Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#10218535February 19, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
ERRATIC TURN SIGNAL BEHAVIOR. WHEN TURNING THE SIGNAL TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT IT WORKS BUT THEN WHEN IT IS TURNED OFF I CONTINUE TO HEAR THE CLICKING NOISE AS IF THE TURN SIGNAL IS STILL ON WHEN IT'S NOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218064February 14, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM. DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217821February 12, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING 30-35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND ON THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT ROLL UP AND DOWN PROPERLY UNLESS CONTROLLED BY THE DRIVER'S SIDE CONTROL SWTICH. THE FOG LIGHTS DO NOT WORK AS WELL AND THE FUSES ARE CHARRED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 128,728.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217696February 11, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
IGNITION DEFECTIVE - WILL NOT START/UNABLE TO TURN KEY IN IGNITION. SEEMS LIKE TUMBLERS IN IGNITION ARE NOT ACTIVATING TO RECOGNIZE KEY. HAVE TRIED TO START SEVERAL TIMES PER DAY - HAS BEEN SITTING FOR 3+ WEEKS AND CANNOT PUT INTO NEUTRAL TO TOW. NO PROBLEMS LEADING UP TO THIS EVENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217612February 10, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON MY 2004 GRAND AM NOTICED AFTER USING TURN SIGNAL... CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM DASH BEHIND HAZARD SIGNAL STARTED AND NOW SMOKE HAS STARTED COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WITH ONLY 43K MILES ON CAR... NOTICED SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT THIS WAS RECALLED ON EARLIER MODELS... SHOULDN'T THIS RECALL BE EXTENDED?? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217424February 8, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
HELLO. I WAS IN A CRASH,SANDWICHED BETWEEN 02 PICKUP TRUCKS. MY AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. MY CAR WAS CRUSHED! THE FORCE BROKE MY FRONT SEATS SLAM ME INTO THE DASH. THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME WAS STOP ALSO AS I WAS A GREEN TRUCK SLAM INTO ME AT 45 MILES AN HOUR CRUSHING ME AGAINST A WHITE PICKUP WAITING TO TURN LEFT INTO A GAS STATION. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10216549January 30, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
PASSLOCK SYSTEM DOESN'T ALLOW CAR TO START. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216427January 29, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ONLY STARTS IN NEUTRAL, NOT PARK. THE DEALER STATED THAT ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE AS NOTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 93V153000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH), HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 215,000. UPDATED 02-25-08 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216237January 28, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SECOND COMPLAINT REGARDING THE TURN SIGNAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM IS A RESULT OF A DEFECTIVE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH AND IS PRESENT IN OTHER YEARS OF THE GRAND AM AS WELL AS OTHER GM VEHICLES. IN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM I HAVE LEARNED THAT IT IS NOT A MATTER OF "IF" IT WILL HAPPEN TO YOUR PONTIAC BUT RATHER "WHEN" IT WILL HAPPEN. MY PONTIAC WAS REPAIRED JANURARY 18, 2008. THE FOLLOWING IS THE DESCRIPTION OF THE REPAIR FROM THE MECHANIC: DIAGNOSE CLICKING NOISE IN DASH, DISMANTLE DASH FACE AND CHECK WIRING AND SWITCHES, CHECK TBS'S AND RECALLS. PROBLEM CAUSED BY SHORT IN MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH THAT DAMAGED FLASHER UNIT. R&R STEERING COLUMN COVERS AND AIR BAG TO GAIN ACCESS TO REPLACE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH, REPLACE