Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#10455898April 20, 2012
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HI I'VE BEEN HAVING SOME STARTING ISSUES WITH MY 2000 GRAND AM GT. SOMETIMES I WANT TO START IT AND IT JUST DOESN'T EVEN CRANK. I TOOK IT TO A AUTO PARTS STORE TO SCAN IT AND TOLD ME EVERYTHING WAS "OK". TODAY I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND SAID IT'S THE BCM THAT IS READING SOME ERROR CODE. IS THERE SOME WAY YOU GUYS COULD HELP ME OUT??? *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455808April 19, 2012
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING RACK'S MOUNTING POINT ON THE FRONT SUBFRAME FAILED AND NOW THERE IS AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF SLACK IN THE STEERING SYSTEM. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454487April 9, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING LOW ON COOLANT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS ONLY ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454433April 7, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TURN SIGNAL KEEPS MAKING A CLICKING SOUND MINUTES AFTER SIGNAL IS OFF,ALSO THEFT LIGHT COMES ON ONCE A WEEK NOT RECOGNIZING KEY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454363April 6, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453289March 27, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I DROVE HOME SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO START MY CAR IT WOULD NOT START THE RADIO AND LIGHTS CAME ON BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE PASS CODE AND NOW THAT I LOOK IT UP ONLINE THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453081March 27, 2012
SUSPENSION
2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECEIVING RECALL INFORMATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449136February 23, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND NOTICED AN EXTREMELY SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. IN ADDITION, OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS A CLICKING NOISE WOULD EMIT FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AREA. THE CLICKING MALFUNCTION STOPPED WHENEVER ENGAGING THE HAZARD WARNING CONTROL DEVICE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448447February 18, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AFTER HAVING THE 2ND CATALYTIC CONVERTER IN 2 YRS PUT ON THE ELECTRICAL WENT HAYWIRE. THE ABS,TRAC OFF & SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS COME & STAY ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I'VE HAD IT SERVICED AND NOBODY KNOWS WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. I HAD THE BRAKES INSPECTED AND GIVEN A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH SO TO SPEAK & YET AT RANDOM TIMES I HAVE NO BRAKES EVEN AFTER HAVING THEM INSPECTED BY PROFESSIONALS. THE CAR NOW OVERHEATS DUE TO THE DEX COOL I WAS TOLD TO USE BECAUSE IT ATE THRU THE CHEAP GASKETS PUT ON BY THE DEALERSHIP WHICH THEY WILL NOT COVER. THE BLINKERS HAVE A MIND OF THEIR OWN AND ONLY WORK DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS, I'VE HAD THOSE CHECKED & NEW ONES INSTALLED AS WELL AND THEY STILL ONLY WORK IN THE DAYTIME AND FINALLY THE PLASTIC WINDOW CLIPS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE(BOTH) BREAK CONSTANTLY. I'VE HAD EVERYTHING REPLACED EVEN HE ENGINE! THIS CAR HAS COST ME OVER 20,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448369February 17, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE AND SECURITY WARNING LAMPS. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THERE WERE TIMES THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SECURITY PASS LOCK SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448072February 15, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE ANTI-THEFT SECURITY WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION IN THE SECURITY SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY HAVING A BATTERY CHARGER CONNECTED TO THE BATTERY. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447102February 8, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAILURE COULD POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH).THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE TURNS SIGNAL WAS ACTIVATED AND WOULD NOT FUNCTION, SHE WOULD THEN ACTIVATE THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD OPERATE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447115February 8, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE CONSTANTLY OVERHEATS COOLING FAN DOES NOT COME ON. FLUID LEVEL NEEDS REPLENISHED CONSTANTLY. ENGINE PRESSURE BUILD UP FROM THE OVERHEATING. STILL CANNOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM AND VERY COSTLY TO REPAIR IN THE SHOP. PLEASE DO SOMETHING WITH THESE CARS HAVE RESEARCHED LOTS OF THE SAME ISSUES ON THE INTERNET. ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR 967.00. WHICH SOME PEOPLE CANNOT AFFORD. THIS IS A MANUFACTURE ISSUE AS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD SEEM DEFECTIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10446399February 3, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT MINUTES AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP REGULATOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR PRIOR, THE VEHICLE STALLED RIGHT AFTER REFUELING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,764 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,479.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10446013January 31, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED, SHE BEGAN TO USE THE VEHICLE CIGARETTE LIGHTER AND THE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED IN SMOKE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, BUT THE DOORS AND WINDOWS WOULD NOT OPEN. THE CONTACT THEN ATTEMPTED TO SOUND THE HORN, BUT THE HORN WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY UNLOCK THE DOORS AND EXIT THE VEHICLE AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXAMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,695.