Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#10168982September 22, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS ONLY WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN ACTIVATED, THE SIGNALS WORKED FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168899September 21, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED, BUT HAD NO EFFECT. THE SPEEDOMETER REACHED 35 MPH BEFORE THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE CLUTCH TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. CONSEQUENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A VERY MINOR COLLISION WITH A SECOND VEHICLE. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV UNTIL THE TACHOMETER NEEDLE WAS REDLINED. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ON SIX OTHER OCCASIONS. PREVIOUSLY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER WHERE THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE COMPUTER MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE PROBLEMS PERSISTED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168760September 20, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
FAST CLICKING SOUND(SOUNDS LIKE THE BLINKER IS GOING BUT IT IS NOT) VERY IRRITATING AND I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND PONTIAC WILL NOT RECALL IT. AND IT COSTS OVER 400 DOLLARS TO FIX. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168473September 17, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PASSLOCK SYSTEM SHORTS OUT AND IGNITION DOES NOT START. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, EACH RESULTING IN TOW & REPAIR FEES. SOLUTION: IF YOU TURN THE KEY TO THE "ON" POSITION & WAIT 10 MINUTES, THE SECURITY LIGHT WILL GO SOLID AND THEM DISAPPEAR. THE CAR WILL THEN START. IT'S STILL A PAIN, BUT AT LEAST IT'S ONLY 10 MINUTES OF MY TIME. NO MORE TOWING. IF YOU WANT TO KEEP THIS CAR, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND GIVING IT A TRY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168431September 16, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHERE TO START...I HAVE A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF BUYING IT, MY FUEL PUMP & COMPUTER WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. NEXT WAS MY WATER PUMP & TIMING CHAIN. THEN WAS THE SECURITY SYSTEM, THEN THE TURN SIGNALS, THEN THE WINDOWS WOULDN'T ROLL DOWN. AND NOW MY BRAKES ARE HAVING TO BE REPLACED ON A CONSISTENT BASIS. THE ONLY THING COVERED BY GM WAS THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. ALL OTHER REPLACEMENTS WERE AT MY EXPENSE. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THIS SITE, I SEE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME KIND. I NOTIFIED GM AND THEY REFUSED TO HELP AT ALL. I EXPLAINED THAT SINCE THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME THINGS, IT HAS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THEY SHRUGGED THAT OFF. THEY FINALLY SENT ME A LETTER STATING THAT THEY WOULD NO LONGER "ENTERTAIN" ANY OF MY COMMENTS OR COMPLAINTS. DO NOT BUY A PONTIAC!!! JUNK CITY!!! *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168403September 15, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM HAS AN OIL LEAK IN INTAKE MANIFOLD AND FRONT CRANK SEAL. THE CAR IS LESS THAN 4 YEARS WITH 66000 MILES. I HAVE HAD ALOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR 3.4 ENGINE. WHY ISN'T ANYTHING BEING DONE ABOUT THIS? I HAD A 1997 GRAN AM AND PUT 140000 MILES ON IT WITH NO PROBLEM. THE TECH'S SAY THEY USED CHEAP GASKETS ON THIS CAR. I DON'T THINK THJIS CAR WILL MAKE 140000 MILES WITHOUT A MAJOR FAILURE.AND GM WONDERS WHY THEY ARE LOSING SALES TO JAPANESE CAR MAKERS. MY NEXT CAR WILL NOT BE GM AND THIS IS AFTER OWNING NOTHING BUT GM CARS FOR 40 YEARS!!!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168287September 14, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
PASSLOCK SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN FUEL INJECTORS OR FUEL PUMP FOR NO REASON. IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED TWICE, MODULE BEHIND IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED TWICE. EACH REPAIR PROMPTED BY PASSLOCK SYSTEM. NOW THE FIFTH OCCURRENCE MEANS ANOTHER REPAIR. EACH TIME AT MY COST NOT TO MENTION TOW BILLS. THIS PROBLEM REQUIRES A RECALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167839September 11, 2006
TIRES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE'S RIGHT FRONT WHEEL MADE A RUBBING NOISE. UPDATED 10/4/2006 - THE DEALER HAS ROTATED, BALANCED AND MOUNTED NEW TIRES ON THE VEHICLE BUT THE NOISE CONTINUED. THE CALIPERS HAD TO BE RESURFACED AND LUBED. GOODYEAR EAGLE R4A. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167461September 6, 2006