HAZARD LAMP SWITCH/FLASHER UNIT. PART DESCRIPTION: MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH ASSEMBLY (HEADLAMPS, WIPERS, TURN SIGNALS, DIMMER ALL IN ONE UNIT.) HAZARD LAMP/FLASHER UNIT ASSEMBLY. TOTAL COST $474.31. MY COST TO RENT A CAR $59.85. IF YOU WILL REFER BACK TO 2000, GM RECALL NO03043 AND 2001 GM RECALL NO03043 YOU WILL SEE THESE VEHICLES WERE RECALLED FOR EXACTLY THE SAME THING! IN ADDITION TO THE CONSEQUENCES OF A POSSIBLE CRASH AS A RESULT OF THE DEFECTIVE SWITCH THAT YOU NOTED, YOU MIGHT WANT TO ADD THAT 1) IT IS VERY DISTRACTING 2) IF THE VEHICLE IS NOT REPAIRED, THE BRAKE LITES START FAILING, THE STEERING ASSEMBLY STARTS SMOKING....AND BEST OF ALL, IF YOU TAKE IT TO CERTIAN PONTIAC DEALERS THEY HAVE ACTUALLY STATED THAT THE SMOKING WAS NORMAL DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS!!! I SINCERELY HOPE THAT SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. THINK OF YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS AND GIVE THIS SOME ATTENTION. THIS IS NOT ABOUT MONEY ANYMORE. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216284January 28, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
TURN SIGNAL SOUND CONTINUES AFTER TURN SIGNAL IS OFF. SOUND COMES ON/OFF WITHOUT SIGNAL ON. BULLETINS HAVE BEEN RELEASED UP TO YEAR BEFORE CAR MANUFACTURED. MANUFACTURE DOES NOT RECOGNIZE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216188January 27, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
MY 2003 GRAND AM SUFFERED A FAILURE OF IT'S FUEL PUMP ON FEB. OF 2005 DURING A TRIP TO THE BAY AREA. I WAS FUELING UP AT A WILLITS CA. GAS STATION ON A FRIDAY AFTERNOON . I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK AND THEN ATTEMPTED TO START THE PONTIAC. IT WOULDN'T START. I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC WHO LOOKED AT MY CAR AND WHO MADE THE SUBSEQUENT REPAIR THAT IT WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. I HAD JUST FILLED UP AND MY TANK WAS AT ONE QUARTER FULL PRIOR TO THIS AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO RE-START THE VEHICLE, I COULD NOT GET THE MOTOR TO TURN-OVER AND START. FORTUNATELY FOR ME THE REPAIR SHOP WAS RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO THE GAS STATION AND SO THE CAR WAS LOOKED AT AND DIAGNOSED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY BY THE MECHANIC. I WAS SUBJECTED TO HAVING TO WAIT FOR THE REPAIR SINCE IT OCCURRED ON A FRIDAY AND THE MECHANIC DID NOT WORK ON WEEKENDS AND PLUS HE HAD TO WAIT FOR THE PART TO BE SHIPPED FROM A UKIAH CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. THIS PUT A STRAIN ON MY TRAVEL PLANS HOWEVER THE MECHANIC WAS KIND ENOUGH TO LOAN ME HIS WIFE'S CAR FOR I HAD TO MAKE MY TRIP BECAUSE I WAS PICKING UP MY SON AT U.C. DAVIS AND HE WAS COMING HOME TO CELEBRATE HIS BIRTHDAY WITH US,HIS FAMILY. I WAS GIVEN THE CAR BACK WITH THE NEW FUEL PUMP THE FOLLOWING FRIDAY. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A DEFECT ON THIS PONTIAC GRAND AM ALSO CONCERNING THE FUEL GAUGE. IT IS NOT ACCURATE. I SEEK REMEDY TO THE EFFECT OF TOTAL REIMBURSEMENT OF SAID REPAIR BILL OF 850.00 DOLLARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10215634January 22, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH, EQUIPMENT
I HAVE A 2001 GRAND-AM. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH #NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V327000 COMPONENT: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH DETAILS: CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES HAVE HAZARD WARNING SWITCHES THAT MAY EXPERIENCE SOLDER JOINT CRACKING CAUSED BY RAPID TEMPERATURE TRANSITIONS AND THE SOLDERING PROCESS. IF SOLDER JOINT CRACKING OCCURS AND RESULTS IN AN OPEN CIRCUIT, THE TURN SIGNALS/HAZARD LAMPS BECOME INTERMITTENT OR INOPERATIVE. CONSEQUENCE: WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS ARE INOPERATIVE, THE DRIVER CANNOT USE THEM TO SIGNAL INTENT TO TURN THAT COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. CORRECTIVE ACTION: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 5, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668, OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-630-6537. UNITS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED: 670740 RECALL INITIATED BY: ODI DATE ADDED TO NHTSA DATABASE: 09/04/2003 I HAVE CALLED PONTIAC BECAUSE I AM HAVING THE EXACT PROBLEM BUT THEY SAY MY VIN PUTS MY CAR OUT OF THE ALMOST 700,000 CARS EFFECTED. WHAT CAN I DO? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215654January 22, 2008
SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:SPINDLE
LEFT REAR AXEL SPINDLE BROKE WHILE GOING AROUND A SHARP CURVE CHANGING HIGHWAYS.CAUSING THE CAR TO SLIDE OUT OF CONTROL LANDING IN A RAVINE. VERY LUCKY TO EVEN BE ALIVE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10215409January 19, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
MY TURN SIGNALS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL FLASHES EXTREMELY FAST WHEN IT DOES WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215398January 18, 2008
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOWS FAIL TO FUNCTION. THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVERS-SIDE WINDOWS MADE A POPPING NOISE AND NOW WILL NOT ROLL UP. THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL DOWN AT ALL. WHEN THE FIRST WINDOW STOPPED WORKING I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE MOTOR SYSTEM WHICH I COULD NOT AFFORD. NO WINDOW PARTS HAVE BEEN FIXED OR REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215081January 16, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
FORTUNATELY, MY COMPLAINT DOES NOT INVOLVE ANY DEATHS, INJURIES OR CRASHES. MY INQUIRES REGARDING AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM HAVE GONE UNANSWERED AND BEFORE I SPEND A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY HAVING MY DASH BOARD DISASSEMBLED, I AM TURNING TO YOU TO SEE IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED ANY RELATED COMPLAINTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214743January 14, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
LEAVING WORK ON DECEMBER 19, 2007 I APPLIED BRAKES FOR APPROACHING TRAFFIC SIGNAL. BRAKES SEEMED TO LOCK WITHOUT SLOWING DOWN OR STOPPING MY VEHICLE. I TRIED THREE TIMES APPLYING INCREASING PRESSURE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. FINALLY, AFTER 4TH ATTEMPT, BRAKE SEEMED TO GIVE AND SLOW/STOP MY VEHICLE. I WAS WITHIN INCHES OF REAR-ENDING VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT LOCATE ANYTHING WRONG. BRAKES CONTINUE TO MALFUNCTION PARTICULARLY IF MY CAR IS COLD OR NOT USED FOR A PERIOD OF HOURS. NOW I HAVE RESORTED TO TESTING THE BRAKES PRIOR TO DRIVING. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WHO HAS RECENTLY STARTED DRIVING THE CAR. MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM WAS PURCHASED NEW IN APRIL 2002 AND ONLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000 MILES. BRAKE PADS HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONE AND MECHANIC TELL ME THAT THEY ARE ONLY SLIGHTLY WORN SO DO NOT NEED REPLACEMENT CURRENTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214751January 14, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM BEHIND HAZARD SWITCH IN 2002 PONTIAC GRAND-AM. FOUND A RECALL WITH RELATED INFORMATION ON THIS VEHICLE, HOWEVER, GM-PONTIAC SHOW NO RECALL WITH MY VIN# AND NEVER RECEIVED LETTER TO HAVE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214761January 14, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
PASSLOCK SECURITY SYSTEM HAS PREVENTED CAR FROM STARTING OVER THE WEEKEND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214366January 9, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
TURN SIGNALS ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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