Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#10119360May 2, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
CONSUMER STATES: THAT WHEN THEY TURN OFF BLINKER LIGHTS THAT THERE IS A TICKNG SOUND INSIDE THE DASH, AS IF THE BLINKER WERE STILL ON. IT ALSO DOES IT EVEN WHEN JUST DRIVING WITHOUT USING THE BLINKER AND SO AS YOU START VEHICLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118781May 1, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
AT APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES, THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ON MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT HAD TO BE REPLACED. I HAD NOTICED THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY, AND DECIDED TO GET THE COOLANT FLUSHED AND FILLED. WHEN I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO THE LOCAL PONTIC DEALERSHIP, I WAS INFORMED THE ENGINE GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WHICH WAS CLOSE TO AN $800 REPAIR. THIS WAS DONE IN DECEMBER OF 2004. IT IS NOW APRIL OF 2005, AND I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM . AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT SITES, IT APPEARS THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM, AS MANY OWNERS OF GM CARS WITH THE ENGINE THAT PONTIAC USED IN THE 2000 GRAND AM GTS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. THE LIM GASKET WAS REDESIGNED AFTER GM NOTICED THIS RECURRING PROBLEM, AND THE NEWER ONE IS BEING USED TO REPLACE THE OLDER ONE. IF IT'S BECOME OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FAULT OF GM, WHY AM I THE ONE WHO HAS TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118711April 29, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED A MONTH AGO, AND ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITIION SWITCH. THE REPAIR FACILITY SAID IT WAS TOTALLY RUINED AND THAT I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO CAUSE IT, NOR WAS IT PREVENTABLE. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THEY HAVE REPLACE THIS SAME PART ON 5 OTHER GRAND AMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118662April 28, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON AFTER TURNING VEHICLE ON IN MORNING, CHECKED COOLANT LEVEL IT WAS LOW, ADDED COOLANT, LIGHT CAME BACK ON 2 WEEKS LATER, ADDED MORE COOLANT. CHANGED OIL FOUND WHITE CRUD IN OIL, CALLED DEALERSHIP (VILLAGE PONTIAC GMC) AND SERVICE SAID IT WAS MANIFOLD GASKET AND IT IS VERY COMMON ON THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. MADE APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THIS FIXED, QUOTED AT $800.00 TO REPAIR. IF THIS IS SO COMMON AND A SERVICE CENTER KNOWS WHAT THE PROBLEM IS WITHOUT SEEING VEHICLE, SHOULDN'T THIS BE A RECALL?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118542April 27, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
THE CONTROL ARM (A ARM) ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE HAS A BUSHING WHICH CAME LOOSE AND CAUSED AN AWFUL SOUND WHEN SLOWING DOWN. THIS WAS REPLACED LAST YEAR AT MY EXPENSE. NOW A YEAR LATER, THE SAME ARM HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I'M SURE THAT I AM SPEAKING FOR MANY WHEN I SAY THAT I CAN NOT AFFORD TO FIX THE SAME PROBLEM EVERY YEAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118573April 27, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT, SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM BRAKES CREEK ALL THE TIME HAD FIXED THREE TIMES, JUST LOST THE SPRING IN LEFT REAR TIRE , COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116948April 27, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:UNIT
RECALL CAMPAIGN 03V327000/HAZARD WARNING DEVICES. VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE TURN SIGNALS WHICH OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY. OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK THE CUSTOMER HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. *BF *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118383April 25, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I PURCHASED A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE BRAND NEW. I BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE WITH IT STARTING AT 36,400 MILES, THE SECURITY LIGHT WOULD COME ON, AND CAR WOULD NOT START. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND BECAUSE IT WAS OFF WARRANTY, THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO HELP (ALTHOUGH THEY HAD BEEN VERY HELPFUL DURING THE SALE). I TOOK IT TO A SMALL REPAIR SHOP, AND THEY THOUGHT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A REMOTE START SYSTEM THAT I HAD INSTALLED AT A DEALERSHIP. REMOVED THE REMOTE START, BUT CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH IT STARTING, AND THE SECURITY LIGHT COMING ON (IF I KEPT THE IGNITION ON FOR 10 MINUTES IT WOULD RESET). AT 44,000 MILES, WHILE SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY WARMING UP THE ENGINE DIED. I HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY FOUND THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN AND COMPLETELY DESTROYED THE ENGINE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THAT I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM, AND THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. AFTER MUCH EFFORT, THEY FINALLY SAID THAT THEY MIGHT CONSIDER A "GOODWILL" WARRANTY IF I COULD PROVIDE RECEIPTS FOR ALL OF MY OIL CHANGES. SINCE THESE WERE DONE AT HOME, I DID NOT HAVE RECEIPTS. I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR AND FEEL THAT BECAUSE IT WAS A CATASTROPHIC INCIDENT THAT THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD HAVE BEEN WILLING TO HELP ME REPLACE THE ENGINE IN THE CAR. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 44,000 MILES ON IT, AND IT IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY DEAD. ANYBODY THAT LOOKS AT THE CAR WILL KNOW THAT I LOVED MY GRAND AM. BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO REPLACE THE ENGINE (THEY WANTED $3000) I ENDED UP BUYING A 1995 JEEP CHEROKEE WITH 225,000 MILES ON IT, THIS VEHICLE STARTS AND RUNS EVERYDAY!!! IT IS VERY SAD THAT GENERAL MOTORS CANNOT TAKE A FEW LESSONS FROM JEEP IN HOW TO BUILD A RELIABLE PRODUCT. UP UNTIL THE DAY THAT I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WITH A CAR THAT WOULD NOT START AT 36,400 MILES, I RAVED ABOUT WHAT A TERRIFIC PLACE THEY HAD BEEN TO DEAL WITH. 400 MILES OFF WARRANTY...THEY DID NOT EVEN KNOW MY NAME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118438April 25, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE HAS 38,000 MILES AND IS ALREADY HAVING MAJOR BRAKE ISSUES. I THINK FOR A CAR THAT IS ONLY 2YEARS OLD THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING. I BELIEVE THAT SUBPAR PARTS AND MANUFACTURING PROCEDURES ARE TO BLAME, AND I BELIEVE THAT THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE REPAIRED AT YOUR COST NOT THE CONSUMERS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119091April 25, 2005
