Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#10381076February 8, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY GIRLFRIENDS 03 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT JUST STOPPED STARTING....IT RAN FINE TODAY..THEN WHEN WE GOT HOME AND SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR ABOUT AN HOUR THEN CAME BACK OUT TO LEAVE I TURNED THE KEY AND NOTHING! LIKE ALL THE LIGHTS AND EVERYTHING WORKS..I TOOK A SCREW DRIVER AND TRIED JUMPING THE STARTER AND IT JUST SPINS FREELY AND DOESN'T ENGAGE THE FLYWHEEL..IT'S HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE..WHAT'S THE PROBLEM AND HOW DO I FIX IT? WE NEED IT FIXED ASAP!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381176February 8, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS SMELL INSIDE THE CAR COMING THROUGH THE VENT WHEN THE CAR IS FIRST TURNED ON, WHEN I PRESS THE BREAKS, OR WHEN I TURN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379802February 1, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
03 GRAND AM. TO START OFF WITH, I HAD THE SAME RANDOM CLICKING SOUND. I BOUGHT A NEW SWITCH FROM ADVANCED, AND THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. FOR YEARS NOW THE SECURITY LIGHT WILL COME ON WHEN DRIVING RANDOMLY, BUT THE CAR WILL NOT SHUT OFF OR NOT TURN ON. BUT NOW I AM HAVING MAJOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH EVERYTHING ELSE. SOMETIMES CRUISE CONTROL CUTS OFF ON ITS OWN. WHEN I START THE CAR SOMETIMES NOTHING ELECTRICAL WILL COME ON. SOMETIMES THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL BUT NOT THE A/C CONTROLS OR HEADLIGHTS. OR VISE VERSE. IT IS ALL RANDOM. IT WILL EVENTUALLY COME ON WHEN DRIVING. IF I DRIVE IN THE DARK, I HAVE TO HAVE MY HEADLIGHTS, SO THERE IS AN ISSUE. I DO NOT WANT TO WAIT UNTIL A RECALL IS MADE BECAUSE PONTIAC DOES NOT CARE ABOUT US BECAUSE WE ALREADY PAID FOR THE CAR. I JUST WANT TO KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. I CANNOT AFFORD DEALER PRICES. SO DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW TO FIX THE ISSUES? *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378348January 23, 2011
VISIBILITY
WINDOW SASH AND REGULATOR CLIPS BREAK EASILY AND FREQUENTLY. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378171January 21, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY
THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHENEVER THE KEY WAS INSERTED IN THE IGNITION IT WILL START SOMETIMES AND ANOTHER TIMES IT WILL NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER PREVIOUSLY AND WAS CHARGED $500 AND THEY REPLACED THE PASS LOCK. ABOUT A YEAR LATER THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MECHANIC SHOP WHO REPAIRED THE LOCK AGAIN BECAUSE THE COMPUTER DID NOT RECOGNIZED THE KEY TO START THE VEHICLE. ALL FOUR WINDOWS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WOULD NOT GO DOWN THEY JAMMED AT ALL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377214January 19, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL WHEN ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT INQUIRED WITH BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS: SWITCH) YET THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376651January 14, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS HE STARTED THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED AN OVERPOWERING GASOLINE ODOR. THE CONTACT THEN DISCOVERED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07E021000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375593January 11, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE SECURITY LOCK ENGAGED AND SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO AVOID ON COMING TRAFFIC AND PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT LOOKED ONLINE TO FIND A SOLUTION TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WHICH STATED TO LEAVE THE KEY IN THE ON POSITION FOR TEN MINUTES. THE ONLINE REMEDY CAUSED THE BATTERY TO FAIL; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT NEEDED A JUMP START. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE SECURITY LOCK ENGAGED AGAIN AND SHUT THE VEHICLE DOWN. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER REGARDING THE SECURITY SYSTEM AND THEY STATED THAT THE SECURITY SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE SECURITY SYSTEM AND THAT DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375752January 6, 2011
SUSPENSION, STEERING
POWER STEERING RACK SEPARATED FROM SUB FRAME DUE TO CORROSION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374619January 4, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM WITH APPROXIMATELY 65,000 MILES. CLICKING SOUND NORMALLY ASSOCIATED WITH DIRECTIONAL/TURN SIGNAL IS BEING HEARD, EVEN WHEN DIRECTIONAL IS NOT IN USE. SOMETIMES THE CLICKING IS ACTIVATED BY MOVING OR TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CLICKING IS NOT CONSTANT OR CONSISTENT, BUT IT DOES OCCUR EVERY TIME THE DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL IS USED. THE SOUND APPEARS TO COME FROM THE DASHBOARD AREA (NEAR THE RADIO AND HAZARD LIGHT BUTTON). THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HAS DIAGNOSED IT AS A FAULTY/DIRTY MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH, WHICH HE SAYS HE REPLACES FREQUENTLY. IF THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE, I BELIEVE GENERAL MOTORS (PONTIAC) SHOULD ADDRESS THE ISSUE BEFORE IT TURNS MORE SERIOUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374670January 4, 2011
SUSPENSION:REAR
