1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM Problems & Recalls

Our braking system on this car failed us, and is probably crushed by now at no fault of my own. My safety was at–risk when the brakes lost pressure and if it wasn’t for our seatbelts, I could’ve been thrown through the windshield. I hereby declare that [XXX] deliberately caused our accident...

Our braking system on this car failed us, and is probably crushed by now at no fault of my own. My safety was at–risk when the brakes lost pressure and if it wasn’t for our seatbelts, I could’ve been thrown through the windshield. I hereby declare that [XXX] deliberately caused our accident...

Our braking system on this car failed us, and is probably crushed by now at no fault of my own. My safety was at–risk when the brakes lost pressure and if it wasn’t for our seatbelts, I could’ve been thrown through the windshield. I hereby declare that [XXX] deliberately caused our accident...

The gas gauge will show full then without warning quickly drop to “E” and the low fuel indicator will ding and the light will come on then just as quickly as it started it will go back to full or 2/3rds the slow creep back to the full position. (The tank was not full) While driving all the elec...

The gas gauge will show full then without warning quickly drop to “E” and the low fuel indicator will ding and the light will come on then just as quickly as it started it will go back to full or 2/3rds the slow creep back to the full position. (The tank was not full) While driving all the elec...

The gas gauge will show full then without warning quickly drop to “E” and the low fuel indicator will ding and the light will come on then just as quickly as it started it will go back to full or 2/3rds the slow creep back to the full position. (The tank was not full) While driving all the elec...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER THAT WAS PUSHED OVER TO THE CONTACT'S LANE, FOLLOWING AN ACCIDENT THAT INVOLVED TWO TRUCKS. THE PASSENGER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED. NO OTHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED, INCL...

Mileage: 268,500

WINDSHIELD AND REAR WINDOW WERE BROKE AND BOTH HAVE BROKE INTO SHARDS. WINDSHIELD WAS APPROXIMENTLY 3" IN DIAMETER AND HALF INCH WIDE AND REAR WINDOW WAS APPROXIMENTLY 5" AND QUARTER IN WIDE.

Mileage: 149,300

THE HAZARD SWITCH MAKES A NOISE LIKE THE HAZARD LIGHTS ARE FLASHING WHEN THEY AREN'T EVEN ON. TO GET MY BLINKERS TO WORK I HAVE TO PUSH THE HAZARD BUTTON ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES.

Mileage: 125,000

THE OIL PRESSURE SWITCH WENT OUT CAUSING ME TO LOSE A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL.

Mileage: 120,000

TO START WITH I READ THE COMPLAINTS AND WAS WONDERING HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DOES IT TAKE FOR SOMETHING TO BE RECALLED. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FALLS, PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW HAS SCRATCHES ON IT FROM I AM GUESSING THE REGULATOR, THE DASH IS SEPARATED FROM THE WINDSHIELD, THE STRUTS, AND SPRINGS HAVE BEEN ...

TO START WITH I READ THE COMPLAINTS AND WAS WONDERING HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DOES IT TAKE FOR SOMETHING TO BE RECALLED. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FALLS, PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW HAS SCRATCHES ON IT FROM I AM GUESSING THE REGULATOR, THE DASH IS SEPARATED FROM THE WINDSHIELD, THE STRUTS, AND SPRINGS HAVE BEEN ...

CLOCK SPRING HAS A DISK THAT IS NOT A UNIFORM DESGINE DUE TO IT SPLITTING AND BOWING OUT. STEERING WHEEL STICKS WHEN TURNED EITHER DIRECTION AND HORN IS SET OFF AS WELL. THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ALSO ON AND WOULD ASSUME THAT IT WOULD NOT INFLATE IN THE EVENT OF A FRONTAL COLLISION. PONTIAC FEELS THAT THE...

Mileage: 149,000

IGNITION FROZEN, UNABLE TO MOVE VEHICLE WITHOUT TOW. NO SHIFT REALEASE, AND UNSAFE IN THE EVENT OF ENGINE STALL ON OPEN ROADWAYS. VEHICLE IS DEAD ONCE YOU SHIFT INTO PARK TO RESTART.

Mileage: 149,000

IGNITION FROZEN, UNABLE TO MOVE VEHICLE WITHOUT TOW. NO SHIFT REALEASE, AND UNSAFE IN THE EVENT OF ENGINE STALL ON OPEN ROADWAYS. VEHICLE IS DEAD ONCE YOU SHIFT INTO PARK TO RESTART.

Mileage: 149,000

IGNITION FROZEN, UNABLE TO MOVE VEHICLE WITHOUT TOW. NO SHIFT REALEASE, AND UNSAFE IN THE EVENT OF ENGINE STALL ON OPEN ROADWAYS. VEHICLE IS DEAD ONCE YOU SHIFT INTO PARK TO RESTART.

Mileage: 149,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT ...

Mileage: 175,000

I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A FRIEND ABOUT 2WEEKS AGO AND HE TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE IGNITION BUT HE TOOK IT UP THERE. BUT HE JUST DONE THIS ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR , SO NOW THE KEY WON'T EVEN TURN THE IGNITION TO START. WHAT CAN YOU DO FOR ME?THE CAR WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I...

Mileage: 174,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS DRIPPING OIL ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE ENGINE WAS DRIPPING OIL ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTU...

Mileage: 120,000

IGNITION HAS SHUT DOWN NUMEROUS TIMES ALSO ACTIVATING GM PASSLOCK SYSTEM, VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOWED NUMEROUS TIMES, RAW FUEL HAS DISINTEGRATED MUFFLER AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER, NOTIFIED GM NUMEROUS TIMES ABOUT THIS, STONEWALLED, GIVEN LOCAL NUMBER TO CALL, THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF IT, CAR NOT SAFE TO D...

Mileage: 85,000

IGNITION HAS SHUT DOWN NUMEROUS TIMES ALSO ACTIVATING GM PASSLOCK SYSTEM, VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOWED NUMEROUS TIMES, RAW FUEL HAS DISINTEGRATED MUFFLER AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER, NOTIFIED GM NUMEROUS TIMES ABOUT THIS, STONEWALLED, GIVEN LOCAL NUMBER TO CALL, THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF IT, CAR NOT SAFE TO D...

Mileage: 85,000

IGNITION HAS SHUT DOWN NUMEROUS TIMES ALSO ACTIVATING GM PASSLOCK SYSTEM, VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOWED NUMEROUS TIMES, RAW FUEL HAS DISINTEGRATED MUFFLER AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER, NOTIFIED GM NUMEROUS TIMES ABOUT THIS, STONEWALLED, GIVEN LOCAL NUMBER TO CALL, THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF IT, CAR NOT SAFE TO D...

Mileage: 85,000

SEATS DON'T RECLINE OR STICK. ELECTRIC SHORTAGES OUT AND MAY DEFECT RELAYS AND FUSES. SEAT BELTS STICK AND TWIST AND DON'T WINED BACK UP.

Mileage: 100,000

SEATS DON'T RECLINE OR STICK. ELECTRIC SHORTAGES OUT AND MAY DEFECT RELAYS AND FUSES. SEAT BELTS STICK AND TWIST AND DON'T WINED BACK UP.

Mileage: 100,000

SEATS DON'T RECLINE OR STICK. ELECTRIC SHORTAGES OUT AND MAY DEFECT RELAYS AND FUSES. SEAT BELTS STICK AND TWIST AND DON'T WINED BACK UP.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAG...

Mileage: 111,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAG...

Mileage: 111,000

HI I'VE BOUGHT A CAR FROM CAR HOP THE FIRST TIME IT BROKE N 3 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT AND CAR HOP HAD IT TOWED TO ONE OF THERE SHOPS AND I WAS TOLD THEY PUT A NEW ENGINE IN IT 6 MONTHS AGO CAR BROKE DOWN AGAIN THEY WOULDN'T GET IT FIX SO I STOPPED MAKE N PAYMENT ON CAR FOR 3 MONTHS AND THEY CALL ME...

Mileage: 180,678

1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS REPLACED ON AUGUST 3, 2005. *JB

1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE SERVICE PERFORMED ON VEHICLE. *TA THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER ALSO ATTACHED THE IGNITION RECALL TO HER COMPLAINT. *JB

I CAN REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AT ANY TIME ANY SPEED AND ANY CONDITION. *TR

Mileage: 146,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE TRAVELED OVER AN UNKNOWN OBJECT WHICH CAUSED THE IGNITION SWITCH TO CHANGE TO THE OFF SETTING INDEPENDENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE STEERING AND BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE OFF THE ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE TRAVELED OVER AN UNKNOWN OBJECT WHICH CAUSED THE IGNITION SWITCH TO CHANGE TO THE OFF SETTING INDEPENDENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE STEERING AND BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE OFF THE ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A SIDEWALL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILU...

Mileage: 115,000

1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE WAS SCRAPED BECAUSE OF THE DASH CATCHING ON FIRE AND ALL THE ELECTRIC PARTS IN THE WINDOW STOPPED WORKING. *TGW ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION WAS INOPERATIVE. *JB

1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE WAS SCRAPED BECAUSE OF THE DASH CATCHING ON FIRE AND ALL THE ELECTRIC PARTS IN THE WINDOW STOPPED WORKING. *TGW ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION WAS INOPERATIVE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE KEY RELEASED FROM THE IGNITION AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE KEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF ...

Mileage: 138,000

THE WALMART DOUGLAS BRAND PASSENGER CAR TIRES HAVE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOUND ALL OVER THE INTERNET. THE DOUGLAS TIRE I PURCHASED IN 10/13 HAS NOW DEVELOPED A NOTICEABLE BULGE ON THE SIDE WALL UNDERNEATH THE TIRE VALVE STEM AREA. HOWEVER, WALMART REFUSES TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVELY MANUFACTURED ...

Mileage: 78,000

THE WALMART DOUGLAS BRAND PASSENGER CAR TIRES HAVE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOUND ALL OVER THE INTERNET. THE DOUGLAS TIRE I PURCHASED IN 10/13 HAS NOW DEVELOPED A NOTICEABLE BULGE ON THE SIDE WALL UNDERNEATH THE TIRE VALVE STEM AREA. HOWEVER, WALMART REFUSES TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVELY MANUFACTURED ...

Mileage: 78,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT CRASHED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME LODGED IN BETWEEN TWO TREES, IN THE FRONT YARD OF A NEIGHBORING HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED MORE THAN THREE TIMES DUE TO THE VEHICLE STALLING AND THE KEY FAILING TO TURN OVER INTO THE ON POSITION. TH...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED MORE THAN THREE TIMES DUE TO THE VEHICLE STALLING AND THE KEY FAILING TO TURN OVER INTO THE ON POSITION. TH...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND CRASHED INTO A MEDIAN. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND T...

Mileage: 98,000

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH ATTEMPTING TO AVOID A CRASH, THE POWER BRAKES FAILED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT AARE OF ANY INJURIES SUSTAINED OR IF A POLI...

Mileage: 141,000

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH ATTEMPTING TO AVOID A CRASH, THE POWER BRAKES FAILED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT AARE OF ANY INJURIES SUSTAINED OR IF A POLI...

Mileage: 141,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL ON A SHARP TURN AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FLIP AND CRASH INTO A DITCH. THE FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT AND THE FRONT PASSENGER WERE INJURED, BUT DID NOT NEED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REP...

Mileage: 177,000

WANTED TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS INCIDENTS. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER SINCE 2000 AND CONTINUE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE DASH IS DEFECTED HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE BECAUSE IT LIFTS UP AND CAN'T SEE THE ROAD VERY WELL. IN PUERTO RICO THE DEALER ROYAL MOTORS DOES NOT SELL PONTIAC ANY MOR...

WANTED TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS INCIDENTS. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER SINCE 2000 AND CONTINUE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE DASH IS DEFECTED HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE BECAUSE IT LIFTS UP AND CAN'T SEE THE ROAD VERY WELL. IN PUERTO RICO THE DEALER ROYAL MOTORS DOES NOT SELL PONTIAC ANY MOR...

WANTED TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS INCIDENTS. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER SINCE 2000 AND CONTINUE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE DASH IS DEFECTED HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE BECAUSE IT LIFTS UP AND CAN'T SEE THE ROAD VERY WELL. IN PUERTO RICO THE DEALER ROYAL MOTORS DOES NOT SELL PONTIAC ANY MOR...

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ABS, BATTERY AND AIR BAG LIGHTS COME ON 99-2005 PONTIAC GRAND AMS HAVE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH WATER GOING THROUGH BLOWER MOTOR GOING ON TO THE FLOOR THE AIR BAG MODULE LOCATED UNDER THE CARPET ON THE PASSENGER SIDE GETS WET CAUSING AIR BAG FAILURE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEE...

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ABS, BATTERY AND AIR BAG LIGHTS COME ON 99-2005 PONTIAC GRAND AMS HAVE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH WATER GOING THROUGH BLOWER MOTOR GOING ON TO THE FLOOR THE AIR BAG MODULE LOCATED UNDER THE CARPET ON THE PASSENGER SIDE GETS WET CAUSING AIR BAG FAILURE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEE...

I NOTICED THE IGNITION KEY COULD BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION REGARDLESS OF POSITION. SINCE HEARING OF GM INCLUDING THE 99 GRAND AM IN ITS RECALL I CALLED THE LOCAL GM DEALER. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTING THAT COULD BE DONE UNTIL I RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE FROM GM. I CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD I COULD GET...

Mileage: 171,683

I NOTICED THE IGNITION KEY COULD BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION REGARDLESS OF POSITION. SINCE HEARING OF GM INCLUDING THE 99 GRAND AM IN ITS RECALL I CALLED THE LOCAL GM DEALER. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTING THAT COULD BE DONE UNTIL I RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE FROM GM. I CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD I COULD GET...

Mileage: 171,683

WELL I OWN A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE COUPE, AND I NOTICED ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO AT 50-60 MPH (OR 2000 RPMS), THE CARS SPEED AND RPMS WOULD DECREASE ABOUT 2 MPH AND THE RPMS WOULD DECREASE ABOUT 500 RPMS, THEN IT WOULD RETURN AND IT WOULD DO THIS EVERY TIME I WAS AT THAT SPEED, ALSO NOW WHEN I ACCELE...

Mileage: 182,000

WELL I OWN A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE COUPE, AND I NOTICED ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO AT 50-60 MPH (OR 2000 RPMS), THE CARS SPEED AND RPMS WOULD DECREASE ABOUT 2 MPH AND THE RPMS WOULD DECREASE ABOUT 500 RPMS, THEN IT WOULD RETURN AND IT WOULD DO THIS EVERY TIME I WAS AT THAT SPEED, ALSO NOW WHEN I ACCELE...

Mileage: 182,000

IN APPROXIMATELY 2000 TO 2002, OUR 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM STALLED WITH ENGINE SHUTDOWN, LOSS OF BRAKING POWER, AND LOSS OF STEERING ON THE NJ GARDEN STATE PARKWAY AT HIGH SPEED, WHEN MY KNEE HIT A FEW KEYS AND MY KEY RING ALONG WITH THE PONTIAC KEY IN THE IGNITION, I.E. SHUTTING OFF THE CAR. THIS W...

IN APPROXIMATELY 2000 TO 2002, OUR 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM STALLED WITH ENGINE SHUTDOWN, LOSS OF BRAKING POWER, AND LOSS OF STEERING ON THE NJ GARDEN STATE PARKWAY AT HIGH SPEED, WHEN MY KNEE HIT A FEW KEYS AND MY KEY RING ALONG WITH THE PONTIAC KEY IN THE IGNITION, I.E. SHUTTING OFF THE CAR. THIS W...

IN APPROXIMATELY 2000 TO 2002, OUR 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM STALLED WITH ENGINE SHUTDOWN, LOSS OF BRAKING POWER, AND LOSS OF STEERING ON THE NJ GARDEN STATE PARKWAY AT HIGH SPEED, WHEN MY KNEE HIT A FEW KEYS AND MY KEY RING ALONG WITH THE PONTIAC KEY IN THE IGNITION, I.E. SHUTTING OFF THE CAR. THIS W...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED FIFTY TIMES OVER A ONE YEAR PERIOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION MODULE. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAM...

Mileage: 120,000

I WAS BACKING UP SLOWLY OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. AS I TURNED ME WHEEL TO THE RIGHT, I HEARD A VERY LOUD NOISE. IT SOUNDED LIKE A POP OR A CRACK. IT WAS MIDNIGHT SO I COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG WHEN I INSPECTED MY VEHICLE. AS I WAS DRIVING HOME I HEARD A LOUD SCRAPING SOUND. AS I WOULD BREAK IT GOT LO...

Mileage: 125,000

I WAS BACKING UP SLOWLY OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. AS I TURNED ME WHEEL TO THE RIGHT, I HEARD A VERY LOUD NOISE. IT SOUNDED LIKE A POP OR A CRACK. IT WAS MIDNIGHT SO I COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG WHEN I INSPECTED MY VEHICLE. AS I WAS DRIVING HOME I HEARD A LOUD SCRAPING SOUND. AS I WOULD BREAK IT GOT LO...

Mileage: 125,000

I WAS BACKING UP SLOWLY OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. AS I TURNED ME WHEEL TO THE RIGHT, I HEARD A VERY LOUD NOISE. IT SOUNDED LIKE A POP OR A CRACK. IT WAS MIDNIGHT SO I COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG WHEN I INSPECTED MY VEHICLE. AS I WAS DRIVING HOME I HEARD A LOUD SCRAPING SOUND. AS I WOULD BREAK IT GOT LO...

Mileage: 125,000

I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND I HIT THE GAS, THE CAR STALLED RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. I GOT IT STARTED THEN IT STALLED THE SECOND I STEPPED ON THE GAS. IT STARTED AGAIN AND I PULLED AROUND THE CORNER. LEFT ME STRANDED WITH A HUGE TOWING BILL! VERY PISSED OFF. I COULD HAVE GOTTEN KILLED I...

Mileage: 149,000

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 DR...

Mileage: 180,000

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 DR...

Mileage: 180,000

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 REPAIRE...

Mileage: 91,000

CAR THE WORST. I'VE SUNK MORE $ IN2 IT THAN SHE COST TO BUY. $15,000 AT LST. HEAD GASKET X2. INTAKE MANIFOLD X2 WINDOW PARTS X2 BRAKES, PADS ROTORS ENGINE REPLACED IN 2009 BY QUACK MECHANIC ON ADVICE FROM A FRIEND CAR 3 MTHS ON LIFT! COST $1000 A YR 2 PASS NYS INSPECTION HAD CATALYTIC CONVERTER & GA...

Mileage: 49,000

CAR THE WORST. I'VE SUNK MORE $ IN2 IT THAN SHE COST TO BUY. $15,000 AT LST. HEAD GASKET X2. INTAKE MANIFOLD X2 WINDOW PARTS X2 BRAKES, PADS ROTORS ENGINE REPLACED IN 2009 BY QUACK MECHANIC ON ADVICE FROM A FRIEND CAR 3 MTHS ON LIFT! COST $1000 A YR 2 PASS NYS INSPECTION HAD CATALYTIC CONVERTER & GA...

Mileage: 49,000

CAR THE WORST. I'VE SUNK MORE $ IN2 IT THAN SHE COST TO BUY. $15,000 AT LST. HEAD GASKET X2. INTAKE MANIFOLD X2 WINDOW PARTS X2 BRAKES, PADS ROTORS ENGINE REPLACED IN 2009 BY QUACK MECHANIC ON ADVICE FROM A FRIEND CAR 3 MTHS ON LIFT! COST $1000 A YR 2 PASS NYS INSPECTION HAD CATALYTIC CONVERTER & GA...

Mileage: 49,000

CAR THE WORST. I'VE SUNK MORE $ IN2 IT THAN SHE COST TO BUY. $15,000 AT LST. HEAD GASKET X2. INTAKE MANIFOLD X2 WINDOW PARTS X2 BRAKES, PADS ROTORS ENGINE REPLACED IN 2009 BY QUACK MECHANIC ON ADVICE FROM A FRIEND CAR 3 MTHS ON LIFT! COST $1000 A YR 2 PASS NYS INSPECTION HAD CATALYTIC CONVERTER & GA...

Mileage: 49,000

CAR THE WORST. I'VE SUNK MORE $ IN2 IT THAN SHE COST TO BUY. $15,000 AT LST. HEAD GASKET X2. INTAKE MANIFOLD X2 WINDOW PARTS X2 BRAKES, PADS ROTORS ENGINE REPLACED IN 2009 BY QUACK MECHANIC ON ADVICE FROM A FRIEND CAR 3 MTHS ON LIFT! COST $1000 A YR 2 PASS NYS INSPECTION HAD CATALYTIC CONVERTER & GA...

Mileage: 49,000

MY HUSBAND AND I HAD JUST MADE IT INTO THE CITY AFTER A 1 AND A HALF HOUR DRIVE. AFTER DRIVING AROUND TOWN FOR ABOUT AN HOUR OUR CAR, 99 PONTIAC GRAND AM, SHUT OFF. WE SAT FOR A BIT AND TRIED IT AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. BUT IT KEPT DOING IT SEVERAL DIFFERENT TIMES THROUGHOUT THE DAY. WE THOUGHT IT O...

I BOUGHT THIS 99 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE 3.4 LITER ENGINE AND OVERHEATING ALL THE TIME NOW I HAD IT LOOKED AT AND WAS TOLD THAT IT IS MY HEAD GASKET I WAS TOLD THAT THEY ARE NOTORIOUS FOR THIS SOMETHING ABOUT A PLASTIC GASKET BEING THE CAUSE FOR IT AND THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBLE SUIT GOING ON ABOUT IT SO...

Mileage: 130,000

1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE FIRE FROM UNDER HOOD *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES. *JB

THE POWER STEERING RACK'S MOUNTING POINT ON THE FRONT SUBFRAME FAILED AND NOW THERE IS AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF SLACK IN THE STEERING SYSTEM. *JS

Mileage: 102,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S AIR BAG UNEXPECTEDLY DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AS A RESULT. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATME...

THE OUTSIDE SIDE MIRRORS ARE COMING OFF. *KB

1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. UNIT #1 WAS TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE. UNIT #1 LOST CONTROL AND WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD WAY STRIKING A DITCH. UNIT #1 ROLLED OVER, COMING TO FINAL REST ON ITS ROOF. *LN (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASHREPORT#10-0455-91 ) *BF

1999 GRAND AM TURN SIGNAL SOUND COMING FROM HAZARD SWITCH AREA ON DASH. THE SOUND IS INTERMITTENT & GOES OFF RANDOMLY. IT IS NOT THE TURN SIGNAL ITSELF NOR THE HAZARD SWITCH. THEY WORK FINE. *KB

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE PASSLOCK ANTI THEFT SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

Mileage: 155,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURY TO THE UPPER AND MIDDLE BACK AREA. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESUME DRIVING. THE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOS...

Mileage: 16,000

1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM, UNIT 1 WAS WESTBOUND ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE IN THE CENTER LANE. UNIT 1 BEGAN TO SWERVE AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. UNIT 1 WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND STRUCK THE CEMENT MEDIAN WALL WHERE IT BECAME DISABLE. *BF ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, THE TIRE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-45 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL. AFTER THE FAILURE, HE NOTICED THAT THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER THE CONTACT WAITED A WHILE. THE ...

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, SHE NOTICED A GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKE HAD BEGUN TO RUB AGAINST THE ROTORS, THE CALIPER WAS NOT LOCKED INTO PLACE AND THE BRAKES DID N...

Mileage: 139,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE SHE HEARD A CLICKING NOISE COMING NEAR THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH. THE CLICKING NOISE SHE HEARD WAS VERY SIMILAR TO THE NOISE YOU CAN HEAR WHEN YOU ACTIVATE THE TURN SIGNALS. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON. ...

Mileage: 114,000

LEFT FRONT SPRING ON 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM BROKE IN GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT CAUSING LEFT FRONT TIRE TO GO FLAT. LOCAL MECHANIC SAYS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD. HAVE OLD PARTS. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM, PASSLOCK SECURITY SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

RIGHT FRONT SPRING AND STRUT ASSEMBLY BROKE. CAR ONLY HAS 44K MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

MY DAUGHTERS 99 GRAND AM HAS HAD BOTH FRONT SPRINGS BREAK APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR APART. IN BOTH INSTANCES THE CAR WAS TRAVELING FORWARD AT LESS THAN 25 MPH. THE BROKEN SPRING PUNCTURED THE TIRE AND THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED ON BOTH OCCASIONS. NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY OCCURRED. NEW SPRINGS/STRUTS WERE INS...

Mileage: 76,000

PASSLOCK SECURITY SYSTEM DEFECT ON MY 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT. THE FAILURE IS THE SECURITY COMES ON AND DOES NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO START. IT TAKES ABOUT TEN MINUTES AND THAN CAR WILL FIRE ON UP LIKE IF NOTHING. NEVER GOT IT FIXED YET. I READ ON THE INTERNET ALL OVER THAT ITS A GM DEFECT AND I WANT T...

AFTER PERFORMING A SEARCH OF YOUR DEFECTS DATABASE I WANTED TO REPORT THAT THE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE03031 HAPPENED TO ME ON BOTH FRONT SPRINGS AND ONE REAR SPRING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EXACTLY IN THIS MANOR DESCRIBED. I DO NOT HAVE THE EXACT DATES OF THE INCIDENTS BUT THE FAILURES HAPPENED AT D...

AFTER PERFORMING A SEARCH OF YOUR DEFECTS DATABASE I WANTED TO REPORT THAT THE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE03031 HAPPENED TO ME ON BOTH FRONT SPRINGS AND ONE REAR SPRING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EXACTLY IN THIS MANOR DESCRIBED. I DO NOT HAVE THE EXACT DATES OF THE INCIDENTS BUT THE FAILURES HAPPENED AT D...

SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST ENGINE RPMS STAY AT THE SPEED YOU ARE GOING UNTIL YOU SHUT ENGINE OFF AND RESTART. BRAKING IS NOT VERY EFFECTIVE AT THAT POINT. NO ACCIDENTS YET / BEEN CLOSE ,NEED TO PUT IN NEUTRAL OR SHUT KEY OFF TO STOP. THIS PROBLEM STARTED FIRST TIME AT ABOUT 75,000 MILES IT CAN HAPPE...

Mileage: 75,000

NO ACCIDENT YET BUT WORRIED. I SAW YOUR RECALL NOTICE FOR "STEERING: WHEEL & COLUMN" FOR 1999 GRAND AM. RECALL NOTICE 98V320000 AND CALLED THE 800# FOR PONTIAC THAT YOU HAVE LISTED. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP SAID SHE COULD NOT FIND THAT RECALL NOTICE OR ANY INFO. FOR THIS PROBLEM. I JUST BOUGHT THIS ...

NO ACCIDENT YET BUT WORRIED. I SAW YOUR RECALL NOTICE FOR "STEERING: WHEEL & COLUMN" FOR 1999 GRAND AM. RECALL NOTICE 98V320000 AND CALLED THE 800# FOR PONTIAC THAT YOU HAVE LISTED. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP SAID SHE COULD NOT FIND THAT RECALL NOTICE OR ANY INFO. FOR THIS PROBLEM. I JUST BOUGHT THIS ...

I HAVE A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM AND EVERYTIME I REPLACE THE BRAKE LIGHT BULBS THEY MELT. *CN

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE FOG LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED REGARDLESS IF THE FOG LIGHT SWITCH WAS TURNED ON OR OFF. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

SECURITY FEATURE COMES ON AND YOU CANT START YOUR CAR FOR UP TO 10 TO 15 MINUTES IT IS THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER THE CONTACTS CORRODE AND MAKES THE SECURITY FEATURE COME ON AFTER 90,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 91,541

1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FRONT CORNER OF THE VEHICLE. *KB THE OFFICER OBSERVED THE TREAD CAP FROM THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD COME OFF AND WENT INTO THE WHEEL WELL, IT KNOCKED THE RIGHT FRONT FENDER LOOSE. OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0754-90. *JB

CAR ACCIDENT...NO DAMAGE TO BE FOUND ON EITHER CAR, AND MY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE IS NO SIGN OF AN IMPACT. *TR

Mileage: 123,000

1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT ,FRONT COIL SPRING .BACK OUT OF DRIVE WAY THEN STARTED DOWN ROAD WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN RIGHT FRONT SPRING LET GO WITH SUCH A FORCE THAT I THOUGHT RT AT FIRST SOME ONE SHOT AT CAR OR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER FIX WITH NEW SPRING AND STRUT OEM PARTS WITCH WEAR DAMAGE DO TO SPR...

Mileage: 80,000

PASSLOCK SYSTEM IN MY CAR IS MALFUNCTIONING. RANDOMLY MY SECURITY LIGHT WILL BLINK WHEN STARTING MY CAR THUS MY CAR WONT START! I HAVE RESEARCHED AND DISCOVERED THIS IS A PASSLOCK SYSTEM FAILURE. THIS IS A $600 FIX!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 94,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATORS CONTINUE TO FAIL. HE HEARD A GRINDING NOISE MOMENTS BEFORE THE REGULATORS SNAPPED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFERRED HIM TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THERE WAS NO WARRA...

Mileage: 110,000

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 ...

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

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

Mileage: 70,180

I HAVE A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM 3.4L. I'VE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE 2001 AND I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED MY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET (UNDER WARRANTY) IN 2002. I NOW HAVE TO REPLACE IT AGAIN! EXCEPT THIS TIME THERE WAS A FAULT IN THE GASKET IN THE ENGINE AS WELL, WHICH RESULTED IN SEIZED BEARINGS, SNAPPED CA...

1) NO WARNING OF ANY KIND! 2) FRONT DRIVERS SUSPENSION COIL BREAK/COLLAPSE, COIL PUNCTURED TIRE CAUSING TIRE BLOW OUT, CAR CRASHING DOWN ALL INSTANTANEOUS. NO INJURY - I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY GARAGE. HOW OFTEN 1 TIME. 3) TOW AND THEN REPLACE THE TIRE, COIL, STRUT, I ALSO MUST REPLACE THE OTHER FRO...

Mileage: 80,000

HAD ALL WINDOW MECHANISMS REPLACED AFTER ENDURING A WONDERFUL GARBAGE BAG COVER TREATMENT FOR WINDOW BEAUTY ENHANCEMENT LAST WINTER 2007-08. FOUND MY IGNITION REFUSES TO START W/ 1 KEY. I STARTED NOTICING THE SMELL OF ANTIFREEZE. TOOK TO MY MECHANIC OF 22 YEARS. THOUGHT IT WAS A CRACK IN THE ACTUAL ...

Mileage: 76,000

HAD ALL WINDOW MECHANISMS REPLACED AFTER ENDURING A WONDERFUL GARBAGE BAG COVER TREATMENT FOR WINDOW BEAUTY ENHANCEMENT LAST WINTER 2007-08. FOUND MY IGNITION REFUSES TO START W/ 1 KEY. I STARTED NOTICING THE SMELL OF ANTIFREEZE. TOOK TO MY MECHANIC OF 22 YEARS. THOUGHT IT WAS A CRACK IN THE ACTUAL ...

Mileage: 76,000

HAD ALL WINDOW MECHANISMS REPLACED AFTER ENDURING A WONDERFUL GARBAGE BAG COVER TREATMENT FOR WINDOW BEAUTY ENHANCEMENT LAST WINTER 2007-08. FOUND MY IGNITION REFUSES TO START W/ 1 KEY. I STARTED NOTICING THE SMELL OF ANTIFREEZE. TOOK TO MY MECHANIC OF 22 YEARS. THOUGHT IT WAS A CRACK IN THE ACTUAL ...

Mileage: 76,000

HAD ALL WINDOW MECHANISMS REPLACED AFTER ENDURING A WONDERFUL GARBAGE BAG COVER TREATMENT FOR WINDOW BEAUTY ENHANCEMENT LAST WINTER 2007-08. FOUND MY IGNITION REFUSES TO START W/ 1 KEY. I STARTED NOTICING THE SMELL OF ANTIFREEZE. TOOK TO MY MECHANIC OF 22 YEARS. THOUGHT IT WAS A CRACK IN THE ACTUAL ...

Mileage: 76,000

HAD ALL WINDOW MECHANISMS REPLACED AFTER ENDURING A WONDERFUL GARBAGE BAG COVER TREATMENT FOR WINDOW BEAUTY ENHANCEMENT LAST WINTER 2007-08. FOUND MY IGNITION REFUSES TO START W/ 1 KEY. I STARTED NOTICING THE SMELL OF ANTIFREEZE. TOOK TO MY MECHANIC OF 22 YEARS. THOUGHT IT WAS A CRACK IN THE ACTUAL ...

