Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#10277669July 21, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1. THE SECURITY LIGHT TURNS ON WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE. 2. WHEN TRYING TO START CAR, THE CAR WILL NOT CONTINUE TO RUN. THIS HAPPENS ON A MONTHLY BASIS (FREQUENTLY) AND IS AT LEAST AN ANNOYANCE. TO DATE THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED AT A TIME WHEN I NEEDED THE CAR IN AN EMERGENCY, BUT IT IS A REAL POSSIBILITY THAT IT COULD. 3. THE CAR WILL RESTART AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION TO ON AND WAITING 10 MINUTES. I HAVE READ THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND THAT IT IS CAUSED BY A FAULTY IGNITION LOCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277092July 17, 2009
STRUCTURE
IN RELATION TO ODI CASE NUMBER: 10273941 YESTERDAY, JULY 16, 2009 I ALSO EXPERIENCED THE WINDOW MOLDING POPPING OFF AND WAS NOT SURE THE CAUSE OF IT. ORIGINALLY I THOUGHT SOMEONE WAS ATTEMPTING TO BREAK INTO THE CAR. NOTICING NO ATTEMPT TO BREAK IN OTHER THAN THE MOLDING POPPED OFF I DETERMINED IT TO BE POSSIBLY RELATED TO THE HEAT AS YESTERDAY WAS THE HOTTEST DAY OF THE YEAR SO FAR. THE MOLDING DISASSEMBLED ITSELF ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. IT WAS EASILY PLACED BACK INTO LOCATION AND HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THE ISSUE AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277129July 17, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SECURITY LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I WAS FREQUENTLY LATE TO APPOINTMENTS DUE TO HAVING TO WAIT FOR THE CAR TO FINALLY START. I FINALLY HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND YES..$500 LATER IT IS NOW REPAIRED FOR THE MOST PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275642July 2, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 2003 PONTIAC GRAN AM GT RAM AIR FOUR DOOR SEDAN. SEVERAL WEEKS WE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WHERE THE CAR WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE WITHOUT THE GAS PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED, THE CAR WOULD CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE UNTIL THE GAS PEDAL WAS QUICKLY DEPRESSED OR I HIT THE BRAKES. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY REPAIR SHOP AND THEY REPLACED A CABLE. THE PROBLEM ENDED THAN A FEW WEEKS LATER REAPPEARED. I TOOK THE CAR TO A PONTIAC DEALER (ADAMS/ANNAPOLIS) AND THEY CLEANED OUT SOME CONNECTIONS, BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNED SHORTLY AFTER THIS. I RETURNED THE CAR TO ADAMS AND THEY REPLACE THE COMPUTER. THIS APPEARED TO END THE PROBLEM BUT I EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM ONCE YESTERDAY BUT IT HAS NOT REOCCURRED SINCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275314June 30, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, IT WOULD FAIL TO RESTART IMMEDIATELY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 84,000. UPDATED 08/14/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS WITHIN THE SECURITY SYSTEM. THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD CLICK WHILE DRIVING. UPDATED 08/14/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274924June 25, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
SECURITY LIGHT WENT ON MY 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM WHILE DRIVING. UPON READING OWNER'S MANUAL WHICH TOLD ME TO GO TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. $500 LATER I HAVE A NEW PASSLOCK SENSOR ON MY CAR AS I CANNOT AFFORD TO BE STRANDED BY A VEHICLE THAT WILL NOT START. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274774June 23, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FOUR MORE OCCASIONS. RECENTLY, THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY INOPERABLE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 123,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274656June 22, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE EXTERIOR CLEARCOAT PAINT WAS PEELING. THE FRONT BUMPER AREA AND HEADLIGHTS EXHIBITED EXCESSIVE PEELING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO A COLLISION SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 108,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274176June 17, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2004 GRAND AM WILL RANDOMLY NOT START. I HAVE HAD THE FUEL PUMP AND KEY SWITCH REPLACED AND THE CAR STILL DOES NOT START SOMETIMES. TWICE THE CAR HAS SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING. THE DOOR LOCKS WILL UNLOCK WHEN THE CARS SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274188June 17, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I HAVE A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE AND HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS PARTS AND MOST RECENTLY DROPPED $300.00 TO PUT A NEW FUEL PUMP IN IT. THE CAR WILL STILL NOT START. IT TURNS OVER AND EVERYTHING BUT WILL NOT START. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO START IT FOR OVER A WEEK NOW AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SECURITY PASSLOCK SYSTEM. I FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE BY GM SEEING THAT IT IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH THEIR VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10273941June 16, 2009
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, STRUCTURE
