Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#721054April 5, 2000
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW MOTORS CONTINUE TO FAIL AT INCREASING RATE. I HAVE REPLACED THEM BOTH 4 TIMES. I WAS TOLD THAT IT COULD BE DUE TO FAILURE OF THE REGULATORS, CAUSING THE MOTOR TO BURN UP. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, WINDOWS ARE COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. PROBLEM IS EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR, AND CONTINUALLY PULLING INTERIOR DOOR PANEL OFF IS CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE FASTENERS. DURING THE FIRST FAILURE, IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. SECOND FAILURE, I PAID HALF. THIRD AND FOURTH I PAID FULL COST. THERE MUST BE MORE PEOPLE OUT THERE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN TAMPA, FLORIDA, BUT ALL SERVICE IS DONE AT MOORE BUICK. THEY MAY HAVE MY LAST NAME AS DEBERRY-MY MAIDEN NAME. THANK YOU SERGEANT ALICIA R. BOSSHART USMC. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#783723April 4, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE ENGINE, RADIATOR AND OVERFLOW BUCKET WERE REPLACED.*ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720972April 3, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE CAR SET ON FIRE AND STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, BLEW A ROD AND MELTED THE SPARK PLUGS, THE COMPUTER FAILED AND THE TRANSMISSION BLEW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#720903April 2, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
A SPECIAL EXTENDED WARRANTY GRANTED TO OWNERS OF CERTAIN VIN ENGINE CODES TO REPLACE CRACKED CYLINDER HEADS BY PONTIAC..MY VEHICLE MET THE MILEAGE AND IN SERVICE TIME SPECS BUT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF PONTIAC'S COVERAGE (CERTAIN MANUFACTURING PLANTS WITH HIGH INCIDENTS OF FAILURES)..THE CRACKED HEAD OCCURRED WITHOUT CAUSE AND PONTIAC REFUSED TO COVER THE FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720839March 31, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
THREE FAILURES (AT 17,741; 27,336; AND 38,974 MILES) WITH WARPED FRONT DISC BRAKE ROTORS. GM NOW SAYS THAT FAILURE IS DUE TO IMPROPER DRIVING HABITS OR IMPROPERLY TORQUED LUG NUTS. THE LUG NUTS WERE NOT REMOVED SINCE THE LAST FAILURE. GM WILL NOT SAY WHAT TYPE OF DRIVING HABITS CAUSES ROTOR FAILURES. CAR DEVELOPS A SEVERE "SHIMMY" WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT HIGH SPEEDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551696March 30, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THE WATER PUMP FAILED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720804March 30, 2000
SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, TIRES
REAR SUSPENSION THAT HOLDS STRUTS IS ROTTED. SMOKES WHEN CAR IS DRIVEN AT ANY SPEED. IF USED LONG TERM, THE FRAME MAY CRACK AND THE TIRES MAY COME COMPLETELY OFF. MANY MECHANICS HAVE TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859434March 30, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 25 MPH, IN A PARKING LOT ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD, AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO ABOUT 45-50 MPH. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES VERY HARD, BUT WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO PARK, AND KEY WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNITION BEFORE VEHICLE WOULD STOP. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO OWNER'S HOME. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859457March 30, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING, DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE IGNITION SWITCH. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859487March 30, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TWO ENGINE HEAD GASKETS FAILED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S EXTENDED WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859496March 30, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 30-35MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT, AND "T"-BONED VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE SEAT BELT ALSO FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE DRIVER. *AK.THE DRIVERS SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES WHEN HEAD WENT INTO WINDSHIELD. *ET
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#859401March 29, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WHEN RAINING WATER WOULD LEAK THROUGH THE DASHBOARD PANEL TO THE FUSE BOX. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720728March 29, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE HEADLIGHT TROUBLE ALMOST CAUSED VEHICLE TO LEAVE ROAD AT HIGH SPEED. I FOUND THAT WHEN THEY CUT OUT, I NEED TO PUT HIGH BEAMS ON & THEN SWITCH BACK TO LOW BEAMS. SEATBACKS FOR BOTH FRONT SEATS WILL FLY FOWARD DURING HEAVY BRAKING. A MECHANIC ADVISED ME THAT THE SEAT BACKS WERE SUPPOSED TO MOVE FOWARD LIKE THIS, I WOULD LIKE THIS FIXED. AS FOR THE DRIVER WINDOW, MANY OTHER GRAND AM OWNERS TELL ME THAT THEY HAVE SAME PROBLEM - THIS ONE HAS COST ME OVER $100 IN DRYING OUT MY VEHICLE INTERIOR AND REPAIRS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720757March 29, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED IT WORKS UP UNTIL YOU ARE JUST GETTING READY TO STOP, AT THAT POINT THE CAR SLIDES AND THEN THE BRAKES GRAB VERY HARD. IT TAKES EXTRA DISTANCE TO GET THE CAR TO A COMPLETE STOP. I'VE HAD THE FRONT BRAKES REPLACED & THE BACK BRAKES ADJUSTED. NEITHER HELPED. SINCE THIS ISN'T A CONSISTANT PROBLEM IT'S NEVER DONE IT FOR THE DEALER THEREFORE, THEY CAN'T DETECT THE PROBLEM. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH PONTIAC. THEY TOLD ME THERE WASN'T ANYTHING THAT COULD BE DONE UNTIL THE DEALER DIAGNOSIS THE PROBLEM. THE CAR IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720762March 29, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
RIGHT SUSPENSION SQUAWK / SQUEAK WHILE DRIVING IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR GLASS SHATTERED BEHIND MIRROR WHILE DRIVING WITH NO APPARENT DEBRIS STRIKING CAR, RIGHT FRONT DOOR NOT FLUSHED, LEAVING GAP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720657March 27, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551534March 27, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, CONSUMER GOT OUT OF VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED ITSELF AND CAUGHT FIRE. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720574March 25, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784584March 24, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
TRANSMISSION FAILED TWO TIMES. *ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784581March 23, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT CONSTANTLY KINKS AND TWISTS IN THE UPPER DRIVERS SIDE ANCHOR AND HAS TO BE STRAIGHTENED OUT BEFORE IT WILL RETRACT OR BE ABLE TO BE PULLED OUT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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