Mileage: 76,000

HAD ALL WINDOW MECHANISMS REPLACED AFTER ENDURING A WONDERFUL GARBAGE BAG COVER TREATMENT FOR WINDOW BEAUTY ENHANCEMENT LAST WINTER 2007-08. FOUND MY IGNITION REFUSES TO START W/ 1 KEY. I STARTED NOTICING THE SMELL OF ANTIFREEZE. TOOK TO MY MECHANIC OF 22 YEARS. THOUGHT IT WAS A CRACK IN THE ACTUAL ...

Mileage: 76,000

WHEN SECURITY LIGHT FLASHES ON MY 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM, THE FUEL PUMP IS DISABLED FOR 10 MINUTES. HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY IN THE PAST. TODAY, IT TOOK OVER 2 HOURS TO START. *TR

Mileage: 13,608

WITHOUT WARNING OR PHYSICAL IMPACT/IMPAIRMENT RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING FRACTURED WITH A LOUD BANG, AND THE JAGGED END PIERCED MY TIRE SIDEWALL, DESTROYING TIRE. THIS OCCURRED AT APPROX 25 MPH, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT INCIDENT, HAD TO BE TOWED, NEW COIL INSTALLED, NEW TIRE PURCHASED, LABOR DAY...

Mileage: 175,000

WITHOUT WARNING OR PHYSICAL IMPACT/IMPAIRMENT RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING FRACTURED WITH A LOUD BANG, AND THE JAGGED END PIERCED MY TIRE SIDEWALL, DESTROYING TIRE. THIS OCCURRED AT APPROX 25 MPH, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT INCIDENT, HAD TO BE TOWED, NEW COIL INSTALLED, NEW TIRE PURCHASED, LABOR DAY...

Mileage: 175,000

WITHOUT WARNING OR PHYSICAL IMPACT/IMPAIRMENT RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING FRACTURED WITH A LOUD BANG, AND THE JAGGED END PIERCED MY TIRE SIDEWALL, DESTROYING TIRE. THIS OCCURRED AT APPROX 25 MPH, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT INCIDENT, HAD TO BE TOWED, NEW COIL INSTALLED, NEW TIRE PURCHASED, LABOR DAY...

Mileage: 175,000

WITHOUT WARNING OR PHYSICAL IMPACT/IMPAIRMENT RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING FRACTURED WITH A LOUD BANG, AND THE JAGGED END PIERCED MY TIRE SIDEWALL, DESTROYING TIRE. THIS OCCURRED AT APPROX 25 MPH, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT INCIDENT, HAD TO BE TOWED, NEW COIL INSTALLED, NEW TIRE PURCHASED, LABOR DAY...

Mileage: 175,000

FRACTURE OF FRONT LEFT AND RIGHT COIL SPRINGS. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

1999 GRAND AM POWERTRAIN WITH THE TRANSAXLE KEEPS FAILING. *TR

AFTER SHOPPING AT WAL MART I WENT OUT TO MY CAR TO START IT AND THE KEY WOULDN'T TURN! I TRIED EVERY KEY MESSED WITH THE STEERING WHEEL EVERYTHING I COULD POSSIBLE THINK OF. I TRIED FOR 4 HOURS WHILE TRYING TO FIND AWAY HOME BECAUSE I AM NEW TO THE STATE AND TOWN I WAS IN AND DON'T KNOW ANYBODY. IT ...

WINDOWS ON BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE FALL IN DOOR. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM KEEPS THE CAR FROM STARTING AND YOU HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES BEFORE THE SECURITY LIGHT STOPS BLINKING. I HAVE A 99 PONT. GRAND AM AND THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM IN THIS CAR AND OTHERS. IT SEEMS GM WOULD LIKE TO SATISFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. WITH THE ECONO...

Mileage: 140,000

PASSLOCK GOING BAD ON CAR WILL COST ABOUT 400.00 TO GET FIXED THIS IS VERY COMMON IN GM CAR GARAGES CLAIM . I BELIEVE IT A FACTORY DEFECT. *TR

5 SPEED FAN MOTOR RELAY SWITCH FAILED AFTER ONLY 22,000 MILES ON A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE SEDAN. FOUR SPEEDS WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. 5TH SPEED WORKS, BUT IS THE HIGHEST SPEED. LOWER SPEEDS ARE NEEDED FOR ADEQUATE VENTILATION OF INTERIOR. WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT REPLACEMENT/REPAIR OF REL...

Mileage: 19,280

5 SPEED FAN MOTOR RELAY SWITCH FAILED AFTER ONLY 22,000 MILES ON A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE SEDAN. FOUR SPEEDS WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. 5TH SPEED WORKS, BUT IS THE HIGHEST SPEED. LOWER SPEEDS ARE NEEDED FOR ADEQUATE VENTILATION OF INTERIOR. WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT REPLACEMENT/REPAIR OF REL...

Mileage: 19,280

A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW JUST FELL INTO THE DOOR WITHOUT WARNING.2 WEEKS AFTER THAT MY PASSENGER SIDE FELL INTO THE DOOR. *TR

Mileage: 109,356

1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM COIL SPRINGS BREAK WITHOUT WARNING OR CAUSE. I HAVE 2 OF THESE CARS, AND BOTH HAVE HAD FRONT AND READ COIL SPRINGS BREAK WITHOUT CAUSE. I SEE THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FILED WITH THE NHTSA SINCE THIS WAS INVESTIGATED IN 2004. I REQUEST A NEW INVESTIGATION BE CONDUCTED DUE TO...

Mileage: 93,000

FRONT COIL SPRING SNAPPED. NO APPARENT PRIOR PROBLEMS, JUST A CLEAN BREAK. IT HAPPENED AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED AND DID NOT CAUSE TIRE DAMAGE. NO KNOWN CAUSE FOR THE BREAK, OTHER THAN POSSIBLE MANUFACTURE DEFECT. BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE REPLACED AT A COST OF ABOUT $500. *TR

Mileage: 73,500

PROBLEMS WITH THE SUSPENSION WITH SPRING COILS BREAKING .. NOTICE OF PULLING WENT FOR ALIGNMENT AND FOUND COIL RIGHT REAR BROKE AND PUNCTURED TIRE , HAD REPLACED AND NEW TIRE AND ALIGNMENT , THEN YEAR LATER FRONT RIGHT BROKE AND PULLING AGAIN HAD REPLACE ASAP . *TR

IGNITION SHORTING OUT CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH OTHER ELECTRIC PARTS NOT WORKING OR WORKING WHEN SHOULDN'T BE WHEN CALL TO ORDER SWITCH TOLD BY REP THAT ITS PROBABLY THE CYLINDER NOT SWITCH DUE TO MANY COMPLAINTS IT NOT WORKING AND CAUSING THINGS TO SHORT OUT. *TR

IGNITION SHORTING OUT CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH OTHER ELECTRIC PARTS NOT WORKING OR WORKING WHEN SHOULDN'T BE WHEN CALL TO ORDER SWITCH TOLD BY REP THAT ITS PROBABLY THE CYLINDER NOT SWITCH DUE TO MANY COMPLAINTS IT NOT WORKING AND CAUSING THINGS TO SHORT OUT. *TR

THE COIL SPRING ON THE STRUT ON THE FRONT OF A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM BROKE. THIS WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW SPRING ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CAR. IN TALKING TO MANY REPAIR SHOPS, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS SERIES OF GM CARS. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED AT LOW SPEED IN TOWN, BUT HAD IT HAPPENED AT HI...

Mileage: 75,000

1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM -- THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A COIL SPRING-OVER-STRUT FRONT SUSPENSION WITH THE SPRING ITSELF RESTING IN COMPRESSION BETWEEN TWO POLYMER ISOLATORS. THIS IS REGARDING FRACTURE OF THIS SPRING. THE FRACTURES OCCUR IN THE FIRST ACTIVE COIL ABOVE THE LOWER ISOLATOR. I HAD BOTH CO...

Mileage: 95,000

I BOUGHT A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM IN SEPTEMBER 2000. I HAVE BEEN FIGHTING WITH THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM EVER SINCE. SOMETIMES THE CAR STARTS AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T START, LEAVING ME STRANDED. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN MANY TIMES AND THE SECURITY LIGHT STILL COMES ON. IN THE LAST 8 YEARS I HAVE TAKEN IT TO...

I BOUGHT A 1999 GRAND AM GT N JANUARY 2008 FROM FEYER FORD IN WILLIAMSTON NORTH CAROLINA. WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH THE ROTORS AND BRAKES WENT OUT FOLLOWED BY THE IGNITION SWITCH FOLLOWED BY THE PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATOR GOING OUT. THEN ABOUT A WEEK LATER THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR WENT OUT. I W...

Mileage: 107,000

I BOUGHT A 1999 GRAND AM GT N JANUARY 2008 FROM FEYER FORD IN WILLIAMSTON NORTH CAROLINA. WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH THE ROTORS AND BRAKES WENT OUT FOLLOWED BY THE IGNITION SWITCH FOLLOWED BY THE PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATOR GOING OUT. THEN ABOUT A WEEK LATER THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR WENT OUT. I W...

Mileage: 107,000

THE TURN SIGNAL FLASHER MODULE ON MY DAUGHTERS 1999 GRAND AM GT (54,000 MILES) CONTINUES CLICKING AFTER THE SIGNAL HAS SHUT OFF. AT TIMES THE UNIT HAS CONTINUED TO MAKE THIS NOISE FOR UP TO 15 MINUTES CONSTANTLY. THIS IS EXTREMELY DISTRACTING FOR A TEEN DRIVER. I HAVE LOCATED THE NHTSA ACTION #...

Mileage: 54,000

COOLANT RSERVOIR INTAKE MANIFOLD ON MY 99 PONTIAC GRAND AM KEPT MESSING UP IVE SPENT OVER 1200 IN A MATTER OT 2 MONTHS.

Mileage: 90

REAR STABILIZER BAR BROKE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN, CROSS 4 TRAFFIC LANES, AND COLLIDE INTO AN 8-12" CURB RESULTING IN A SHATTERED WIND DEFLECTER AND 8-10" CRACK IN BUMPER STABILIZER BAR WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE REQUIRED NUT AND BOLT AND A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT WHICH IS NECESSARY WHEN THE STABILI...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,...

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,...

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,...

Mileage: 100,000

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

99 PONTIAC GRAND AM HAZARD FLASHER DEFECTIVE.*CN

LEFT FRONT SPRING BROKE AT FIRST COIL OF SPRING. CAR WAS NOT MOVING AT THE TIME, BUT THE SPRING CONTACTED THE TIRE. TIRE WOULD HAVE BEEN DESTROYED IF VEHICLE HAD BEEN MOVING. REPLACE ENTIRE STRUT ASSEMBLY, STILL HAVE THE OLD PARTS. *TR

Mileage: 117,800

LEFT FRONT SPRING BROKE AT FIRST COIL OF SPRING. CAR WAS NOT MOVING AT THE TIME, BUT THE SPRING CONTACTED THE TIRE. TIRE WOULD HAVE BEEN DESTROYED IF VEHICLE HAD BEEN MOVING. REPLACE ENTIRE STRUT ASSEMBLY, STILL HAVE THE OLD PARTS. *TR

Mileage: 117,800

1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM PASSLOCK FEATURE CONSTANTLY CAUSES MY VEHICLE TO NOT START. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED AT TIMES FOR OVER AN HOUR, MISSED WORK, ETC. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT COULD SHUT DOWN MAKING AN ACCIDENT POSSIBLE. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

I HAVE BEEN READING THE REPORTS ABOUT THE BLINKERS SWITCH AND HOW IT KEEPS CLICKING EVEN WHEN IT ISN'T BEING USED. I HAD THIS PROBLEM. FIRST IT WAS ONLY ONCE IN A WHILE THEN IT GOT TO BE MORE OFTEN. THE SOUND WOULD CLICK ONE OR TWICE AFTER I TURNED OFF THE BLINKER THEN IT WAS TO THE POINT IT WOULDN'...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHEN DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT RELEASED THE PEDAL AND ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS IT AGAIN, BUT IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR ONCE MORE. HE WAS FORCED TO APPLY THE EMERGENC...

Mileage: 20,181

1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT - THE IGNITION THEFT DETERRENT PASSLOCK SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS - PREVENTS CAR FROM STARTING - "SECURITY" LIGHT REMAINS ON. VERY COMMON PROBLEM - MANY OWNERS COMPLAINTS ARE FOUND HERE: HTTP://WWW.PONTIACOWNERS.COM/PONTIAC/TAGS/PASSLOCK/ GM NEEDS TO PAY FOR THIS VIA A RECALL. *...

Mileage: 176,000

THE TURN LIGHTS ON OUR PONTIAC GRAND AM SE V6 HAVE BEEN GOING IN AND OUT AT RANDOM. I ASKED MY FATHER ABOUT THIS AND HE SAID TO TRY PUSHING THE HAZARD LIGHT BUTTON. HE GOT A RECALL NOTICE FOR HIS 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM LAST YEAR BUT HAS NOT EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM, SO I WANT TO KNOW IF THE SAME RE...

THE TURN LIGHTS ON OUR PONTIAC GRAND AM SE V6 HAVE BEEN GOING IN AND OUT AT RANDOM. I ASKED MY FATHER ABOUT THIS AND HE SAID TO TRY PUSHING THE HAZARD LIGHT BUTTON. HE GOT A RECALL NOTICE FOR HIS 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM LAST YEAR BUT HAS NOT EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM, SO I WANT TO KNOW IF THE SAME RE...

I HEARD A STRANGE NOISE IN A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM, WHILE HEADING FOR HOME. THE TIRE SOON WENT FLAT, AND UPON INSPECTION THE CAUSE WAS A BROKEN COIL SPRING IN THE RIGHT FRONT. A SPARE WAS PUT ON THE VEHICLE, BUT DUE TO THE SPRING BEING BROKEN, THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE CAR STILL DRAGGED. THIS HAPPEN...

PASSLOCK ON MY 1999 GRAND AM WILL NOT LET MY CAR START SOMETIMES AND I HAVE TO WAIT 10 MIN. TO GET IT STARTED,AFTER I BOUGHT THIS CAR AND THIS FIRST HAPPEN TO ME I ASK THE GUY I BOUGHT THIS FROM AND HE SAID HE HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH IT SO THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON,AND FROM READING ON THE INTERN...

I HAVE OWNED MY 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM FOR OVER 3 YRS AND I AM GOING ON MY THIRD BCM BODY CONTROL MODULE I FIND IT VERY UNFAIR THAT THIS RUNS ME $450 EVERY TIME IT HAPPENS I UNDERSTAND THAT I BOUGHT A USED CAR AND IT IS MY PROPERTY AND I HAVE TO MAINTAIN IT BUT IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ...

I HAVE OWNED MY 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM FOR OVER 3 YRS AND I AM GOING ON MY THIRD BCM BODY CONTROL MODULE I FIND IT VERY UNFAIR THAT THIS RUNS ME $450 EVERY TIME IT HAPPENS I UNDERSTAND THAT I BOUGHT A USED CAR AND IT IS MY PROPERTY AND I HAVE TO MAINTAIN IT BUT IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ...

THERE WHERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. I HAD PURCHASED THIS CAR ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO (A 99 GRAND AM SE), AND THE SECURITY LIGHT HAS SLOWLY BEEN GOING OFF MORE FREQUENTLY. JUST LAST NIGHT IT STRANDED ME FOR 30 MINUTES (WHEN THE ALARM GOES OFF, I HAVE TO LEAVE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION FOR ABOUT...

CLICKING NOISES AROUND STEERING WHEEL, WAS TOLD BY DEALER IT IS THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH, THE HAZARD SWITCH HAS A SPECIAL POLICY BUT NOT THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WHICH IS DIFFERENT ACCORDING TO GM. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

TL THE CONTACT AND FAMILY MEMBER OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. ON THE SPOUSES VEHICLE BOTH OF THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS BROKE AND ON THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE THE FRONT AND REAR COIL SPRING BROKE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVE THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE SPOUSES HAD TO BE TOWED. THE FAILURES OCCURED W...

Mileage: 110,000

INTAKE GASKET ON 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM FAILED FOR THE THRID TIME. THE SECOND TIME I ALMOST HAD ENGINE DAMAGE. THE CAR OVERHEATED AND WARPED THE HEADS, BUT WAS NOT ENOUGH TO BE REPLACED.*AK

Mileage: 80,000

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT. THE VEHICLE'S CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000 MILES AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,900. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND INSPECTION. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE AND OIL, AND THE INTAKE GASKET ...

Mileage: 60,900

DEALER SOLD ME A DEFECTIVE CAR. THERE WAS A STEERING PROBLEM. *AK

THE TURN SIGNALS HAVE NOT WORKED FOR QUITE SOME TIME, THE HAZARD LIGHTS EITHER. CONTACTED PONTIAC TO SEE IF SPECIAL POLICY # 04098 APPLIED, DUE TO VIN # WAS TOLD THAT IT DID NOT. I WAS REFERRED TO GM DEALERSHIP FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. *JB

THE TURN SIGNALS HAVE NOT WORKED FOR QUITE SOME TIME, THE HAZARD LIGHTS EITHER. CONTACTED PONTIAC TO SEE IF SPECIAL POLICY # 04098 APPLIED, DUE TO VIN # WAS TOLD THAT IT DID NOT. I WAS REFERRED TO GM DEALERSHIP FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. *JB

I HAVE A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT. WHENEVER THE TURN SIGNAL IS ON IT RELAYS TO THE HAZARD SWITCH AND A CLICKING SOUND IS HEARD TO NOTIFY THE DRIVER THAT THE SIGNAL IS ON. WELL LAST YEAR THERE WAS TIMES WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD ALL OF A SUDDEN STOP. I WOULD HAVE TO MESS WITH THE HAZARD SWITCH A FEW...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A MANHOLE COVER ,CAUSING THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATING PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED THE VEHICLE TOTALED SINCE THE AIRBAG DEPLOYE...

I OWN A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM AND HAVE NOTICED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT BULBS CREATE ENOUGH HEAT AT THE CONTACT POINT TO MELT THE PLASTIC HOUSING OF THE BULB BASE OVER APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS. THE RESULTANT MELTED PLASTIC EVENTUALLY BRAKES THE CONTACT AND COATS THE METAL AT THE BULB BASE WITH PLAST...

WHILE AT WORK..CAR( 99 PONTIAC GRAND AM) SAT FOR APPROX 10 HRS DURING WORK SHIFT...LET CAR IDLE FOR APPROX 5-10 MIN TO WARM UP..SMELT SMOKE LEARNED CAR WAS FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES,CAR LOCKED SELF AND COULD NOT GET INTO CAR,,CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS!!!!!!!!! *NM

THE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILS EVERY 18 MONTHS OR SO. I'VE REPLACED THE DRIVER'S SIDE THREE TIMES, AND THE PASSENGER SIDE ONCE. IT'S ABOUT $300 EACH TIME, WITH LABOR. THIS SAME COMPLAINT IS UBIQUITOUS ON EVERY WEBSITE THAT LISTS CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS. PONTIAC SHOULD HAVE DONE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM LONG...

Mileage: 91,900

TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT HAS FOUND THAT THE 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM HAS A SAFETY RECALL 03V327000 FOR EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER TURN SIGNAL WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE TURN S...

Mileage: 59,000

I WAS TURNING FROM MY DRIVEWAY TO AN ALLEY WHEN I HEARD AN UNUSUAL POP. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND DID A VISUAL TO SEE IF I COULD NOTICE ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. AT THAT TIME, IT WAS ABOUT 5:00 AM, I COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. I CONTINUED ON MY WAY TO WORK AND DROVE APPROXIMATE...

Mileage: 60,000

I OWN A 1999 GRAND AM SE THAT I PURCHASED USED IN 2001. IN THE 5 YEARS THAT I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE THE HEATER FAN MOTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES. IT STARTS OUT WITH ONLY A FEW OF THE FAN SPEEDS WORKING THEN A TERRIBLE SMELL WITH SMOKE COMING UP THROUGH THE DASHBOARD THEN THE FAN DOESN'T WORK ON AN...

PASSLOCK SYSTEM ENGAGING WHEN YOU TURN KEY AND ARE STARTING VEHICLE. CAUSES PERSONAL PROBLEMS LATE APPTS. SERIOUS PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY GENERAL MOTORS. *JB

Mileage: 119,000

NEAR CRASH. OCCASIONALLY THE RPMS WHILE IN GEAR WILL RAISE TO 3300 RPM MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP QUICKLY ENOUGH TO AVOID AND ACCIDENT. I FOUND IF I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TURN OFF THE IGNITION THEN RESTART THE IDLE WILL RETURN BACK TO 650-700 RPMS. NOW THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ALM...

Mileage: 56,000

IN NOVEMBER 2004 MY "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH THE "TRAC OFF" LIGHT. AFTER FLIPPING THROUGH MY CARS MANUAL I DECIDED TO HAVE IT SERVICED WITH THE DEALER I ORIGINALLY BOUGHT IT FROM. AT ONLY 60,000 MILES THEY DETERMINED ALL OF MY FUEL INJECTORS WENT BAD. I HAD TO REPLACE THESE ...

Mileage: 60,000

IN NOVEMBER 2004 MY "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH THE "TRAC OFF" LIGHT. AFTER FLIPPING THROUGH MY CARS MANUAL I DECIDED TO HAVE IT SERVICED WITH THE DEALER I ORIGINALLY BOUGHT IT FROM. AT ONLY 60,000 MILES THEY DETERMINED ALL OF MY FUEL INJECTORS WENT BAD. I HAD TO REPLACE THESE ...

Mileage: 60,000

PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2005 WITH 68K ON IT. ONE MONTH LATER COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON, FOUND OUT THE MANIFOLD GASKETS WERE IN NEED OF REPAIR, 800.0, TWO WEEKS LATER SAME PROBLEM THIS TIME THE LEAKING CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE HEADS 1700.00 REPAIR.....HAVE A CALL INTO GM NOW. *NM

Mileage: 75,000

AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT OR FRONT END DAMAGE. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE AFTER INCIDENT AND COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *NM

Mileage: 87,000

I RELEASED THE PARKING BRAKE--AND IT RELEASED REALLY HARD. WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS SMOKE. MY COIL SPRING (RIGHT, FRONT) BROKE AND PUNCTURED MY TIRE. I HAD TO GET TOWED TO A GARAGE TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS. THE OLD COIL SPRINGS WERE DISCARDED. *NM

Mileage: 70,000

I HAVE CLICKING PROBLEM WITH MY 99 GRAND AM. IT HAS RECENTLY BECAME WORSE. THE NOISE IS COMING FROM THE DASH BOARD UNDER THE HAZARD BUTTON. IT'S DRIVING ME CRAZY AND THIS SWITCH IS FAULTY AND CLICKING EVERY TIME I START THE CAR. *JB

MY 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM HAS A TICKING SOUND ON THE DASH BOARD WHICH SOUNDS LIKE THE BLINKER GOING NUTS. THIS MOSTLY OCCURS WHEN YOU HAVE JUST USED THE TURN SIGNAL. I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE, BUT I DO KNOW THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD SOME TYPE OF A SWITCH REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM ...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS ONLY WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN ACTIVATED, THE SIGNALS WORKED FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 46,000

THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING HAS BROKEN ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME, IN AUG. 2003, I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN WHEN THERE WAS A LOUD BANG. I GOT OUT TO INVESTIGATE BUT COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG. JUST TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE I DROVE IT TO A MECHANIC WHO UPON INVESTIGATION INF...

Mileage: 115,000

THE CALIPERS FREQUENTLY FAIL TO RELEASE PROPERLY AND HAVE REPEATEDLY DAMAGED THE ROTORS, MORE OFTEN IN THE FRONT THAN REAR. I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN SEPTEMBER OF 2002 AND A FEW MONTHS LATER BEGAN TO HAVE BRAKE PROBLEMS. IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE CALIPERS WERE FOUND FAULTY DUE TO THEIR ASSEM...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR CONDITIONER WOULD NOT WORK UNLESS IT WAS SET ON HIGH. ON THE LOWER LEVELS, THE COMPRESSOR WOULD NOT INITIATE. THE AIR CONDITIONER WORKED UNTIL JANUARY, 2005. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED. *AK UPDATED 10/25/2006 - *NM

Mileage: 130,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER COIL SPRING SEVERELY THE TIRE WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH DOWN A CITY STREET. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THAT BOTH FRONT COILS SPRINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. UPDATED 08/...

Mileage: 80,000

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ON PONTIAC GRAND AM. *JB

Mileage: 97,863

CONSTANT RATTLING LED TO DISCOVERY OF DAMAGED COIL SPRINGS.......ALL 4 OF THEM HAD TO BE REPLACED AS EVERY ONE WAS BROKEN. *JB

Mileage: 92,000

I WAS PULLING MY 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN THE CAR WAS MAKING A STRANGE SCRAPING NOISE. I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND DID NOT SEE ANYTHING TOUCHING THE GROUND. I DID NOT DRIVE THE CAR. MY HUSBAND CHECKED IT OUT AND PULLED THE CAR OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. THE WHEEL POPPED AS HE WAS D...

Mileage: 80,300

1999 GRAND AM TRACK LIGHT ILLUMINATED, C-3 LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WATER LEAKED ON THE PASSENGER REAR FLOOR BOARD, THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING. *TS THE DEALER REFLASED THE PCM AT 3560 MILES. THE TRACK LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN AT 3790 MILES. THIS TIME THE DEALER . THE BLOWER MOTOR SMELL BA...

1999 GRAND AM TRACK LIGHT ILLUMINATED, C-3 LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WATER LEAKED ON THE PASSENGER REAR FLOOR BOARD, THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING. *TS THE DEALER REFLASED THE PCM AT 3560 MILES. THE TRACK LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN AT 3790 MILES. THIS TIME THE DEALER . THE BLOWER MOTOR SMELL BA...

1999 GRAND AM TRACK LIGHT ILLUMINATED, C-3 LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WATER LEAKED ON THE PASSENGER REAR FLOOR BOARD, THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING. *TS THE DEALER REFLASED THE PCM AT 3560 MILES. THE TRACK LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN AT 3790 MILES. THIS TIME THE DEALER . THE BLOWER MOTOR SMELL BA...

WHILE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. CAR HAD BEEN SITTING FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR AFTER BEING DRIVEN A SHORT DISTANCE. COMPLETELY ENGULFED AND WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *JB

I HAVE A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM AND THE RACK AND PINION HAS BROKE TWICE. THE LAST TIME BEING WHEN I WAS TURNING OUT ON AN INTERSTATE LOOSING ALL STEERING CAPABILITIES. *NM

POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILS CAUSING WINDOW TO FALL INTO DOOR. *JB

I HAVE A '99 PONTIAC GRAND AM WITH 65,000 MILES WITH A DEFECTIVE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT ISSUE IN CANADA AND IS A COMMON ISSUE IN THE USA ALSO. GM IS NOT ISSUING A RECALL EVEN THOUGH THERE IS EVIDENCE THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART (OR DEFECTIVE BECAUSE OF THE DE...

Mileage: 65,000

BRAKES MAKE GRINDING NOISE AND SHAKE/PULSATE WHEN APPLIED AT ANY SPEED. BRAKE ROTORS WERE TURNED AND PADS REPLACED. THEN A WEEK LATER DEALER SAID CALIPERS WERE STICKING AND NEEDED REPLACED. NOW 2 MONTHS LATER IT NEEDS TO GO BACK TO DEALER FOR BRAKES PROBLEMS. *JB

Mileage: 67,000

NO WARNING OR EVENT LEADING UP TO FAILURE. 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT WITH 87,000 MILES. NEW TIRES IN DECEMBER OF 2004. WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, RECEIVED SOME RESISTANCE, THOUGHT MY BRAKES WERE STICKING. PUSHED ON ACCELERATOR TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND HEARD A LOUD SNAP AND RIPPING NOISE...

Mileage: 87,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH FAILED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND CYLINDER, WHICH REMEDIED TH...

Mileage: 61,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH FAILED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND CYLINDER, WHICH REMEDIED TH...

Mileage: 61,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH FAILED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND CYLINDER, WHICH REMEDIED TH...

Mileage: 61,000

SECURITY LIGHT\PASSCODE, PASSLOCK IGNITION ON GRAND AM GT VEHICLE UNABLE TO START WHEN SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON- ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE. MUST LEAVE KEY IN ON POSITION TO RESET- TAKES A WHOLE 15 MINUTES TO RESET- LATE APPTS, SCHOOL DELAYS, ETC... NOW PASSCODE FEATURE IS DEFECTING THE ABS & T...

Mileage: 55,000

THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. ONE DAY AFTER WORK, I GOT INTO MY CAR AND AS I BACKED OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE. THE BROKEN COIL SPRING THEN LODGED ITSELF IN MY FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE, COMPLETELY DESTROYING THE TIRE AND RENDERING THE CAR U...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE ENGINE'S HIGH PERFORMANCE ADDITIVE CAUSED CORROSION TO THE ALUMINUM CYLINDER HEAD. THE CYLINDER HEAD WAS REPLACED WHICH C...

Mileage: 59,009

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE ENGINE'S HIGH PERFORMANCE ADDITIVE CAUSED CORROSION TO THE ALUMINUM CYLINDER HEAD. THE CYLINDER HEAD WAS REPLACED WHICH C...

Mileage: 59,009

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE ENGINE'S HIGH PERFORMANCE ADDITIVE CAUSED CORROSION TO THE ALUMINUM CYLINDER HEAD. THE CYLINDER HEAD WAS REPLACED WHICH C...

Mileage: 59,009

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE ENGINE'S HIGH PERFORMANCE ADDITIVE CAUSED CORROSION TO THE ALUMINUM CYLINDER HEAD. THE CYLINDER HEAD WAS REPLACED WHICH C...

Mileage: 59,009

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE ENGINE'S HIGH PERFORMANCE ADDITIVE CAUSED CORROSION TO THE ALUMINUM CYLINDER HEAD. THE CYLINDER HEAD WAS REPLACED WHICH C...

Mileage: 59,009

1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM - ISSUE BEGAN AFTER WE SET THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS AND THEN PRESSED BUTTON TO RELEASE IN JAN 2006. TO DATE THE AUDIBLE CLICKING OF THE FLASHER INTERMITTENTLY ENGAGES. AUDIBLE CLICKING DURING TURN SIGNAL USE APPEARS NORMAL BUT ONCE THE SIGNAL CANCELS, THE CLICKING WILL CONTINUE E...

Mileage: 66,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A LOUD POP FROM THE GARAGE WAS HEARD WHILE IN THE HOUSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN. THE FRONT COIL SPRING AND BOTH FRONT STRUTS WERE REPLACED. ALSO, THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE REPLACED A YEAR A...

Mileage: 58,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A LOUD POP FROM THE GARAGE WAS HEARD WHILE IN THE HOUSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN. THE FRONT COIL SPRING AND BOTH FRONT STRUTS WERE REPLACED. ALSO, THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE REPLACED A YEAR A...

Mileage: 58,000

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, MY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ON MY 1999 GRAND AM WAS TOTALLY DISSOLVED. I HAD IT TOWED TO A SHOP WHICH THE MECHANIC STATED WITH THE DEX-COOL IN THIS YEAR VEHICLE GM HAVE HAD PROBLEMS, WITH THE DEX-COOL EATING THE GASKETS AND WATER PUMP. I HAVE GONE THROUGH 2 WATER PUMPS ALREADY, ...

Mileage: 927,000

STARTED WITH WARNING LIGHTS ON DASH COMING ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY, TOOK TO LOCAL GARAGE AND THEY PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER BUT NOTHING SHOWED UP. HUSBAND BOUGHT NEW BATTERY AND NEW ALTERNATOR. DID NOT HAVE THE PROBLEM FOR THREE MONTHS AND THAN I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK AND ONE BY ONE THE WARNIN...

Mileage: 117,239

I OWN A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM WITH 80,000 MILES, THAT I BOUGHT NEW. ABOUT A MONTH AGO (JAN. 2006), THE GAS GAUGE FAILED. THE NEEDLE DROPPED TO EMPTY (WHEN THE CAR TANK WAS FULL). NOW I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IS IN MY TANK, OR WHEN IT WILL RUN OUT LEAVING ME STRANDED. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND...

Mileage: 80,000

WHERE TO START, .BOUGHT 1999 GRAND AM GT IN AUGUST OF 2002 AND ITHAS BEEN DOWNHILL EVER SINCE. REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR TWICE, HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET PROBLEM, WHICH WAS REPLACED, BUT STILL LED TO THE DEMISE OF MY ENGINE, CAUSING CAMSHAFT TO SNAP IN HALF. THOUGHT THE TROUB...