STRUCTURE
EVERYTIME THERE IS A HEAVY RAIN THE FLOORS OF MY 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM GETS SOAKED. YESTERDAY WAS BY FAR THE WORST OF ALL, THERE WAS ABOUT 3 INCHES OF STANDING WATER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR. MY CAR SMELLS OF MILDEW AND THE CARPET IS RUINED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS CAR AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS. I FEEL LIKE I HAVE WASTED MY MONEY AND I STILL HAVE 2 YEARS OF PAYMENTS REMAINING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167319September 4, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
I HAVE A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. THE BLINKER SWITCH KEEPS CLICKING AFTER I TURN. IT IS AGGRAVATING TO ME AND I HAVE READ OF A LOT OF 2002 GRAND AM OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP TO SEE ABOUT GETTING FIXED BUT IT WILL COST ME OVER $400. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS. ALSO, I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED. I WISH I WOULD HAVE NEVER BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167231September 1, 2006
STRUCTURE
DUE TO WATER LEAKING INTO THE CAR THE BCM COMPUTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC THAT FIXED THE CAR SAID THE FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED ALSO. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167121August 31, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
TOOK VEHICLE TO MURPHY MOTORS, DEALERSHIP HERE IN MY HOME TOWN. TOOK TO THEM DUE TO FACT MY HEAT GAUGE KEPT RISING AND I DIDN'T WANT TO RUN CAR HOT ;WENT TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. TECHNICIAN STATED THAT HE PUT THE CAR ON THE CODE MACHINE AND RAN IT. SAID CODE POPPED UP TRANSMISSION. I DIDN'T TAKE CAR IN FOR TRANSMISSION. THEY REFUSED TO FIX OVERHEAT PROBLEM. SAID WOULD HAVE TO PAY $2,500.00 TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. PICKED UP CAR TOOK TO CLIFFORD VINE GARAGE. HE LOOKED AT CAR AND IMMEDIATELY TOLD ME THE RADIATOR WAS POURING WATER OUT OF IT. HE REPLACED RADIATOR AND COOLING FAN. HE PUT CAR ON CODE MACHINE AFTER REPAIRING THOSE TWO ITEMS AND DID NOT SEE A CODE FOR TRANSMISSION. AFTER THAT ALTERNATOR WENT OUT, AND TWO DAYS LATER, MY COMPUTER AND FUEL INJECTORS WENT OUT. MURPHY MOTORS RAN CAR CHECKING TRANSMISSION NO TELLING HOW LONG AND PROBABLY RAN WITHOUT WATER SINCE RADIATOR WAS POURING IT OUT. THEY DIDN'T MENTION PROBLEM WITH RADIATOR AT ALL, JUST TRANSMISSION CODES. I FEEL THEY DAMAGED CAR WHILE RUNNING IT IN THEIR SHOP LOOKING FOR MORE MONEY TO GET OFF ME, LIKE $2,500.00 FOR A TRANSMISSION THAT HAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THIS CAR WAS A LEMON FROM THE FIRST DAY I GOT IT. I'VE HAD COIL HOUSING REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES BY MURPHY MOTORS AND BY JOHN HAYS PONTIAC-HOPE AR 71801 WHEN I BROKE DOWN. CAR HAS BEEN TOWED IN MORE TIMES FOR COIL HOUSING. GM NEEDS THIS CAR DROVE RIGHT UP THEIR BACKSIDE FOR THE PROBLEMS IT HAS CAUSED AND CONTINUES TO CAUSE ME. I CURRENTLY HAVE A $750.00 OUTSTANDING SHOP BILL TO CLIFFORD VINES GARAGE IN EL DORADO, AR 71730 FOR THE LAST 3 TIMES IT WAS TOWED TO HIS SHOP FOR THE RADIATOR, COOLING FAN, ALTERNATOR, FUEL INJECTORS, AND COMPUTER. I'LL NEVER BUY ANOTHER PONTIAC AGAIN, THAT'S FOR SURE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167176August 31, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE SECURITY SYSTEM LOCKS OUT IGNITION CAUSING THE SYSTEM TO BE RESET WHICH TAKES UP TO 10 MINUTES WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION IN THE ON POSITION. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 12-16 MONTHS. EVERYTHING I SEE ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS IS CALLED A PASS LOCK SYSTEM THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SO FAR THIS HAS ONLY CAUSED THE VEHICLE FROM BEING STARTED, BUT IS THERE A POSSIBILITY THAT THE SYSTEM COULD FAIL DURING DRIVING CONDITIONS CAUSING THE LOSS OF BRAKES AND STEERING? I WOULD HAVE IT REPLACED BUT THE COST $350-$400 IS JUST OUTRAGEOUS THIS IS BASED ON THE COST MY DAD HAD TO PAY TO GET HIS 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE FIXED THAT DID THE SAME THING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166688August 28, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING A 1997 PONTIAC GRAND AM FOR REPAIRS/ REPLACEMENTS OF PARTS. DOOR WINDOWS DO NOT FUNCTION, MOTOR HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED BY FORMER OWNER, WE HAVE REPAIRED MOTORS ON DOOR WINDOWS SEVERAL TIMES ON OUR OWN, WINDOWS