I HAVE AN 04 GRAND AM GT. THE WINDSHIELD IS NOT SEALED, THE MOLDING AROUND THE WINDSHIELD KEEPS POPPING OFF, THE CLEAR COAT ON THE TRUNK LID IS PEELING AND NOW THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER KEEPS BLOWING FUSES. THIS ALL HAPPENED AT 65,000 MILES. DEALER ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILITIES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10273315June 10, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
THE TURN SIGNALS IN MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM EITHER WORK PROPERLY, FLICKER OR FAIL TO WORK AT ALL AT ANY GIVEN TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10269874May 25, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
MY 2000 PONTIAC GRANDAM GT WAS BOUGHT NEW AND WITH 24,000 MILES ON IT IN 2004 THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING DEXCOOL. KAISER PONTIAC IN DELAND FLORIDA FIXED THE PROBLEM AND NOW IN 2009 WITH 50,000 MILES THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURRING. AFTER READING SEVERAL (80) COMPLAINTS ONLINE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10269481May 20, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AT TIMES WHEN I AM DRIVING MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM I WILL SEE SMOKE COMING FROM MY STEERING WHEEL, I THINK IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE CLICKING SOUND I HEAR THAT WON'T STOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10269360May 19, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON IN MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. I AM AFRAID THAT IT IS GOING TO STRAND ME AT THE WRONG TIME. I HAVE A DAUGHTER WITH A RARE SEIZURE DISORDER AND HAVING A CAR THAT STARTS WHEN I NEED IT IS VERY IMPORTANT. I AM AFRAID THAT ONE TIME IT IS GOING TO LAND ME IN A WORLD OF TROUBLE, I CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY A NEW CAR. THIS HAPPENS PERIODICALLY. AND HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A YR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268972May 17, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CLICKING NOISE THAT SOUNDS LIKE TURN SIGNAL, THOUGH TURN SIGNAL NOR HAZARDS COME ON. SOUND IS VERY UNPREDICTABLE, AND VERY ANNOYING. HAVE NOTICES SMALL WISPS OF SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN, BUT THOUGHT IT WAS ONLY DUST UNTIL READING OTHER COMPLAINTS. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268693May 14, 2009
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
MAY 2008 HAD MY RIGHT TIE ROD REPLACED MAY 2009 HAD MY LEFT TIE ROD REPLACED. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 54,000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE NOT HIT ANY CURBS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268656May 13, 2009
STRUCTURE, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM, PLASTIC CONNECTOR USED TO ATTACH CRUISE CONTROL TO THROTTLE-BODY BROKE AND BECAME LODGED, RESULTING IN THE THROTTLE BEING HELD OPEN. AFTER TURNING A CORNER AND LETTING OFF THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I APPLIED BRAKE WHICH PARTIALLY SLOWED THE CAR BUT NOT ENOUGH TO STOP. I WAS ABLE TO NAVIGATE THROUGH A RED LIGHT AT WHICH POINT I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TURN THE KEY OFF TO COAST OUT OF THE WAY OF OTHER MOTORIST. AFTER FIGHTING TO GET THE CAR STOPPED AND STEERING INTO A PARKING LOT I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THE PLASTIC FITTING USED TO CONNECT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS WEDGED BETWEEN THE BRACE AND THROTTLE HOLDING THE BUTTERFLY 3/4 OF THE WAY OPEN, WHICH WAS ROUGHLY 5K RPM. AFTER FIGHTING WITH THE THROTTLE AND PLASTIC I WAS ABLE TO FREE IT AND TIE THE CABLE OUT OF THE WAY. I SPOKE WITH A GM DEALERSHIP AND FOUND THAT THE PART # IS 22618777. I UNDERSTAND IF THIS WAS A FLUKE BUT WANTED TO GIVE SOME INFORMATION IN CASE IT HAPPENS TO SOMEONE ELSE. I KNOW MY EXPERIENCE COULD HAVE BEEN VERY BAD BUT WAS LUCKY TO AVOID ANY COLLISIONS. I JUST HOPE THE FACT THAT THERE WERE NO DEATHS OR INJURIES THAT THIS MATTER IS STILL TAKEN SERIOUSLY, MY MOTHER HAS THE EXACT SAME CAR AND I PLAN TO INSPECT HER ASSEMBLY THIS WEEKEND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268557May 12, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM WOULDN'T START, CHANGED A FEW SMALL THINGS, FUEL FILTER, ETC, BUT STILL WOULDN'T START. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. I READ ABOUT THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM AND IT WORKED. WHEN I GOT TO THE DEALER, THEIR DIAGNOSTIC DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I HAVE NOT HAD IT HAPPEN AGAIN, BUT AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE I ALSO READ THAT AFTER THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM FAILS MULTIPLE TIMES, IT FOULS THE COMPUTER AND THE CAR COULD DIE WHEN I'M DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70, AND NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267888May 6, 2009
AIR BAGS
MY AIRBAG DEPLOYED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS (NO IMPACT/CRASH, NO DAMAGE, ETC.) AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I LEARNED THAT IT COULD BE DUE TO THE FACT THAT MY CAR WAS WET (NOT FLOODED.) I SUFFERED BRUSH BURNS UP MY FOREARMS. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM PONTIAC STATING THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, HOWEVER, THERE IS NO RECALL AND IT IS UP TO THE OWNER TO FIX IT (AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE.) IF PONTIAC IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND SENT OUT MILLIONS OF LETTERS, THEY SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. AT THE VERY LEAST, THEY SHOULD PAY FOR THE DAMAGES/REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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