WHERE TO START, .BOUGHT 1999 GRAND AM GT IN AUGUST OF 2002 AND ITHAS BEEN DOWNHILL EVER SINCE. REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR TWICE, HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET PROBLEM, WHICH WAS REPLACED, BUT STILL LED TO THE DEMISE OF MY ENGINE, CAUSING CAMSHAFT TO SNAP IN HALF. THOUGHT THE TROUB...

WHERE TO START, .BOUGHT 1999 GRAND AM GT IN AUGUST OF 2002 AND ITHAS BEEN DOWNHILL EVER SINCE. REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR TWICE, HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET PROBLEM, WHICH WAS REPLACED, BUT STILL LED TO THE DEMISE OF MY ENGINE, CAUSING CAMSHAFT TO SNAP IN HALF. THOUGHT THE TROUB...

WHERE TO START, .BOUGHT 1999 GRAND AM GT IN AUGUST OF 2002 AND ITHAS BEEN DOWNHILL EVER SINCE. REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR TWICE, HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET PROBLEM, WHICH WAS REPLACED, BUT STILL LED TO THE DEMISE OF MY ENGINE, CAUSING CAMSHAFT TO SNAP IN HALF. THOUGHT THE TROUB...

WHERE TO START, .BOUGHT 1999 GRAND AM GT IN AUGUST OF 2002 AND ITHAS BEEN DOWNHILL EVER SINCE. REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR TWICE, HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET PROBLEM, WHICH WAS REPLACED, BUT STILL LED TO THE DEMISE OF MY ENGINE, CAUSING CAMSHAFT TO SNAP IN HALF. THOUGHT THE TROUB...

TURN SIGNALS MALFUNCTION/INOPERABLE. 1ST REPLACEMENT (DEFECTIVE): MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH FAILED AT 31,825 MILES 2ND REPLACEMENT (DEFECTIVE): MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH FAILED AT 79,287 MILES ***PLEASE NOTE: GM'S SPECIAL POLICY #04098 WILL ONLY COVER REPLACEMENT OF THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH. THE PART...

Mileage: 31,825

AFTER ABOUT 100,000 MILES, I WAS TOLD THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ON MY PONTIAC GM 1999 GRAND AM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED (COOLANT WAS LEAKING AND AFTER INVESTIGATION I SAW THAT THE DEXCOOL COOLANT WAS TO BLAME FOR WEARING OF THIS INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET). OF COURSE, MY VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, AN...

Mileage: 100,000

I BOUGHT MY 1999 GRAND AM IN OCT' 04. THE FIRST 2 MO. OF OWNING IT MY ALTERNATOR WENT OUT. A FEW MONTHS LATER I HAD TO REPLACE MY FRONT BRAKES. SHORTLY AFTER THAT MY(2ND) ALTERNATOR AND A/C PUMP WENT OUT NOT TO MENTION THE BATTERY TOO. OH AND NOT ONLY HAS THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT BEEN ON MOST OF T...

Mileage: 106,000

I BOUGHT MY 1999 GRAND AM IN OCT' 04. THE FIRST 2 MO. OF OWNING IT MY ALTERNATOR WENT OUT. A FEW MONTHS LATER I HAD TO REPLACE MY FRONT BRAKES. SHORTLY AFTER THAT MY(2ND) ALTERNATOR AND A/C PUMP WENT OUT NOT TO MENTION THE BATTERY TOO. OH AND NOT ONLY HAS THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT BEEN ON MOST OF T...

Mileage: 106,000

I BOUGHT MY 1999 GRAND AM IN OCT' 04. THE FIRST 2 MO. OF OWNING IT MY ALTERNATOR WENT OUT. A FEW MONTHS LATER I HAD TO REPLACE MY FRONT BRAKES. SHORTLY AFTER THAT MY(2ND) ALTERNATOR AND A/C PUMP WENT OUT NOT TO MENTION THE BATTERY TOO. OH AND NOT ONLY HAS THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT BEEN ON MOST OF T...

Mileage: 106,000

I BOUGHT MY 1999 GRAND AM IN OCT' 04. THE FIRST 2 MO. OF OWNING IT MY ALTERNATOR WENT OUT. A FEW MONTHS LATER I HAD TO REPLACE MY FRONT BRAKES. SHORTLY AFTER THAT MY(2ND) ALTERNATOR AND A/C PUMP WENT OUT NOT TO MENTION THE BATTERY TOO. OH AND NOT ONLY HAS THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT BEEN ON MOST OF T...

Mileage: 106,000

REPLACEMENT OF THE FOLLOWING PARTS ON 99 PONTIAC GRAND AM, R&R FUEL STRAINER & FILTER/FUEL FILTER/FUEL PUMP/FUEL INJECTION/WATER PUMP/ECM/2BRAKE JOBS/THERMOSTAT/ALSO I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH COOLANT SYSTEM OVERHEATING/ LOSS OF COOLANT/ FOG WINDOW/ SMELL OF COOLANT/ LOSS OF POWER/ LOW COOLANT CONTIN...

Mileage: 6,000

REPLACEMENT OF THE FOLLOWING PARTS ON 99 PONTIAC GRAND AM, R&R FUEL STRAINER & FILTER/FUEL FILTER/FUEL PUMP/FUEL INJECTION/WATER PUMP/ECM/2BRAKE JOBS/THERMOSTAT/ALSO I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH COOLANT SYSTEM OVERHEATING/ LOSS OF COOLANT/ FOG WINDOW/ SMELL OF COOLANT/ LOSS OF POWER/ LOW COOLANT CONTIN...

Mileage: 6,000

REPLACEMENT OF THE FOLLOWING PARTS ON 99 PONTIAC GRAND AM, R&R FUEL STRAINER & FILTER/FUEL FILTER/FUEL PUMP/FUEL INJECTION/WATER PUMP/ECM/2BRAKE JOBS/THERMOSTAT/ALSO I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH COOLANT SYSTEM OVERHEATING/ LOSS OF COOLANT/ FOG WINDOW/ SMELL OF COOLANT/ LOSS OF POWER/ LOW COOLANT CONTIN...

Mileage: 6,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HAVING NEW TIRES PUT ON VEHICLE AT A NEARBY GARAGE THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS BROKE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO A REPAIR SHOP OR DEALERSHIP. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME.*AK UPDATED 12/07/05. *JB

Mileage: 77,448

I PURCHASED MY 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT IN FEB. 2003 WITH 55000 MILES ON IT. IN JUNE 2004 WITHOUT ANY KIND OF WARNING IT DUMPED EVERY OUNCE OF COOLANT 2 BLOCKS FROM MY HOUSE. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE MANIFOLD GASKET HAD BLOWN AND MY BATTERY WAS NO GOOD. THER...

I OWN A 1999 GRAND AM SE. EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN OCT '04 I HAVE BEEN HAVING NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. THIS PAST JUNE I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. LEADING UP TO THAT THE CAR WOULD DIE AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. I WOULD BRING IT TO THE DEALER (MORE LIKE TOW IT) AND I WOULD ALWAYS BE TOLD NOTHIN...

I OWN A 1999 GRAND AM SE. EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN OCT '04 I HAVE BEEN HAVING NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. THIS PAST JUNE I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. LEADING UP TO THAT THE CAR WOULD DIE AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. I WOULD BRING IT TO THE DEALER (MORE LIKE TOW IT) AND I WOULD ALWAYS BE TOLD NOTHIN...

I OWN A 1999 GRAND AM SE. EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN OCT '04 I HAVE BEEN HAVING NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. THIS PAST JUNE I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. LEADING UP TO THAT THE CAR WOULD DIE AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. I WOULD BRING IT TO THE DEALER (MORE LIKE TOW IT) AND I WOULD ALWAYS BE TOLD NOTHIN...

I OWN A 1999 GRAND AM SE. EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN OCT '04 I HAVE BEEN HAVING NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. THIS PAST JUNE I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. LEADING UP TO THAT THE CAR WOULD DIE AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. I WOULD BRING IT TO THE DEALER (MORE LIKE TOW IT) AND I WOULD ALWAYS BE TOLD NOTHIN...

I OWN A 1999 GRAND AM SE. EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN OCT '04 I HAVE BEEN HAVING NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. THIS PAST JUNE I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. LEADING UP TO THAT THE CAR WOULD DIE AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. I WOULD BRING IT TO THE DEALER (MORE LIKE TOW IT) AND I WOULD ALWAYS BE TOLD NOTHIN...

MY 99 PONTIAC GRAND AM IS SLOWLY LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE, THE MECHANIC I WENT TO KNEW EXACTLY WHERE TO LOOK, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. HE SAID THEY ARE GETTING ONE OR TWO EACH WEEK AND DID NOT KNOW WHY THEY HAVE NOT RECALLED THE VEHICLE. I FIGURE THIS WOULD BE AN ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN AND I HAVE NEVER HEARD ...

Mileage: 65,000

POWER WINDOW MOTOR AND COMPONENTS EXPLODING WHILE VEHICLE IS MOVING. *JB

Mileage: 89,990

POWER WINDOW MOTOR AND COMPONENTS EXPLODING WHILE VEHICLE IS MOVING. *JB

Mileage: 89,990

LOUD CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM CENTER CONSOLE SOUNDING LIKE TURN SIGNAL WHEN ON, BUT TURN SIGNAL IS NOT ON. TURN SIGNAL FUNCTIONS PROPERLY, BUT CONTINOUS CLICKING IS HEARD. TOLD BY MY DEALER THERE WAS GOING TO BE A RECALL IN 2004, HAZARD SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. *NM

I HAVE A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. IN NOVEMBER OF 2004 MY TURN SIGNAL STARTED TO MALFUNCTION. IT WOULD JUST NOT WORK FOR A PERIOD OF TIME THEN IT WORKED PART OF THE TIME. I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM TO THIS DAY. NOW MORE THAN EVER IT HARDLY EVER WORKS. I AM NOW USING MY ARE WHENEVER I HAVE TO MA...

MY 99 PONTIAC GRAND AM STARTED HAVING COOLANT PROBLEMS, THE VEHICLE ENGINE TEMPERATURE WOULD GO UP AND DOWN FOR A MONTH, FINALLY THE VEHICLE JUST ONE DAY OVERHEATED. I HAD THE WHOLE COOLANT SYSTEM REPLACED, ( 600.00 LATER). ABOUT A WEEK OR TWO AFTER IT STARTED TO OVERHEAT AGAIN, BEFORE I COULD BRING...

Mileage: 98,000

SPRING FAILURE PASSENGER FRONT. *NM

Mileage: 71,812

BROKEN COIL SPRING FAILURE - REAR OF VEHICLE - FOUND DURING YEARLY VEHICLE SAFETY INSPECTION. *NM

Mileage: 79,000

I WAS BACKING UP OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I HEARD A LOUD "BANG" MY DRIVER SIDE FRONT FELL I TOOK MY CAR TO THE SHOP AND THEY DISCOVERED MY SPRING HAS BROKE IN HALF AND OF COURSE YOU CAN'T JUST FIX THE ONE SIDE BECAUSE IF THEY DID THE OTHER SIDE WOULD BREAK SO IT'S GOING TO COST $736.88 TO FIX THE FRO...

GRAND AM 1999 BOUGHT USED WITH EXTENDED WARRANTY NOW EXPIRED AS MILEAGE IS 130,000. I HAVE REPLACED THE ROTORS AT LEAST 3 TIMES AND HAVE NOW BEEN TOLD BY BIG O TIRES THAT NOW WILL NEED TO CHANGE EACH TIME I DO THE BRAKES AS THE BRAKE LINERS ARE NOW HARDER THAN THE ROTORS MATERIALS. I HAVE DONE MANY ...

Mileage: 40,000

GRAND AM 1999, MY PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR FELL OFF AFTER TOUCHING IT, FOUND THAT ALL THE PLASTIC SCREW HOLDERS WERE BROKEN, WE DISCONNECTED THE MIRROR AND CALLED FOR PRICING, VERY EXPENSIVE TO GET THAT PLASTIC SUPPORT PIECE. MY DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR WAS HANGING BY THE CABLES ONE MORNING WENT I WENT OUT ...

Mileage: 85,000

WHEN DRIVING STEADILY OVER 50 MPH FOR A PERIOD OF 15 MINUTES OR MORE THE ENGINE REVS AT 2000 RPM OR HIGHER. WHEN GOING INTO NEUTRAL OR PARK IT REACHES 3000 RPM. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. IN THE BEGINNING IT WOULD STOP ONCE I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED IT. NOW I MUST SIT AND WAIT ...

Mileage: 75,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 1999 GRAND AM, AND THE COIL SPRING SNAPPED AND FELL WHICH RESULTED IN THE TIRE GOING UP INTO THE WHEEL WELL AND THE SPRING PUNCTURED MY TIRE! I WAS ABLE TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD. I HAD IT TOWED HOME, I CALLED AROUND TO ALL OF THE PARTS STORES, ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT YOU CAN ONLY GET A ...

BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOWS HAVE FAILED. THE CABLES AND PULLEYS USED TO MOVE THE WINDOW UP AND DOWN GOT TANGLED WHICH CAUSED THE CABLE TO BECOME ENTANGLED IN THE MOTOR AND EVENTUALLY BROKE THE WINDOW CLIPS, CAUSING THE WINDOW TO DROP UNEXPECTEDLY. THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS THE FI...

DT: 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONSUMER STATED THE WINDOW TRACK HAS BROKE. THIS HAS BEEN FIXED TWICE, AND STILL DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE SHOOK WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES. THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED TWICE AND REPLACED ONCE. THE MANU...

Mileage: 30,000

DT: 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONSUMER STATED THE WINDOW TRACK HAS BROKE. THIS HAS BEEN FIXED TWICE, AND STILL DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE SHOOK WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES. THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED TWICE AND REPLACED ONCE. THE MANU...

Mileage: 30,000

ABOUT MARCH 1, 2005, STEERING MECHANISM WOULD VIBRATE AND LOSE CONTROL. FRONT BRAKES WOULD PULL THE CAR TO THE RIGHT. A SUBSEQUENT MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON FEBRUARY 7, 2005, ON I80, 7PM, GOING SOUTHBOUND. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED IN EITHER CAR ... MY CAR WAS HYDROPLANING DUE TO INCLEME...

ABOUT MARCH 1, 2005, STEERING MECHANISM WOULD VIBRATE AND LOSE CONTROL. FRONT BRAKES WOULD PULL THE CAR TO THE RIGHT. A SUBSEQUENT MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON FEBRUARY 7, 2005, ON I80, 7PM, GOING SOUTHBOUND. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED IN EITHER CAR ... MY CAR WAS HYDROPLANING DUE TO INCLEME...

ABOUT MARCH 1, 2005, STEERING MECHANISM WOULD VIBRATE AND LOSE CONTROL. FRONT BRAKES WOULD PULL THE CAR TO THE RIGHT. A SUBSEQUENT MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON FEBRUARY 7, 2005, ON I80, 7PM, GOING SOUTHBOUND. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED IN EITHER CAR ... MY CAR WAS HYDROPLANING DUE TO INCLEME...

ABOUT MARCH 1, 2005, STEERING MECHANISM WOULD VIBRATE AND LOSE CONTROL. FRONT BRAKES WOULD PULL THE CAR TO THE RIGHT. A SUBSEQUENT MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON FEBRUARY 7, 2005, ON I80, 7PM, GOING SOUTHBOUND. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED IN EITHER CAR ... MY CAR WAS HYDROPLANING DUE TO INCLEME...

ABOUT MARCH 1, 2005, STEERING MECHANISM WOULD VIBRATE AND LOSE CONTROL. FRONT BRAKES WOULD PULL THE CAR TO THE RIGHT. A SUBSEQUENT MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON FEBRUARY 7, 2005, ON I80, 7PM, GOING SOUTHBOUND. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED IN EITHER CAR ... MY CAR WAS HYDROPLANING DUE TO INCLEME...

ABOUT MARCH 1, 2005, STEERING MECHANISM WOULD VIBRATE AND LOSE CONTROL. FRONT BRAKES WOULD PULL THE CAR TO THE RIGHT. A SUBSEQUENT MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON FEBRUARY 7, 2005, ON I80, 7PM, GOING SOUTHBOUND. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED IN EITHER CAR ... MY CAR WAS HYDROPLANING DUE TO INCLEME...

PONTIAC GRAND AM: I HAVE HEARD OF SEVERAL OWNERS HAVING REPAIRS FOR THE HEAD GASKET OR ALUMINUM HEADS MALFUNCIONING CAUSING CRACKED BLOCK. THE RADIATOR STARTS LEAKING IMPERCEPTIVELY, PROBLEM BEFORE YOU HAVE TIME TO NOTICE CAR OVERHEATS

I OWN A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT, BEGAN WITH A SLOW TRANSMISSION LEAK THAT PROGRESSED TO A LARGER ONE. CAR WAS TAKEN TO TRANSMISSION SHOP AND FOUND TO HAVE A CRACKED TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION WAS CRACKED COMPLETELY AROUND AND FELL OUT IN TWO PIECES WHEN TAKEN OUT. THE CRACK WAS AT THE DIFFER...

BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT COIL SPRINGS BROKE WHILE DRIVING , WITH THE LAST BLOWING OUT THE TIRE WHILE MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING.

Mileage: 47,000

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE FRONT TIRE MAKES A POPPING SOUND WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT. THE CAR LEANED ON DRIVER'S SIDE. ONE COULD TELL THIS IF JUST STANDING OUTSIDE OF THE CAR AND LOOKING AT IT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR ABOUT A YEAR, BUT IT GR...

DT: HEADLIGHT UNIT, THE LENS IS NOT OF GOOD QUALITY AND AFTER A WHILE THE COVER TURNED MILKY AND MADE IT HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT. *NM *SB *NM

DT: THE PROBLEM BEGAN ON 6/14/05 WHEN ALL LIGHTS CAME ON AND ALL GUAGES WENT TO ZERO, THE POWER DOOR LOCKS AND WINDOWS FAILED AS WELL. THE VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKES, IT COASTED TO A STOP, AND SHUT DOWN, OWNER WAS LOCKED IN VEHICLE. THE ALTERNATOR AND BELT WERE REPLACED, OWNER GOT IN BACK SEAT BECAUS...

DT: THE PROBLEM BEGAN ON 6/14/05 WHEN ALL LIGHTS CAME ON AND ALL GUAGES WENT TO ZERO, THE POWER DOOR LOCKS AND WINDOWS FAILED AS WELL. THE VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKES, IT COASTED TO A STOP, AND SHUT DOWN, OWNER WAS LOCKED IN VEHICLE. THE ALTERNATOR AND BELT WERE REPLACED, OWNER GOT IN BACK SEAT BECAUS...

DT: THE PROBLEM BEGAN ON 6/14/05 WHEN ALL LIGHTS CAME ON AND ALL GUAGES WENT TO ZERO, THE POWER DOOR LOCKS AND WINDOWS FAILED AS WELL. THE VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKES, IT COASTED TO A STOP, AND SHUT DOWN, OWNER WAS LOCKED IN VEHICLE. THE ALTERNATOR AND BELT WERE REPLACED, OWNER GOT IN BACK SEAT BECAUS...

DT: THE PROBLEM BEGAN ON 6/14/05 WHEN ALL LIGHTS CAME ON AND ALL GUAGES WENT TO ZERO, THE POWER DOOR LOCKS AND WINDOWS FAILED AS WELL. THE VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKES, IT COASTED TO A STOP, AND SHUT DOWN, OWNER WAS LOCKED IN VEHICLE. THE ALTERNATOR AND BELT WERE REPLACED, OWNER GOT IN BACK SEAT BECAUS...

DT: THE PROBLEM BEGAN ON 6/14/05 WHEN ALL LIGHTS CAME ON AND ALL GUAGES WENT TO ZERO, THE POWER DOOR LOCKS AND WINDOWS FAILED AS WELL. THE VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKES, IT COASTED TO A STOP, AND SHUT DOWN, OWNER WAS LOCKED IN VEHICLE. THE ALTERNATOR AND BELT WERE REPLACED, OWNER GOT IN BACK SEAT BECAUS...

I HAVE A 1999 GRAND AM GT THAT I BOUGHT A MONTH AND HALF AGO. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED TO OVER HEAT AND LOSING A LOT OF COOLANT! WE REPLACED THE THEROMSTATE, RADIATOR CAP, FLUSHED THE SYTEM AND STILL WAS OVER HEATING!!! NOW THE CAR IS BROKE DOWN AND NEEDS A HEAD GASKET OR EVEN NEED TO REPLACE...

Mileage: 82,789

I HAVE A 1999 GRAND AM,PURCHASED NEW. LESS THAN 35000 MILES. IN MARCH AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVE THE ENTIRE FRONT RIGHT OF MY CAR LITERALLY "FELL" WITH A DEAFENING BANG. UPON SERVICE WE FOUND THAT THE SPRING HAD BROKEN AND PUNCTURED MY TIRE. IT WAS EMBEDED IN THE TIRE AND WAS DIFFICULT TO R...

Mileage: 34,386

I HAVE A 1999 GRAND AM,PURCHASED NEW. LESS THAN 35000 MILES. IN MARCH AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVE THE ENTIRE FRONT RIGHT OF MY CAR LITERALLY "FELL" WITH A DEAFENING BANG. UPON SERVICE WE FOUND THAT THE SPRING HAD BROKEN AND PUNCTURED MY TIRE. IT WAS EMBEDED IN THE TIRE AND WAS DIFFICULT TO R...

Mileage: 34,386

BRAKES - I HAD A TERRIBLE SQUEELING COMING FROM THE BRAKES REPLACED PADS 5X'S AND ROTORS 3X'S

Mileage: 15,000

1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM BRAKES GRING AND SQUEALING LOUDLY FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR NOW. I HAD THE BRAKES CHANGED 5 TIMES AND THE ROTORS CHANGED TWICE STLL WONT STOP.

DT: CONTACT OWNS 1999, PONTIAC, GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE GOING AROUND A CURB SHE LOST CONTROL OF STEERING. THE ABS LIGHT AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. WHILE PUSHING THE BRAKES IT WAS LIKE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EVEN STARTING BECAUSE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONTACT FIN...

DT: CONTACT OWNS 1999, PONTIAC, GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE GOING AROUND A CURB SHE LOST CONTROL OF STEERING. THE ABS LIGHT AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. WHILE PUSHING THE BRAKES IT WAS LIKE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EVEN STARTING BECAUSE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONTACT FIN...

DT: CONTACT OWNS 1999, PONTIAC, GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE GOING AROUND A CURB SHE LOST CONTROL OF STEERING. THE ABS LIGHT AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. WHILE PUSHING THE BRAKES IT WAS LIKE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EVEN STARTING BECAUSE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONTACT FIN...

ON THURSDAY MAY 12TH I OPENED MY CAR DOOR AND HEARD A LOAD CRACK, AFTER REVIEWING MY CAR WITH SEVERAL CO-WORKERS WE FOUND NOTING VISIBLE WRONG. ON SATURDAY MAY 14TH, I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY HEARD ANOTHER LOAD CRACK AT THAT TIME THE SPRING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT BROKE INTO TWO PIECES, 1 WITH A V...

Mileage: 10,800

DT: AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. IT HAD BEEN RAINING AND THERE WAS SAND ACROSS THE ROAD. CONSUMER HIT THE SAND AND STARTED SPINNING AND SPUN AROUND SEVERAL TIMES AT LEAST 5 TIMES, WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND HIT A BIG PINE TREE WITH THE FRONT OF THE CAR. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. *TT

Mileage: 150,000

MY CAR WILL STALL WHEN DRIVING DOWN ROAD THEN WHEN I PUT THE BREAK ON AND STOP TO START IT AGAIN IT WILL REV UP IT WILL GO 40MILES AN HOUR I HAVE NEVER LET IT GO FASTER I BREAK SOME TIMES SHUT IT OFF. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SENCE NEW IN 1999 I HAVE TAKEN IT IN AND THEY CAN'T FIND WHAT IS WRONG .THEN...

DT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WEBBING IS LOCKED UP RETRACTOR. CONTACT CANNOT USE THE SEAT BELT. *NM

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

Mileage: 101,000

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.

Mileage: 88,485

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.

Mileage: 88,485

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

Mileage: 80,000

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

Mileage: 80,000

COOLANT LIGHT BEGAN TO COME ON INCREASINGLY OFTEN SO I HAD IT CHECKED OUT AT THE GARAGE WHERE I WORK. I WAS TOLD THE LOWER INTAKE GASKET WAS LEAKING AND IF IT DIDN'T GET FIXED WATER AND ANTIFREEZE WOULD GET INTO MY OIL. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 76,XXX MILES ON IT. I KNOW OF TWO OTHER PEOPLE THAT OWN TH...

VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO OVERHEAT WITHOUT CAUSE. HAD COOLANT SYSTEM CHECKED AND REPLACED WATER PUMP, RADIATOR CAP AND COOLANT. NOTICED THAT OIL COLOR HAD BEGAN TO TURN A LIGHTER SHADE OF BROWN. REPAIRMAN INFORMED ME THAT WATER WAS LEAKING DUE TO A FAULTY GASKET AND LEAKING INTO THE LOWER INTAKE....

Mileage: 83,778

THERE SEEMS TO BE A ELECRTICAL MALFUNCTION WITH MY 99 GRAND AM SE/4DR.THE DOME LIGHT SEEMS TO WORK ONCE IN A WHILE.ALSO THERE HAS BEEN IGNITION PROBLEM.MEANING A FEW TIMES WHILE DRIVING THE GAUGES, AS WELL AS, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON.THE CAR DRIVES WELL DURING THIS MALFUNCTION.ALSO THE REAR D...

Mileage: 38,800

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION DUE TO A CHATTERING NOISE THAT OCCURRED WHEN THE WEATHER WAS COLD. THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT THE WINDSHIELD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *NM

Mileage: 19,815

THE FRONT WINDSHIELD OF THE CONSUMER'S 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM WAS NOT SEALED PROPERLY (PINCH WELL WAS NOT PRIMED). *NM THE WINDSHIELD STARTED TO BECOME LOOSE WHICH ALLOWED AIR INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *NM

RIGHT PASSENGER MIRROR FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY WHILE BEING WASHED IN AN AUTOMATIC CAR WASH. MIRROR WAS COMPLETELY TORN FROM ITS MOUNTS AND LEFT HANGING BY THE WIRING.*AK

Mileage: 97,000

WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH ON A 4 LANE ROAD THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE (BANG) FROM THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT, THE FRONT OF THE CAR DROP AND PULLED SEVERELY TO THE RIGHT, CAUSING THE CAR TO TRAVEL COMPLETELY ACCROSS THE RIGHT HAND LANE AND INTO THE SHOULDER OF ...

Mileage: 64,000

MY CAR HAS BEEN LEAKING ANTIFREEZE WHICH CAN BE SMELLED IN THE CAR. NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE AS OF YET WHERE IT IS COMING FROM. HOWEVER, SHORTLY AFTER IT HAD BEEN NOTICED THAT MY CAR WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE, MY ALTERNATOR WENT OUT. WHEN IT WAS PULLED OUT FROM THE ENGINE, IT WAS ASSUMED TH...

MY CAR HAS BEEN LEAKING ANTIFREEZE WHICH CAN BE SMELLED IN THE CAR. NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE AS OF YET WHERE IT IS COMING FROM. HOWEVER, SHORTLY AFTER IT HAD BEEN NOTICED THAT MY CAR WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE, MY ALTERNATOR WENT OUT. WHEN IT WAS PULLED OUT FROM THE ENGINE, IT WAS ASSUMED TH...

I BEGAN NOTICING A GRINDING SOUND WHEN PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WAS ROLLED UP AND DOWN. GLASS BECAME INCREASINGLY SCRATCHED. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED AT NO CHARGE AS VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, PROBLEM PERSISTED TO THE POINT OF WINDOW REGULATOR...

Mileage: 22,681

DRIVING IN CITY AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES PER HOUR THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. I MANAGED TO PULL IT TO THE CURB AND WALKED APPROX. 1 MILE HOME AND WENT BACK, THE CAR STARTED BACK UP AND WORKED FINE. I'VE ALSO HAVE HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED THREE TIMES. CURRENTLY THE FRONT END ...

Mileage: 90,000

DRIVING IN CITY AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES PER HOUR THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. I MANAGED TO PULL IT TO THE CURB AND WALKED APPROX. 1 MILE HOME AND WENT BACK, THE CAR STARTED BACK UP AND WORKED FINE. I'VE ALSO HAVE HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED THREE TIMES. CURRENTLY THE FRONT END ...

Mileage: 90,000

THE ABS/NO TRAC LIGHT CAME ON I RETURNED THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR THEY STATED THAT IT WAS THE SENSOR AND REPLACED IT NOT EVEN TWO MONTHS LATER WHEN THE CAR IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY IT HAPPENED AGAIN I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO CONTACT THE DEALER WITH NO LUCK OF RETURNED PHONE CALLS. I AM NOW HAVING...

Mileage: 36,890

THE ABS/NO TRAC LIGHT CAME ON I RETURNED THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR THEY STATED THAT IT WAS THE SENSOR AND REPLACED IT NOT EVEN TWO MONTHS LATER WHEN THE CAR IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY IT HAPPENED AGAIN I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO CONTACT THE DEALER WITH NO LUCK OF RETURNED PHONE CALLS. I AM NOW HAVING...

Mileage: 36,890

I HAVE A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT, AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS THAT THE DEALER REFUSES TO FIX SINCE DAY ONE! THE FIRST DAY THAT WE BROUGHT IT HOME, DEALER HAD TO COME AND TOW IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT, SUDDENLY WITH NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. DEALER FIXED THAT PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WA...

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM HAS CRACKED AND IS LIFTING, SEPARATING FROM THE WINDSHIELD. I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE IT, BECAUSE OF POOR VISIBILITY. I WENT TO THE DEALER, AND THE COST TO REPLACE IS $1300. IT IS A FACTOTY DEFECT, BUT GENERAL MOTORS WILL NOT GIVE ME AN ALLOWANCE ON REPAIRS, ONL...

POWER WINDOWS ON BOTH DOORS - INTERNAL PARTS FAILED CAUSING WINDOWS TO DROP INSIDE DOOR AND NOT BE ROLLED BACK UP.*AK

Mileage: 93,769

WATER PUMP FAILURE, 5 MONTHS LATER LEAK IN INTAK MANIFOLD GASKET. REPLACED IN 5/2004 SIX MONTHS LATER ENGINE CLATTERED AND LOST COMPRESSION (TERM LACKING) FOUND THAT THE CAM AND LIFTERS DESTROYED BECAUSE ANTIRFREEZE LEAKED IN TO ENGINE PREVENTING OIL LUBRICATION TO LIFTERS DESTROYING ENGINE. ANTIF...

Mileage: 82,000

HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES EVERY 6-9 MONTHS/PUT 4 SETS OF ROTORS ON/FIRST PAIR WAS 2 MONTHS AFTER CAR WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW. *NM

Mileage: 2,000

I HAD TO REPLACE THE TENSIONER SOON AFTER THAT THE ENGINE WENT. I HAVE TWO FRIENDS WITH SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE A 99 PONTIAC GRAND AM. CURRENTLY MY CAR IS IN THE SHOP . THE CAR JUST HIT 100K MILES. ALSO THE SHOP WHERE MY CAR IS BEING FIX NOTICE THAT THERE WAS COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE. *AK

Mileage: 100,000

SINCE I BOUGHT A USED 1999 GRAND AM IN AUGUST 2001 I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH 4 TIMES.*AK

Mileage: 82,000

THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. CONSUMER PARKED THE VEHICLE AND WENT INSIDE THE HOME. UPON RETURNING TO THE VEHICLE THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. MANUFACTURE DENIED THE CLAIM AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY REFUSED TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. *AK

Mileage: 43,134

1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT WAS BACKED OUT OF GARAGE AND A LIGHT THUMPING WAS NOTICEABLE FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. VEHICLE BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND PROCEEDED DOWN STREET - LIGHT THUMPING SOUND STILL NOTICEABLE. SUDDENLY, FRONT LEFT END OF CAR DROPPED - STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT AND BURNING RUBBER ...

Mileage: 68,700

PULLED VEHICLE OUT OF THE GARAGE, HEARD A LOUD SNAP, AND THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE CAR DROPPED. I PULLED THE CAR BACK INTO THE GARAGE, JACKED IT UP AND INVESTIGATED IT. I SAW THAT THE COIL SPRING HAD SNAPPED INTO 2 PIECES, AND PRESSED ITSELF AGAINST THE TIRE MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE. I SEARCHED...

