Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#722519May 10, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, STRUCTURE:BODY, STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
UNDER WARRANTY, REPORTED THE TRUNK AND REAR SPOILER FOR WATER LEAKAGE. EVERY TIME DEALER ANSWER, RESEALED TRUNK. AT 5TH ATTEMPT TO REPAIR LEAK OWNER REQUESTED SPOILER TO BE REPLACED DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE, OWNER FRUSTRATED. 2. ENGINE CONSUMES 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 1500-3000 MILES DEALER RESPONDS WITH NO PROBLEMS. 2ND ATTEMPT DEALER PERFORMED OIL CONSUMPTION TEST RESULTS: NO PROBLEM, OWNER REPORTS STILL CONSUMES OIL AT SAME RATE. 3. CLUTCH: OWNER REPORTED THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT OUT OF 1ST AND 3RD GEAR DEALER RESPONDED NO PROBLEM DRIVETRAIN. ALL REPORTED DURING WARRANTY PERIOD. OWNER CONTINUES TO DRIVE VEHICLE ALTHOUGH PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES. DEALER SERVICED VEHICLE OVERFILLED ALL FLUIDS OWNER DID NOT DISCOVER PROBLEM UNTIL AFTER 500 MILES OF DRIVING OWNER INFORMED DEALER THAT THEY WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DAMAGES TO VEHICLE AT A LATER DATE DUE TO PRE MATURE WEAR. CURRENT: 30000 LATER ENGINE CONTINUES TO CONSUME OIL AT HIGHER RATE APP. 1000 MILES 1 QT OF OIL , CLUTCH BURNED OUT AT 62000 MILES CURRENTLY IN SHOP AND GMAC WILL NOT REPAIR IN LUE OF PROIR SERVICE HISTORY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861717May 10, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE, CAUSING HEADLIGHTS AND POWER STEERING TO FAIL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#565697May 8, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE RECALL ITEM HAS BEEN INSTALLED BUT STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH KEY, THE KEY CONTINUALLY STUCK OFF AND ON AS THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, RECALL CAMPAIGN # 02V070000. ALSO, THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT TWICE WHILE DRIVING AND ONCE IN THE YARD, THE BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558889May 8, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE FIRE. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722401May 8, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
REAR LIGHTS USE TWO BULBS ON EACH SIDE. EACH BULB HAS TWO FILAMENTS (ONE FOR PARKING LIGHT, ONE FOR BRAKE LIGHT). THE BRAKE LIGHT FILAMENT OF THE INSIDE BULB ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR DOES NOT WORK. FURTHER INVESTIGATION LED TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THE BULB SOCKET CONNECTION HAD SOME SORT OF MATERIAL INTERFERING WITH THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION. I HAVE PERSONALLY OBSERVED THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM IN ROUGHLY 20% OF ALL 1999 GRAND AMS THAT I HAVE SEEN ON THE ROAD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9000824May 8, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON, REPLACED PARTS ON THE CAR AND THE LIGHT STILL POPS ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861577May 8, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING COULD STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL AND EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861617May 8, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY SPEED COULD STEP ON BRAKES PEDAL AND VEHICLE WILL START VIBRATING DUE TO PREMATURE/FREQUENT WEAR OF ROTORS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722303May 5, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
THE MODULES IN QUESTION GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING. IN FACT THE DAY WE BOUGHT THE CAR ONE OF MODULES WENT OUT, AND WE WERE WITHOUT A CAR FOR SIX WEEKS. THE DEALER SAID THE MODULE WAS ON BACK ORDER. AND DIDN'T EVEN OFFER US A LOANER. ONE TIME IT WENT OUT ON MY WIFE IN THE MORNING IN THE DRIVEWAY. ONECE WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP MY DAUGHTHER LATE AT NIGHT AT PARKS MALL. ANOTHER INCIDENT I ARRIVED AT WORK, BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T RESTART A QUITING TIME. MAC CHURCHILL HAS BEEN NICE, BUT I WANT THE CAR REPLACED. MY WIFE IS SCARED BE CAUSE SHE DOESN'T KNOW IF THE CAR WILL START. THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861490May 5, 2000
SEATS
PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT CUSHION WAS COMING UP FROM THE SEAT ITSELF. THIS WAS THE SECOND SEAT CUSHION TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552135May 4, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTERNATOR FAILED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552131May 4, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKED UP WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552059May 3, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WATER PUMP FAILED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722258May 3, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
