Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#10503039March 14, 2013
ENGINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HAZARD SWITCH AND THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 205,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502539March 12, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WON'T START WITHOUT HOLDING KEY TO ON POSITION FOR 10 MINUTES. TURN SIGNAL KEEPS MAKING CLICKING SOUND FOR UP TO 2 MINUTES AFTER TURNING OFF SIGNAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10500953March 1, 2013
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
COOLANT LEAKED INTO ENGINE CAUSED PROBLEMS, WOULDN'T START HALF THE TIME, COULDN'T FILL UP WITHOUT GAS PUMP CUTTING OFF CONSTANTLY (TOOK 20 MINUTES TO FILL UP). TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND OTHER SHOPS SPENT TONS OF MONEY PROBLEM NOT SOLVED. GOT SO FEED UP WITH THIS CAR I PULLED THE TAGS AND BOUGHT A HONDA. IT IS REALLY UNFAIR HOW THE MANUFACTURER OF THIS CAR WAS ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH PUTTING OUT SUCH AN INFERIOR PRODUCT. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR RECALL ON ANY NUMBER OF THESE PROBLEMS. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALLS OR THE CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10500679February 27, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARM STUCK TO THE ATTACHMENT OF THE BRACKET CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK IN ORDER TO STOP THE ACCELERATION. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V528000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499223February 19, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496783February 7, 2013
ENGINE
INTAKE MANIFOLD ,LOWER GASKET ROTTED AWAY, MIXING OIL AND ANTIFREEZE, LIKE A BLOWN HEAD GASKET, I HEAR THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ENGINE. I FEEL GM SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ,LIKE A RECALL. IT MADE ME FEEL VERY DISGUSTED ,I FEEL I WILL SWITCH TO A DIFFERENT MAKE OF CAR. OR AT LEAST COMPENSATE. 900.00 LATER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10495039January 29, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH AND NOTICED THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTING FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10495153January 29, 2013
TIRES, WHEELS:HUB, WHEELS
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY BACK FRAME THAT HOOKS TO THE TIRE BROKE IN HALF AND THE TIRE WENT FLYING IN THE AIR. IT LOOKS AS IF THERE IS A DEFAULT IN THE FRAME WHERE THE HUB IS CONNECTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10491535January 5, 2013
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THERE WAS NO CRASH, I AM JUST CONCERNED I HAVE A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT, THE DASH IS DEFECTIVE AND MADE OF INFERIOR MATERIALS. IT IS SO WARPED AND CURLED NOT TO MENTION BROKE AND LOSE, THAT IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION THE DASH WILL BECOME A MISSILE AND IN ITS CURRENT STATE IT BLOCKS A PORTION OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND GM WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. THE DASH IS UNSAFE AND WAS NOT BUILT TO LAST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490858January 3, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
SOMETIMES, WHEN APPLYING THE TURN SIGNALS, THE TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT ACTIVATE, EVEN THOUGH THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER IS IN THE CORRECT POSITION. THE RELAY DOES NOT CLICK, AND THE TURN SIGNALS DO NOT FLASH. ALSO, AT RANDOM TIMES, THE TURN SIGNAL RELAY CAN BE HEARD CLICKING RAPIDLY ON AND OFF WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS ARE NOT TURNED ON. THE TURN SIGNALS DO NOT TURN ON WHEN THIS OCCURS, JUST THE RELAY IN THE DASH CLICKS. AS STATED, THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND CAN GO ON FOR HOURS OVER A LONG DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490674January 2, 2013
ENGINE
HI, MY GRANDAM OVERHEATED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I NOTICED THAT THE COOLANT COMPARTMENT WAS EMPTY. I DID NOT RECEIVE A LOW COOLANT WARNING FROM THE CAR SYSTEM. I HAD TOPPED OFF MY COOLANT COMPARTMENT ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO. WHEN I LOOK AT THE ENGINE BLOCK, I CAN SEE THAT THERE IS A TRAIL OF COOLANT COMING OUT THE ENGINE GASKET. I DID SOME GOOGLING AND NOTICED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE GRANDAMS AND THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST GM A COUPLE YEARS AGO. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AS I WORRY IF THE ENGINE WILL CATCH FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10489407December 20, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
I STARTED MY CAR IN A PARKING LOT AND WAS DRIVING APPROX 10MPH WHEN THE CAR DIED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, AFTER RESTART, IT DID IT AGAIN. THEN, IT WOULDN'T EVEN TURN OVER. I HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THAT IT WAS PROBABLY A BAD FUEL PUMP. TURNS OUT IT WAS THE PONTIAC ANTI-THEFT DEVICE THAT WAS KEEPING IT FROM STARTING. WHEN YOUR KEY STARTS GETTING WORN AND ROUNDED OFF, (AS MOST KEYS DO AFTER SOME USE!) THE THEFT SYSTEM LOCKS YOUR CAR UP. THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM OTHER THAN REPLACING THE ECU, IGNITION SYSTEM, KEY TUMBLER, OR A COMBINATION OF THE SAME, AND REPROGRAMMING IT, WHICH COSTS UPWARDS OF 1000.00 THIS ANTI THEFT SYSTEM IS PREVENTING ME FROM USING MY LAWFULLY OWNED CAR! THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT IS TO HAVE A DEALERSHIP REPLACE DEFECTIVE PONTIAC