WOULD NOT GO UP AND DOWN AT ALL, COST TO REPAIR AT MECHANICS WAS OVER 400 AND WAS DONE BY FIRST OWNER AT LEAST ONCE. CAR SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, HAD TO REPLACE ENTIRE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND NOW SAME PROBLEM IS HAPPENING AGAIN, CAR IDLES HORRIBLY, SOUNDS LIKE IT WILL BE BLOWING UP, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. PRIOR TO THE REPLACEMENT OF THE COMPUTER CAR FREQUENTLY STALLED OUT WHILE DRIVING IN MID TURN OR WHILE GOING FORWARD, AND CAR FREQUENTLY WAS DIFFICULT TO START, EVENTUALLY NEEDING TO BE TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY WHO HAD TO REPLACE ENTIRE COMPUTER. CAR HAS WHEEL BEARINGS THAT MAKE A LOT OF NOISE, SOUNDS LIKE WHEEL IS GOING TO FALL OFF. CAR HAS ACCELERATED ALL ON ITS OWN WITHOUT THE DRIVER STEPPING ON GAS PEDAL OR DOING ANYTHING AT ALL WITH ACCELERATOR, CAR RANDOMLY DECIDES BY ITSELF TO LUNGE FORWARD AND TRY TO DRIVE ITSELF. THIS STOPPED BRIEFLY AFTER THE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED AND IS NOW HAPPENING AGAIN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166697August 28, 2006
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE AT LOW SPEED, THERE WAS A LOSS OF ALL STEERING. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK. AFTER INITIAL INSPECTION BY THE CONTACT, IT WAS DETERMINED THE STEERING RACK AND PINION FRACTURED. THE DEALER WAS ALERTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166779August 28, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD A DEFECTIVE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH, WHICH PRODUCED A BUZZING SOUND. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THE SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE PART BECAUSE IT WAS NOT THE PART THEY WERE REIMBURSING FOR. UPDATED 09/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166581August 25, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING HAS BROKEN ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME, IN AUG. 2003, I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN WHEN THERE WAS A LOUD BANG. I GOT OUT TO INVESTIGATE BUT COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG. JUST TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE I DROVE IT TO A MECHANIC WHO UPON INVESTIGATION INFORMED ME THAT THE COIL SPRING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD BROKEN. IT WAS REPLACED. THEN IN AUG. 2006, I WAS BACKING OUT OF A GARAGE WHEN I HEARD THE FAMILIAR BANG BUT THIS TIME THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DROPPED SO I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE MECHANIC WHO SAID THE COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN. AGAIN IT WAS REPLACED. WHAT CONCERNS ME MOST ABOUT THIS IS THAT SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING HAPPENING THE MANUFACTURER OBVIOUSLY KNOWS THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE PART YET NOT ONLY DO THEY REFUSE TO ISSUE A RECALL , THEY CONTINUE TO SELL DEFECTIVE REPLACEMENT PARTS!!!!!!!! I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR AS I KNOW THE PART IS DEFECTIVE AND COULD BREAK AT ANY TIME. I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE TO NOT HAVE BEEN DRIVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED THE FIRST 2 TIMES BUT WHO KNOWS ABOUT THE NEXT TIME. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT HAPPENS AGAIN!! I DON'T WANT ME OR SOMEONE I LOVE TO HAVE TO DIE OR BE SERIOUSLY INJURED BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT THIS!!!!!!!!!!*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166249August 22, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE SECURITY LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE VCM WAS BURNED OUT. THE MODULE VCM PART WAS REPLACED, AND WITHIN 4 MONTHS THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE SERVICE DEALER AND THE VCM WAS REPLACED A SECOND TIME. WITHIN THE SPAN OF 5 YEARS, THE SECURITY MODULE BURNED OUT 5 SEPARATE TIMES, AND WAS REPLACED BY THE SAME DEALER EACH TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166266August 22, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NO PRIOR WARNING. CAR DIED IN MIDDLE OF FREEWAY. UNKNOWN OR UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166094August 21, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING MY SECURITY LIGHT CAME ON. I READ THE OWNERS BOOK AND DID WHAT IT TOLD ME TO DO. THE NEXT DAY THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I DID EVERYTHING THE BOOK SAID TO DO. SO I HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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