A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM, DRIVING EASTBOUND ON DIRT ROAD. DRIVER CAME AROUND A CURVE ON DIRT ROAD AND HAD SUDDEN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. DRIVER DESCRIBED WHEEL BEING TORN OUT OF HIS HANDS WITH LOSS OF CONTROL. VEHICLE THEN ROLLED ONTO ITS SIDE. WHILE VEHICLE WAS UP ON ITS SIDE, IT WAS NOTED THAT DRIVER'S SIDE REAR SUSPENSION BOLT WAS BROKEN. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10373750January 2, 2011
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
ARE YOU KIDDING ME! MY WINDOWS ON MY 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT HAVE QUIT WORKING. HAS HAPPENED TO 3 OF MY WINDOWS, DRIVER SIDE FRONT AND BOTH BACK WINDOWS, YESTERDAY WHEN IT WAS POURING DOWN RAIN BASICALLY SIDEWAYS MY WINDOW WHICH I HAVE HAD TO RIG TO STAY UP WITH TAPE STILL CAME DOWN WHICH ALLOWED POWERFUL WIND AND RAIN TO START POURING INTO MY CAR AS I TRIED TO PULL OVER TO PUSH IT BACK UP ANOTHER ONE FELL, LOL. MY CAR WAS SOAKING I WAS SOAKING AND I ALMOST GOT INTO A WRECK BECAUSE OF IT, NOT A SAFETY ISSUE MY [XXX]! A DIFFERENT TIME MY GIRLFRIEND HAD TO UNDO HER SEAT BELT AND CRAWL FROM THE FRONT SEAT INTO THE BACK TO HOLD A WINDOW UP DURING A RAIN STORM, WHAT THE [XXX] GIVES GM? I WOULD LOVE TO GET THIS FIXED BUT NOT ONLY CAN I NOT AFFORD IT BUT I HAVE SEEN THE PLASTIC PIECE IN MY WINDOW AND IT HAS PIECES BROKEN OFF IN 7 DIFFERENT PLACES. THIS IS INSANE! GM IS RAPING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, NO WONDER PEOPLE BY FOREIGN CARS, I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A PONTIAC MAN BUT I MAY BE LOOKING INTO A HONDA OR SOMETHING SOON! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374373January 2, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON 02/23/2008, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND WAS TAKEN TO GM CERTIFIED AUTO CENTER. PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC CIRCUIT CHECK - PASSLOCK SYSTEMS FAILURE. REPLACED PASSLOCK CYLINDER AND SWITCH. ON 05/22/2008, TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT GM CERTIFIED AUTO CENTER. DIAGNOSTIC FOUND IGNITION CYLINDER LOOSE INTERNALLY CAUSING LOSS OF CONTACT. REPLACED IGNITION CYLINDER AND SWITCH FOR THE SECOND TIME IN ONLY FOUR MONTHS. ON SAME DAY (05/22/2008), DRIVER REPORTED A CLICKING TYPE NOISE AS IF TURN SIGNALS WERE ON WHEN THEY WEREN'T. DIAGNOSTIC FOUND INTERNAL FAILURE IN MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH - REPLACED. ON 12/29/2010, CLICKING NOISE RETURNED AND VEHICLE TAKEN TO GM CERTIFIED AUTO CENTER. DIAGNOSTIC FOUND INTERNAL SHORT/FAILURE IN MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH AND IT WAS REPLACED FOR A SECOND TIME. WHEN LEAVING AUTO CENTER, "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT ON. DIAGNOSTIC INDICATED IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO REPLACED, FOR A THIRD TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371002December 17, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3RD TIME PONTIAC GRAND AM PASSLOCK FAILURE. HAVE HAD TO REPLACE IGNITION CYLINDER WITH NO GUARANTEE THIS WON'T CONTINUE TO HAPPEN. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE WEB SITES AND THIS APPEARS TO BE A RAMPANT PROBLEM. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND REIMBURSEMENT TO ALL OWNERS WHO HAVE THIS REPEATED PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370795December 15, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START BECAUSE THE BATTERY WAS DRAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370625December 14, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT WITH ONLY 65000 MILES HAS RECENTLY DEVELOPED THE SECURITY LIGHT ON THE IP, AND HAS NOT STARTED ONCE (ONLY OWNER). I TAKE CARE OF MY VEHICLES AND HAVE NOT HAD AN ISSUE UNTIL NOW. THE LIGHT TURNS ON FREQUENTLY, AND IS UPSETTING TO NOT KNOW IF IT WILL START AND YOU'LL BE STRANDED FOR A WHILE. I JUST BOUGHT A NEW G-8 LAST SUMMER. I ALSO OWN A TAHOE. PLEASE DO THE RIGHT THING AND HAVE A TSB SOFTWARE FIX FOR THE NUMEROUS PEOPLE THAT CONTINUE TO SUPPORT GM PRODUCTS. IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369638December 8, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED THAT THE SECURITY LIGHT LOCATED ON THE DASHBOARD WAS ILLUMINATED. AFTER DRIVING FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES THE WARNING LIGHT SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS UNTIL THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER START. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 92,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369259December 5, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SECURITY FEATURE WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO PROPERLY START MY CAR. THE SECURITY LIGHT IN THE CAR THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE DASH BOARD DISPLAY FLASHES . I THEN HAVE TO WAIT 10 MIN OR REMOVE POWER I.E. DISCONNECT ONE TERMINAL OF THE BATTERY RECONNECT IT THEN HOPE THE CAR WILL START. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369111December 3, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HE ATTEMPTED TO SIGNAL TO TURN LEFT, HE NOTICED THAT THE SIGNAL FAILED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO TOOK A COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 115,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368269November 30, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SECURITY LIGHT IN MY CAR FLASHES AND MY CAR WONT START LEAVING ME & MY KIDS STRANDED. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. WE HAVE CHANGED THE FUEL PUMP AND NOW WE ARE BEING TOLD TO CHANGE THE BRAIN OR THE IGNITION. TIRED OF BEING STRANDED W MY KIDS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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