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10443692January 13, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION BUT THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY STALLED. THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL TANK PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICE WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07E021000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY: PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES) BUT THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10443453January 11, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE05055 (RECALL 03V327), TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD SWITCH POLICY, I HAD MY CAR TAKEN IN AND LOOKED AT FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, AND THEY SWITCH OUT A MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH. THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT UNDER THE RECALL 03V327. THE DEALER SAID THAT IT IS THE HAZARD SWITCH THAT IS COVERED AND NOT THE MULTI-FUNCTION/TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. HOWEVER, AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ONLINE IT IS CLEAR THAT THE HAZARD SWITCH IS NOT THE MAIN PROBLEM, IT IS THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH. EVEN IF THEY HAD REPLACED A HAZARD SWITCH IT WOULD NOT HAVE FIXED THE ISSUE, WHICH IS CONTAMINATED GREASE THAT HAD BRIDGED THE CONTACTS OF THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442505January 5, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE PASS LOCK SENSOR. THE PASS LOCK SENSOR WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442534January 5, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM FOR OVER A YEAR AND A HALF NOW HAS FAILED TO START EVERY TIME. WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON, WHICH SOMETIMES IS A FEW SECONDS OR MINUTES. ASIDE FROM THAT I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY HAZARD SWITCH TWICE NOW BECAUSE MY BLINKERS DON'T BLINK THEY STAY SOLID. THE CAR RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING OR STOPPED AT A LIGHT, WITH NO WARNING AND CAN ONLY NOTICE BECAUSE THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK. RECENTLY THE CHIMING NOISE WHEN PROGRAMMING THE CLOCK SOUNDS OFF MULTIPLE TIMES AFTER TURNING THE CAR ON AND THE DOORS BEGAN LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THEMSELVES OVER AND OVER FOR AWHILE. NOW HOWEVER THE DOORS ARE PERMANENTLY LOCKED ONCE THE CAR HITS THE REQUIRED SAFETY SPEED AND DO NOT UNLOCK WHEN THE CAR IS SHUT OFF AND KEY TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNITION, SO IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE THE ONLY WAY TO UNLOCK THE DOORS IS WITH THE KEY FAB BECAUSE THE INTERIOR AUTOMATIC LOCKS DO NOT WORK NOR THE MANUAL LOCKS EITHER. THIS CAR HAS HAD MORE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAN ANY CAR I HAVE HEARD OF UNTIL RESEARCHING THE ISSUES AND REALIZING THAT THESE ARE COMMON GM PROBLEMS ON CERTAIN MODELS AND MANUFACTURED YEARS AND GM REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442562January 5, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CAR WAS PURCHASED WITH 26,700 MILES FROM MY FATHER. HE BOUGHT IT NEW. THERE WERE NO MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH IT OTHER THAN THE A/C, WHICH NEEDED TO BE RECHARGED. THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 28,500 MILES WHEN THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN SUDDENLY. IT HAPPENED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 55 MPH. THE CAR COULD WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER SEVERAL FRANTIC ATTEMPTS. FINALLY, IT STARTED AFTER 10 MINUTES AND RAN LONG ENOUGH TO DRIVE IT THREE MILES TO THE HOUSE. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND THE CAR RAN WELL FOR ANOTHER 200 MILES BEFORE THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN SUDDENLY AGAIN. A BATTERY CABLE HAD OVERHEATED DUE TO A POOR FACTORY TERMINAL CONNECTION THAT ONLY USED A PORTION OF THE CABLE STRANDS TO SUPPLY POWER TO THE MAIN FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD. THE CABLE WAS REPLACED. THE CAR RAN WELL FOR ANOTHER 300 MILES WHEN SUDDENLY ALL THE INSTRUMENT WARNING LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING, BUT THE ENGINE DIDN'T SHUTDOWN. THE BATTERY WAS DAMAGED DURING THE BATTERY CABLE MELTDOWN. IT WAS REPLACED. THE CAR WAS DRIVEN THE NEXT DAY AND THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN SUDDENLY AGAIN. IT EVENTUALLY RESTARTED. IT FAILED AGAIN AFTER MAKING A LEFT TURN ON THE WAY HOME. IT RESTARTED AND WAS PARKED ON THE DRIVEWAY. A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET INDICATED THE PROBLEM COULD BE CAUSED BY THE BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM), WHICH IS LOCATED UNDER THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE BCM WAS REMOVED AND ONE OF THE THREE ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS (PINK) WAS FOUND TO BE WET AND CORRODED AT THREE OF THE MALE AND FEMALE CONNECTOR PINS. IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED WHERE THE WATER CAME FROM. THE CONNECTOR PINS WERE DRIED AND THE CORROSION REMOVED. A DIELECTRIC GREASE WAS APPLIED TO AVOID FURTHER CORROSION. THE CAR HAS OPERATED PROPERLY, SO FAR. POSSIBLY, THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM WAS INTERMITTENTLY LOSING A CRITICAL SENSOR INPUT DUE TO CORRODED BCM TERMINALS. INVESTIGATE THE FAULTY BATTERY CABLE CONNECTOR, AND WATER CORRODING THE BCM TERMINALS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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