Pontiac Grand AM Complaints (2000)

675 consumer complaints on file.

#10124803June 9, 2005
STEERING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
DT: STEERING IS GOING OUT ON THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP DUE TO A RECALL ON THE HAZARD SIGNAL. WHEN PUTTING ON THE TURN SIGNAL TO GO LEFT OR RIGHT THE STEERING WOULD SOUND LIKE IT MAKES AWHISTLING NOISE. FROM UNDERNEATH IT SOUNDS LIKE KNOCKING OR RATTLING SOUND.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124272June 6, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
RECURRING PROBLEM WITH WATER GETTING INTO PASSENGER SIDE FUSE BOX. WE HAVE REPAIRED 4 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. GM HAS A TSB LETTING YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, DUE TO EITHER A DEFECTIVE WATER DEFLECTOR IN THE DOOR OR A PASSENGER SIDE "A" PILLAR SEAM PROBLEM. SHOULD BE A RECALL AS WE HAVE ALREADY REPAIRED ONE CUSTOMER ONCE AND THEY ARE COMING IN AGAIN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10123993June 2, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
MY CAR STARTED OVER HEATING, THE COOLANT LIGHT WAS GOING ON AND OFF, WHEN I CHECKED THE COOLANT THERE WAS NONE IN THERE, BUT THE DAY BEFORE I CHECKED IT AND IT WAS AT THE CORRECT LINE. SO I FILLED IT UP ONCE MY CAR COOLED DOWN AND BY THE TIME I GOT HOME WHICH IS ABOUT 4 MILES THERE WAS NO COOLANT LEFT. SO I TOOK IT IN TO A LOCAL SHOP AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT THERE IS A LEAK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS, WHICH IS NOW GOING TO COST ME AROUND 600 TO FIX. WHEN I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ONLINE I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS ISN'T A RARE THING, IT IS HAPPENING TO ALL OF THE GRAND AM'S . ALSO THE GUY AT THE SHOP SAID HE IS FIXING ABOUT 3 A MONTH JUST LIKE MY CASE. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120935May 15, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
I AM EXPERIENCING REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE ROTORS. WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (ABOVE 50 MPH), IF THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE CAR, INCLUDING THE TIRES AND STEERING WHEEL, VIBRATES/SHAKES BACK AND FORTH. SOMETIMES IT SHAKES SO MUCH THAT IT FEELS LIKE CONTROL OF THE CAR IS COMPROMISED. SEVERAL AUTO MECHANICS HAVE TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM IS DEFINITELY THAT THE BRAKE ROTORS WEAR OUT. THE BRAKE ROTORS HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPLACED TWICE (THE FIRST TIME BY A PONTIAC DEALERSHIP), AND NOW NEED TO BE REPLACED A THIRD TIME, EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE REPLACED LESS THAN A YEAR AGO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120432May 6, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE PUNCTURING THE TIRE EQUIPMENT.*MR VEHCILE WAS PARKED WHEN LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE. THE REPAIR SHOP MENTIONED THERE MIGHT BE A RECALL. CALLED PONTIAC THEY SAID THERE WAS A RECALL BUT OUR VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *BF *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119923May 5, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY LOW COOLANT LIGHT, I TOOK MY CAR IN AND GOT THE THERMOSTAT REPLACED AND THERE WAS A LEAKAGE WITH THE GASKET APPARENTLY I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE SO THE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THIS CAR WHILE MY CAR WAS BEING REPAIRED THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR CAR WAS ALSO BEING REPAIRED AND THE MECHANIC SAID THAT IT WAS COMMON TO REPLACE THESE PARTS IN THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119360May 2, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
CONSUMER STATES: THAT WHEN THEY TURN OFF BLINKER LIGHTS THAT THERE IS A TICKNG SOUND INSIDE THE DASH, AS IF THE BLINKER WERE STILL ON. IT ALSO DOES IT EVEN WHEN JUST DRIVING WITHOUT USING THE BLINKER AND SO AS YOU START VEHICLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118781May 1, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
AT APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES, THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ON MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT HAD TO BE REPLACED. I HAD NOTICED THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY, AND DECIDED TO GET THE COOLANT FLUSHED AND FILLED. WHEN I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO THE LOCAL PONTIC DEALERSHIP, I WAS INFORMED THE ENGINE GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WHICH WAS CLOSE TO AN $800 REPAIR. THIS WAS DONE IN DECEMBER OF 2004. IT IS NOW APRIL OF 2005, AND I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM . AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT SITES, IT APPEARS THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM, AS MANY OWNERS OF GM CARS WITH THE ENGINE THAT PONTIAC USED IN THE 2000 GRAND AM GTS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. THE LIM GASKET WAS REDESIGNED AFTER GM NOTICED THIS RECURRING PROBLEM, AND THE NEWER ONE IS BEING USED TO REPLACE THE OLDER ONE. IF IT'S BECOME OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FAULT OF GM, WHY AM I THE ONE WHO HAS TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116948April 27, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:UNIT