Mileage: 75,000

I HAVE HAD THE POWER STEERING RACK IN MY 99 GRAND AM REPLACED TWICE. THE LAST TIME WAS IN APRIL 2004. IT IS LEAKING AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN.*AK

Mileage: 12,000

I HAVE HAD THE POWER STEERING RACK IN MY 99 GRAND AM REPLACED TWICE. THE LAST TIME WAS IN APRIL 2004. IT IS LEAKING AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN.*AK

Mileage: 12,000

I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR 3 YEARS AFTER BUYING IT USED.IT HAD 32,000 MILES ON IT AND RAN WELL. NOW FOR THE LAST YEAR THE TRANSMISSION HAS CONTINUED TO GIVE ME PROBLEMS AND IS GETTING WORSE.I HAVE HAD IT SERVICED, COMPUTER DIAGNOSED TWICE AND HAD IT SERVICED AGAIN. ALL OF THIS HAS BEEN OUT OF POCKET ...

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL AND THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK

LEFT WINDOW REGULATOR NEEDED REPLACING BECAUSE MY WINDOW FELL IN THE DOOR AND I WAS UNABLE TO USE MY WINDOW. I KNOW OF 2 OTHER PEOPLE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. IT COST ME $260.68 FOR THE PART, AND $14 FOR A SWITCH. GM KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT DONE A RECALL. THIS IS QUITE COMMON IN GRAN...

Mileage: 48,362

LAST YEAR WENT TO MY DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE TECH "SUGGESTED" I BUY A NEW CAR, BECAUSE THE PROBLEMS THEY DISCOVERED WERE GOING TO BE OVER $4,000 TO FIX. THOUGHT THIS WAS STRANGE AS I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR LESS THAN 3 YEARS. MY MECHANIC FIXED THE COOLANT INTAKE MANIFOLD FOR A L...

Mileage: 37,000

HAD CAR 2 YRS. ONLY,THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW BROKE TWICE,GOT IT REPAIR FROM DEALER. THIS PAST MONTH THE PASSENGER WINDOW BROKE{DID NOT GET IT FIX YET}WHEN YOU TRY TO PUT THE WINDOW DOWN IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS CRACKING THEN THE WINDOW TURNS SIDE WAYS AND THAT WAS HOW THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS. MY LEFT H...

HAD CAR 2 YRS. ONLY,THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW BROKE TWICE,GOT IT REPAIR FROM DEALER. THIS PAST MONTH THE PASSENGER WINDOW BROKE{DID NOT GET IT FIX YET}WHEN YOU TRY TO PUT THE WINDOW DOWN IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS CRACKING THEN THE WINDOW TURNS SIDE WAYS AND THAT WAS HOW THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS. MY LEFT H...

ON NOVEMBER 3, 2004, UPON LEAVING WORK, I NOTICED A NOISE COMING FROM MY LEFT FRONT END. I PULLED OVER IN THE PARKING LOT OF MY WORK PLACE, BUT UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. I PROCEEDED TO THE RINKE PONTIAC DEALERSHIP IN WARREN, MI. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN PERFORMED A CURSORY CHECK AND DETERMINED ...

I HAD MY CAR STARTED AND THE KEY CAME OUT WAY TO EASY SO I PUT THE KEY BACK AND TURNED IT OFF AND I TRIED TO START IT AGAIN AND THE KEY WOULD NOT MOVE AT ALL.HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE LOCK CYLINDER AND SWITCH AND IT WOULD BE 475.00 JUST FOR PARTS.THE KEY SHOULDNT OF CAM...

Mileage: 54,000

(1)OUR LOW COOLANT LIGHT ILLUMINATED SO WE TOPPED OFF ENGINE COOLANT. WE WERE TURNING AROUND A CURVE AT ABOUT 45MPH AND WHEN THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. (2) FORTUNATELY WE WERE JUST FINISHED A RIGHT CURVE ON A SECLUDED ROAD OR WE WOULD HAVE VEERED INTO ONCOMMING TRAFFIC WHEN ALL POWER STE...

Mileage: 60,000

CAR HESITATES, FEELS AS IT IS GOING TO DIE, CAR STALLS, WON'T START. TAKE SEVERAL TIMES TO START, CAR WILL STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING ON THE ROAD. COULD CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF STALLING HAPPENS WHILE ON THE ROAD DRIVING. *AK NEW FUEL PUMP WAS INSTALLED. 3 FUEL PUMPS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN...

THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE. FRONT SPRING BROKE. *BF WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY ONE OF THE VEHICLE'S FRONT SPRINGS BROKE. THE VEHICLE WA TOWED TO A GARAGE WHERE THEY REPLACE THE SPRING AND STRUT. *NM

Mileage: 32,000

REFERENCE TO : NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE03031.LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING FRACTURED AT THE TOP COIL UPON ENTERING THE DRIVEWAY OF MY EMPLOYER. LOW SPEED SO THERE WERE NO CONTROL ISSUES. CAR WAS DRIVEN APROX. 5 MILES AT LOW-MODERATE SPEED WITH MINOR NOISES FROM SUSPENSION AT RAILROAD TRACKS, EXPANSION JO...

Mileage: 32,000

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SHE WENT OUT AT ABOUT 6:30 AM TO WARM THE VEHICLE. SHE WARMED IT UP FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES, THEN GOT INTO THE VEHICLE, SHE PUSHED THE BUTTON TO THE REAR DEFROSTER, AND IMMEDIATELY THE BACK WINDOW SHATTERED. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE INSURANCE COMPANY AN...

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SHE WENT OUT AT ABOUT 6:30 AM TO WARM THE VEHICLE. SHE WARMED IT UP FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES, THEN GOT INTO THE VEHICLE, SHE PUSHED THE BUTTON TO THE REAR DEFROSTER, AND IMMEDIATELY THE BACK WINDOW SHATTERED. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE INSURANCE COMPANY AN...

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP VEHICLE CONTINUED AT A HIGH SPEED. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE AND ROLLED OVER. DRIVER WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD. ALSO, SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE PASSENGER, AND SHE SUSTAINED MAJOR BRUISES ON THE UPPER THIGHS. *AK

Mileage: 40,000

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP VEHICLE CONTINUED AT A HIGH SPEED. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE AND ROLLED OVER. DRIVER WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD. ALSO, SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE PASSENGER, AND SHE SUSTAINED MAJOR BRUISES ON THE UPPER THIGHS. *AK

Mileage: 40,000

THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE MECHANIC STATED THE ONLY CODE FOUND WAS AN ANTI-THEFT. *JB

Mileage: 47,907

THE CONSUMER CRASHED INTO A TREE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB

Mileage: 95,500

DASHBOARD PADDING WAS PEELING OFF NEAR THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. CONSUMER BELIEVED THIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY INADVERTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *NM

Mileage: 65,000

THE TURN SIGNALS ON MY 1999 GRAND AM GT DON'T WORK ALL THE TIME. FROM READING HTE OTHER COMPLAINTS AND TALKING TO OTHER OWNERS OF 99 GRAND AM THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND SHOUDL BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL OF THE OTHER YEARS. MY DASH LIGHT GO OUT SPORACTICALLY TOO. *JB

Mileage: 35,000

DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED.*AK

Mileage: 136,000

I BOUGHT MY 1999 GRAND AM A YEAR AGO AND EVER SINCE APRIL OF THIS YEAR I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY TURN SIGNALS EITHER NOT WORKING OR BLINKING AT A RAPID SPEED. ALSO THE CLICKING NOISE ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF THE TURN SIGNAL IS HEARD EVEN WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS ARE NOT IN USE. *AK

COMPLAINT REGARDING MANIFOLD GASKET ON VEHICLE. *MR THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE LOW COOLANT INDICATOR HAD COME ON. THE COOLANT WAS DOWN A QUART OF FUEL. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIRS. *SC *JB

WHEN MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 97,537

WHILE BRAKING VEHICLE VIBRATED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 38,000

THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO COME ON AND OFF ON THEIR OWN. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO TURN THE HAZARD LIGHT ON FOR A MINUTE, THEN IT FAILED. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER TO SET UP AAN PPOINTMENT FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR. *AK

THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO COME ON AND OFF ON THEIR OWN. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO TURN THE HAZARD LIGHT ON FOR A MINUTE, THEN IT FAILED. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER TO SET UP AAN PPOINTMENT FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR. *AK

FAILURE OF LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD CAUSING COOLENT AND OIL TO MIX IN ENGINE. *AK

Mileage: 38,000

LOW COOLANT LIGHT WOULD COME ON FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN SHUT OFF. MADE SURE COOLANT WAS FULL, STILL KEPT HAPPENING. STARED OVERHEATING AND NO HEAT. MECHANIC LOOKED SAID THERE WAS AIR IN THE COOLING LINE SO HE FLUSHED AND REFILLED, COULD NOT SEE ANY LEAKS. SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN WITH IN A WEEK. B...

Mileage: 76,000

WHILE TURNING ON THE TURN SIGNAL THE LIGHTS FAILED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT HAZARD LIGHT UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

THERE ARE NO SPECIFIC EVENTS LEADING UP TO PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS A HESITATION WHEN EXCELERATING WHICH TRIGGERS THE ABS LIGHT TO COME ON. BROUGHT TO LOCAL SHOP AND PUT ON THE COMPUTER BUT NO CODES ARE DETECTED.*AK

RECALL REPAIR REFUND REQUEST. *MR THE ENGINE COOLANT LOW LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED AND THE HEATER WAS NOT BLOWING HOT AIR. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER AND HER BABY SUFFERED ANTI-FREEZE POISONING. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A FULL REFUND. *SC...

THE COIL SPRING ON THE LEFT SIDE BROKE WHILE WE WERE ON VACATION AND LEFT US STRANDED. LUCKILY IT DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. PONTIAC REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSOBILITY FOR THIS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY SEVERAL MCHANICS THAT THIS IS NOT COMMON AND SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED UNLESS THERE WAS A DEFECT.*AK

Mileage: 67,800

THE WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED IN THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND BOTH BACK DOORS. EACH OF THE WINDOWS FAILED TO CLOSE AFTER THEY WERE OPENED. THE FIRST ONE TO GO OUT WAS THE DRIVER'S WINDOW AND THE BACK TWO WINDOWS WERE WORKING OCCASIONALLY AT THAT TIME. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD...

Mileage: 72,535

THE WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED IN THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND BOTH BACK DOORS. EACH OF THE WINDOWS FAILED TO CLOSE AFTER THEY WERE OPENED. THE FIRST ONE TO GO OUT WAS THE DRIVER'S WINDOW AND THE BACK TWO WINDOWS WERE WORKING OCCASIONALLY AT THAT TIME. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD...

Mileage: 72,535

THE WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED IN THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND BOTH BACK DOORS. EACH OF THE WINDOWS FAILED TO CLOSE AFTER THEY WERE OPENED. THE FIRST ONE TO GO OUT WAS THE DRIVER'S WINDOW AND THE BACK TWO WINDOWS WERE WORKING OCCASIONALLY AT THAT TIME. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD...

Mileage: 72,535

THE WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED IN THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND BOTH BACK DOORS. EACH OF THE WINDOWS FAILED TO CLOSE AFTER THEY WERE OPENED. THE FIRST ONE TO GO OUT WAS THE DRIVER'S WINDOW AND THE BACK TWO WINDOWS WERE WORKING OCCASIONALLY AT THAT TIME. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD...

Mileage: 72,535

SIGNAL LIGHTS AND EMERGENCY FLASHERS WORK OCCASIONALLY... WHEN I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 2003 IT ONLY HAD 10,000 MILES ON IT BUT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BECAUSE OF BEING A 1999. I CONTACTED THE PONTIAC DEALER IN SHREVEPORT AND ALSO G.M. CORP. BOTH TOLD ME THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS. I ...

Mileage: 10,845

SIGNAL LIGHTS AND EMERGENCY FLASHERS WORK OCCASIONALLY... WHEN I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 2003 IT ONLY HAD 10,000 MILES ON IT BUT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BECAUSE OF BEING A 1999. I CONTACTED THE PONTIAC DEALER IN SHREVEPORT AND ALSO G.M. CORP. BOTH TOLD ME THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS. I ...

Mileage: 10,845

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL. A MECHANIC EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT ROTORS NEEDED TO BE TURNED, AND THE PADS WERE WORN. CONSUMER HAD BRAKE WORK DONE 5 TIMES.*AK

Mileage: 65,000

MY 1999 GRAND AM DEVELOPED A "LOW COOLANT" PROBLEM. I HAD ADDED NEARLY A GALLON OF THE RECOMMENDED DEX-COOL IN A 50/50 MIX WITH WATER. ON MY WAY TO WORK ONE MORNING, THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. AS I WAS ON A HIGHWAY, IT TOOK A MINUTE TO GET OFF THE ROAD. WHEN I DID, I FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO MEASURAB...

Mileage: 75,884

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN GARAGE, COIL SPRING ON RIGHT FRONT FRACTURED, REPLACED BOTH OF THE FRONT SPRINGS,STRUTS,TOP PLATES & DUST BOOTS. COST OF REPAIRS IN EXCESS OF $500. FRACTURED SPRING & NON FRACTURED SPRING ARE AVAILABLE. *JB

Mileage: 41,000

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THEIR "HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS" WAS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *LA THE CONSUMER ALSO COMPLAINED THAT THE BLINKER DID NOT WORK. THE CONSUMER WAS UNAWARE THAT THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND THE BLINKERS WERE CONNECTED. *NM

Mileage: 64,000

THE FAN (AIR) IN MY CAR STOPPED OPERATING ON LOWER SETTINGS AND ONLY WORKS ON THE HIGHEST SETTING. A WHILE AGO IT STARTED MAKING SOME NOISE, JUST LIKE WHEN THERE'S A PIECE OF PLASTIC STOCK IN THE FAN. I TRIED TURNING THE FAN OFF AND BACK ON, BUT EVERY TIME, THE FAN WAS OPERATING SLOWER AND SLOWER UN...

Mileage: 37,000

RECALL REPAIR REFUND REQUEST. *MR THE ENGINE COOLANT LIGHT HAD COME ON ALONG WITH THE HEATER NOT BLOWING HOT AIR. THE CONSUMER HAD INITIALLY GONE TO MASTER LUBE WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO INFORMED ABOUT...

THE FRONT DISC BRAKES FAILED ON 6 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THIS RESULTED IN LOSS OF BRAKE POWER. WHEN THIS OCCURRED CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE BRAKE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE FRONT DISC BRAKES BOLTS BECOMING LOOSE AND FALLING OFF.*AK

Mileage: 10,000

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT A LOW SPEED, THE CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. *JB THE VEHICLE REMAINED EXPERIENCING THE SAME NOISE IN THE BRAKES WHEN APPLIED AND WH...

WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY CONSUMER HEARD THE TIRE EXPLODE. CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE BACK IN THE DRIVEWAY TO REPAIR THE TIRE, AND DISCOVERED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT SPRING BROKE IN HALF. MANUFACTURER WAS CONSULTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND OFFERED A FORTY PERCENT DISCOUNT. *AK THE FAULTY COIL ...

Mileage: 69,334

WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE GARAGE THE CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE. THE CONSUMER THOUGHT IT WAS A BLOWN TIRE BUT WHEN THE CONSUMER EXAMINED THE TIRE AND CHANGED IT, HE DISCOVERED THAT THE COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN. THIS BREAKAGE DAMAGED THE TIRE AND THE FRONT RIGHT STRUT. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE MANUFACTUR...

Mileage: 69,000

TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHT DON'T WORK OCCASIONALLY. *AK

TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHT DON'T WORK OCCASIONALLY. *AK

BLINKERS ON 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM INTERMITTENTLY DON'T WORK. RESULT IS UNSAFE TURNS AND UNSFAFE LANE CHANGES. IF HAZARD LIGHTS (EMERGENCY FLASHERS) ARE TURNED ON, THEN TURNED OFF, BLINKERS WILL WORK AGAIN. *AK

Mileage: 40,000

SECOND NOTICE POSTED: INCE 2002: REPLACED ROTORS, TOO THIN WHEN CAR WAS MANUFACTURED. (NO RECALL EVER DONE). COOLING SYSTEM: ALTHOUGH THE MANIFOLD GASKET HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE WATER RESERVOIR CAP HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE RADIATOR FLUSHED REPEATEDLY, ENTIRE COOLING SYSTEM BLEED (TO REMOVE ANY EXCESS ...

Mileage: 55,000

SECOND NOTICE POSTED: INCE 2002: REPLACED ROTORS, TOO THIN WHEN CAR WAS MANUFACTURED. (NO RECALL EVER DONE). COOLING SYSTEM: ALTHOUGH THE MANIFOLD GASKET HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE WATER RESERVOIR CAP HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE RADIATOR FLUSHED REPEATEDLY, ENTIRE COOLING SYSTEM BLEED (TO REMOVE ANY EXCESS ...

Mileage: 55,000

I READ IN THE 6/23/04 WALL STREET JOURNAL THAT THE NHTSA WAS CONSIDERING EXPANDING THE GM HAZARD-LIGHTS RECALL TO 1999 MODELS AND WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY EXPERIENCE TO YOUR DATA BASE, IF APPLICABLE.*AK I OWN A 1999 GM PONTIAC GRAND AM. FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, THE TURN SIGNAL/ HAZARD LIGHTS CLICKING SOU...

AUTOMATED BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) FAILED CAUSING TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM TO BECOME DISABLED. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS AT ANY TIME WITH NO APPERENT REASON. THE LAST TIME IT FAILED, IT WAS A SENSOR IN THE HUB. THE SENSOR IS PART OF THE HUB ASSEMBLY SO ENTIRE HUB HAD BE CHANGED OUT TO FI...

COOLANT LEAK WHEN PARKED ON HILL, WINDOW FELL DOWN AND BROKE. SEVERE WIND NOISE AT SPEED WITH PASSNGER WINDOW UP. *JB

Mileage: 40,600

COOLANT LEAK WHEN PARKED ON HILL, WINDOW FELL DOWN AND BROKE. SEVERE WIND NOISE AT SPEED WITH PASSNGER WINDOW UP. *JB

Mileage: 40,600

COOLANT LEAK WHEN PARKED ON HILL, WINDOW FELL DOWN AND BROKE. SEVERE WIND NOISE AT SPEED WITH PASSNGER WINDOW UP. *JB

Mileage: 40,600

WHEN USING THE TURN SIGNALS, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT TURN SIGNALS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, THE HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD DO THE SAME THING. *AK THERE WAS A CONSTANT CLICKING WHEN THE SIGNALS WERE IN USE OR NOT. *SC *JB

PURCHASED USED 1999 GRAND AM USED WITH 40000 MILES. PROBLEMS BEGIN WITH REPLACING 2 ALTERNATORS, WHILE REPLACING THOSE I NOTICED COOLANT LEAKING THEN REPLACED WATER PUMP, A BATTERY, DAYS LATER HEARD NOISE FROM LF WHEEL- REPLACED WHEEL HUB\ BEARING. ALSO HAVING MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SUCH AS CONTI...

Mileage: 75,000

LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKEN ON 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. *MR *SC *JB

Mileage: 60,461

ALL FOUR POWER WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING. SENT IN TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. MOTORS WERE TAPPED AND THREE OF THEM STARTED WORKING AGAIN, HOWEVER DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED TO REPLACE THREE OF THE FOUR MOTORS.*AK WINDOWS HAVEN'T WORKED SINCE 03/21/03, SENT IN FOR REPAIR 06/09/04.

Mileage: 35,000

REAR SEAT BELT ON DRIVER SIDE IS STUCK, IT WILL NOT PULL OUT. THE DEALERSHIP RECOMENDED THE RETRACTOR TO BE REPLACED. THE SEATBELT HAS BEEN BROKEN SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE, 03.21.03.*AK

Mileage: 35,000

BODY OF VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY HOOD CONTINUES TO LOSE PAINT IN THE FORM OF PAINT CHIPS DUE TO SLIGHT COLLISION WITH FLYING DEBRIS ETC WHEN DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. I FEEL THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE IS MUCH MORE DAMAGE THAN ANY CAR SHOULD HAVE CONSIDERING THE NORMALCY OF THE DRIVING CONDITIONS. ALSO...

BOUGHT A 1999 GRANDAM HAVE ALL THESE PROBLEMS AS OF 2001.POWER SEAT WONT WORK AT ALL,FOUND WATER IN TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY REPLACED VARIOUS BULBS,AND SEALED UNIT,HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHT SWITCH WORKS SOMETIMES,POWER WINDOW ON DRIVER SIDE DIDNT WORK ,THEN SUDDENLY IT STARTED WORKING AND LEFT REAR W...

Mileage: 83,000

BOUGHT A 1999 GRANDAM HAVE ALL THESE PROBLEMS AS OF 2001.POWER SEAT WONT WORK AT ALL,FOUND WATER IN TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY REPLACED VARIOUS BULBS,AND SEALED UNIT,HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHT SWITCH WORKS SOMETIMES,POWER WINDOW ON DRIVER SIDE DIDNT WORK ,THEN SUDDENLY IT STARTED WORKING AND LEFT REAR W...

Mileage: 83,000

BOUGHT A 1999 GRANDAM HAVE ALL THESE PROBLEMS AS OF 2001.POWER SEAT WONT WORK AT ALL,FOUND WATER IN TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY REPLACED VARIOUS BULBS,AND SEALED UNIT,HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHT SWITCH WORKS SOMETIMES,POWER WINDOW ON DRIVER SIDE DIDNT WORK ,THEN SUDDENLY IT STARTED WORKING AND LEFT REAR W...

Mileage: 83,000

BOUGHT A 1999 GRANDAM HAVE ALL THESE PROBLEMS AS OF 2001.POWER SEAT WONT WORK AT ALL,FOUND WATER IN TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY REPLACED VARIOUS BULBS,AND SEALED UNIT,HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHT SWITCH WORKS SOMETIMES,POWER WINDOW ON DRIVER SIDE DIDNT WORK ,THEN SUDDENLY IT STARTED WORKING AND LEFT REAR W...

Mileage: 83,000

BOUGHT A 1999 GRANDAM HAVE ALL THESE PROBLEMS AS OF 2001.POWER SEAT WONT WORK AT ALL,FOUND WATER IN TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY REPLACED VARIOUS BULBS,AND SEALED UNIT,HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHT SWITCH WORKS SOMETIMES,POWER WINDOW ON DRIVER SIDE DIDNT WORK ,THEN SUDDENLY IT STARTED WORKING AND LEFT REAR W...

Mileage: 83,000

MY TURN SIGNALS ON MY 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM ALSO HAS THE SAME TURN SIGNAL PROBLEMS AS ODI COMPLAINT CASE NUMBER 10072314. MY TURN SIGNALS FAIL TO OPERATE ON OCCAISION AND WHEN I HIT MY HAZARD SWITCH ON AND OFF SERVERAL TIMES THEY USUALLY GETS MY TURN SIGNALS TO WORK AGAIN FOR AWHILE. THIS HAPPENS ON...

WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE WHICH CAUSED A LOUD NOISE AT 45-50 MPH, DRIVING. *JB THE CONSUMER HEARD RUBBING NOISES AFTER SEVERAL TURNS. THE CONSUMER FOUND A BROKEN SPRING RESTING ON THE TIRE. *SC *JB

Mileage: 64,000

WHEN THE BUTTONS ARE PUSHED TO LOWER THE WINDOWS A CLICKING SOUND IS HEARD. THE SWITCH WOULD THEN CEASE TO OPERATE THE WINDOWS. UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE REGULATOR NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE REGULATOR HAD BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. *AK *NM

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE A LOUD SNAP OCCURRED FROM THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE. A COIL SPRING SNAPPED INTO TWO PIECES AND CAUSED THE CAR TO IMMEDIATELY DROP DOWN ON TOP OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. THIS LED TO PUNCTURING OF THE TIRE. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO A GARAGE AND IT IS CURRENTLY BE...

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRED WAS DEFLATED. THE DRIVER INSPECTED THE TIRE AND NOTICED THAT COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE , THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE BLOW . WHICH CAUSED THE FRONT RIGHT SPRING TO BREAK OFF . LUCKLY , THE VEHICLE DID NOT FLIP OVER ON THE INTERSTATE . HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED BECAUSE THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS LYING ON THE GROUND BECAUSED OF THE SPRING BRAKING OFF . HAD TO ...

Mileage: 87,249

POWER WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE. HAD PROBLEMS BEFORE. GETTING REPAIRED. NO AFTER MARKET PART AVAILABLE. GM PART AND INSTALLATION $327.00. *AK

Mileage: 112,000

THE VEHICLE HAD LIMITED EDITION ALLOY RIMS THAT CRACKED ALL FOUR HUB CAPS AND CAUSED A TIRE TO SEPARATE WHILE DRIVING. *JB *SC *JB

WHEN ROLLING DOWN THE TWO BACK WINDOWS IT LEAVES A SCRATCH DOWN THE WINDOWS. BOTH WINDOWS HAVE THE EXACT SAME SCRATCH IN THE EXACT SAME SPOT AND ITS ABOUT A INCH WIDE. MY MOTHERS GRAND AM THOUGH NOT A 1999 DID THE SAME EXACT THING. FOR THE "OTHER COMPLAINT" : THE LINING THAT COVERS THE DOORS ON E...

WHEN ROLLING DOWN THE TWO BACK WINDOWS IT LEAVES A SCRATCH DOWN THE WINDOWS. BOTH WINDOWS HAVE THE EXACT SAME SCRATCH IN THE EXACT SAME SPOT AND ITS ABOUT A INCH WIDE. MY MOTHERS GRAND AM THOUGH NOT A 1999 DID THE SAME EXACT THING. FOR THE "OTHER COMPLAINT" : THE LINING THAT COVERS THE DOORS ON E...

I HAVE A 99 PONTIAC GRAND AM AND MY WIFE HAS A 99 CHEVY LUMINA. THE LUMINA STARTED TO HAVE TROUBLE RUNNING, HESITATING, AND GOING THROUGH ANTI-FREEZE (1 GALLON) WEEKLY! I TOOK HER CAR TO A GARAGE AND THEY REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS AT A COST OF $800.00. HER CAR ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES ON ...

Mileage: 45,000

1. DROVE 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM WITH 55,000 MILES ABOUT 600 MILES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OVER 3 DAYS, THEN PARKED CAR OVERNIGHT. 2. PULLED OUT OF DRIVEWAY AT SLOW SPEED NEXT MORNING. RUBBING NOISE AND SOME RESISTANCE FROM RIGHT FRONT (PASSENGER) SIDE WHEEL. STOPPED CAR AFTER 50 FEET. THOUGHT IT WAS WET...

Mileage: 55,298

MY TURN SIGNALS WILL FAIL TO OPERATE ON OCCAISION. WHEN I NOTICE THAT THEY ARE NOT WORKING I QUICKLY HIT MY HAZARD SWICTH ON AND OFF AND THAT USUALLY WILL GET THE TURN SIGNAL TO WORK AGAIN. I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL ON 2000 MODELS, BUT IT SEEMS FROM READING OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT THIS AFFECTS 1999 M...

FORTUNATELY, I WAS BACKING OUT OF GARAGE AND TURNING STEERING WHEEL WHEN THE FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING SNAPPED AND DUG INTO THE BACK OF MY FRONT LEFT TIRE. I ONLY WONDER WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THE HAD BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WITH SURRONDING TRAFFIC. COIL SPRINGS WERE REPLACED...

Mileage: 89,993

CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED BY A TECHNICIAN WHO NOTICED THAT STEERING COLUMN PIN WAS LEAKING. *AK

HEADLIGHTS KEPT BLOWING OUT. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

Mileage: 45,000

LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON I HAD JUST HAD THE CAR SERVICE 2 WEEKS BEFORE AND THE INTAKE GASKET IS LEAKING JUST GOT THE CAR FROM A USED DEALER ON FEB 20, 2004. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR THE DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE TO BE AT 200 I DID NOT THINK ...

CONSUMER WAS INSTRUCTED BY THE DEALER TO PRESS THE HAZARD BUTTON IN ORDER TO GET THE BLINKERS TO WORK. CURRENTLY, AFTER MONTHS OF DOING IT THIS WAY THE HAZARD LIGHT BUTTON MALFUNCTIONED, AND THE BLINKERS WERE NOT WORKING. *AK *JB

Mileage: 35,000

THIS IS A GENERAL COMPLAINT ABOUT AIRBAGS. I WAS IN MEDIUM GRADE ACCIDENT AND AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I WAS TRAVELING AT MAYBE 10MPH. THE SEAT BELT WAS PLENTY OF PROTECTION. THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED KNOCKING ME UNCONCIOUS FOR A FEW MINUTES AND I HAVE SEVERE PAIN FROM THIS. *AK

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS IMPROPERLY, RPMS GO UP BUT VEHICLE DOES NOT ACCELERATE LIKE IT NORMALLY SHOULD.*AK

Mileage: 83,000

MY PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR CRACKED OFF IN THE CAR WASH. DEALERS AND CAR WASH EMPLOYEES STATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURANCE WITH THIS VEHICLE. I AM WONDERING WHY THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS. OUTSIDE MIRRORS ARE A SAFETY FEATURE.

WHEN TURNING ON THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHT A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER DISCONNECTED THE FUEL BOX, AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC REPLACED THE MULTI FUNCTION SWIT...

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 25-30 MPH FRONT RIGHT TIRE SPRING SNAPPED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. CONSUMER GOT OUT OF VEHICLE TO INSPECT THE PROBLEM, AND FOUND THE TIRE SHREDDED. ALSO, CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF BRAKE PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES PADS TWICE AND ROTORS ONCE....

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 25-30 MPH FRONT RIGHT TIRE SPRING SNAPPED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. CONSUMER GOT OUT OF VEHICLE TO INSPECT THE PROBLEM, AND FOUND THE TIRE SHREDDED. ALSO, CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF BRAKE PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES PADS TWICE AND ROTORS ONCE....

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 25-30 MPH FRONT RIGHT TIRE SPRING SNAPPED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. CONSUMER GOT OUT OF VEHICLE TO INSPECT THE PROBLEM, AND FOUND THE TIRE SHREDDED. ALSO, CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF BRAKE PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES PADS TWICE AND ROTORS ONCE....

WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH DRIVER HIT A POTHOLE. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS NOT HURT, AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. DRIVER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER WITHIN A FEW DAYS. *AK

THE VEHICLES HAZARD SWITCH FAILED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *MR

Mileage: 32,000

I HAVE A 1999 GRAND AM WITH 47,000 MILES. IT STARTED TO OVER HEAT TOOK IT TO A PONTIAC DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. IT WAS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD THAT NEEDED REPAIRED. THE BILL ENDED UP AT 825.77. PONTIAC AND GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE PROBLEM. CONTACTED GM TO SEE IF THEY WERE GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT T...

I OWN A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. RECENTLY THERE WAS A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING CONDITIONS WITH THE HAZARD WARNING FLASHER SWITCH, CAUSING THE SWITCH TO CRACK. AS A RESULT, THE BLINKERS, OR THE HAZARDS CAN SOMETIMES WORK INTERMITTENTLY, OR NOT AT ALL. THIS RECALL WAS RELEASED FOR 2000 AND 2001 MODEL ...

WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

Mileage: 91,500

THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL FOR 2000-2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM'S DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITH THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS OF THE MALFUNCTION WITH MY 1999 GRAND AM. BASED ON CONVERSATIONS WITH THE LOCAL PONTIAC DEALERSHIP, MANY INDIVIDUALS OWNING 1999, 2002, A...

Mileage: 52,000

THE FRONT FENDER IS CRACKING TERRIBLY. THERE WAS ONE SMALL CRACK WHEN PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER. HOWEVER NOW IT'S CRACKING ALL THE WAY ACROSS. I HAVE SPOKE WITH OTHER GRAND AM OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IF THIS WOULD FALL OFF WHILE DRIVING, IT COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.*AK

Mileage: 49,000

VEHICLE'S COOLANT INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CONSUMER NOTICED A PUDDLE OF COOLANT IN THE DRIVE WAY. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED AND CAUSED THE COOLANT TO LEAK AND WENT THROUGH THE ENGINE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. *NM *JB

Mileage: 65,000

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACE TWICE WITHIN 70,000 MILES. *NM

Mileage: 70,000

I HAVE A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP AT LEAST EVERY THREE MONTHS. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES AND THE ROTORS TWICE. I TAKE THE CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DUE TO THE DEALER ALWAYS SAYING NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE WATER PUMP WENT OUT, THE MANIFOLD GASKET CRACKED, THE...

I HAVE A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP AT LEAST EVERY THREE MONTHS. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES AND THE ROTORS TWICE. I TAKE THE CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DUE TO THE DEALER ALWAYS SAYING NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE WATER PUMP WENT OUT, THE MANIFOLD GASKET CRACKED, THE...

