FLASHER SWITCH WAS REPLACED ON 3/9/07 BECAUSE OF A CONSTANT CLICKING LIKE THE TURN SIGNAL BEING ON. THIS DID NOT STOP THE CLICKING BUT SLOWED IT DOWN. THE CLICKING WAS STILL THERE , AND TRACED TO THE STEERING COLUMN-TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. SOME DAYS THIS WAS CONSTANT, OTHERS IT WAS SLOW BUT VERY ANNOYING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194033June 22, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM PASSLOCK SYETEMP THE CAR HAS STARTED HARD FRO 2 YEARS. NOW IT STARTS AND STALLS AND THE SECURITY LIGHT IS ON. I HAD TO PURCHASE A WHOLE NEW IGNITION SWITCH TO FIX THIS. I HAVE SEEN THAT THIS IS COMMON WITH THESE CARS. #2 CLICKING IN THE DASH. THE CAR CLICKS LIKE THE TURN SIGNAL IS ON. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AND I AM ALSO TOLD THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT REPLACED THE SWITCH AND AM DISAPPOINTED THAT GM ALLOWS THESE THINGS TO HAPPEN WITH NO RECALL. I WILL THINK TWICE BEFORE I BUY ANOTHER GM PRODUCT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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