PONTIAC GRAND AM 1997, ON 5/2/00 CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER BEING DRIVEN DURING THE DAY, IT TURNED OVER ONCE, THEN NOTHING SAW SMOKE TRAIL COMING FROM TURN SIGNAL ARM CUT IGNITION SWITCH OFF, GOT OUT OF VECHILE, WENT INTO THE HOUSE, ABOUT 3MINUTES HEARD THE HORN OF THE VEHICLE SOUNDING, WENT OUTSIDE TO CHECK , CAR WAS ON FIRE AT THE DRIVERS SIDE, OPENED UP DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, FLAMES WERE IN THE STEERING UNIT, AND ON THE DRIVERS SEAT , AND STEERING WHEEL AND TOP SUN VISOR, RAN AND GOT A FIRE EXTINQUISHER, PUT OUT THE FIRE, HORN STILL GOING OFF, POPPED HOOD RELEASE AND DISCONNECTED THE HOT CABLE FROM THE BATTERY. CAR IS NOW AT DEALERSHIP PENDING INVESTIGATION, CONCERNED THAT THIS MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED WHEN DRIVING THE VECHILE, WAS JUST LUCKY IT DID NOT HAPPEN DURING USE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722092April 29, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
TRANSMISSION SOLENOID HAS GONE BAD, CAUSING CAR TO STALL AT STOP SIGN HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS WARM, TOLD THAT THIS IS A VERY VERY COMMO PROBLEM, TURN SIGNALS WILL NOT WORK EVERYTHING CHECKED AND HEY STILL WILL NOT WORK, MAF SENSOR IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY MAY BE UNDER GOOODWILL WARRANTY IM NOT SURE, NONE OF THE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN FIXED YET, PLEASE HELP ME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722063April 28, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:UNIT
SEE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 96V250000. MY VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, THE REAR FLASHERS SUDDENLY DID NOT OPERATE. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THIS AND I HAD TO PAY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722065April 28, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, SUSPENSION
THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN MADE GRINDING NOISES WHEN MY 1996 GRAND AM SE WAS DRIVEN. THE NOISES EVEN PERSISTED AFTER THE GRAND AM WAS RETURNED TO THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP IN WASHINGTON, D.C. WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED FROM FOR SERVICE/REPAIR IN DECEMBER 1999. THE SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED ME THE NOISES FROM THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN COULD NOT BE FIXED AND SINCE THE CAR WAS "OLDER"- ONLY 3 YEARS OLD, ANY NOISES IN THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN SHOULD BE EXPECTED AND ARE NORMAL FOR A 3 YEAR OLD CAR. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME HE WOULD LOOK AT THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN AS WELL AS THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENETS UNDER THE DASHBOARD TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED ME THAT HE DID THE BEST HE COULD DO TO FIND AND REPAIR THE NOISES IN THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS LATER, AND CONTINUED TO HEAR GRINDING NOISES FROM THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN, ON MARCH 31, 2000, AFTER DROPPING MY INFANT TO THE DAYCARE CENTER, I ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN IN ADDITION TO THE TURN SIGNAL CHAMBER ON THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN BEGAN TO SMOKE. FLAMES BEGAN TO APPEAR FROM THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN AND A STEADY FLOW OF SMOKE. THE ELECTRICAL FIRE INCREASED IN SIZE AND WAS FINALLY BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL BY TWO FIRE ENGINE COMPANIES. MY 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM WAS TOWED, ASSESSED FOR DAMAGES AND FINALLY DEEMED UNSALVAGEABLE- A TOTAL LOSS. MY 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE WAS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD. THIS INCIDENT SHOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED.*AK( DOT NUMBER: )
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551990April 27, 2000
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
DIESEL CLUTCH PISTON ASSEMBLY FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DOWNSHIFT WHILE DRIVING. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721958April 26, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860980April 26, 2000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
VEHCLE MADE A THUMPING NOISE, AND IT FELT LIKE TRANSMISSION FELL OUT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS TRANSAXLE/DIFFERENTRAL AND TRANSFER CASE. CONSUMER FELT IT WAS UNSAFE, COULD HAVE BEEN THROWN INTO A DITCH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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