RECALL CAMPAIGN 03V327000/HAZARD WARNING DEVICES. VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE TURN SIGNALS WHICH OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY. OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK THE CUSTOMER HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. *BF *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117889April 14, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH BAD. SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS TO BE VERY COMMON ON THIS MODEL AS WELL AS THE BUICK ALERO. ***THIS IS NOT THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH THAT WAS RECALLED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116292April 3, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
I HAD MY 2000 GRAND AM IN FOR A TURN SINGNAL PROBLEM, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE INTAKE GASKETS ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF LEAKAGE.MY CAR ONLY HAS 32500MILES ON IT.RM*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117157March 28, 2005
SUSPENSION:REAR
PONTIAC GRAND AM 2000, LOSS OF CONTROL AND ROLLOVER. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, SUDDENLY THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE FELT LOOSE AND THE VEHICLE SWERVED WHICH CAUSED HIM TO LOSE CONTROL. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE LEFT REAR TRAILING ARMS WERE NOT ATTACHED TO THE LEFT REAR KNUCKLE. INSPECTION OF THE BOLTS THAT ATTACHED THE TRAILING ARMS TO THE KNUCKLE SHOWED THAT THE END OF THE BOLT WAS BROKEN. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10112814March 24, 2005
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
POWER STEERING FAILED, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO TURN THE VEHICLE LEFT/RIGHT. MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED BY CONSUMER.*AK THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND THE PRESSURE AND RETURN HOSES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113956March 11, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
FRONT END BEARINGS . HAVE SPOKE TO A FEW PEOPLE THAT OWN PONTIAC GRAND AMS. ALL HAVE HAD TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE FRONT END BEARING REPLACED . WHEN ISPOKE TO THE MECHANIC, HE SAID THAT G.M. VEHICLES ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR FRONT END BEARINGS GOING BAD. WHY DO THEY KNOW THIS, AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE OR ASKED ABOUT IT.CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO FLIP THE BILL FOR A PART THAT MAY BE FAULTY. PLEASE ASK G.M. IF THEY COULD WRITE ME AND ANSWER THIS QUESTION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112769March 9, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
LOWE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ON 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM 3.4 L V-6 ENGINE HAS FAILED TWICE RESULTING IN ENGINE COOLANT LOSS DUE TO MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. THIS CONDITION IS VERY HAZARDOUS AS IT COULD RESULT IN ENGINE OVERHEATING AND FAILURE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112718March 8, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM HAS A BAD INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WITH ONLY 50,000 MILES. MY FRIEND OWNS A REPAIR SHOP, AND SAYS HE GETS AT LEAST ONE GM PRODUCT A WEEK WITH A 3.4 LITER ENGINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. MANY ALSO HAVE BLOWN HEAD GASKETS!! THIS IS A VERY COMMON AND COSTLY PROBLEM, AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED!! THERE ARE TOO MANY OF THESE CARS ON THE ROAD FOR EVERY CONSUMER TO BE STUCK WITH A $500-3000 REPAIR BILL!!!!!!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113250March 2, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH OR MORE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON DUE TO LOSS OF COOLANT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE 3.4L ENGINE HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108750March 2, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A CRACK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON ON THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110723February 17, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I AM THE OWNER OF A 2000 PONITAC GRAND AM. LAST YEAR I NOTICED THAT MY COOLANT WAS LEAKING AND TOOK MY CAR IN FOR REPAIR. AFTER PERFORMING A PRESSURE TEST ON MY SYSTEM, THE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND THE LEAK. I HAVE SINCE HAD TROUBLE WITH COOLANT LOSS AND OCCASIONALLY HAVE TO ADD COOLANT, AND HAVE NOTICED EVIDENCE OF LEAKAGE IN MY ENGINE COMPARTMENT. AFTER SOME INTERNET RESEARCH AND EXPLORING SOME GRAND AM OWNER SITES, I HAVE LEARNED THAT THERE IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE UPPER AND LOWER MANIFOLD INTAKE GASKET DETERIORATING AND ALLOWING COOLANT TO LEAK OUT, CAUSING A COSTLY REPAIR OF OVER $1,000. IN SOME INSTANCES, THE COOLANT HAS MIXED WITH THE OIL AND RUINED THE ENGINE. SOME GRAND AM OWNERS HAVE PETITIONED GENERAL MOTORS TO RECALL THE GASKETS BUT SO FAR THERE HAS BEEN NO RESPONSE. I HAVE NOT YET HAD THE GASKETS REPLACED ON MY CAR BUT AFTER FURTHER EXAMINATION I BELIEVE THIS IS MY PROBLEM. GRAND AM OWNERS LIKE MYSELF HOPE THAT GM WILL MAKE THIS DECISION TO TAKE CARE OF ITS CUSTOMERS AND TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO MAINTAIN CONSUMER TRUST AND LOYALTY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113820February 16, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD IN THE CONSUMER'S 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM LEAKED ANTIFREEZE. *NM *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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