SEATS
CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE DESIGN OF THE SEATS IN THE 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM CUTS OFF THE BLOOD FLOW TO THE LEGS WHILE DRIVING.*MR THE CONSUMER IS 5'3" AND BELIEVES THIS MAY ALSO BE PART OF THE PROBLEM. *JB *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118964April 20, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
WHILE DRIVING AND UPON USING THE TURN SIGNALS THERE WAS A TICKING NOISE, AND THE TURN SIGNALS MALFUNCTIONED. THEY USE TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CURRENTLY, THEY DO NOT WORK AT ALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112876April 18, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE ENGINE COMMENCED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONSUMER HAD TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL TO GAIN CONTROL. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. *AK *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118905April 15, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE CONSUMER'S 1997 PONTIAC GRAND AM ACCELERATED SUDDENLY. *MR THIS MAINLY OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AND DRIVEN AFTER BEING PARKED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117889April 14, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH BAD. SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS TO BE VERY COMMON ON THIS MODEL AS WELL AS THE BUICK ALERO. ***THIS IS NOT THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH THAT WAS RECALLED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117895April 14, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
OUR 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM WAS MAKING A CLICKING NOISE BY THE SWITCH FOR THE HAZARD LIGHT FOR A COUPLE MONTHS. TONIGHT IT WOULD NOT STOP AND THE CAR STARTED SMOKING. I WENT TO YOUR WEB SITE ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE CAR WAS RECALLED AND WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED. I AM VERY DISTURBED BY THE FACT THAT CAR MANUFACTURERS DO NOT HAVE TO NOTIFY OWNERS OF FAILURES TO THE VEHICLES. WHAT IF MY CAR HAD STARTED ON FIRE AND NOT JUST SMOKED. WE HAD A SIMILAR INCIDENT WITH OUR FORD EXPLORER AND THE GAS FILTER BEING FAULTY. WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED ON THAT EITHER AND THE VEHICLE WOULD LURCH WHEN PUT IN REVERSE. AN ACCIDENT COULD EASILY HAVE OCCURRED WITH THAT PROBLEM. I THINK YOU NEED TO START MAKING THE CAR MANUFACTURERS NOTIFY OWNERS OF PROBLEMS. IF I DIDN'T HAVE ACCESS TO THE INTERNET I WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN THIS WAS RECALLED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117682April 11, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY DRIVER'S FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116599April 8, 2005
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
I WOULD LIKE TO LET NHTSA KNOW THAT I HAVE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WITH MY 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. I HAVE HAD TO DO QUITE A BIT OF REPAIRS ON THIS VEHICLE, SUCH THE SECURITY SYSTEM, THE FUEL PUMP. I AM NOT FACING REPAIRS ON THE WATER PUMP BECAUSE OF LEAKAGE AND THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT COMING ON AND OFF. ALSO WITH MY GRAND AM AND I HAVE SEEM OTHERS WITH THE SIDE REAR VIEW MIRRORS. THE MIRRORS JUST FALL OFF AND HAND BY THE CORD. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS WE NEED THESE MIRRORS FOR SIDE VIEW VISION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116519April 7, 2005
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE WINDOWS ON MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE HAVE NUMEROUS SCRATCHES ON THEM FROM THE WINDOWS GOING UP AND DOWN. SEVERAL OF THEM WERE REPLACED ONCE BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO RECUR AND NOW THE DEALER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT IT. THEY CLAIM IT IS COMING FROM DIRT COLLECTING IN THE WEATHERSTRIPPING. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE PARTICULAR TYPE OF WINDOW MOULDING ON THIS MODEL CAR. IT ALLOWS DIRT TO COLLECT IN A LIP THAT IS NOT FLAT AGAINST THE WINDOW AND THIS IN TURN SCRATCHES THE WINDOWS WHEN THEY ARE USED. THEY SAID IT WAS A DESIGN PROBLEM AND THEY WILL NOT CORRECT IT BECAUSE THEY CANNOT PUT ANOTHER MOULDING ON THE CAR. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE FACT THAT MY NEW CAR WITH LESS THAN 25,000 MILES HAS THIS DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115029April 6, 2005
STEERING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. *AK FAULTY POWER STEERING PUMP CAUSED GRINDING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE TURN SIGNAL WENT OUT. CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS. *BF *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111590April 6, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH OVER A MUD PUDDLE THE FRONT AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. VEHICLE WAS STILL DRIVABLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE LEFT FRONT SPRING BROKE. *BF *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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