Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#869493September 5, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS REPAIRED BRAKES; HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK THE ABS FAILED REPEATDLY AFER BEING REPLACED BY DIFFERENT DEALERS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730016September 3, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN BUTTON WORKS APPROXIMATELY 50% OF THE TIME. IT ALWAYS WORKS WITH THE REMOTE KEYRING BUT IT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY USING THE BUTTON. PRESSURE, HAND OR WHEEL LOCATION IRRELEVENT, IGNITION OR TRANSMISSION SELECTOR POSTION IRRELEVANT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729694August 31, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CYLINDER HEAD CRACKED AT 48,000 MILES CAUSING COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE ENGINE OIL. PONTIAC'S ATTITUDE IS THAT "THE PROBLEM IS MINE, NOT THEIRS" AND UNWILLING TO RESOLVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729544August 30, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#554133August 29, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
LOWER CONTROL ARM AND STABILIZER PINS FAILED. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729396August 29, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869038August 29, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THERE IS A VERY STRONG FUEL SMELL THAT ENTERS PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. DEALER CANNOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729330August 28, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
FRONT BRAKES BEGAN PULSATING WHEN APPLYING BRAKES DEALER SAWS BOTH FRONT ROTORS MUST BE REPLACE. DEALER SAWS THERE IS NO WARRANTY OR RECALL ON THIS ITEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868887August 28, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868815August 26, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ON GOING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE POPPING NOISE AND HESITATING; VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON TWO OCCASION AND CONDITION STILL REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS:
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729111August 25, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
THERE ARE TWO PINS HOLDING THE ADJUSTABLE STEERING WHEEL TO THE COLUMN AND THESE PINS HAVE COME OUT 4 TIMES WHILE DRIVING. ALMOST CAUSE AN ACCIDENT SEVERAL TIMES. THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN IN THAT THE PINS ARE HEAVY METAL THAT GO INTO ALUMINUM AND THE ALUMINUM EXPANDS WITH REPEATED MOVEMENT FROM ADJUSTING THE STEERING WHEEL UP AND DOWN. CONSEQUENTLY, THE PINS NO LONGER STAY IN. THIS IS LIKELY TO CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT FOR THOSE THAT ARE NOT EXPECTING THE STEERING WHEEL TO COME LOOSE. I HAVE HAD BOTH PINS COME OUT WITHIN MINUTES OF EACH OTHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868510August 24, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPED. WHEN DRINVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED VEHICLE BEGINS TO JERK WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. PONTIAC HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868523August 24, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:BRAKE FLUID LOW WARNING: LAMP
INTERMITTENTLY, UPON STARTING VEHICLE ABS WARNING LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND REMAIN ON. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND IN A NORMAL MANNER, AND DRIVER WOULD HAVE TO PRESS ON THE PEDAL EXTREMELY HARD. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THIS PROBLEM RIGHT AWAY. FINALLY, CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED WHICH SEEMED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728834August 23, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
EXTERIOR:PAINT PEELING ON HOOD ( ONLY AREA)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868370August 23, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
COOLANT IS LEAKING ONTO RACK AND PINION, DETERIORATING THE RACK AND PINION, AND MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER VEHICLE WHEN MAKING A TURN. ALSO, THERE IS ALOT OF PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND NOISE WHEN TURNING. POWER STEERING HOSE HAS GONE BAD. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK POWERE STEERING HOSE AND WATER PUMP LEAKED CAUSING RACK AND PINION DAMAGE. FRONT BRAKE SHOES FAILED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728696August 22, 2000
AIR BAGS
I WAS RECENTLY IN A HEAD ON COLLISION, BUT MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE AIRBAG DID NOT SMOKE, IT DID NOTHING.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#553876August 21, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING CAUSING A HAZARDOUS SITUATION, DEALERSHIP FEELS THAT THE CONSUMER MUST HAVE HIT THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE SYSTEM IS VERY SENSITIVE TO TOUCH DUE TO DESIGN, POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW WHICH WOULD CAUSE ACCIDENTAL APPLICATION WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868240August 21, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS, STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
CONSUMER HAS HAD THE STEERING PUMP REPLACED 4 TIMES. RACK WAS LEAKING, AND ANOTHER LEAK WAS FOUND. DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. ALSO, TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING, AND THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION LEAK ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO. DEALER WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE REPAIRED THE PROBLEMS, BUT THE PROBLEMS KEEP REOCCURRING. *AK THE HORN MALFUNCTIONS AFTER BEING REPAIRED TWICE. THE FOG LIGHTS ARE HOLDING MOISTURE. SPEAKER ON PASSENGER SIDE FAILED. RADIO SISPLAY IS SCRAMBLED DUE TO INTERNAL SHORT. RIGHT REAR POWER WINDOW WAS INOPERATIVE DUE TO SWITCH FAILURE. TRUNK RELEASE INOPERATIVE DUE TO CHAFFED WIRE. TRANSMISSION OIL WAS LEAKING DUE TO AXLE SEAL FAILURE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728490August 20, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728460August 19, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
PLEASE RECALL FRONT BRAKES UNSAFE. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT ANY SPEED THE STEERING COLUMN SHAKES AND BRAKING DISTANCE IS INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY. IN EXTREEM CONDITIONS SUCH AS WET ROADS OR STOP AND GO TRAFFIC TRACTION HAS BEEN LOST DUE TO PULSATING BRAKES. DEALER STATED THAT THE PADS WERE WORN AND THAT I WAS RESPONSIBLE. I CONTESTED THEIR FINDINGS AND ASKED FOR PROOF (I.E. PAD THICKNESSES.) THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT GAVE ME THE ACTUAL PAD THICKNESSES WHICH WERE WELL WITHIN WORKING RANGE. THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT THEN STATED THAT THE ROTORS WERE PROBABLY WARPED PROBABLY DUE TO DRIVING IN RAINY CONDITIONS AND THAT I WAS STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. I AGAIN CONTESTED SAYING THAT THE WARPED ROTORS WERE A RESULT OF A MATERIAL FAILURE, NOT WEARING OF THE PADS OR ROTORS AND SHOULD THEREFORE BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER MORE TROUBLE THAN I CARE TO MENTION THE DEALER DECIDED TO TURN DOWN THE FRONT ROTORS. AND THE VEHICAL DROVE FINE AFTER THAT UNTIL THE ROTORS WARPED AGAIN. SEE SECOND FAILURE REPORT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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