Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#721869April 24, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I PUT NEW ROTORS AND BRAKES ON THE FRONT IN SEPTEMBER AFTER HAVING THE CAR ONLY A MONTH. IT WAS A DEMO WITH 18K MILES ON IT. NOW 11K MILES LATER I NEED THE ROTORS AND BRAKES CHANGED IN THE FRONT AGAIN. I CAN'T AFFORD TO DROP $300 AT MIDAS EVERY 6 MONTHS ON BRAKES AND ROTORS. THERE WAS ANOTHER WOMAN IN MIDAS AT THE SAME TIME WITH THE SAME MAKE CAR AND YEAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WHICH LED ME HERE TO YOUR WEB SITE WHICH REVEALED OVER 20 COMPLAINTS OF SIMILIAR NATURE. I JUST WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THESE ROTORS OR A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON THESE CARS THAT I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT. THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860739April 21, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED HIM. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WENT INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, VEERED OVER INTO THE SHOULDER PART, AND FLIPPED OVER INTO AN ENBANKMENT. UPON IMPACT, SEATBELT BROKE, AND AIRBAGS CAME OUT, BUT THEY DIDN'T DEFLATE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9000755April 18, 2000
SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELT FAILED
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#860470April 17, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
AFTER ENGAGING AND UNENGAGING THE HAZARD LIGHTS, TURN SIGNAL FAILED TO OPERATE, AND THE HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD NOT ENGAGE AS WELL. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721538April 16, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
THE THERMOSTAT WENT TO THE HALF AND ALL OF THE COOLANT POURED OUT OF THE CAR AND THE OIL AND WATER MIXED. THERE WAS NO WARNING. THIS WAS THE FIRST AND ONLY TIME THAT THE CAR HAD OVERHEATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721488April 15, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY
THERE IS A LEAK IN THE CAR EVERY TIME IT RAINS BOTH OF THE FRONT FLOOR BOARDS ARE FULL OF WATER MY NEIGHBOR OWNS A 91 GRAND AM ALSO AND HIS DOES THE SAME WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS BUT THE FLOOR BOARDS ARE RUSTING AND IT IS GOING TO COST ME TO FIX IT I KNOW THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN WRECKED AND MY NEIGHBORS CAR DOES THE SAME SO IT MUST BE A DESIGN PROBLEM I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT I HAVE TO DO TO GET THIS RESOLVED SO THERE WILL BE NO FURTHER DAMAGE TO MY CAR PLUS IT IS MOLDING MY CARPET AND SMELLS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860327April 14, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
UPON SHUTTING OFF CAR IT STARTED TO STEAM, TOOK TO A MECHANIC AND THEY SAID THE HEAD GASKET WAS CRACKED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721396April 13, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION LOCKS UP. HAS HAPPEND SEVERAL TIMES. LOCKS UP AND THE KEY CANNOT BE TURNED EVEN WHEN THE STEERING COLUMN IS NOT LOCKED UP. LAST TIME IT HAPPEND WE HAD TO PUT THE CAR UP ON A JACK TO UNLOCK THE IGNITION? IT CANNOT BE FIXED NOWTHOUGH WITHOUT SPENDING ALOT OF MONEY. THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN TO THE DEALER WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AND THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME. THIS IS NOT NORMAL AND SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AND BECAUSE THEY REFUSED TO FIX IT PROPERLY THE FIRST TIMEI AM GOING TO END UP SPENDING A GREAT DEAL AMOUNT OF MONEY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721432April 13, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
SENSOR FAILED AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE DID NOT INDICATE THAT THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING. THE ENGINE SEIZED UP AND WAS SOLD FOR SALVAGE VALUE OR $1,500. THERE IS DOCUMENTED OIL CHANGES EVERY THREE THOUSAND MILES WITH SIMULTANEOUS COOLANT CHECKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721363April 12, 2000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860223April 12, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEED OF 20 - 75 MPH. VEHICLE BE IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721326April 11, 2000
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
STEERING COLUMN WILL NOT LOCK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721330April 11, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I HAVE SPENT ALOT OF MONEY TRYING TO GET THIS CAR IN SAFE RUNNING CONDITION, AND AS OF RIGHT NOW MY PONTIAC SITS IN MY GARAGE NOT DRIVEABLE BECAUSE I CANT AFFORD TO SPEND ANY MORE MONEY ON THESE BRAKES , I HAVE ALREADY SPENT MORE THAN I SHOULD HAVE AND IT STILL DOES NOT WORK. IF YOU PEOPLE AT PONTIAC PRIDE YOURSELF IN EXCELLENCE THAN I THINK YOU SHOULD TAKE ANOTHER LOOK .IF YOU REALLY PRIDE YOURSELF IN EXCELLENCE, I THINK YOU SHOULD REPAIR THE WHOLE BRAKE SYSTEM IN MY CAR. OTHER WISE I WILL BE FORCED TO CONTACT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL THANKYOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721345April 11, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, STRUCTURE:BODY
SINCE THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW ON NOVEMBER 1998 (1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM) IT HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT, FRONT END HAS BEEN REPAIRED 3 TIMES, BRAKES REPAIRED (WARPED ROTORS), AIR BAG COVER WARPED AND WAS REPLACED, DOOR PANELING CAME OFF AND WAS REPLACED WITH NEW PANELING, GLOVE BOX DOOR WAS LOOSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860102April 11, 2000
STEERING:COLUMN
STEERING WHEEL TILT WILL NOT LOCK, IT FLOPS UP AND DOWN. COMSUMER BELIEVES THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE WHEEL IS JUST FLOPPING WHILE DRIVER IS TURNING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ONCE BEFORE FOR SAME PROBLEM, AND HAS TO BRING VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER FOR SAME DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721262April 10, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
THE ENGINE QUITS RUNNING WHILE DRIVING AND WILL NOT RESTART. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT THEN COMES ON AND THE CLOCK WILL NOT SHOW THE TIME. THE DEALER HAS SERVICED THE CAR 3 TIMES FOR THIS AND SAY IT IS SOMETHING DIFFERENT EACH TIME, EVEN THOUGH THE CAR DOES THE EXACT SAME THING EVERY TIME. THE WARRANTY IS ALMOST OUT AND WE FEEL THIS IS REDICULOUS! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721232April 9, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
OUR CAR DECELERATES FROM 65 MPH DOWN TO 45 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. THIS HAS OCCURRED NINE DIFFERENT TIMES AND WE ARE FORTUNATE THAT WE HAVE NOT BEEN KILLED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NO IDEA WHAT IS CAUSING THIS AND THEY DON'T SEEM OVERLY CONCERNED THAT WE MAY DIE IF THIS OCCURS AGAIN. ALL WE ARE ASKING IS FOR THE LEASE TO BE TERMINATED BECUASE OF THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP US BEFORE SOMETHING HAPPENS. THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721137April 7, 2000
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551753April 5, 2000
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
POWER WINDOWS AND DOOR LOCKS FAIL TO LOCK AND WINDOWS HAVE TO BE ASSISTED BY HAND TO MOVE UP AND DOWN. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859742April 5, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT FULLY DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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