I HAVE A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP AT LEAST EVERY THREE MONTHS. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES AND THE ROTORS TWICE. I TAKE THE CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DUE TO THE DEALER ALWAYS SAYING NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE WATER PUMP WENT OUT, THE MANIFOLD GASKET CRACKED, THE...

I HAVE A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP AT LEAST EVERY THREE MONTHS. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES AND THE ROTORS TWICE. I TAKE THE CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DUE TO THE DEALER ALWAYS SAYING NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE WATER PUMP WENT OUT, THE MANIFOLD GASKET CRACKED, THE...

I PURCHASED THE CAR BRAND NEW(1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM) THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES AND THE ROTORS ONCE. THE WATER PUMP ONCE AND THE WATER NECK ONCE. THE WINDOWS ARE ALL SCRATCHED. THE DEALER CLAIMS NO RESPONSIBILITY. AFTER READING THROUGH MY CAR STATS.COM SEVERAL GRAND AM OWNERS HAVE...

I PURCHASED THE CAR BRAND NEW(1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM) THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES AND THE ROTORS ONCE. THE WATER PUMP ONCE AND THE WATER NECK ONCE. THE WINDOWS ARE ALL SCRATCHED. THE DEALER CLAIMS NO RESPONSIBILITY. AFTER READING THROUGH MY CAR STATS.COM SEVERAL GRAND AM OWNERS HAVE...

MY WIFE PURCHASED A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM IN 1999. FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS, WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL MAKING SOUNDS WHEN WE TURN THE WHEEL, BRAKE LIGHTS BURN OUT FREQUENTLY, FUSES ON BACK LIGHTS ARE SHORTED OUT WITH SIGNS OF MELTED METAL, WATER GETS INTO THE TRUNK AN...

Mileage: 30,000

MY WIFE PURCHASED A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM IN 1999. FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS, WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL MAKING SOUNDS WHEN WE TURN THE WHEEL, BRAKE LIGHTS BURN OUT FREQUENTLY, FUSES ON BACK LIGHTS ARE SHORTED OUT WITH SIGNS OF MELTED METAL, WATER GETS INTO THE TRUNK AN...

Mileage: 30,000

MY WIFE PURCHASED A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM IN 1999. FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS, WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL MAKING SOUNDS WHEN WE TURN THE WHEEL, BRAKE LIGHTS BURN OUT FREQUENTLY, FUSES ON BACK LIGHTS ARE SHORTED OUT WITH SIGNS OF MELTED METAL, WATER GETS INTO THE TRUNK AN...

Mileage: 30,000

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING OIL. (LOWER/UPPER) - THIS HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES TO DATE AND THE PROBLEM IS CONTINUING. IT WAS REPLACED ON 3/13/01 AT 21,494 MILES; 6/10/02 AT 31,339 MILES; 10/27/03 AT 41,549 MILES; AND NOW AT 48,400 AND WAS JUST REPLACED FOR THE 4TH TIME THIS FEBRUARY 2004.

Mileage: 28,000

I HAVE A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM, ABOUT A YEAR AGO . I DID AS THOSE DURANGO DRIVERS, I WAS DRIVING IN THE PARKING LOT OF A GROCERY STORE WHEN THE STERING WENT OUT AND I HIT A CONCRET BARRIER. IT DEMOLISHED THE RIGHT FRONT END . I WROTE TO THE GM MOTOR CO PONTIAC DEVISION THEY WANTED TO KNOW WHAT I WAN...

Mileage: 85,500

WHEN TURNING LEFT VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY LOSES POWER STEERING. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE OR DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. DEALER RECOMMENDS REPLACING THE POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. *AK *MR

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. *NM *NM

Mileage: 62,000

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING ANTI THEFT DEVICE ENGAGED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, AND NEARLY CAUSING A COLLISION EACH TIME. *AK

Mileage: 38,000

AT 30000 MILES INTAKE GASKET WAS LEAKING DEALER REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY AT 60000 GASKET LEAKING AGAIN, DEALER AND PONTIAC REFUSED TO COVER UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK. CONSUMER WORRIED THAT THE LEAK MAY DAMAGE THE ENGINE. *AK IN TWO 2 1/2 YEARS, THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR, WATER PUMP, SERPENTINE BELT, TWO THROTTLE POSITION SENSORS, IGNITION COILS, THERMOSTAT, 1 MODULE, BATTERY, AND THE AIRBA...

Mileage: 70,000

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK. CONSUMER WORRIED THAT THE LEAK MAY DAMAGE THE ENGINE. *AK IN TWO 2 1/2 YEARS, THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR, WATER PUMP, SERPENTINE BELT, TWO THROTTLE POSITION SENSORS, IGNITION COILS, THERMOSTAT, 1 MODULE, BATTERY, AND THE AIRBA...

Mileage: 70,000

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK. CONSUMER WORRIED THAT THE LEAK MAY DAMAGE THE ENGINE. *AK IN TWO 2 1/2 YEARS, THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR, WATER PUMP, SERPENTINE BELT, TWO THROTTLE POSITION SENSORS, IGNITION COILS, THERMOSTAT, 1 MODULE, BATTERY, AND THE AIRBA...

Mileage: 70,000

ENGINE HESISTATES VIOLENTLY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM REST. SIMULTANEOUSLY ALL OF THE GAUGES GO TO MAXIMUM VALUE AND RETURN TO REAL VALUES QUICKLY (MUCH LIKE AT ENGINE START-UP). HESISTATION CEASES AND CAR PERFORMS AS NORMAL. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ABOUT 6 TIMES OVER 5 YEARS. THE TOTAL LACK OF E...

AC/HEATING FAN NO LONGER WORKS ON SETTINGS 1 OR 2

DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW FAILURE. NEEDED TO REPLACE MECHANISM.

POWER WINDOWS ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE BROKE.

FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR NEEDS REPLACEMENT ALONG WITH A NEW WINDOW. SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW IN JUNE 2003. ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC OF 24 YEARS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM HE HAS ENCOUNTERED WITH THIS CAR.

WHEN DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED THE TRUNK OPENED WITHOUT WARNING. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT VEHICLE HAD AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.*AK

STARTING APPROXIMATELY AUGUST, 2003 WHENEVER THE FUEL TANK REACHES ABOUT 1/4 TANK OR LESS THE FUEL GAUGE WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 0% AND 100% FUEL. THIS FLUCTUATION IS FREQUENT AND CAN BE OBSERVED 2-5 TIMES WITHIN 10 MINUTES WHEN THE FUEL LEVEL IS BELOW 25%. VARIOUS FUEL SYSTEM CLEANERS/TREATMENTS HAV...

Mileage: 65,000

MAJOR CAR REPAIR ON ENGINE. *AK

Mileage: 37,585

HAZARD LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY WORKED. A RECALL WAS ISSUED; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO MODEL YEAR. *AK

Mileage: 83,000

CONSUMER WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND HEARD A LOUD CRACK. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT PR COIL SPRINGS WERE DEFECTIVE. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A POWER STEERING PROBLEM. WHILE DRVING ON AN INCLINE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

WHILE HAVING TIRES ROTATED MECHANIC NOTICED THAT VEHICLE WAS LEAKING COOLANT. THE COOLANT LEAK WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, PER THE MECHANIC. THE GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SC WHILE HAVING TIRES ROTATED MECHANIC NOTICED T...

Mileage: 59,000

1)SECOND TIME THEY CLEANED INJECTORS ADVISOR SAID IT WAS BECAUSE I USED 89 OCTANE INSTEAD OF 87 (2 DIGITAL READOUT ON RADIO BECOMES ILLEGIBLE COVERED BY FID. I DECLINED REPAIRS (3 AIR BAG THEY FOUND SIR COIL BAD I DECLINED TO PAY $400.00 FOR REPAIRS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY FID OR GM HAS NEVER BE...

1)SECOND TIME THEY CLEANED INJECTORS ADVISOR SAID IT WAS BECAUSE I USED 89 OCTANE INSTEAD OF 87 (2 DIGITAL READOUT ON RADIO BECOMES ILLEGIBLE COVERED BY FID. I DECLINED REPAIRS (3 AIR BAG THEY FOUND SIR COIL BAD I DECLINED TO PAY $400.00 FOR REPAIRS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY FID OR GM HAS NEVER BE...

1)SECOND TIME THEY CLEANED INJECTORS ADVISOR SAID IT WAS BECAUSE I USED 89 OCTANE INSTEAD OF 87 (2 DIGITAL READOUT ON RADIO BECOMES ILLEGIBLE COVERED BY FID. I DECLINED REPAIRS (3 AIR BAG THEY FOUND SIR COIL BAD I DECLINED TO PAY $400.00 FOR REPAIRS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY FID OR GM HAS NEVER BE...

DRIVER SIDE WINDOW BROKE TWO YEARS AGO WHILE THE CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRENTY. I PAID FOR THE MOTOR AND WINDOW - A LITTLE OVER $600. IT BROKE AGAIN IN THE FALL OF 2002. THIS WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND I WAS NOT CHARGED. IT BROKE A 3RD TIME LAST MONTH AND THE WARRANTY FOR THE ONE THAT WAS REP...

Mileage: 35,000

I BOUGHT THE CAR, USED, IN FEB. 2002. SINCE THAT TIME THE CLEARCOAT HAS BEGAN CHIPPING OFF, LEAVING THE PAINT EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS, SPECIFICALLY AROUND THE DOORS. IN JULY THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE. ON SEPT. 5TH THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE. IN AUGUST THE DRIVER'S S...

Mileage: 77,000

I BOUGHT THE CAR, USED, IN FEB. 2002. SINCE THAT TIME THE CLEARCOAT HAS BEGAN CHIPPING OFF, LEAVING THE PAINT EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS, SPECIFICALLY AROUND THE DOORS. IN JULY THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE. ON SEPT. 5TH THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE. IN AUGUST THE DRIVER'S S...

Mileage: 77,000

IN AUGUST OF 2001 WHEN I PURCHASED THIS CAR I FELT A RATTLE ON MY BRAKES WHICH IS STILL THERE. MY POWER WINDOWS ARE SCRATCHED FROM ROLLING UP AND DOWN. PAINT AROUND THE SPOILER AND BUMPER AND ON THE ROOF IS CHIPED OFF. I HAD TO REPLACE THE GENERATOR IN 2002. I HAD TO HAVE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD SEALS...

Mileage: 81,000

IN AUGUST OF 2001 WHEN I PURCHASED THIS CAR I FELT A RATTLE ON MY BRAKES WHICH IS STILL THERE. MY POWER WINDOWS ARE SCRATCHED FROM ROLLING UP AND DOWN. PAINT AROUND THE SPOILER AND BUMPER AND ON THE ROOF IS CHIPED OFF. I HAD TO REPLACE THE GENERATOR IN 2002. I HAD TO HAVE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD SEALS...

Mileage: 81,000

IN AUGUST OF 2001 WHEN I PURCHASED THIS CAR I FELT A RATTLE ON MY BRAKES WHICH IS STILL THERE. MY POWER WINDOWS ARE SCRATCHED FROM ROLLING UP AND DOWN. PAINT AROUND THE SPOILER AND BUMPER AND ON THE ROOF IS CHIPED OFF. I HAD TO REPLACE THE GENERATOR IN 2002. I HAD TO HAVE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD SEALS...

Mileage: 81,000

IN AUGUST OF 2001 WHEN I PURCHASED THIS CAR I FELT A RATTLE ON MY BRAKES WHICH IS STILL THERE. MY POWER WINDOWS ARE SCRATCHED FROM ROLLING UP AND DOWN. PAINT AROUND THE SPOILER AND BUMPER AND ON THE ROOF IS CHIPED OFF. I HAD TO REPLACE THE GENERATOR IN 2002. I HAD TO HAVE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD SEALS...

Mileage: 81,000

IN AUGUST OF 2001 WHEN I PURCHASED THIS CAR I FELT A RATTLE ON MY BRAKES WHICH IS STILL THERE. MY POWER WINDOWS ARE SCRATCHED FROM ROLLING UP AND DOWN. PAINT AROUND THE SPOILER AND BUMPER AND ON THE ROOF IS CHIPED OFF. I HAD TO REPLACE THE GENERATOR IN 2002. I HAD TO HAVE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD SEALS...

Mileage: 81,000

THE HEATER CONTROL WON'T WORK AT SPEED 1 AND 2. THE PAINT ON THE WINDOW FRAME IS FALLING AWAY. THE REAR STRUTS FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING AT ALL WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. THE CAR DOESN'T HEAT UP FULLY WHEN IT GETS UNDER 20 DEGRESS TEMPERATURE. THE ROTORS WARP TOO QUICKLY.

THE HEATER CONTROL WON'T WORK AT SPEED 1 AND 2. THE PAINT ON THE WINDOW FRAME IS FALLING AWAY. THE REAR STRUTS FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING AT ALL WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. THE CAR DOESN'T HEAT UP FULLY WHEN IT GETS UNDER 20 DEGRESS TEMPERATURE. THE ROTORS WARP TOO QUICKLY.

THE HEATER CONTROL WON'T WORK AT SPEED 1 AND 2. THE PAINT ON THE WINDOW FRAME IS FALLING AWAY. THE REAR STRUTS FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING AT ALL WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. THE CAR DOESN'T HEAT UP FULLY WHEN IT GETS UNDER 20 DEGRESS TEMPERATURE. THE ROTORS WARP TOO QUICKLY.

THE HEATER CONTROL WON'T WORK AT SPEED 1 AND 2. THE PAINT ON THE WINDOW FRAME IS FALLING AWAY. THE REAR STRUTS FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING AT ALL WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. THE CAR DOESN'T HEAT UP FULLY WHEN IT GETS UNDER 20 DEGRESS TEMPERATURE. THE ROTORS WARP TOO QUICKLY.

THE HEATER CONTROL WON'T WORK AT SPEED 1 AND 2. THE PAINT ON THE WINDOW FRAME IS FALLING AWAY. THE REAR STRUTS FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING AT ALL WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. THE CAR DOESN'T HEAT UP FULLY WHEN IT GETS UNDER 20 DEGRESS TEMPERATURE. THE ROTORS WARP TOO QUICKLY.

MY COMPLAINT AND I KNOW NW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH A NEWER GRAND-AM AND THE WINDOW MECHANISM BREAK INSIDE THE DOOR CAUSING THE WINDOW TO DROP TOTALLY INSIDE. I HAD A FRONT DRIVER WINDOW GO FEW WEEKS AGO AND THIS WEEK OUT OF THE BLUE, THE SAME SIDE REAR DOOR DID THE SAME THING! DOES THIS SUDDENLY ...

Mileage: 42,200

MY MAJOR COMPLAINT IS THE BLACK GLOSSY PAINT THAT IS PEELING FROM THE SIDE DOOR/REAR QUARTER WINDOW PILARS. THE DEALER SAID THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, AND I HAVE HAD SEVERAL QUOTES TO HAVE IT FIXED WHICH ARE IN THE RANGE OF $250 TO $500. THE SIDE MIRROR FELL OFF IN A CAR WASH TWO MONTH...

Mileage: 1,500

MY MAJOR COMPLAINT IS THE BLACK GLOSSY PAINT THAT IS PEELING FROM THE SIDE DOOR/REAR QUARTER WINDOW PILARS. THE DEALER SAID THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, AND I HAVE HAD SEVERAL QUOTES TO HAVE IT FIXED WHICH ARE IN THE RANGE OF $250 TO $500. THE SIDE MIRROR FELL OFF IN A CAR WASH TWO MONTH...

Mileage: 1,500

MY MAJOR COMPLAINT IS THE BLACK GLOSSY PAINT THAT IS PEELING FROM THE SIDE DOOR/REAR QUARTER WINDOW PILARS. THE DEALER SAID THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, AND I HAVE HAD SEVERAL QUOTES TO HAVE IT FIXED WHICH ARE IN THE RANGE OF $250 TO $500. THE SIDE MIRROR FELL OFF IN A CAR WASH TWO MONTH...

Mileage: 1,500

IT IS NOW SEPT. 2003, THE FIRST COIL SPRING BROKE AT THE TOP SECTION ( ONE RING FROM TOP OF COIL) BACK IN AUG. 2003(DRIVER SIDE). NOW THE SECOND ONE HAS BROKEN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. FROM WHAT INFORMATION I CAN GET FROM A FRIEND AT MY LOCAL DEALER, THEY HAVE SOLD 48-50 OF THESE SPRINGS BETWEEN MAY...

Mileage: 40,000

SEEMS TO ME THAT I AM REPLACING THE BRAKES AND ROTORS WAY TOO OFTEN. SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE (OWNED SINCE SEPTEMBER 1998), I HAVE BEEN REPLACING (OR HAVE HAD TO HAD RESURFACED) ROTORS APPROXIMATELY EVERY 4-6 MONTHS AND NEW BRAKES APPROXIMATELY EVERY 5000 MILES. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. MY HUSBA...

I OWN A 1999 GRAND AM GT,I HAVE IT 2 YRS.RIGHT AFTER PURCHASE WE TOLD THE DEALER THE SUN ROOF LEAKED.WE WERE TOLD LEAKS ARE NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY.THIS LEAKS DOWN OVER THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND DIFFERENY RELAY'S HAVE FAILED THREE TIMES.IF THERE IS A FIRE ITS OUR PROBLEM,BECAUSE ITS A "LEAK".WE TOLD...

Mileage: 47,000

THE VEHICLE HAD A BROKEN FRONT COIL SPRING THAT WRAPPED AROUND THE SHOCK ABSORBER. IT BROKE IN TWO AND PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING. *PH AFTER BREAKING, PART OF THE SPRING CAME TO REST ON THE TOP AND INSIDE OF THE TIRE. IT WASN'T PUNCTURED AND THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. TRIPLE AAA WAS CALLED AN...

Mileage: 59,000

BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOWS HAVE FALLEN INTO THE DOOR. I HAVE SEEN SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM... DOES THE MANUFACTURER NOT SEE THIS A ON GOING PROBLEM AND FIX IT RIGHT OR RECALL IT SO US OWNERS OF THE CARS CAN BE PROUD OWNERS AND NOT RIPPED OFF. IT RIDICULIOUSLY EXPENSIVE AND CR...

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED DUE TO THE FIRE. *AK

Mileage: 70,000

ROTORS WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. THE LAST TIME THEY WERE CHANGED THEY LASTED ONLY 500 MILES AND HAD STARTED CHATTERING BEFORE THAT. ON AVERAGE, WE GET ONLY 4000 MILES FROM EACH SET OF ROTORS. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. WE HAVE 98,000 MILES ON THE CAR. DO THE MATH.*AK

THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE HEAD GASKETS WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

Mileage: 37,000

COOLANT SYSTEM- INTAKE MANIFOLDS. DEALER ADVISED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD IS LEAKING. VEHICLE HAS 90K MILES (HIGHWAY). DEALER ADVISED THE COOLANT WILL MIX WITH THE ENGINE OIL CAUSING A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. SEE MANY OTHER COMPLAINT REGARDING THE SAME REPLACEMENT ON 3.4 LITER ENGINES. PREVIOUSLY HAVE...

COOLANT SYSTEM- INTAKE MANIFOLDS. DEALER ADVISED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD IS LEAKING. VEHICLE HAS 90K MILES (HIGHWAY). DEALER ADVISED THE COOLANT WILL MIX WITH THE ENGINE OIL CAUSING A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. SEE MANY OTHER COMPLAINT REGARDING THE SAME REPLACEMENT ON 3.4 LITER ENGINES. PREVIOUSLY HAVE...

COOLANT SYSTEM- INTAKE MANIFOLDS. DEALER ADVISED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD IS LEAKING. VEHICLE HAS 90K MILES (HIGHWAY). DEALER ADVISED THE COOLANT WILL MIX WITH THE ENGINE OIL CAUSING A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. SEE MANY OTHER COMPLAINT REGARDING THE SAME REPLACEMENT ON 3.4 LITER ENGINES. PREVIOUSLY HAVE...

COOLANT SYSTEM- INTAKE MANIFOLDS. DEALER ADVISED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD IS LEAKING. VEHICLE HAS 90K MILES (HIGHWAY). DEALER ADVISED THE COOLANT WILL MIX WITH THE ENGINE OIL CAUSING A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. SEE MANY OTHER COMPLAINT REGARDING THE SAME REPLACEMENT ON 3.4 LITER ENGINES. PREVIOUSLY HAVE...

COOLANT SYSTEM- INTAKE MANIFOLDS. DEALER ADVISED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD IS LEAKING. VEHICLE HAS 90K MILES (HIGHWAY). DEALER ADVISED THE COOLANT WILL MIX WITH THE ENGINE OIL CAUSING A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. SEE MANY OTHER COMPLAINT REGARDING THE SAME REPLACEMENT ON 3.4 LITER ENGINES. PREVIOUSLY HAVE...

COOLANT SYSTEM- INTAKE MANIFOLDS. DEALER ADVISED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD IS LEAKING. VEHICLE HAS 90K MILES (HIGHWAY). DEALER ADVISED THE COOLANT WILL MIX WITH THE ENGINE OIL CAUSING A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. SEE MANY OTHER COMPLAINT REGARDING THE SAME REPLACEMENT ON 3.4 LITER ENGINES. PREVIOUSLY HAVE...

THERE ARE ONLY TWO VERY SMALL AREAS ON THE STEERING WHEEL WHERE THE HORN CAN BE ACTIVATED. THESE MUST BE PRESSED VERY PRECISELY WITH A FAIR AMOUNT OF FORCE. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE UNSAFE BECAUSE THE EXTRA TIME TO FIND AND HIT THESE SPOTS GIVE ONE TO TWO ADDITIONAL SECONDS TO SOUND THE HORN, WILL RES...

BRAKES WORE OUT PREMATURELY. CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THEM FIVE TIMES WITHIN ONE YEAR.*AK

Mileage: 61,000

THE BRAKE LIGHT FAILED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE PRESSED. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE MECHANIC DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WHICH WAS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

Mileage: 70,000

CONSTANT BRAKE PROBLEMS!!! EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND I AM REPLACING THE ROTORS, BRAKE PADS AND THE CALIPERS. I CAN'T KEEP UP WITH ALL OF THE BRAKE PROBLEMS. *LA

LOW COOLANT LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. HAD GARAGE ADD DEX COOLANT TWICE NOW IN ONE WEEK TIME. GARAGE FIGURES INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IS LEAKING AND HAVE SEEN ON A LOT OF 3.4 ENGINES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *LA

FOR A PERIOD OF A MONTH THE TURN SIGNAL OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY DUE TO A FAULTY HAZARD SWITCH. THERE IS A RECALL 03V327000 FOR THE HAZARD SWITCH, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD SOMETIMES WORK ...

Mileage: 65,000

PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW CLIP BROKE,CAUSED RATTLING HAD REPAIRED FOR $120.00 THEN OCT. 2003 MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR.AFTER ANOTHER $45.00 I FOUND OUT THAT YET ANOTHER CLIP HAD BROKE,AND NOW THE CABLE WAS BROKE TOO.TOTAL REPAIR WOULD NOW BE $290.00 PLEASE RECALL THIS--I BELIEVE MY P...

PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW CLIP BROKE,CAUSED RATTLING HAD REPAIRED FOR $120.00 THEN OCT. 2003 MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR.AFTER ANOTHER $45.00 I FOUND OUT THAT YET ANOTHER CLIP HAD BROKE,AND NOW THE CABLE WAS BROKE TOO.TOTAL REPAIR WOULD NOW BE $290.00 PLEASE RECALL THIS--I BELIEVE MY P...

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED DUE TO ENGINEERING FLAW, I UNDERSTAND GMC IS AWARE AND HAVE MADE A NEW AND IMPROVED DESIGN FOR THE PART . THE COST OF THIS REPAIR IS $500.00. *AK

ENGINE IS OVERHEATING AFTER INTACK GASKET REPLACEMENT. *AK

Mileage: 40,000

ELECTRIC WINDOW MOTOR FAILURE. DRIVER SIDE FRONT WINDOW AND PASSENGER REAR WINDOW. BOTH WINDOW'S MOTOR UNITS DISCONTINUED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME TIME CAUSING THE BELT DRIVE TO SNAP ALLOWING BOTH WINDOWS TO DROP OUT OF THE UPRIGHT POSITION. THE COST TO REPAIR MOTOR UNIT IS 480...

ELECTRIC WINDOW MOTOR FAILURE. DRIVER SIDE FRONT WINDOW AND PASSENGER REAR WINDOW. BOTH WINDOW'S MOTOR UNITS DISCONTINUED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME TIME CAUSING THE BELT DRIVE TO SNAP ALLOWING BOTH WINDOWS TO DROP OUT OF THE UPRIGHT POSITION. THE COST TO REPAIR MOTOR UNIT IS 480...

WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL DRIVER NOTICED THAT VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS/CALIPERS, AND PADS THREE TIMES SINCE THE PROBLEM WAS NOTICED. *AK

Mileage: 8,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL DRIVER NOTICED THAT VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS/CALIPERS, AND PADS THREE TIMES SINCE THE PROBLEM WAS NOTICED. *AK

Mileage: 8,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL DRIVER NOTICED THAT VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS/CALIPERS, AND PADS THREE TIMES SINCE THE PROBLEM WAS NOTICED. *AK

Mileage: 8,000

THE SEAT DID NOT LOCK WHEN HITTING THE BRAKES, THE SEAT WOULD SLIDE BACKWARDS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE SPRING OF THE RIGHT REAR SEAT BROKE AND WERE STICKING THROUGH THE SEAT. THE MOTOR ON THE DRIVERS SEAT ALSO FAILED. *SCC *NLM

Mileage: 87,000

BLINKER WILL SPORADICALLY STOP WORKING, IN INSTANCES WHERE I NEED IT THE MOST. CALLED LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND IT'S COSTLY TO REPLACE, UP TO $300. CO-WORKER HAS SAME YEAR OF GRAND AM, HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS COULD BE A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD! *LA

Mileage: 52,000

PURCHASED A USED 1999 PONTIAC SE IN AUGUST 2000 WITH 36 K MILES. HAVE REPLACED THE FOLLOWING ITEMS, WATER PUMP, TWO ALTERNATORS, PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WITH REGULATOR, DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WITH REGULATORS - TWICE, ENGINE REPLACED AFTER A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE IN THE COOLING SYSTEM, JUST REPLACED DEFEC...

Mileage: 36,000

VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE TO APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH OR MORE WITHOUT THE FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. VEHICLE I WAS SLOWED DOWN WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION.*AK

Mileage: 63,000

CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. VEHICLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW "FELL INTO THE DOOR", DEALER SAID THE CLIPS BROKE AND I MUST PURCHASE A NEW REGULATOR, INSTEAD OF THE ONE INCH PLASTIC CLIPS, THE WHOLE MECHANISM MUST BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $488.00. PERSONALLY, I KNOW OF THREE OTHER PEOPLE WITH A GRAND AM THAT THIS EXACT SAME SITUATION HAS ...

CONSTANT GRINDING BRAKES, REPLACED AND STILL THE SAME. NOW, AT 60.000 MILES, RACK AND PINION IS LEAKING AND NEEDS REPLACED @ $900. RACK AND PINION STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED TWICE WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR, AT 44,000 MILES. I AM A VERY DISAPPOINTED GM EMPLOYEE AND CONSIDERING OTHER MAKES NOW.*JB

Mileage: 60,000

CONSTANT GRINDING BRAKES, REPLACED AND STILL THE SAME. NOW, AT 60.000 MILES, RACK AND PINION IS LEAKING AND NEEDS REPLACED @ $900. RACK AND PINION STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED TWICE WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR, AT 44,000 MILES. I AM A VERY DISAPPOINTED GM EMPLOYEE AND CONSIDERING OTHER MAKES NOW.*JB

Mileage: 60,000

TURN SIGNAL FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS DEFECT, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED . *AK. THE TUNE SIGNAL FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE WEATHER WAS HOT, HUMID OR DAMP. *JB

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. CONS...

HAZARD LIGHTS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED; HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

IGNITION FROZE UP. *JB

WITH 70K MILES ON THE CAR I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED 4 TIMES. AFTER THE SECOND TIME, I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND ASKED IF IT WAS NORMAL TO REPLACE THESE ITEMS EVERY 18K MILES AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE WAY I DRIVE THE CAR. AFTER THAT COMMENT, I STOPPED USING THEM FOR MY REPAIRS OUTSIDE O...

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF I TRIED TO CALL GM AND THEY WOULD NOT HELP ME AT ALL.

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS INSTALLED WRONG WHEN CAR WAS MANUFACTURED. ALLOWING ANTIFREEZE TO MIX WITH THE ENGINE OIL, WHICH LEADS TO OVERHEATING OF VEHICLE.BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT( WHICH GM THEMSELVES HAVE A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) ADMITTING THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM). THIS DEFECT CAUSED MY C...

Mileage: 78,426

HAD AN ISSUE UNDER ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY OF WINDOWS BEING SCRATCHED BY DEFECT IN THE DOOR. THEY ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECT AND REPLACED GLASS AT NO CHARGE. THEY SAID THAT THE PROBLEM THAT CAUSED THE SCRATCHES WAS RESOLVED. ON 8-23-02 THE ISSUE REOCCURED AND WAS TO BE FIXED....

Mileage: 32,024

I CALLED PONTIAC TO TRY TO GET SOME HELP REGARDING THE FACT THAT MY CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND WITHIN THE LAST 2 MONTHS BOTH SIDE MIRRORS HAVE FALLEN OFF (ONE SIMPLY BY BEING BRUSHED AGAINST), MY REARVIEW MIRROR CAME OFF, BOTH SIDE WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE BROKEN, AND THE CLEAR COAT IS CHIPPING AND L...

REFERENCE NHTSA PE03031. WHILE MAKING A TURN, HEARD NOISE AND FELT SHAKE THROUGH VEHICLE. NOTICED LEAN TOWARDS LEFT SIDE. UPON INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKEN. SPRING BROKEN WITH A SHEARING/SLASHING BREAK. CLEAN GRAY METAL. AT BOTTOM COIL, APPROX 1" BEFORE IT PASSES OVER STARTI...

Mileage: 52,495

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S WATER PUMP AND BELT TENSIONER. *MR THERE WAS A GAP IN THE BODY AT THE PASSENGER FRONT FLOOR BOARD, THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE VOLUME OF THE RADIO, BAD DISPLAY, BAD MOTOR CARRIAGE, AND THE HOOD DID NOT HOLD WITH THE PROP STICK. *SCC *JB

Mileage: 78,000

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S WATER PUMP AND BELT TENSIONER. *MR THERE WAS A GAP IN THE BODY AT THE PASSENGER FRONT FLOOR BOARD, THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE VOLUME OF THE RADIO, BAD DISPLAY, BAD MOTOR CARRIAGE, AND THE HOOD DID NOT HOLD WITH THE PROP STICK. *SCC *JB

Mileage: 78,000

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S WATER PUMP AND BELT TENSIONER. *MR THERE WAS A GAP IN THE BODY AT THE PASSENGER FRONT FLOOR BOARD, THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE VOLUME OF THE RADIO, BAD DISPLAY, BAD MOTOR CARRIAGE, AND THE HOOD DID NOT HOLD WITH THE PROP STICK. *SCC *JB

Mileage: 78,000

TURN SIGNALS BECAME INOPERATIVE WHILE TURNING, CAUSING THE CAR FOLLOWING TO ASSUME I WAS NO LONGER TURNING, AND ACCELERATE....REAR-ENDING ME. THIS IS A RECURRENT ISSUE THAT NEEDS RESOLVED. ALSO, AFTER THE COLLISION, THE HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK. ALSO, JUST SAW THE RECALL ON THE 2000-2001 GRAND A...

Mileage: 49,987

TURN SIGNALS BECAME INOPERATIVE WHILE TURNING, CAUSING THE CAR FOLLOWING TO ASSUME I WAS NO LONGER TURNING, AND ACCELERATE....REAR-ENDING ME. THIS IS A RECURRENT ISSUE THAT NEEDS RESOLVED. ALSO, AFTER THE COLLISION, THE HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK. ALSO, JUST SAW THE RECALL ON THE 2000-2001 GRAND A...

Mileage: 49,987

VEHICLE IS RUNNING EXTREMELY HOT. DEALER REPLACED THERMOSTAT, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. IN ADDITION, COOLANT SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. *AK

Mileage: 61,000

PURCHASED PREOWNED VEHICLE FROM DORSCH FORD. WITHIN 6 MONTHS, WIRING ON UNDERCARRIAGE, AND ALTERNATOR HAVE GONE OUT. NEITHER OF WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.