PARTS. AN ANTI THEFT SYSTEM SHOULD BE A PREVENTATIVE MEASURE TO KEEP CROOKS FROM BOOSTING YOUR CAR, NOT SOMETHING THAT WILL COST THE OWNER MORE MONEY LATER WHEN THEIR KEY WEARS DOWN! WORSE YET, IF THE CAR IS DISABLED ON A HIGHWAY AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP, YOU RISK KILLING YOURSELF OR OTHERS ON THE ROAD! THIS HAS GOT TO BE A SAFETY VIOLATION AND A RED FLAG FOR A RECALL. I'M GOING TO PROBABLY SELL THIS RAT-TRAP FOR SCRAP/CRUSH VALUE TO A JUNK YARD AND BUY ANOTHER CAR, SO ALTHOUGH THIS COMPLAINT WON'T BENEFIT ME, HOPEFULLY MY COMMENT WILL HELP SOMEONE ELSE WHO IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR POS PONTIAC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487350December 4, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, HE FOUND THAT THE STEEL BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND THE VEHICLE EMITTED A LOUD NOISE FROM THE ENGINE FLOORBOARD AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10481969October 23, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY CAR STARTED TO STALL OUT ON ME AS I WAS CROSSING A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY. I BARELY MANAGED TO GET OVER TO THE OTHER END AND PULL OVER BEFORE THE CAR DIED COMPLETELY. THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AS THE CAR STALLED OUT. AFTER TRYING TO RESTART THE CAR A FEW TIMES, THE KEY WOULD TURN AND IT WOULD SOUND LIKE IT WOULD TRY TO START THE ENGINE, BUT NEVER ENOUGH POWER TO GET IT GOING. AFTER HAVING THE CAR SIT IN IDLE FOR HALF AN HOUR, WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK TO GET THERE, THE CAR WOULD MAKE A CLICKING SOUND WHEN THE KEY IS TURNED, BUT IT WOULDN'T START. ALSO, THE SECURITY LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN THE KEY IS TURNED TO "ON". SO FAR I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY THINKING THAT WAS THE PROBLEM, CHECKED ALL THE FUSES, FUEL PUMPS, GOT A NEW ALTERNATOR, AND NEW OIL PRESSURE SENSOR. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT HAS TO DO WITH SECURITY BYPASS IN PONTIACS. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE WASN'T AT ALL HELPFUL. I UNDERSTAND THEY WILL NOT DO A RECALL BECAUSE THIS COMMON ISSUE IS NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT IN MY CASE, THE CAR DIED ON ME AS I WAS CROSSING A BUSY HIGHWAY, AND I COULD'VE EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I'M SURE MY CASE THAT INVOLVED SAFETY IS NOT AN ISOLATED ONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479906October 12, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND-AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE BUT IT FAILED TO TURN OVER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE MULTIPLE TIMES. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN WOULD GO OFF BY ITSELF AT DIFFERENT HOURS OF THE DAY AND IN ORDER TO DEACTIVATE IT HE HAD TO PUSH ON THE HORN MULTIPLE TIMES. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT LOCK AFTER SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE MIGHT BE CAUSE BY AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE AND HE WOULD NEED TO CONSULT WITH HIS LOCAL DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479837October 11, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT SECURITY SYSTEM ENGAGED ERRONEOUSLY, PREVENTING HIM FROM STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND HE HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO RESET THE SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,0000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000. UPDATED 11/13/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED HE MUST WAIT 10 MINUNTES TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THIS OCCURS VERY FREQUENTLY. THE DEALER WOULD NOT SERVICE VEHICLE UNTIL A $100 FEE WAS PAID. UPDATED 11/27/2012 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479662October 10, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH UPHILL WHEN THE VEHICLE INCREASED ACCELERATION WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE ENGINE RPMS BEGAN RAPIDLY INCREASED SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND PROGRESSED OVER A MATTER OF WEEKS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478609October 4, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD WORK WHEN THE HAZARD LIGHTS WERE ON, BUT NOT DURING NORMAL DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO VERIFIED THAT THE SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,950.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10477956September 29, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
WE BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING OUR CAR, THE SECURITY LIGHT WAS ON AND STAYED ON. SOME DAYS IT WOULD START AND OTHERS IT WOULDN'T AND THEN IT EVENTUALLY WOULD NOT START AT ALL. AFTER BEING IN THE SHOP FOR A WEEK AND STUMPING THE MECHANICS, WE STILL HAVE NOT SOLVED THE ISSUE. EVERYTHING HAS BEEN CHECKED FROM THE FUEL PUMP TO THE SENSORS AND THEY ALL TESTED GOOD. OUR IGNITION WENT BAD AND SINCE WE HAD IT REPLACED IT HAS BEEN BAD. THIS CAR HAS LEFT US STRANDED PLACES WITH THREE SMALL KIDS. WE HAVE TO LEAVE THE KEY IN THE ON POSITION FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES THEN TURN TO OFF THEN START AND SOMETIMES IT TAKES THREE OR FOUR TIMES BEFORE IT WORKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10477200September 26, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE BEING EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE REGULATOR HAD A LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07E021000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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