Mileage: 70,000

PURCHASED PREOWNED VEHICLE FROM DORSCH FORD. WITHIN 6 MONTHS, WIRING ON UNDERCARRIAGE, AND ALTERNATOR HAVE GONE OUT. NEITHER OF WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.

Mileage: 70,000

COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING - REPLACED BATTERY/ALTERNATOR- PROBLEM IS IN WIRING??? FYI.....3RD ALTERNATOR PUT IN CAR SINCE PURCHASED. *AK

Mileage: 130,800

COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING - REPLACED BATTERY/ALTERNATOR- PROBLEM IS IN WIRING??? FYI.....3RD ALTERNATOR PUT IN CAR SINCE PURCHASED. *AK

Mileage: 130,800

COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING - REPLACED BATTERY/ALTERNATOR- PROBLEM IS IN WIRING??? FYI.....3RD ALTERNATOR PUT IN CAR SINCE PURCHASED. *AK

Mileage: 130,800

PARTS FALLING OFF CAR- RIGHT DOOR PANEL, RIGHT SIDE MIRROR, BUTTON ON GEARSHIFT, DRIVER SIDE CONTROL PANEL(BUTTONS FOR WINDOWS,DOOR, LOCKS,MIRROR) . *AK

FIRE IN STEERING COLUMN - LIGHTS NOW STUCK ON BRIGHT - OTHERWISE I HAVE NO LIGHTS. *AK

LEAKING ANTIFREEZE FROM HEAD GASKET. *AK

EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR I HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES. I"VE HAD THE ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED THREE TIMES. AND TO THIS DAY I'M STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. IT SEEMS THEY ARE WARPPED AGAIN. I'VE ALSO HAD THE RACK AND PINION REPLACED TWICE, DUE TO FLUID LEAKS FROM THE TOP OF IT. I NOW HA...

Mileage: 18,000

EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR I HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES. I"VE HAD THE ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED THREE TIMES. AND TO THIS DAY I'M STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. IT SEEMS THEY ARE WARPPED AGAIN. I'VE ALSO HAD THE RACK AND PINION REPLACED TWICE, DUE TO FLUID LEAKS FROM THE TOP OF IT. I NOW HA...

Mileage: 18,000

AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WITHOUT IMPACT. *AK

Mileage: 48,000

THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD FLASHERS WORK VERY POORLY...I HAVE HAD TIS VEHICLE FOR A YEAR NOW, AND EVERY DAY THEY STOP WORKING....I HAVE CONTACTED TO DEALER MANY TIMES, BUT EACH TIME I AM TOLD THAT THE HAZARD SWITCH MIGHT BE BAD..WHICH IS THE SAME COMPONENT THAT WENT BAD IN THE 95-ERA GRAND AMS THAT...

Mileage: 47,990

THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD FLASHERS WORK VERY POORLY...I HAVE HAD TIS VEHICLE FOR A YEAR NOW, AND EVERY DAY THEY STOP WORKING....I HAVE CONTACTED TO DEALER MANY TIMES, BUT EACH TIME I AM TOLD THAT THE HAZARD SWITCH MIGHT BE BAD..WHICH IS THE SAME COMPONENT THAT WENT BAD IN THE 95-ERA GRAND AMS THAT...

Mileage: 47,990

THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD FLASHERS WORK VERY POORLY...I HAVE HAD TIS VEHICLE FOR A YEAR NOW, AND EVERY DAY THEY STOP WORKING....I HAVE CONTACTED TO DEALER MANY TIMES, BUT EACH TIME I AM TOLD THAT THE HAZARD SWITCH MIGHT BE BAD..WHICH IS THE SAME COMPONENT THAT WENT BAD IN THE 95-ERA GRAND AMS THAT...

Mileage: 47,990

THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD FLASHERS WORK VERY POORLY...I HAVE HAD TIS VEHICLE FOR A YEAR NOW, AND EVERY DAY THEY STOP WORKING....I HAVE CONTACTED TO DEALER MANY TIMES, BUT EACH TIME I AM TOLD THAT THE HAZARD SWITCH MIGHT BE BAD..WHICH IS THE SAME COMPONENT THAT WENT BAD IN THE 95-ERA GRAND AMS THAT...

Mileage: 47,990

THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD FLASHERS WORK VERY POORLY...I HAVE HAD TIS VEHICLE FOR A YEAR NOW, AND EVERY DAY THEY STOP WORKING....I HAVE CONTACTED TO DEALER MANY TIMES, BUT EACH TIME I AM TOLD THAT THE HAZARD SWITCH MIGHT BE BAD..WHICH IS THE SAME COMPONENT THAT WENT BAD IN THE 95-ERA GRAND AMS THAT...

Mileage: 47,990

WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SPRING SNAPPED AT THE BOTTOM. THE SPRING PUNCTURED THE TIRE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE AS THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED TO THE GROUND AND SKID APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET TO A STOP. THE TIRE DEALER REPLACED BOTH FRONT SPRINGS, THE TIRE AND STR...

Mileage: 72,339

WHILE DRIVING I TRIED TO OPEN MY DRIVER (POWER) WINDOW A LITTLE AND IT WENT CRASHING DOWN. ALL CLIPS WERE WORN OUT, TWO OF THEM ARE ONLY SOLD WITH THE TRACK. *AK

Mileage: 40,000

1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM, FRONT BRAKE PROBLEMS, SHAKES VIOLENTLY, DOES NOT STOP WELL. REPLACED PAD AND RESURFACED ROTORS, STILL HAVE PROBLEMS.*AK

Mileage: 30,000

1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM, FRONT BRAKE PROBLEMS, SHAKES VIOLENTLY, DOES NOT STOP WELL. REPLACED PAD AND RESURFACED ROTORS, STILL HAVE PROBLEMS.*AK

Mileage: 30,000

CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE AND THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE ALL LOCK UP - THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD (NO CHILD LOCKS ARE NOT IN USE) AND YOU CANNOT ENTER THE VEHICLE AT ALL. A MECHANIC HAS THOROUGHLY CHECKED THE VEHICLE - THEY ALL NEED TO BE REPLACED! I ALS...

THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE AND THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE ALL LOCK UP - THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD (NO CHILD LOCKS ARE NOT IN USE) AND YOU CANNOT ENTER THE VEHICLE AT ALL. A MECHANIC HAS THOROUGHLY CHECKED THE VEHICLE - THEY ALL NEED TO BE REPLACED! I ALS...

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS LEAKING COOLANT, WHICH IN TURN CAUSED THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. CURRENTLY, ENGINE HAS SHUTDOWN COMPLETELY AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS LEAKING COOLANT, WHICH IN TURN CAUSED THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. CURRENTLY, ENGINE HAS SHUTDOWN COMPLETELY AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

THE FRONT BRAKES ARE JUNK AND KEEP EATING BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS.NOT TO MENTION THE CALIPERS.I HAVE HAD 6 SETS OF BRAKE PADS PUT ON MY CAR AND THEY NEED CHANGED AGAIN.I HAVE REPLACED THE CALIPERS,ROTORS AND BRAKE LINE HOSES.I AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS.I HAVE TALKED TO AUTO PART STORES AND THEY SAY THA...

Mileage: 16,538

THE FRONT BRAKES ARE JUNK AND KEEP EATING BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS.NOT TO MENTION THE CALIPERS.I HAVE HAD 6 SETS OF BRAKE PADS PUT ON MY CAR AND THEY NEED CHANGED AGAIN.I HAVE REPLACED THE CALIPERS,ROTORS AND BRAKE LINE HOSES.I AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS.I HAVE TALKED TO AUTO PART STORES AND THEY SAY THA...

Mileage: 16,538

THE FRONT BRAKES ARE JUNK AND KEEP EATING BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS.NOT TO MENTION THE CALIPERS.I HAVE HAD 6 SETS OF BRAKE PADS PUT ON MY CAR AND THEY NEED CHANGED AGAIN.I HAVE REPLACED THE CALIPERS,ROTORS AND BRAKE LINE HOSES.I AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS.I HAVE TALKED TO AUTO PART STORES AND THEY SAY THA...

Mileage: 16,538

THE TURN SIGNAL CUTS OFF AND WANT COME BACK ON. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH DRIVER HEARD A LOUD NOISE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. SUN ROOF GLASS SHATTERED, AND A SMALL PIECE OF GLASS WAS MISSING. CONSUMER STATED THAT NOTHING HIT THE GLASS, AND THE SUN ROOF WAS OPEN ABOUT A HALF INCH. *AK

AFTER THE CAR SITS OVERNIGHT AND THE CAR IS STARTED AND START TO DRIVE AND THE WHEEL IS SLIGHTLY TURNED TO THE LEFT THE ELECTRONIC TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THE YEAR 2000. THEY NEVER SEE THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COME ON. THEY CAN NOT FIND THE P...

Mileage: 17,022

WHILE DRIVING THE COOLANT LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TWO DAYS LATER THE ALTERNATOR FAILED. *AK *CB *NLM

Mileage: 89,000

WHILE DRIVING THE COOLANT LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TWO DAYS LATER THE ALTERNATOR FAILED. *AK *CB *NLM

Mileage: 89,000

THE ENGINE, ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM AND ALTERNATOR FAILED. *PH *CB *NLM

Mileage: 89,000

THE ENGINE, ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM AND ALTERNATOR FAILED. *PH *CB *NLM

Mileage: 89,000

CONSUMER STATES THAT BRAKE ROTORS ARE WEARING, AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, VEHICLE WILL HAVE HEAVY VIBRATION AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

HAVE REPLACED THE ENTIRE INTAKE MANIFOLD ON THIS CAR THREE TIMES. 1999 GRAND AM, PURCHASED NEW, HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON IT. IN ADDITION, HAVE REPLACED POWER STEERING TWICE AND BRAKES NUMEROUS TIMES. REPLACED ALTERNATOR, SERPENTINE BELT, BATTERY, STARTER ON IGNITION, MOLDING DUE TO LEAKS, WI...

HAVE REPLACED THE ENTIRE INTAKE MANIFOLD ON THIS CAR THREE TIMES. 1999 GRAND AM, PURCHASED NEW, HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON IT. IN ADDITION, HAVE REPLACED POWER STEERING TWICE AND BRAKES NUMEROUS TIMES. REPLACED ALTERNATOR, SERPENTINE BELT, BATTERY, STARTER ON IGNITION, MOLDING DUE TO LEAKS, WI...

HAVE REPLACED THE ENTIRE INTAKE MANIFOLD ON THIS CAR THREE TIMES. 1999 GRAND AM, PURCHASED NEW, HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON IT. IN ADDITION, HAVE REPLACED POWER STEERING TWICE AND BRAKES NUMEROUS TIMES. REPLACED ALTERNATOR, SERPENTINE BELT, BATTERY, STARTER ON IGNITION, MOLDING DUE TO LEAKS, WI...

HAVE REPLACED THE ENTIRE INTAKE MANIFOLD ON THIS CAR THREE TIMES. 1999 GRAND AM, PURCHASED NEW, HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON IT. IN ADDITION, HAVE REPLACED POWER STEERING TWICE AND BRAKES NUMEROUS TIMES. REPLACED ALTERNATOR, SERPENTINE BELT, BATTERY, STARTER ON IGNITION, MOLDING DUE TO LEAKS, WI...

HAVE REPLACED THE ENTIRE INTAKE MANIFOLD ON THIS CAR THREE TIMES. 1999 GRAND AM, PURCHASED NEW, HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON IT. IN ADDITION, HAVE REPLACED POWER STEERING TWICE AND BRAKES NUMEROUS TIMES. REPLACED ALTERNATOR, SERPENTINE BELT, BATTERY, STARTER ON IGNITION, MOLDING DUE TO LEAKS, WI...

HAVE REPLACED THE ENTIRE INTAKE MANIFOLD ON THIS CAR THREE TIMES. 1999 GRAND AM, PURCHASED NEW, HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON IT. IN ADDITION, HAVE REPLACED POWER STEERING TWICE AND BRAKES NUMEROUS TIMES. REPLACED ALTERNATOR, SERPENTINE BELT, BATTERY, STARTER ON IGNITION, MOLDING DUE TO LEAKS, WI...

HAVE REPLACED THE ENTIRE INTAKE MANIFOLD ON THIS CAR THREE TIMES. 1999 GRAND AM, PURCHASED NEW, HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON IT. IN ADDITION, HAVE REPLACED POWER STEERING TWICE AND BRAKES NUMEROUS TIMES. REPLACED ALTERNATOR, SERPENTINE BELT, BATTERY, STARTER ON IGNITION, MOLDING DUE TO LEAKS, WI...

HAVE REPLACED THE ENTIRE INTAKE MANIFOLD ON THIS CAR THREE TIMES. 1999 GRAND AM, PURCHASED NEW, HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON IT. IN ADDITION, HAVE REPLACED POWER STEERING TWICE AND BRAKES NUMEROUS TIMES. REPLACED ALTERNATOR, SERPENTINE BELT, BATTERY, STARTER ON IGNITION, MOLDING DUE TO LEAKS, WI...

HAVE REPLACED THE ENTIRE INTAKE MANIFOLD ON THIS CAR THREE TIMES. 1999 GRAND AM, PURCHASED NEW, HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON IT. IN ADDITION, HAVE REPLACED POWER STEERING TWICE AND BRAKES NUMEROUS TIMES. REPLACED ALTERNATOR, SERPENTINE BELT, BATTERY, STARTER ON IGNITION, MOLDING DUE TO LEAKS, WI...

HAVE REPLACED THE ENTIRE INTAKE MANIFOLD ON THIS CAR THREE TIMES. 1999 GRAND AM, PURCHASED NEW, HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON IT. IN ADDITION, HAVE REPLACED POWER STEERING TWICE AND BRAKES NUMEROUS TIMES. REPLACED ALTERNATOR, SERPENTINE BELT, BATTERY, STARTER ON IGNITION, MOLDING DUE TO LEAKS, WI...

HAVE REPLACED THE ENTIRE INTAKE MANIFOLD ON THIS CAR THREE TIMES. 1999 GRAND AM, PURCHASED NEW, HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON IT. IN ADDITION, HAVE REPLACED POWER STEERING TWICE AND BRAKES NUMEROUS TIMES. REPLACED ALTERNATOR, SERPENTINE BELT, BATTERY, STARTER ON IGNITION, MOLDING DUE TO LEAKS, WI...

HAVE REPLACED THE ENTIRE INTAKE MANIFOLD ON THIS CAR THREE TIMES. 1999 GRAND AM, PURCHASED NEW, HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON IT. IN ADDITION, HAVE REPLACED POWER STEERING TWICE AND BRAKES NUMEROUS TIMES. REPLACED ALTERNATOR, SERPENTINE BELT, BATTERY, STARTER ON IGNITION, MOLDING DUE TO LEAKS, WI...

I AM CONTACTING YOU IN AN EFFORT TO HAVE A VEHICLE RECALLED OR TO AT LEAST SPAWN AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM'S. SINCE I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE IN AUGUST OF 2001 I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. GRINDING NOISES AND SEVERE VIBRATION WHEN APPLYING ...

Mileage: 13,000

1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM 2.4 L AUTO SEVERE BRAKE FAILURE---REPLACEMENT OF PADS 8 TIMES, ROTORS 3 TIMES AND CALIPERS 2 TIMES IN 80,000 MILES. BRAKES OCCASIONALLY LOCK UP AND MAKE LOUD GRINDING AND SQUEALING NOISES STEERING SHUDDERS AND VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT.. PARTICIPATING PONTIAC DEALER FAILED TO FI...

Mileage: 11,000

1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM 2.4 L AUTO SEVERE BRAKE FAILURE---REPLACEMENT OF PADS 8 TIMES, ROTORS 3 TIMES AND CALIPERS 2 TIMES IN 80,000 MILES. BRAKES OCCASIONALLY LOCK UP AND MAKE LOUD GRINDING AND SQUEALING NOISES STEERING SHUDDERS AND VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT.. PARTICIPATING PONTIAC DEALER FAILED TO FI...

Mileage: 11,000

1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM 2.4 L AUTO SEVERE BRAKE FAILURE---REPLACEMENT OF PADS 8 TIMES, ROTORS 3 TIMES AND CALIPERS 2 TIMES IN 80,000 MILES. BRAKES OCCASIONALLY LOCK UP AND MAKE LOUD GRINDING AND SQUEALING NOISES STEERING SHUDDERS AND VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT.. PARTICIPATING PONTIAC DEALER FAILED TO FI...

Mileage: 11,000

1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM 2.4 L AUTO SEVERE BRAKE FAILURE---REPLACEMENT OF PADS 8 TIMES, ROTORS 3 TIMES AND CALIPERS 2 TIMES IN 80,000 MILES. BRAKES OCCASIONALLY LOCK UP AND MAKE LOUD GRINDING AND SQUEALING NOISES STEERING SHUDDERS AND VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT.. PARTICIPATING PONTIAC DEALER FAILED TO FI...

Mileage: 11,000

1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM 2.4 L AUTO SEVERE BRAKE FAILURE---REPLACEMENT OF PADS 8 TIMES, ROTORS 3 TIMES AND CALIPERS 2 TIMES IN 80,000 MILES. BRAKES OCCASIONALLY LOCK UP AND MAKE LOUD GRINDING AND SQUEALING NOISES STEERING SHUDDERS AND VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT.. PARTICIPATING PONTIAC DEALER FAILED TO FI...

Mileage: 11,000

1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM 2.4 L AUTO SEVERE BRAKE FAILURE---REPLACEMENT OF PADS 8 TIMES, ROTORS 3 TIMES AND CALIPERS 2 TIMES IN 80,000 MILES. BRAKES OCCASIONALLY LOCK UP AND MAKE LOUD GRINDING AND SQUEALING NOISES STEERING SHUDDERS AND VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT.. PARTICIPATING PONTIAC DEALER FAILED TO FI...

Mileage: 11,000

1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM 2.4 L AUTO SEVERE BRAKE FAILURE---REPLACEMENT OF PADS 8 TIMES, ROTORS 3 TIMES AND CALIPERS 2 TIMES IN 80,000 MILES. BRAKES OCCASIONALLY LOCK UP AND MAKE LOUD GRINDING AND SQUEALING NOISES STEERING SHUDDERS AND VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT.. PARTICIPATING PONTIAC DEALER FAILED TO FI...

Mileage: 11,000

1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM 2.4 L AUTO SEVERE BRAKE FAILURE---REPLACEMENT OF PADS 8 TIMES, ROTORS 3 TIMES AND CALIPERS 2 TIMES IN 80,000 MILES. BRAKES OCCASIONALLY LOCK UP AND MAKE LOUD GRINDING AND SQUEALING NOISES STEERING SHUDDERS AND VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT.. PARTICIPATING PONTIAC DEALER FAILED TO FI...

Mileage: 11,000

1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM 2.4 L AUTO SEVERE BRAKE FAILURE---REPLACEMENT OF PADS 8 TIMES, ROTORS 3 TIMES AND CALIPERS 2 TIMES IN 80,000 MILES. BRAKES OCCASIONALLY LOCK UP AND MAKE LOUD GRINDING AND SQUEALING NOISES STEERING SHUDDERS AND VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT.. PARTICIPATING PONTIAC DEALER FAILED TO FI...

Mileage: 11,000

1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM 2.4 L AUTO SEVERE BRAKE FAILURE---REPLACEMENT OF PADS 8 TIMES, ROTORS 3 TIMES AND CALIPERS 2 TIMES IN 80,000 MILES. BRAKES OCCASIONALLY LOCK UP AND MAKE LOUD GRINDING AND SQUEALING NOISES STEERING SHUDDERS AND VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT.. PARTICIPATING PONTIAC DEALER FAILED TO FI...

Mileage: 11,000

1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM 2.4 L AUTO SEVERE BRAKE FAILURE---REPLACEMENT OF PADS 8 TIMES, ROTORS 3 TIMES AND CALIPERS 2 TIMES IN 80,000 MILES. BRAKES OCCASIONALLY LOCK UP AND MAKE LOUD GRINDING AND SQUEALING NOISES STEERING SHUDDERS AND VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT.. PARTICIPATING PONTIAC DEALER FAILED TO FI...

Mileage: 11,000

1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM 2.4 L AUTO SEVERE BRAKE FAILURE---REPLACEMENT OF PADS 8 TIMES, ROTORS 3 TIMES AND CALIPERS 2 TIMES IN 80,000 MILES. BRAKES OCCASIONALLY LOCK UP AND MAKE LOUD GRINDING AND SQUEALING NOISES STEERING SHUDDERS AND VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT.. PARTICIPATING PONTIAC DEALER FAILED TO FI...

Mileage: 11,000

1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM 2.4 L AUTO SEVERE BRAKE FAILURE---REPLACEMENT OF PADS 8 TIMES, ROTORS 3 TIMES AND CALIPERS 2 TIMES IN 80,000 MILES. BRAKES OCCASIONALLY LOCK UP AND MAKE LOUD GRINDING AND SQUEALING NOISES STEERING SHUDDERS AND VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT.. PARTICIPATING PONTIAC DEALER FAILED TO FI...

Mileage: 11,000

DURING THE LAST 6 MONTHS MY WIFE AND I HAVE PUT APPROXIMATELY $650.00 INTO A 1999 GRAND AM. THIS WAS REPLACING THE WATER PUMP, ALTERNATOR AND THE *INTAKE GASKETS *HAS NOT BEEN 30 DAYS. ON JUNE 20 THE ENGINE FAILS. THIS WAS A $220.00 TOWING BILL. SEVERAL PEOPLE AND MECHANICS ARE QUESTIONED NO ONE HA...

Mileage: 78,000

DURING THE LAST 6 MONTHS MY WIFE AND I HAVE PUT APPROXIMATELY $650.00 INTO A 1999 GRAND AM. THIS WAS REPLACING THE WATER PUMP, ALTERNATOR AND THE *INTAKE GASKETS *HAS NOT BEEN 30 DAYS. ON JUNE 20 THE ENGINE FAILS. THIS WAS A $220.00 TOWING BILL. SEVERAL PEOPLE AND MECHANICS ARE QUESTIONED NO ONE HA...

Mileage: 78,000

INTAKE GASKET FAILED AT 78,000, TWO WEEKS LATER IT FAILED AGAIN. TWO AND ONE HALF MONTHS LATER THE CRANKSHAFT FAILED TO DUE DETERIORATION OF BEARINGS CAUSED BY LEAKING OF ANTIFREEZE IN THE ENGINE. *NLM

Mileage: 78,000

I HAVE A 99 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT WITH 72000 MILES. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE CAR. FIRST, (AT APPROX 50K) THE COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON, I TOOK IT TO FIRESTONE AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE WATER PUMP AND THE SERPENTINE BELT. THE BRAKES GRIND AND I HAD THE PADS/ROTORS CHECKED AND THEY CHECK OUT ...

Mileage: 72,000

I HAVE A 99 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT WITH 72000 MILES. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE CAR. FIRST, (AT APPROX 50K) THE COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON, I TOOK IT TO FIRESTONE AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE WATER PUMP AND THE SERPENTINE BELT. THE BRAKES GRIND AND I HAD THE PADS/ROTORS CHECKED AND THEY CHECK OUT ...

Mileage: 72,000

PANEL AND TRIM ON DOORS PEELING UP AND COMING UNDONE ON ALL FOUR DOORS. HAD A PREVIOUS GRAND AM, SAME YEAR, DID THE SAME THING. *JB

MY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IS ON ITS WAY OUT, AT 55000 MILES! I KNOW I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM...*AK

Mileage: 55,000

BOTH FRONT SPRINGS BROKE IN MY 1999 GRAND AM FOR NO APPARENT REASON, RESULTING IN THE CAR NEEDING TOWED. THE CAR HAS BEEN WELL CARED FOR, HAS ABOUT 60,000 MILES ON IT. I HAD A FRONT STRUT PROBLEM A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, AND REPLACED ONE. THIS OCCURRED AND DID NOT RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT (THANKFULLY)...

Mileage: 60,000

FUEL GAUGE, AT 1/4 TANK LEVEL OR WHEN IDLING FOR MORE THAN 5 MINUTES AT ANY LEVEL, GAUGE WILL CHIME, QUICKLY POINT TO FULL, THEN POINT TO EMPTY, REPEAT A FEW TIMES, AND SETTLE BETWEEN THE 1/2 AND 3/4 TANK RANGE. THIS FAULT HAS LEFT ME IN A POSITION OF RESETTING MY TRIP METER AND FILLING THE TANK CO...

Mileage: 70,000

CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL GAUGE. FUEL GAUGE WOULD READ A COMPLETELY WRONG WRITING WHEN THE GAS TANK CAN BE EITHER ON A QUARTER TANK OR EMPTY. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AS WELL AS THE DEALER, BUT THEY HAD TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL, AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD ...

Mileage: 81,000

CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL GAUGE. FUEL GAUGE WOULD READ A COMPLETELY WRONG WRITING WHEN THE GAS TANK CAN BE EITHER ON A QUARTER TANK OR EMPTY. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AS WELL AS THE DEALER, BUT THEY HAD TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL, AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD ...

Mileage: 81,000

FAILURE OF MANIFOLD GASKET ON MY 1999 GRAND AM GT.

Mileage: 51,225

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT. *JB

Mileage: 63,000

MY 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM HAS A LEAKING MANIFOLD GASKET LETTING COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE.*JB

Mileage: 86,000

BRAKES: HYDRAULIC CALIPERS STUCK CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE BRAKES AND EARLY COSTLY REPLACEMENT OF ROTORS. *NLM

Mileage: 58,000

THE MOTOR CABLE FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER'S WINDOW NOT TO WORK. *JB

ENGINE "BLEW UP" AT 43,000 MILES. ALMOST CAUSE A ACCIDENT DUE TO ENGINE NOT GIVING INDICATION THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM, AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *NLM

Mileage: 43

THE ROTORS EXPERIENCED PREMATURE FAILURE, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED 4 TIMES WITHIN 1 YEAR. *JB

ENGINE RUNNING HOT/OVER HEATING DUE TO COOLANT LEAK. THE LEAK WAS CAUSED BY FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET.

Mileage: 48,407

LOWER INTAKE WAS JUST FIXED 01/01/2002. LOWER INTAKE HAS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN 05/05/2003. LOWER INTAKE HAS BEEN CHANGED TO BE STRONGER. THE LOWER INTAKE WAS FAULTY. I SHOULD NOT BE MADE TO PAY FOR IT AGAIN. THE FIRST CHARGE WAS $1032 AND I AM AGAIN BEING CHARGED $1306. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY AGAIN...

LOWER INTAKE WAS JUST FIXED 01/01/2002. LOWER INTAKE HAS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN 05/05/2003. LOWER INTAKE HAS BEEN CHANGED TO BE STRONGER. THE LOWER INTAKE WAS FAULTY. I SHOULD NOT BE MADE TO PAY FOR IT AGAIN. THE FIRST CHARGE WAS $1032 AND I AM AGAIN BEING CHARGED $1306. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY AGAIN...

RIGHT FRONT SPRING BROKE AND SEVERELY DAMAGED RIGHT FRONT TIRE

Mileage: 52,000

THE BRAKES GRABBED SLOW WHICH RESULTED IN AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS AND RE-GROUNDED THE CALIPERS. *JB

'99 GR AM: GRINDING NOISE R FRONT-DEALER: DRILLED OUT RESTRICTOR IN PWR STEERNG HOSE PER BULLETIN 990232002. RUBBING & SQUAWK NOISE TURNING LEFT-DEALER: SWAY BAR BUSHINGS REPLCD. PASSENGER SEAT STUCK-DEALER: REPLACED SEAT TRACK. CENTER CONSOLE DOOR LATCH ASSMBLY REPLACED PER RECALL. RADIO LCD GAR...

'99 GR AM: GRINDING NOISE R FRONT-DEALER: DRILLED OUT RESTRICTOR IN PWR STEERNG HOSE PER BULLETIN 990232002. RUBBING & SQUAWK NOISE TURNING LEFT-DEALER: SWAY BAR BUSHINGS REPLCD. PASSENGER SEAT STUCK-DEALER: REPLACED SEAT TRACK. CENTER CONSOLE DOOR LATCH ASSMBLY REPLACED PER RECALL. RADIO LCD GAR...

'99 GR AM: GRINDING NOISE R FRONT-DEALER: DRILLED OUT RESTRICTOR IN PWR STEERNG HOSE PER BULLETIN 990232002. RUBBING & SQUAWK NOISE TURNING LEFT-DEALER: SWAY BAR BUSHINGS REPLCD. PASSENGER SEAT STUCK-DEALER: REPLACED SEAT TRACK. CENTER CONSOLE DOOR LATCH ASSMBLY REPLACED PER RECALL. RADIO LCD GAR...

'99 GR AM: GRINDING NOISE R FRONT-DEALER: DRILLED OUT RESTRICTOR IN PWR STEERNG HOSE PER BULLETIN 990232002. RUBBING & SQUAWK NOISE TURNING LEFT-DEALER: SWAY BAR BUSHINGS REPLCD. PASSENGER SEAT STUCK-DEALER: REPLACED SEAT TRACK. CENTER CONSOLE DOOR LATCH ASSMBLY REPLACED PER RECALL. RADIO LCD GAR...

'99 GR AM: GRINDING NOISE R FRONT-DEALER: DRILLED OUT RESTRICTOR IN PWR STEERNG HOSE PER BULLETIN 990232002. RUBBING & SQUAWK NOISE TURNING LEFT-DEALER: SWAY BAR BUSHINGS REPLCD. PASSENGER SEAT STUCK-DEALER: REPLACED SEAT TRACK. CENTER CONSOLE DOOR LATCH ASSMBLY REPLACED PER RECALL. RADIO LCD GAR...

'99 GR AM: GRINDING NOISE R FRONT-DEALER: DRILLED OUT RESTRICTOR IN PWR STEERNG HOSE PER BULLETIN 990232002. RUBBING & SQUAWK NOISE TURNING LEFT-DEALER: SWAY BAR BUSHINGS REPLCD. PASSENGER SEAT STUCK-DEALER: REPLACED SEAT TRACK. CENTER CONSOLE DOOR LATCH ASSMBLY REPLACED PER RECALL. RADIO LCD GAR...

'99 GR AM: GRINDING NOISE R FRONT-DEALER: DRILLED OUT RESTRICTOR IN PWR STEERNG HOSE PER BULLETIN 990232002. RUBBING & SQUAWK NOISE TURNING LEFT-DEALER: SWAY BAR BUSHINGS REPLCD. PASSENGER SEAT STUCK-DEALER: REPLACED SEAT TRACK. CENTER CONSOLE DOOR LATCH ASSMBLY REPLACED PER RECALL. RADIO LCD GAR...

BLOWN INTAKE GASKET. *JB

THERE IS A FOUL SMELL COMING FROM THE AC VENT ALMOST LIKE AMMONIA. MY ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED AT 37000 MILES, AFTER HAVING IT "CHECKED" BY THE DEALERSHIP FOR LOW VOLTAGE. CAR SHAKES AT 55 MPH ON HIGHWAY AFTER ROTATION, ALIGNMENT, AND AFTERMARKET WHEELS. SCRATCHES ON PASSENGER WINDOW FROM ROLLING ...

Mileage: 75,000

THERE IS A FOUL SMELL COMING FROM THE AC VENT ALMOST LIKE AMMONIA. MY ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED AT 37000 MILES, AFTER HAVING IT "CHECKED" BY THE DEALERSHIP FOR LOW VOLTAGE. CAR SHAKES AT 55 MPH ON HIGHWAY AFTER ROTATION, ALIGNMENT, AND AFTERMARKET WHEELS. SCRATCHES ON PASSENGER WINDOW FROM ROLLING ...

Mileage: 75,000

THERE IS A FOUL SMELL COMING FROM THE AC VENT ALMOST LIKE AMMONIA. MY ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED AT 37000 MILES, AFTER HAVING IT "CHECKED" BY THE DEALERSHIP FOR LOW VOLTAGE. CAR SHAKES AT 55 MPH ON HIGHWAY AFTER ROTATION, ALIGNMENT, AND AFTERMARKET WHEELS. SCRATCHES ON PASSENGER WINDOW FROM ROLLING ...

Mileage: 75,000

THE TURN SIGNALS AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. *JB

FRONT BRAKES HAVE A GRINDING NOISE. HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES WITHIN A YEAR. ROTORS ALSO ARE WARPED. GRINDING NOISE NOT ONLY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE, BUT ALSO WHILE DRIVING. VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END AND BRAKE PEDAL. HAVING THIS PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN SEPTEMBER 2001.*JB

Mileage: 31,000

I HAD TO SPEND $278.00 FOR A WINDOW REGULATOR FOR THE DRIVERS DOOR WHEN A 25 CENT PLASTIC PIECE OF IT BROKE. I HAVE NEVER BEEN RIPPED OFF THAT BAD!!! *JB

Mileage: 60,000

I HAVE A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM WITH 77645 MILES ON IT. I CONTINUALLY HAVE TO PUT BRAKES ON IT, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE A WATER PUMP, REBUILD THE ALTERNATOR. NOW I THINK IT MAY HAVE A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. I HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER WITH THE SAME KIND OF CAR AND THE SAME PROBLEM. *NLM

I HAVE A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM WITH 77645 MILES ON IT. I CONTINUALLY HAVE TO PUT BRAKES ON IT, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE A WATER PUMP, REBUILD THE ALTERNATOR. NOW I THINK IT MAY HAVE A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. I HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER WITH THE SAME KIND OF CAR AND THE SAME PROBLEM. *NLM

I HAVE A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM WITH 77645 MILES ON IT. I CONTINUALLY HAVE TO PUT BRAKES ON IT, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE A WATER PUMP, REBUILD THE ALTERNATOR. NOW I THINK IT MAY HAVE A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. I HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER WITH THE SAME KIND OF CAR AND THE SAME PROBLEM. *NLM

HAD COOLANT LEAK FROM INTAKE GASKET AT 65,000 MILES. HORN DOES NOT WORK AGAIN (BEEN TO SHOP 3 TIMES PREVIOUSLY) 2 TIMES COULD NOT DUPLICATE, 1 TIME REPLACED SPRING IN SWITCH. THIS WAS WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, NOW THAT IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, THE DEALERSHIP HAS ASKED ME TO PAY $188.34 TO FIX A SHO...

Mileage: 60,000

HAD COOLANT LEAK FROM INTAKE GASKET AT 65,000 MILES. HORN DOES NOT WORK AGAIN (BEEN TO SHOP 3 TIMES PREVIOUSLY) 2 TIMES COULD NOT DUPLICATE, 1 TIME REPLACED SPRING IN SWITCH. THIS WAS WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, NOW THAT IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, THE DEALERSHIP HAS ASKED ME TO PAY $188.34 TO FIX A SHO...

Mileage: 60,000

HAD COOLANT LEAK FROM INTAKE GASKET AT 65,000 MILES. HORN DOES NOT WORK AGAIN (BEEN TO SHOP 3 TIMES PREVIOUSLY) 2 TIMES COULD NOT DUPLICATE, 1 TIME REPLACED SPRING IN SWITCH. THIS WAS WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, NOW THAT IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, THE DEALERSHIP HAS ASKED ME TO PAY $188.34 TO FIX A SHO...

Mileage: 60,000

HAVE HAD PASSENGER WINDOW BREAK 3 TIMES NOW AND PONTIAC WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. THE DRIVER SIDE HAS BROKEN ONCE SO FAR. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND THEY NEED TO BE DONE AGAIN. THE CAR SHAKES WHILE BRAKING. *NLM

Mileage: 88,000

HAVE HAD PASSENGER WINDOW BREAK 3 TIMES NOW AND PONTIAC WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. THE DRIVER SIDE HAS BROKEN ONCE SO FAR. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND THEY NEED TO BE DONE AGAIN. THE CAR SHAKES WHILE BRAKING. *NLM

Mileage: 88,000

HAVE HAD PASSENGER WINDOW BREAK 3 TIMES NOW AND PONTIAC WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. THE DRIVER SIDE HAS BROKEN ONCE SO FAR. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND THEY NEED TO BE DONE AGAIN. THE CAR SHAKES WHILE BRAKING. *NLM

Mileage: 88,000

INTERNAL LEAK FROM INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. ALL HOSES HAD TO BE REPLACED INCLUDING UPPER/LOWER RADIATOR , THROTTLE BODY COOLANT, AND INTAKE GASKETS...TOTAL COST $1621.00. TECHNICIAN SAID HE HAS SEEN APPROXIMATELY. 2 TO 3 GRAND AMS IN SHOP FOR SAME DEFECT. *JB

Mileage: 44,853

I OWN A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. I HAVE A COOLANT LEAK AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS FROM AN INTAKE GASKET. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE AS COMMON AS A HOUSE PLANT. WHY HAS GM NOT BEEN FORCED INTO A RECALL? OR BETTER YET, WHY HAS GM NOT DONE THE RIGHT THING AND ISSUED A RECALL?*J...

Mileage: 70,000

THE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED EVERY 2 MONTHS DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR.*JB

Mileage: 58,500

MY CAR IS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT. I HAVE 55,600 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. BEFORE THE CAR EVEN HAD 30.000 MILES ON IT, THE ALTERNATOR WENT BAD (I WAS INITIALLY TOLD IT WAS A BAD BATTERY, SO IN ADDITION I PURCHASED A NEW BATTERY), THE STEERING WHEEL...

Mileage: 30,000

MY CAR IS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT. I HAVE 55,600 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. BEFORE THE CAR EVEN HAD 30.000 MILES ON IT, THE ALTERNATOR WENT BAD (I WAS INITIALLY TOLD IT WAS A BAD BATTERY, SO IN ADDITION I PURCHASED A NEW BATTERY), THE STEERING WHEEL...

Mileage: 30,000

MY CAR IS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT. I HAVE 55,600 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. BEFORE THE CAR EVEN HAD 30.000 MILES ON IT, THE ALTERNATOR WENT BAD (I WAS INITIALLY TOLD IT WAS A BAD BATTERY, SO IN ADDITION I PURCHASED A NEW BATTERY), THE STEERING WHEEL...

Mileage: 30,000

MY CAR IS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT. I HAVE 55,600 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. BEFORE THE CAR EVEN HAD 30.000 MILES ON IT, THE ALTERNATOR WENT BAD (I WAS INITIALLY TOLD IT WAS A BAD BATTERY, SO IN ADDITION I PURCHASED A NEW BATTERY), THE STEERING WHEEL...

Mileage: 30,000

THE VEHICLE STALLED, WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER TO PULL OVER ABRUPTLY.*JB

MY WIFE'S 99 GRAND AM (PONTIAC) HAS A PROBLEM WITH A FAILURE OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THIS SEEMS TO BE A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH GM ENGINES, AND WILL COST OVER $800 TO REPAIR.

I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR JUST UNDER 4 YEARS AND HAVE SPENT THE LAST 2.5 IN AND OUT OF THE SERVICE DEPT. WITH IT. I'VE HAD THE BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED 3 TIMES, EVERY YEAR, ALMOST TO THE DAY. I HAVE ALSO JUST HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED 2 TIMES AND DISCOVERED A LEAK IN MY INTAKE MANIFOLD WITH ONLY 41K M...

Mileage: 41,000

I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR JUST UNDER 4 YEARS AND HAVE SPENT THE LAST 2.5 IN AND OUT OF THE SERVICE DEPT. WITH IT. I'VE HAD THE BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED 3 TIMES, EVERY YEAR, ALMOST TO THE DAY. I HAVE ALSO JUST HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED 2 TIMES AND DISCOVERED A LEAK IN MY INTAKE MANIFOLD WITH ONLY 41K M...

Mileage: 41,000

I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR JUST UNDER 4 YEARS AND HAVE SPENT THE LAST 2.5 IN AND OUT OF THE SERVICE DEPT. WITH IT. I'VE HAD THE BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED 3 TIMES, EVERY YEAR, ALMOST TO THE DAY. I HAVE ALSO JUST HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED 2 TIMES AND DISCOVERED A LEAK IN MY INTAKE MANIFOLD WITH ONLY 41K M...

Mileage: 41,000

I HAVE HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH MY 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT. I HAVE REPLACED 2 POWER STEERING PUMPS, AND A POWER STEERING RACK WITHIN THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE. WITH THE POWER STEERING PUMP GOING OUT, AN ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED. I KNOW SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE THAT THE PUMP ...

WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED, THE PASSENGER SEAT LURCHED FOWARD.*JB

Mileage: 30,000

CONSUMER LOSS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN.*DT. ALSO THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB

CONSUMER LOSS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN.*DT. ALSO THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB

THE VEHICLE STALLED AND DEALER ORDER A NEW MOTOR.*JB

Mileage: 44,000

THE POWER STEERING HOSE LEAKED FLUID. *PH *JB

Mileage: 32,700

THE DIRECTIONALS WILL TURN OFF AND NOT WORK AT ALL, UNLESS I TURN OFF THE CAR AND START IT AGAIN.

THE CONSUMER WAS SOLD A VEHICLE WITH ONLY A THIRD OF ITS BRAKES. THE CONSUMER REQUESTS THAT THE DEALER INSPECTS AND REMEDY THE BRAKE PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE. (AN ALT NUMBER FOR THE CONSUMER IS 941-720-1662) SCC

THIS IS FOR THE 99 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE....I AM SURE THIS HAS BEEN MENTIONED BEFORE...MYSELF AND ANYONE ELSE I KNOW WHO HAS THIS CAR HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM OVER AND OVER AGAIN. ON THE REGULATOR OF THE POWER WINDOW SYSTEM THERE ARE 2 CLIPS THAT ATTACH TO THE REGULATOR. ONE ON THE FRONT SIDE OF THE...

REAR WINDOW SHATTERED INTO PIECES (IMPLODED) WHILE DRIVING. GLASS COVERING THE INSIDE OF VEHICLE. POLICE OFFICER REPORTS 2 OTHER INCIDENTS THIS PAST WEEK , GLASS REPAIR FACILITY REPORTS 3 OTHER INCIDENTS WITH SAME S/N OF GLASS INVOLVED. COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH IF BABY OR OTHER OCCU...

Mileage: 77,120

VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN AND WILL NOT RESTART DUE TO THE POSITIVE POST INSIDE OF THE BATTERY LEAKING ACID. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

Mileage: 26,100

CONSUMER STATED WHILE PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPACE CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL HAD LOCKED UP. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE FOLLOWING REPAIRED: THE FAN REPLACED 2 TIMES, THE BRAKES REPAIRED 4 TIMES, THE RADIO REPLACED ONCE, THE WATER PUMP REPLACED ONCE AND THE BATTERY REPLACED TWICE. I AM ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION IT HAS BEEN SLIPPING. THE INTAKE GASKET NEEDS TO REPLACED BECAUSE...

Mileage: 30,000

I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE FOLLOWING REPAIRED: THE FAN REPLACED 2 TIMES, THE BRAKES REPAIRED 4 TIMES, THE RADIO REPLACED ONCE, THE WATER PUMP REPLACED ONCE AND THE BATTERY REPLACED TWICE. I AM ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION IT HAS BEEN SLIPPING. THE INTAKE GASKET NEEDS TO REPLACED BECAUSE...

Mileage: 30,000

I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE FOLLOWING REPAIRED: THE FAN REPLACED 2 TIMES, THE BRAKES REPAIRED 4 TIMES, THE RADIO REPLACED ONCE, THE WATER PUMP REPLACED ONCE AND THE BATTERY REPLACED TWICE. I AM ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION IT HAS BEEN SLIPPING. THE INTAKE GASKET NEEDS TO REPLACED BECAUSE...

Mileage: 30,000

I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE FOLLOWING REPAIRED: THE FAN REPLACED 2 TIMES, THE BRAKES REPAIRED 4 TIMES, THE RADIO REPLACED ONCE, THE WATER PUMP REPLACED ONCE AND THE BATTERY REPLACED TWICE. I AM ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION IT HAS BEEN SLIPPING. THE INTAKE GASKET NEEDS TO REPLACED BECAUSE...

Mileage: 30,000

I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE FOLLOWING REPAIRED: THE FAN REPLACED 2 TIMES, THE BRAKES REPAIRED 4 TIMES, THE RADIO REPLACED ONCE, THE WATER PUMP REPLACED ONCE AND THE BATTERY REPLACED TWICE. I AM ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION IT HAS BEEN SLIPPING. THE INTAKE GASKET NEEDS TO REPLACED BECAUSE...

Mileage: 30,000

I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE FOLLOWING REPAIRED: THE FAN REPLACED 2 TIMES, THE BRAKES REPAIRED 4 TIMES, THE RADIO REPLACED ONCE, THE WATER PUMP REPLACED ONCE AND THE BATTERY REPLACED TWICE. I AM ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION IT HAS BEEN SLIPPING. THE INTAKE GASKET NEEDS TO REPLACED BECAUSE...

Mileage: 30,000

THE DAY OF THIS ACCIDENT NEITHER ONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, I WAS WONDERING IF THAT WAS A DEFECT OR WHAT? TS

INJECTORS CLEANED 2 TIMES WAS TOLD BY SERVICE ADVISOR JOHN EISENREICH ENGINE MISSING WAS BECAUSE I USED 5 GALLONS OF BP 89 FUEL INSTEAD OF 87 SAID THIS ENGINE CAN'T RUN ON 89 FUEL AIR BAG THEY FOUND BAD SIR COIL SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY F.I.D. OR GM I DECLINED PAYING FOR THE REPAIR THIS ITEM SHO...

DEFECT IN THIS MODEL MANY FAILURES IN THIS AND OTHER UNITS. DT

LEAKING POWER STEERING RETURN HOSE, LOW OIL LEVELS BETWEEN OIL CHANGES, UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM FIRST TIME, CAR TO GO BACK IN SHOP 10-22-02, DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW INOPERABLE AND SCRATCHED SINCE PURCHASE, REWIRED REMOTE STARTER, PULSATING BRAKES, REPLACED PAD, ROTORS, POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINAL BRO...

LEAKING POWER STEERING RETURN HOSE, LOW OIL LEVELS BETWEEN OIL CHANGES, UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM FIRST TIME, CAR TO GO BACK IN SHOP 10-22-02, DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW INOPERABLE AND SCRATCHED SINCE PURCHASE, REWIRED REMOTE STARTER, PULSATING BRAKES, REPLACED PAD, ROTORS, POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINAL BRO...

LEAKING POWER STEERING RETURN HOSE, LOW OIL LEVELS BETWEEN OIL CHANGES, UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM FIRST TIME, CAR TO GO BACK IN SHOP 10-22-02, DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW INOPERABLE AND SCRATCHED SINCE PURCHASE, REWIRED REMOTE STARTER, PULSATING BRAKES, REPLACED PAD, ROTORS, POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINAL BRO...

LEAKING POWER STEERING RETURN HOSE, LOW OIL LEVELS BETWEEN OIL CHANGES, UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM FIRST TIME, CAR TO GO BACK IN SHOP 10-22-02, DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW INOPERABLE AND SCRATCHED SINCE PURCHASE, REWIRED REMOTE STARTER, PULSATING BRAKES, REPLACED PAD, ROTORS, POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINAL BRO...

LEAKING POWER STEERING RETURN HOSE, LOW OIL LEVELS BETWEEN OIL CHANGES, UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM FIRST TIME, CAR TO GO BACK IN SHOP 10-22-02, DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW INOPERABLE AND SCRATCHED SINCE PURCHASE, REWIRED REMOTE STARTER, PULSATING BRAKES, REPLACED PAD, ROTORS, POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINAL BRO...

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE COOLANT IS LOW LIGHT WAS STAYING ON, TOOK TO A MECHANIC AND HE STATED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS ALLOWING ANTIFREEZE TO GO INTO OIL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

CONSUMER STATES HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING WHEN SHE GOT REAR ENDED, CAUSING HER TO HIT ANOTHER AUTOMOBILE IN THE BACK. HE STATES THAT HER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER STATES SHE WAS NOT MOVING AT ALL. DRIVER WAS INJURIED AS WELL AS A 10 YEAR OLD PASSENGER WHO WAS RIDING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT...

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE BRAKES WILL SKIP AND GRAB BEFORE STOPPING. THE LOW TRAC LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED ALSO. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP,THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *MR

FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS ON DISC BRAKES ARE MADE FROM ALUMINUM ALLOY AND BOTH CALIPERS WERE CLOSE TO FAILURE BY 50,000 MILES. PISTON IN CALIPER WAS SO WORN THAT IT WOULD CHATTER WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT A COMPLETE STOP. THIS DEFECT COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE PISTON TO LODGE IN CALIPER OR SEAL TO FAIL AROUN...

WHILE DRIVING 50MPH A CAR HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IN FRONT RIGHT, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAUSING SERIOUS INJURIES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 35/40 MPH INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJURIES TO PASSENGER.*AK

MEDAL SHAVINGS IN TRANSMISSIONS HAD PROBLEM UNDER WARRETEY AND WAS FIX, WE THINK,SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS PROBLEM WHEN WE BELIEVE THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER FIX RIGHT THE FIRST TIME. WE'LL NEVER EVER WILL OWN A PONTIC AGAIN AND WILL BE GETTING RID OF IT IF WE CAN AND WILL NOT TALK VERY WELL OF A...

A SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATING. CAUSE UNKNOWN. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 5 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM, ONLY PARTS WERE REPLACED AND PROBLEM REOCCURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 25MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING SERIOUS INJURIES.*AK

BRAKE ROTORS HAVE TO BE REPLACED DUE TO VEHICLE MAKING NOISES WHEN BRAKING. ALSO, THERE IS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONTACTED DEALER, ANDDEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS HAVE TO BE REPLACED DUE TO VEHICLE MAKING NOISES WHEN BRAKING. ALSO, THERE IS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONTACTED DEALER, ANDDEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE SHUTDOWN. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN IN RAINY WEATHER. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO SEE AFTER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED THEREFORE HITTING A CURB. NO INJURIES. *TT

CONSUMER STATE THE POWER STEERING HOSE ON THE POWER STEERING PUMP SEPARATED CAUSING THE FLUID TO LEAK RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

WHILE DRIVING BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING, RESULTING IN CONSUMER'S VEHICLE COLLIDING WITH THE CURB. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER, WHO STATED THAT AIRBAG DEPLOYED AFTER VEHICLE HIT CURB. DEALER WILL NOT SERVICE VEHICLE UNTIL GMC COMES TO INSPECT.*AK

WHEN PRESSING BRAKES THERE'S VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL AND IN BRAKES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORAMTION.*AK

BRAKE ROTORS HAVE WARPED AND BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. ONCE AT 20977, AT 29687 AND THEN AT 44726. BRAKE PEDAL MAKES A CREAKING SOUND WHEN PUSHING DOWN ON PEDAL. MECHANIC TOLD ME HAD NEVER HEARD SUCH A SOUND AND COULD NOT FIX IT. ALSO ADVISED ME TO GET RID OF CAR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AS IT DRIVES AS I...

BRAKE ROTORS HAVE WARPED AND BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. ONCE AT 20977, AT 29687 AND THEN AT 44726. BRAKE PEDAL MAKES A CREAKING SOUND WHEN PUSHING DOWN ON PEDAL. MECHANIC TOLD ME HAD NEVER HEARD SUCH A SOUND AND COULD NOT FIX IT. ALSO ADVISED ME TO GET RID OF CAR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AS IT DRIVES AS I...

BRAKE ROTORS HAVE WARPED AND BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. ONCE AT 20977, AT 29687 AND THEN AT 44726. BRAKE PEDAL MAKES A CREAKING SOUND WHEN PUSHING DOWN ON PEDAL. MECHANIC TOLD ME HAD NEVER HEARD SUCH A SOUND AND COULD NOT FIX IT. ALSO ADVISED ME TO GET RID OF CAR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AS IT DRIVES AS I...

BRAKE ROTORS HAVE WARPED AND BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. ONCE AT 20977, AT 29687 AND THEN AT 44726. BRAKE PEDAL MAKES A CREAKING SOUND WHEN PUSHING DOWN ON PEDAL. MECHANIC TOLD ME HAD NEVER HEARD SUCH A SOUND AND COULD NOT FIX IT. ALSO ADVISED ME TO GET RID OF CAR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AS IT DRIVES AS I...

WHEN MY SONS WERE DRIVING BACK TO CAMP PENDLETON WHERE THEY ARE STATIONED, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, FLOATED TO THE LEFT, THEY WENT OVER AND DOWN A HILL, CAR WAS TOTALED. ONE SON RECEIVED A CUT FINGER REQUIRING TEN STICHES, THE OTHER RECEIVED A FRACTURED COLLARBONE. *AK

FUEL IS LEAKING FROM UNDERCARRIAGE OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS CONSTANTLY BEING FILLED W/GAS AND IT WAS POURING OUT FROM BENEATH THE CAR.*AK

FRONT END DAMAGE ALONG WITH OTHER, NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHY??*AK

DRIVER WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO DOOR WHILE DRIVING, MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK. CONSUMER STATED THE ENTIRE WINDOW ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED, BECAUSE THE MOTOR ITSELF COULD NOT BE PURCHASED SEPARATELY.*JB

PLASTIC HEADLIGHT LAMP LENSES ARE FADING, IT IS HARD FOR HEADLIGHTS TO COME THROUGH SO CONSUMER CAN SEE WHILE DRIVING. CAUSE UNKNOWN DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK *TT

REAR LT SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD DURING CRASH /ROLLOVER, CHILD CAR-BOOSTER SEAT AND CHILD WENT THROUGH THE REAR WINDOW. TETHER STRAP ONLY THING HOLD CHILD/BOOSTER SEAT. CHILD WAS EJECTED FROM CAR.*AK

RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING SNAPPED INTO 2 PIECES WHILE PARKED. SPRING JAMMED AGAINST TIRE.*AK

Mileage: 42,000

CIGARETTE LIGHTER DOES NOT WORK, HAZARD LIGHTS AND BLINKERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, GAS CAP IS BROKEN, WINDSHIELD HAS 3 CHIPS, RADIO VOLUME KNOB WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, STEERING HAS JERKED WHEN ROUNDING CORNERS, HEATER FAN SPEEDS 1 AND 2 DO NOT WORK AT ALL, CRUISE DOESN'T WORK INTERMITTENTLY, RUBBER MOLD...

CIGARETTE LIGHTER DOES NOT WORK, HAZARD LIGHTS AND BLINKERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, GAS CAP IS BROKEN, WINDSHIELD HAS 3 CHIPS, RADIO VOLUME KNOB WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, STEERING HAS JERKED WHEN ROUNDING CORNERS, HEATER FAN SPEEDS 1 AND 2 DO NOT WORK AT ALL, CRUISE DOESN'T WORK INTERMITTENTLY, RUBBER MOLD...

CIGARETTE LIGHTER DOES NOT WORK, HAZARD LIGHTS AND BLINKERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, GAS CAP IS BROKEN, WINDSHIELD HAS 3 CHIPS, RADIO VOLUME KNOB WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, STEERING HAS JERKED WHEN ROUNDING CORNERS, HEATER FAN SPEEDS 1 AND 2 DO NOT WORK AT ALL, CRUISE DOESN'T WORK INTERMITTENTLY, RUBBER MOLD...

CIGARETTE LIGHTER DOES NOT WORK, HAZARD LIGHTS AND BLINKERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, GAS CAP IS BROKEN, WINDSHIELD HAS 3 CHIPS, RADIO VOLUME KNOB WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, STEERING HAS JERKED WHEN ROUNDING CORNERS, HEATER FAN SPEEDS 1 AND 2 DO NOT WORK AT ALL, CRUISE DOESN'T WORK INTERMITTENTLY, RUBBER MOLD...

CIGARETTE LIGHTER DOES NOT WORK, HAZARD LIGHTS AND BLINKERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, GAS CAP IS BROKEN, WINDSHIELD HAS 3 CHIPS, RADIO VOLUME KNOB WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, STEERING HAS JERKED WHEN ROUNDING CORNERS, HEATER FAN SPEEDS 1 AND 2 DO NOT WORK AT ALL, CRUISE DOESN'T WORK INTERMITTENTLY, RUBBER MOLD...

CIGARETTE LIGHTER DOES NOT WORK, HAZARD LIGHTS AND BLINKERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, GAS CAP IS BROKEN, WINDSHIELD HAS 3 CHIPS, RADIO VOLUME KNOB WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, STEERING HAS JERKED WHEN ROUNDING CORNERS, HEATER FAN SPEEDS 1 AND 2 DO NOT WORK AT ALL, CRUISE DOESN'T WORK INTERMITTENTLY, RUBBER MOLD...

CIGARETTE LIGHTER DOES NOT WORK, HAZARD LIGHTS AND BLINKERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, GAS CAP IS BROKEN, WINDSHIELD HAS 3 CHIPS, RADIO VOLUME KNOB WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, STEERING HAS JERKED WHEN ROUNDING CORNERS, HEATER FAN SPEEDS 1 AND 2 DO NOT WORK AT ALL, CRUISE DOESN'T WORK INTERMITTENTLY, RUBBER MOLD...

FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW FELL DOWN ONTO DOOR WHILE DRIVING, ONE WEEK LATER, DRIVERS WINDOW FELL DOWN. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.*AK DEALER NOTIFIED. *TT

TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING SINCE I BOUGHT CAR. A SERVICE DEPT. WORKER TAKING ME BACK TO WORK POINTED IT OUT. WHEN YOU PUT IT IN REVERSE IT TAKES A FEW SECONDS FOR IT TO GO INTO GEAR. IN THE WINTER IT IS VERY HARD TO GET OUT OF PARK. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THIS WAS NORMAL, BUT I HAD NEVER HAD...

REPLACED BRAKES MYSELF BECAUSE IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, HAD CAR IN TO BE SERVICE AND WAS TOLD BRAKE PADS WERE DEFECTIVE. BUT BECAUSE I HAD REPLACE THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I CALLED PONTIAC RECENTLY BECAUSE ANOTHER GRAND AM OWNER TOLD ME THAT WAS NOT TRUE. A WOMAN TOOK MY COMP...

REPLACED BRAKES MYSELF BECAUSE IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, HAD CAR IN TO BE SERVICE AND WAS TOLD BRAKE PADS WERE DEFECTIVE. BUT BECAUSE I HAD REPLACE THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I CALLED PONTIAC RECENTLY BECAUSE ANOTHER GRAND AM OWNER TOLD ME THAT WAS NOT TRUE. A WOMAN TOOK MY COMP...

WAS MERGING ONTO FREEWAY RAMP, FRONT PASSENGER SIDE NICKED REAR LEFT BUMPER OF CAR IN FRONT, (WHO BROKE IMMEDIATELY), AIRBAG INFLATED AND BLINDED DRIVER. DRIVER THEN RAN INTO CENTER DIVIDER, CAUSING EXTENSIVE INJURY AND DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE COOLANT LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD , INDICATING LOSS OF ANTI FREEZE. DEALER STATED THAT INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

SOMETIMES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START VEHICLE THERE'S A HESITATION. CONSUMER INDICATES THAT IF VEHICLE STALLS ON HIGHWAY AT 80 MPH SOMEONE CAN BE KILLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AKI

VEHICLE SHAKES WHEN DRIVING. ALSO, WHEN ACCELERATING AT LOW SPEEDS TRACTION LIGHT COMES ON, AND WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP THERE'S A CLUNKING NOISE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE SHAKES WHEN DRIVING. ALSO, WHEN ACCELERATING AT LOW SPEEDS TRACTION LIGHT COMES ON, AND WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP THERE'S A CLUNKING NOISE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE, THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*JB

CONSUMER STATES WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THERE IS A VIBRATION, THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS TWICE SO FAR.*JB

THE MANIFOLD INTAKE FAILED AND THE ENTIRE SET HAD TO BE REPLACED AT $808.63. THE SERVICE GARAGE THAT DID THE REPAIR AND THE PONTIAC DEALERSHIPS THAT I CONTACTED SAID MANY GRAND AMS HAD BEEN BROUGHT IN RECENTLY WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IN FACT, THE DEALERSHIPS HAD A WAITING LIST FOR THE REPAIR WORK B...

CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A SQUEAKING NOISE COME FROM THE FRONT WHEELS WHILE DRIVING. MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

ENGINE CALL 518 381 6262 JIM DIDONNA REPAIR GARAGE. *AK

WINDSHIELD WAS NOT SEALED PROPERLY...WATER LEAKED INTO FUSE BOX...REPAIRED MANY TIMES UNDER WARRANTY AND OTHERWISE AT LOCAL DEALERSHIP...FUSE BOX WAS NEVER REPLACED...LED TO FIRE THAT BURNED INTERIOR TOTALLING CAR.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM HEATER VENT AT LEFT SIDE OF DASH. ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF, AND FIRE PUT OUT. DAMAGE WAS $7000.00, NO INJURIES. *AK CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY DEALER THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN A FUSE OR FAULTY WIRING WHICH IGNITED A FIRE IN THE VEHICLE. *JG

INTAKE MANIFOLD MALFUNCTIONED. WATER LEAKED INTO ENGINE. TOOK TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN BRAKING THERE IS VIBRATION, FRONT ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIME DUE TO WARPING.*JB.*SLC

MANY BREAK PROBLEMS PADS WEAR OUT VERY QUICKLY.

HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS A 2ND TIME. REPLACE WITH CERAMIC BRAKE PADS SUGGESTED BY BRAKE SPECALIST.*JB

WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK THE CONSUMER LOST STEERING CONTROL SEVERAL TIMES IN MAKING LEFT TURNS. THE FRONT PART OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED.*YH

THE OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRRORS ARE VERY EASILY DAMAGED (IE. AS REPORTED BY NUMEROUS CAR WASHES THROUGH OUT THE COUNTRY - WWW.CARWASH.COM; JUST SEARCH FOR "PONTIAC MIRRORS"). THE PROBLEM IS WIDELY KNOWN, EVEN BY GM, BUT THEY REFUSE TO FORMALLY ACKNOWLEDGE IT BECAUSE THEY PROBABLY DO NOT WANT THE EXPEN...

UPON PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE THE DRIVER STATES THAT SHE HEARD SOMETHING MAKE A VERY SNAP. THE COIL SPRING HAD COMPLETELY BROKEN. THE FRONT CORNER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD DROPPED DOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE ROTERS RAIDO REPLACED 2 TIMES, THE DOORS BUBBLE, MANY ISSUES TO WRITE. THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRENTY, HOW EVER IT WAS MY UNDER STANDING THET THE COOLENT SYSTEM WAS COVERED FOR 150,00, THE INTAKE GASKET NEEDS REPLACEING THE CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR ALMOST 2...

I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE ROTERS RAIDO REPLACED 2 TIMES, THE DOORS BUBBLE, MANY ISSUES TO WRITE. THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRENTY, HOW EVER IT WAS MY UNDER STANDING THET THE COOLENT SYSTEM WAS COVERED FOR 150,00, THE INTAKE GASKET NEEDS REPLACEING THE CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR ALMOST 2...

I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE ROTERS RAIDO REPLACED 2 TIMES, THE DOORS BUBBLE, MANY ISSUES TO WRITE. THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRENTY, HOW EVER IT WAS MY UNDER STANDING THET THE COOLENT SYSTEM WAS COVERED FOR 150,00, THE INTAKE GASKET NEEDS REPLACEING THE CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR ALMOST 2...

I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE ROTERS RAIDO REPLACED 2 TIMES, THE DOORS BUBBLE, MANY ISSUES TO WRITE. THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRENTY, HOW EVER IT WAS MY UNDER STANDING THET THE COOLENT SYSTEM WAS COVERED FOR 150,00, THE INTAKE GASKET NEEDS REPLACEING THE CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR ALMOST 2...

PASSENGER FRONT SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN. CONSUMER FEELS THE SWITCH IS DEFECTIVE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE SUCH AS STRONG FUEL SMELL INSIDE OF VEHICLE, INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING, ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH / FLUTTERS AND DIES WHILE DRIVING, STRONG FUEL SMELL, BAD RELAY IN A/C, ORANGE JELLY-LIKE SUBSTANCE IN ENGINE OIL, ABS LIGHT ON WHEN STEPPING ON BRAKE, CONSU...

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE SUCH AS STRONG FUEL SMELL INSIDE OF VEHICLE, INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING, ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH / FLUTTERS AND DIES WHILE DRIVING, STRONG FUEL SMELL, BAD RELAY IN A/C, ORANGE JELLY-LIKE SUBSTANCE IN ENGINE OIL, ABS LIGHT ON WHEN STEPPING ON BRAKE, CONSU...

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE SUCH AS STRONG FUEL SMELL INSIDE OF VEHICLE, INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING, ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH / FLUTTERS AND DIES WHILE DRIVING, STRONG FUEL SMELL, BAD RELAY IN A/C, ORANGE JELLY-LIKE SUBSTANCE IN ENGINE OIL, ABS LIGHT ON WHEN STEPPING ON BRAKE, CONSU...

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE SUCH AS STRONG FUEL SMELL INSIDE OF VEHICLE, INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING, ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH / FLUTTERS AND DIES WHILE DRIVING, STRONG FUEL SMELL, BAD RELAY IN A/C, ORANGE JELLY-LIKE SUBSTANCE IN ENGINE OIL, ABS LIGHT ON WHEN STEPPING ON BRAKE, CONSU...

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE SUCH AS STRONG FUEL SMELL INSIDE OF VEHICLE, INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING, ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH / FLUTTERS AND DIES WHILE DRIVING, STRONG FUEL SMELL, BAD RELAY IN A/C, ORANGE JELLY-LIKE SUBSTANCE IN ENGINE OIL, ABS LIGHT ON WHEN STEPPING ON BRAKE, CONSU...

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE SUCH AS STRONG FUEL SMELL INSIDE OF VEHICLE, INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING, ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH / FLUTTERS AND DIES WHILE DRIVING, STRONG FUEL SMELL, BAD RELAY IN A/C, ORANGE JELLY-LIKE SUBSTANCE IN ENGINE OIL, ABS LIGHT ON WHEN STEPPING ON BRAKE, CONSU...

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE SUCH AS STRONG FUEL SMELL INSIDE OF VEHICLE, INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING, ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH / FLUTTERS AND DIES WHILE DRIVING, STRONG FUEL SMELL, BAD RELAY IN A/C, ORANGE JELLY-LIKE SUBSTANCE IN ENGINE OIL, ABS LIGHT ON WHEN STEPPING ON BRAKE, CONSU...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*AK

WHILE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS IN A STAND STILL POSITION ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, CAUSING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO REAR END TRUCK IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. MANUAL STATED AIR BAG SHOULD NOT DEPLOY ON A REAR END COLLISION. CONSUMER BELIEVES FAULTY SENSORS ARE THE RE...

CONSUMER STATES DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR KEEPS BREAKING AND THE WINDOW WILL FALL AT ANYTIME. CONTACTED GLASS SHOP AND THEY REPLACED THE PART BUT THE PROBLEM STILL ACCURS. NLM *YD

ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY URGED CONSUMER TURN OFF CAR AND TURN BACK ON. CONSUMER WAS CONSTANTLY CHANGING BRAKES, EVERY 1000 MILES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THIS CAR WHEN STARTED WILL REV UP TO 2000 R.P.M. AND STAY THERE. HAVE HAD IT BACK TO DEALER AND UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. THIS PROBLEM HAS NO SET TIME PERIOD. THIS CAR IS NOW OUT OF REGULAR WARRANTY AND ON EXTENDED COVERAGE THAT I PURCHASED. I AM NOW GOING TO MY LOCAL SERVICE CENTER. HE HAS REPLACED THE ...

VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL FROM HEAD GASKET,. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

HORN IS LOCATED BENEATH THE SRS MODULE. PRESSING THE HORN AT THE SRS MODULE WILL NOT WORK. WHEN LOCK BUTTON ON THE SECURITY IS PRESSED HORN WILL SOUND OFF. CRUISE CONTROL AND AIRBAG DO SEEM TO BE AFFECTED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND ARE INSPECTING CLOCKSPRING. *JG *AK

HORN IS LOCATED BENEATH THE SRS MODULE. PRESSING THE HORN AT THE SRS MODULE WILL NOT WORK. WHEN LOCK BUTTON ON THE SECURITY IS PRESSED HORN WILL SOUND OFF. CRUISE CONTROL AND AIRBAG DO SEEM TO BE AFFECTED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND ARE INSPECTING CLOCKSPRING. *JG *AK

HORN IS LOCATED BENEATH THE SRS MODULE. PRESSING THE HORN AT THE SRS MODULE WILL NOT WORK. WHEN LOCK BUTTON ON THE SECURITY IS PRESSED HORN WILL SOUND OFF. CRUISE CONTROL AND AIRBAG DO SEEM TO BE AFFECTED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND ARE INSPECTING CLOCKSPRING. *JG *AK

DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS FELL OFF THE TRACK . GLUE CAME LOOSE. *AK

ONE MONTH AFTER A PURCHASED THE CAR, IT HAD TO BE TAKEN BACK TWICE FOR PASSENGER SEAT-DETERMINED IT WAS NOT BOLTED CORRECTLY-AT TWO YEARS, MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED-AT 3 YEARS THE RADIATOR HAD TO BE FIXED AND MORE METAL WAS FOUND IN THE OIL FILTER-THE ALTERNATOR WENT AT JUST OVER THREE YEARS-BRAKES H...

ONE MONTH AFTER A PURCHASED THE CAR, IT HAD TO BE TAKEN BACK TWICE FOR PASSENGER SEAT-DETERMINED IT WAS NOT BOLTED CORRECTLY-AT TWO YEARS, MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED-AT 3 YEARS THE RADIATOR HAD TO BE FIXED AND MORE METAL WAS FOUND IN THE OIL FILTER-THE ALTERNATOR WENT AT JUST OVER THREE YEARS-BRAKES H...

ONE MONTH AFTER A PURCHASED THE CAR, IT HAD TO BE TAKEN BACK TWICE FOR PASSENGER SEAT-DETERMINED IT WAS NOT BOLTED CORRECTLY-AT TWO YEARS, MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED-AT 3 YEARS THE RADIATOR HAD TO BE FIXED AND MORE METAL WAS FOUND IN THE OIL FILTER-THE ALTERNATOR WENT AT JUST OVER THREE YEARS-BRAKES H...

ONE MONTH AFTER A PURCHASED THE CAR, IT HAD TO BE TAKEN BACK TWICE FOR PASSENGER SEAT-DETERMINED IT WAS NOT BOLTED CORRECTLY-AT TWO YEARS, MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED-AT 3 YEARS THE RADIATOR HAD TO BE FIXED AND MORE METAL WAS FOUND IN THE OIL FILTER-THE ALTERNATOR WENT AT JUST OVER THREE YEARS-BRAKES H...

WHEN FILLING VEHICLE WITH FUEL AND THEN PLACING NASAL IN FILLER NECK FUEL BEGAN TO SPILL OUT. ALSO, NOTICED THAT THERE WAS LITTLE TO NO FUEL LEFT IN TANK.*AK

WINDOW WAS ROLLED DOWN AND WOULDN'T COME BACK UP WAS TOLD AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE REGULATOR BLEW UP AND IN ORDER TO FIX IT ONE OF TWO THINGS COULD BE DONE...PAY $486.00 AND THEY WOULD ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE WINDOW AND FRAME AND INSTALL A NEW REGULATOR WITH NO WARRENTY..WAS TOLD COULD LAST A DAY OR...

WHILE DRIVING, THE FRONT OFF VEHICLE SHAKES IRRATICALLY, WHICH MAKES VEHICLE FEEL UNBALANCED.*AK. CONSUMER STATES WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES, CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THE ROTORS MAY BE WARPED.*SLC

WHILE DRIVING, THE FRONT OFF VEHICLE SHAKES IRRATICALLY, WHICH MAKES VEHICLE FEEL UNBALANCED.*AK. CONSUMER STATES WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES, CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THE ROTORS MAY BE WARPED.*SLC

DRIVER'S SEAT OR PASSENGER'S SEAT BROKE FROM SEAT TRACK . SEAT CANNOT BE ADJUSTED TO DIFFERENT POSITIONS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

BOUGHT CAR USED-3 WKS LATER TRIED TO START-TRUNK OPENED-CAR STARTED THEN STALLED WOULD NOT RESTART-TOW TRUCK #1. DRIVING IN FAST LANE FREEWAY 65-70 MPH ALL LIGHTS ON THEN OFF, FLICKERING, RADIO TURNED OFF, GAUGES WITH DIALS UP THEN DOWN LASTED 15 SECONDS THEN CAR LOST ALL POWER, WENT OFF ROAD INTO F...

CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR BECAUSE IT BLEWOUT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER ALSO HAS SEAT BELT PROBLEMS. *YH

CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR BECAUSE IT BLEWOUT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER ALSO HAS SEAT BELT PROBLEMS. *YH

ALTHOUGH PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, FRONT SEAT PASSENGER WAS THROWN INTO WINDSHIELD, SUFFERING SEVERE FACIAL TRAUMA AND LOSING SEVERAL TEETH. BAG EITHER DEPLOYED TOO LATE OR TOO LOW TO PROTECT PASSENGER.*AK

ANTIFREEZE REACTION WITH ALUMINUM CAUSING FAILURE OF GASKET. *AK

TIRE WILL NOT STAY SEATED ON RIM, DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS KEEP FALLING OFF THE TRACKS. WINDOWS BROKE INSIDE DOOR. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

FRONT SUSPENSION WOULD MAKE POPPING NOISES WHILE DRIVING AND/OR TURNING. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

INTERMITENTLY VEHICLE WILL JUMP OUT OF PARK. TWICE IT HAS HAPPENED TO VEHICLE, ONCE WITH MOTOR CUT OFF, AND ONCE WHILE MOTOR WAS RUNNING. CONSUMER NOTIFIED DEALER.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

ON THE 12TH OF NOVEMBER I WAS ABOUT 1.5 BLOCKS AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN AND SHIFTED DOWN AS I APPROACHED WHILE APPLYING MY BRAKES. THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND I WAS UNABLE TO STEER OR STOP. I THEN ENDED UP HITTING A FENCE. THE SECOUND TIME THAT THE BRAKES LOCKED UP I WAS COMING FROM BIG O (GETTING NEW ...

WHILE DRIVING COULD STEP ON BRAKES AND SEAT BELT WILL HOLD, AND WILL STAY ON HOLD, AND WILL NOT RETRACT, EVEN WHEN IT IS PULLED OUT.*AK *SLC

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, CONSUMER COULD STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL AND BRAKES WILL NOT STOP ON TIME. CONSUMER HAS TO APPLY BRAKES WAY BEFORE THE POINT OF STOPPING. *AK *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY MPH WHEN ENGINE WILL STALL WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER HAS TO CONTROL VEHICLE OUT OF THE ROAD. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE WILL HEAT UP WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER HAS TO DRIVE OFF THE ROAD AND ALLOW ENGINE TO COOL DOWN. WILL NOT COOL DOWN ON ITS OWN. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, COULD START WINDSHIELD WIPERS, BUT THEY WILL QUIT AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF OPERATION. DEALER COULD NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK *TT

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT IN DARK HEADLIGHTS WILL QUIT WORKING IN TIME TO TIME. CONSUMER HAS TO FLICK THE SWITCH, AND THEY WILL START WORKING AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

GASOLINE WAS LEAKING ALL OVER THE ENGINE. COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED A FIRE. *AK

GASOLINE WAS LEAKING ALL OVER THE ENGINE. COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED A FIRE. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AND APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL, A POPPING NOISE CAME FROM THE BRAKES. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN BRAKES ARE COMPRESSED AT STOPLIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS IT CAUSES A SURGE IN THE STEERING WHEEL. *YD

WHEN DRIVING AND APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL, A POPPING NOISE CAME FROM THE BRAKES. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN BRAKES ARE COMPRESSED AT STOPLIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS IT CAUSES A SURGE IN THE STEERING WHEEL. *YD

WHILE TRAVELING AT 5 MPH CONSUMER PRESSED THE BRAKES AND THEY LOCKED UP, CAUSING CONSUMER TO REAR END ANOTHER DRIVER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 10 MPH. SPEEDOMETER STOPPED, VEHICLE LOST POWER, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED A COMPUTER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 10 MPH. SPEEDOMETER STOPPED, VEHICLE LOST POWER, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED A COMPUTER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

EXPERIENCE VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING. ROTOR WERE WARPED AND REPLACE AT 15,000 MILES. NINE MONTHS AND 9,500 MILES LATER, ROTORS ARE WRAPED AGAIN AND NEED TO BE REPLACE.*AK

BRAKE PADS ARE SEPARATING FROM METAL HOUSING. LOSS OF BRAKE PADS COULD EASILY LEAD TO A SUDDEN AND CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM. REQUEST A RECALL OF ALL 1999 GM C VEHICLES TO INSPECT BRAKE PADS FOR DEFECTS. PREMATURE FAILURE OF BRAKE PADS OCCURRED RECENTLY ON MY SON'S LATE MO...

AFTER ROUTINE FRONT BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENT AT 29,000 MILES, I BEGAN NOTICING A SCRAPING/GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM FRONT WHEELS/BRAKES. DEALER STATED IT WAS A BAD BEARING AND REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLY UNDER WARRANTY. TWO WEEKS LATER, SAME NOISE OCCURRED. THIS TIME DEALER SA...

BRAKES ARE DEFECTIVE, ON LY HAVE 18000 MILES. CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES TWICE ALREADY. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE MAKES HORRIBLE GRINDING/THUMPING SOUND FROM FRONT END. BRAKES PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED TWICE. STILL MAKING NOISE DEALER CANNOT FIND ANY OTHER REASON BESIDES BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. I CANNOT AFFORD TO CONTINUOUSLY REPLACE. HELP. *AK

DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE ENGINE WILL STALL INTERMITTENTLY WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND COULD NOT LOCATE A CAUSE FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

FRONT ROTORS KEPT WARPING, FIRST AT 21600 MILES, THEN AT 29000 MILES. CURRENTLY, AT 35900 MILES VEHICLE WAS VIBRATING AGAIN WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE ROTORS UNDER WARRANTY, CITING HIGH WARRANTY COSTS, AND BLAMING CONSUMER'S DRIVING ON ROTORS BEING WARPED.*AK

ROTORS ARE WARPED, AND INTERIOR OF DOOR IS PEELING OFF ALL DOORS.*AK

ROTORS ARE WARPED, AND INTERIOR OF DOOR IS PEELING OFF ALL DOORS.*AK

THE WHEELS MAKE A RUBBING SOUND WHEN THE CAR IS TURNING OR COMING TO A STOP. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE TIRE CASING WAS RUBBING THE EDGE OF THE WHEEL RIM. SIMILAR TO THE CONSUMER COMPLAINT #ODI ID 885314. THE WAY IT WAS PRESENTED TO ME WAS THAT THE TIRE CASING WAS PHYSICALLY RIDING ON THE WHEEL RIM...

WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH CONSUMER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED CONSUMER HIT SOMETHING TO MAKE AIRBAG DEPLOY. *AK

A REPAIR SCRAPE SOUND WHEN BRAKING AT SLOW SPEED, RESEAT PAD AND REPLACE PAD

FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AT A VERY LOW IMPACT COLLISION CAUSING INJURIES TO THE DRIVER, INSPECTION BY AUTO BODY EXPERT INDICATED NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED PREMATURELY. THE CONSUMER WANTS THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE AIR BAGS. *YH

BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AT A VERY LOW IMPACT COLLISION CAUSING INJURIES TO THE DRIVER, INSPECTION BY AUTO BODY EXPERT INDICATED NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED PREMATURELY. THE CONSUMER WANTS THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE AIR BAGS. *YH

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 60MPH, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, VEHICLE CONTINUED FOR ONE MILE BEFORE IT DRIFTED INTO THE PROPER LANE. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED A CRACKED BRACKET WHICH HELD RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY.*AK *JB

VEHICLE HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE ROTORS SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. ALL 4 ROTORS WERE RECENTLY REPLACED. ROTORS SEEM TO GRAB MOSTLY AFTER IT RAINED. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS A FEW WEEKS AGO. BUT, PROBLEM STILL FEELS THE SAME WAY. DEALER INDICATED THAT MATERIAL HAS CHANGED AND NOT UP TO GRADE.*AK...

MY FRONT ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES SINCE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PURCHASED. IT HAS CAUSED EXCESSIVE GRINDING AND VIBRATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKE. I ALSO HAVE NOTICED GRINDING ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CALIPERS CAUSING WORRY ABOUT THIS VEHICLES BRAKING SYSTEM. MY ROTORS CONTINUE TO WARP. GM WON'T DEFI...

BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES. *AK

IN THE 2 AND 1/2 YEARS I HAVE HAD MY GRAND AM , I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES AND ROTORS 3 TIMES. THE LAST TWO TIMES IT WAS WITHIN 4-5 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER.*AK

IN THE 2 AND 1/2 YEARS I HAVE HAD MY GRAND AM , I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES AND ROTORS 3 TIMES. THE LAST TWO TIMES IT WAS WITHIN 4-5 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER.*AK

BRAKES PADS WEAR PREMATURE, DUE TO FAULTY CALIPER PISTON RF AND LF REPLACED, REPLACED PAD THREE TIMES IN 18 MONTHS.

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM, ROTORS HAVE BEEN CHANGED AT FOURTEEN THOUSAND MILES/ EIGHTEEN THOUSAND MILES/ TWENTY THOUSAND MILES, AND TWENTY-EIGHT THOUSAND MILES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM, ROTORS HAVE BEEN CHANGED AT FOURTEEN THOUSAND MILES/ EIGHTEEN THOUSAND MILES/ TWENTY THOUSAND MILES, AND TWENTY-EIGHT THOUSAND MILES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

BRAKES MADE A SQUEAKING NOISE AT 680 MILES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN PERIODICALLY TO DEALER ON BRAKE PROBLEMS. DEALER HAS REPLACED ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM, INCLUDING ROTORS. BRAKES MAKE A LOUD RUBBING NOISE AND VIBRATE. BRAKE PADS NEED TO BE REPLACED EVERY 4000 MILES.*AK

BRAKES MADE A SQUEAKING NOISE AT 680 MILES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN PERIODICALLY TO DEALER ON BRAKE PROBLEMS. DEALER HAS REPLACED ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM, INCLUDING ROTORS. BRAKES MAKE A LOUD RUBBING NOISE AND VIBRATE. BRAKE PADS NEED TO BE REPLACED EVERY 4000 MILES.*AK

BRAKES SQUEAKED AT 614 MILES. FRONT BRAKES & ROTORS REPLACED AT 14,000 AND NEEDED FRONT BRAKES REPLACED AT 18,000. EVEN WITH NEW BRAKES VEHICLE MAKES RUBBING SOUND WHEN APPLYING BRAKES & STILL VIBRATE ON HILLS. *AK

A BOLT FELL OUT OF THE SUB-FRAME AND CAUSE THE TIRE ROD END TO BEND AND THIS CAUSE ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR ALMOST HITTING A LIGHT POLE. THE FRONT END SHAKES BADLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *AK

A BOLT FELL OUT OF THE SUB-FRAME AND CAUSE THE TIRE ROD END TO BEND AND THIS CAUSE ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR ALMOST HITTING A LIGHT POLE. THE FRONT END SHAKES BADLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *AK

CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH RADIO SEVERL TIMES.TD

THE HORN HAS FAILED THREE TIMES.YD

THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE ON COLD STARTS, ALSO VEHICLE REVS UP AFTER BACKING UP AND SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, THEN THERE IS A LOUD CLUNK ON 2NG GEAR, THERE WAS ALSO A TRANSMISSION LEAK, THE LEFT FRONT AXEL SEAL WAS REPLACED.YD

THE AIR COMPRESSOR FAILED.YD

CONSUMER WAS COMPLAINING THAT ENGINE WAS MAKING LOUD NOISES, DEALER ADJUSTED THE TENSIONER BELT.YD

PASSANGER SIDE MIRROR BROKE AND WAS REPLACED.YD

RIGHT DOOR INSIDE W/STRIPING WARPING, REPLACED RIGHT DOOR W/STRIP. LEFT SIDE DOOR TRIM PANEL ARM REST BUBBLING AND PARTS HAVE BEEN SPECIAL ORDERED.

TWO LINES ON REAR DEFOGGER BROKE APART.

CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH RADIO SEVERL TIMES.TD

THE HORN HAS FAILED THREE TIMES.YD

THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE ON COLD STARTS, ALSO VEHICLE REVS UP AFTER BACKING UP AND SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, THEN THERE IS A LOUD CLUNK ON 2NG GEAR, THERE WAS ALSO A TRANSMISSION LEAK, THE LEFT FRONT AXEL SEAL WAS REPLACED.YD

THE AIR COMPRESSOR FAILED.YD

CONSUMER WAS COMPLAINING THAT ENGINE WAS MAKING LOUD NOISES, DEALER ADJUSTED THE TENSIONER BELT.YD

RIGHT DOOR INSIDE W/STRIPING WARPING, REPLACED RIGHT DOOR W/STRIP. LEFT SIDE DOOR TRIM PANEL ARM REST BUBBLING AND PARTS HAVE BEEN SPECIAL ORDERED.

TWO LINES ON REAR DEFOGGER BROKE APART.

PASSANGER SIDE MIRROR BROKE AND WAS REPLACED.YD

BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 10 MPH CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO THE DRIVER.(ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *YH

BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 10 MPH CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO THE DRIVER.(ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *YH

BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 10 MPH CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO THE DRIVER.(ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *YH

MY MAIN PROBLEM IS THAT I HAVE HAD THE DEALER LOOK AT MY TURN SIGNALS FOUR TIMES IN THE PAST. THIS IS GOING TO BE THE FIFTH. I CONTACTED PONTIAC AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING MORE THEY COULD DO. WHEN THE CAR INTERIOR IS HOT(I.E. DURING A SUNNY DAY) THE SIGNALS WILL WORK INTERMITTENTLY. AS THE...

MY MAIN PROBLEM IS THAT I HAVE HAD THE DEALER LOOK AT MY TURN SIGNALS FOUR TIMES IN THE PAST. THIS IS GOING TO BE THE FIFTH. I CONTACTED PONTIAC AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING MORE THEY COULD DO. WHEN THE CAR INTERIOR IS HOT(I.E. DURING A SUNNY DAY) THE SIGNALS WILL WORK INTERMITTENTLY. AS THE...

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25MPH VEHICLE WAS REARENDED AND KNOCKED INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT OF IT. NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

FRONT AND REAR ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES SINCE MAY 2001. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, PEDAL VIBRATES/ SHAKES, AND BRAKES SQUEAL. PLEASE ADD FURTHER COMMENTS.*AKI

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE PULSATES WHEN BRAKING. FRONT ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES NOW.*AK

HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKES AND ROTORS THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES PRIOR TO CURRENT PROBLEM. CALIPER IS NOW FROZE UP WHICH IN TURN WARPED THE ROTOR LESS THEN 24 HRS LATER. HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END ALIGNMENT . REPLACED 4 TIRES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM WHICH IS CURRENTLY CHEWING OFF NEW SET OF ...

HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKES AND ROTORS THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES PRIOR TO CURRENT PROBLEM. CALIPER IS NOW FROZE UP WHICH IN TURN WARPED THE ROTOR LESS THEN 24 HRS LATER. HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END ALIGNMENT . REPLACED 4 TIRES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM WHICH IS CURRENTLY CHEWING OFF NEW SET OF ...

CONSUMER IS CALLING IN REGARD TO NHTSA RECALL98B320000 MFR98075. DEALER WAS CONTACTED FOR RECALL REPAIRS, BUT WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETE WORK BECAUSE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P225/50R16)

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P225/50R16)

PROBLEM WITH BRAKES AND ROTORS -CAR IS YEAR OLD AND HAS 2 SETS OF ROTORS AND 4 SET OF BRAKES .

PROBLEM WITH BRAKES AND ROTORS -CAR IS YEAR OLD AND HAS 2 SETS OF ROTORS AND 4 SET OF BRAKES .

BOUGHT IN 3-99 AND HAD A CONSTANT FLOW OF ITEMS TO BE REPAIRED. 1ST TIME FOR THE BRAKES, HOWEVER I UNDERSTAND THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR MOST GRAND AM DRIVERS. I HOPE THAT SOMEONE REGULATES THE CAR MAKERS INTO MAKING CARS MORE SAFE, OUR LIVES ARE AT STAKE. I DIDN'T PAY 21,000.00 FOR A CAR TO BE ...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICES EVERY 11-12 MONTHS DEALER HAS TO BE CONTACTED TO HAVE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED OR RESURFACED. ALSO, NOTED WHEN BRAKE ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED VEHICLE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE IS HARD TO STOP. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEH...

CONSUMER NOTICES EVERY 11-12 MONTHS DEALER HAS TO BE CONTACTED TO HAVE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED OR RESURFACED. ALSO, NOTED WHEN BRAKE ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED VEHICLE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE IS HARD TO STOP. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEH...

WAS HIT ON DRIVER SIDE FRONT PANEL GOING 45 MPH (NOT SURE OF THE OTHER DRIVER'S SPEED - POSTED SPEED FOR HIM WAS 30 MPH), WAS PIVOTED AND HIT TELEPHONE POLE HEAD ON. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND THE PASSENGER RESTRAINT FAILED CAUSING THE PASSANGER TO HIT THE DASH BOARD AND FRACTURE HER COLLARBONE AND...

WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED IT CAUSED PEDAL TO PULSATE, AND A SQUEAKING/GRINDING SOUND FROM WHEELS. VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER.*AK

WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED IT CAUSED PEDAL TO PULSATE, AND A SQUEAKING/GRINDING SOUND FROM WHEELS. VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER.*AK

THIS IS A CORRECTION ON THE FILLING I DID OVER THE PHONE. MOST OF INFORMATION GIVEN BY ME IS WRONGLY NOTED. THE REFERENCE NBR IS 889724. WITH LESS THAN 20.000MILES AND NOT EVEN TWO YEARS OLD, I HAD TO GO TO THE DEALER TO REPLACE TWICE THE ROTORS AND BRAKEPADS. IN MAY 2001 THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE...

TIRE DEFECT,GLASS SCRATCHED, CAR VIBRTING, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. BRAKES GRINDING.

TIRE DEFECT,GLASS SCRATCHED, CAR VIBRTING, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. BRAKES GRINDING.

TIRE DEFECT,GLASS SCRATCHED, CAR VIBRTING, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. BRAKES GRINDING.

WATER GETTING INTO PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD, AND WATER RUNNING OVER FUSE RECEPTICLE, CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO INTERMITTENTLY COME ON WITHOUT TURNING ON THE SWITCH. VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON SEVEN OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON ...

WATER GETTING INTO PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD, AND WATER RUNNING OVER FUSE RECEPTICLE, CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO INTERMITTENTLY COME ON WITHOUT TURNING ON THE SWITCH. VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON SEVEN OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON ...

THE ROTORS ON THE VEHICLE WERE REPLACED AT 24K MILES. THEY NOW NEED TO BE TURNED 12000 MILES LATER. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINT REGARDING THE ROTORS.*AK

WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES CONSUMER NOTICED A NOISE, AND WHEN TURNING TO RIGHT NOISE GOT LOUDER. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON A DIRT ROAD AND WHEN ROLLING WINDOW UP OR DOWN WINDOW GLASS ON ALL FOUR DOORS BECOME SCRATCHED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH CONSUMER HIT A TREE AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DAMAGE TO FRONT END OF VEHICLE. HAS NOT CONTACT DEALER YET.*AK

PASSENGER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY WITHOUT A COLLISON. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS NOTIFIED MANUFACTURER.*AK

WHILE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION IT IS MAKING A 'SCREECHING' NOISE. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. - HOWEVER, REPAIRS CANNOT BE MADE DUE TO PARTS NEEDED BEING ON BACKORDER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. ...

A FUSE KEEPS BLOWING, CAUSING VEHICLE'S DASH AND TAIL LIGHTS TO GO OUT. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON. TAKEN TO DEALER ON 21 DEC 2000. DEALER REPLACED PARKING RELAY, LEFT TAIL LIGHT. CIRCUIT BOARD WAS MELTED , AND REPLACED IT. ON 27 DEC 2000, DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS AND DASHLIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING...

A FUSE KEEPS BLOWING, CAUSING VEHICLE'S DASH AND TAIL LIGHTS TO GO OUT. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON. TAKEN TO DEALER ON 21 DEC 2000. DEALER REPLACED PARKING RELAY, LEFT TAIL LIGHT. CIRCUIT BOARD WAS MELTED , AND REPLACED IT. ON 27 DEC 2000, DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS AND DASHLIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING...

CHRONIC BRAKE PROBLEMS - ROTORS/PADS REPLACED 3 TIMES OTHER WORK 3 MORE TIMES---STEERING ASSEMBLY REPAIRED/REPLACED PARTS 3 TIMES-----PROBLEMS STILL PRESENT IN VEHICLE

CHRONIC BRAKE PROBLEMS - ROTORS/PADS REPLACED 3 TIMES OTHER WORK 3 MORE TIMES---STEERING ASSEMBLY REPAIRED/REPLACED PARTS 3 TIMES-----PROBLEMS STILL PRESENT IN VEHICLE

BRAKES BEING A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE SHOULD LAST MORE THAN A YEAR OND 10,000 MILES!!!! THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 42,000 MILES WITH 2 BRAKE PROBLEMS AND IT APPEARS TO BE A -COMMON- (AS TOLD TO US BY THE SERVICE MANAGER AT OUR LOCAL PONTIAC DEALER) PROBLEM ESPECIALLY WITH '99 GRAND AM'S PLEASE RESPOND WITH FE...

WHILE TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED VEHICLE SWERVED TO AVOD HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND WENT INTO A DITCH. THEN, WENT BACKED ACROSS ROAD AND WENT INTO A CULVERT WHERE THE VEHICLE IMPACTED A TREE. BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. CONSUMER'S STEP SON WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AND WAS KILLED IN ...

WHILE TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED VEHICLE SWERVED TO AVOD HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND WENT INTO A DITCH. THEN, WENT BACKED ACROSS ROAD AND WENT INTO A CULVERT WHERE THE VEHICLE IMPACTED A TREE. BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. CONSUMER'S STEP SON WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AND WAS KILLED IN ...

BRAKE GRINDING WHEN PRESSED AND A CATCHING SOUND WHEN TIRE IS ROTATING. I HAVE HAD NEW ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS PUT ON. STILL MAKING SAME SOUNDS. *AK

CONSUMER HEARD A CRUCHING NOISE COMING FROM RIGHT FRONT, SPRING PUNCTURED RIGHT FRONT TIRE. *AK *SLC

WHEN HE APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE SHAKES AND VIBRATES. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED BRAKE PADS. ALSO, STEERING WHEEL WONDERS OFF TO LEFT AND RIGHT. CONSUMER HEARS A NOISE WHEN HE TURNS VEHICLE LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. *AK

THE ROTORS ON THIS CAR HAVE BEEN "TURNED" / RESURFACED AT 7,000 AGAIN AT 14,000 AND AGAIN AT JUST OVER 20,000 MILES. I AM DUE TO PICK UP MY CAR AT 3 PM AND AM CONCERNED THE FIX IS TEMPORARY AS PAST HISTORY INDICATES AS WELL AS POSSIBLY COMPROMISING MY SAFETY. I FEEL LIKE THE DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS GM...

THE ABS SENSOR IS FAILING CAUSING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES TO FAIL. *AK

WARPED ROTORS EVERY 15K MI OR LESS. DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE AGAIN SINCE WTY EXP. TURNED ONCE, REPLACED ONCE UNDER WARANTY. *AK

HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS AT 33,000 MILES. *AK

REPLACING THE BRAKES EVERY 20,000 MILES OR LESS/ BRAKES ARE SHRIEKING AND DON'T WORK VERY WELL EACH 20,000 MILES. *AK

REPLACING THE BRAKES EVERY 20,000 MILES OR LESS/ BRAKES ARE SHRIEKING AND DON'T WORK VERY WELL EACH 20,000 MILES. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN DRIVEWAY BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHEN CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 3 MPH. DEALERSHIP IS IN POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE FOR 3 WEEKS. HOWEVER, THEY HAVE NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS...

WHENEVER BRAKES WERE APPLIED VEHICLE WOULD JERK FORWARD. SOMETIMES PEDAL WOULD GO TO FLOOR BEFORE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO STOP. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP , AND WAS INFORMED OF A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. BRAKES WERE SUPPOSE TO BE REPAIRED. AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP, WAS INFORMED THAT BRAKES WE...

RUBBING HEARD ON ALL 4 TIRES BETWEEN TIRE AND RIM. PLEASE HELP ME GET NEW TIRES TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM. I NOTIFIED THE SERVICE MANAGERS OF ROSLYN AND PORT JEFFERSON STATION DEALERS. PROBLEM WAS AFFIRMED. THEY STATED NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. COATING RIMS DOES NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. NOT...

PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP ALL THE WAY. WHEN TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY WINDOWS RATTLE LIKE MOLDING IS COMMING APART. DEALERSHIP FIXED DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW.*AK CONSUMER STATES WINDOW UNGLUED AND MAKING A LOUD NOISE LIKE SOMEONE HAS BROKEN THE GLASS, THEN IT FALLS AND UNABLE TO ROLL BACK...

THE SOUND IS A WINDING AND GRINDING SOUND IN THE FRONT END WITH OR WITH OUT BRAKES ON. THE SOUND HAS GOTTEN LOUDER SINCE THEY ( THE DEARLERSHIP) REPLACED THE BRAKES AND ROTORS AND TOOK THE TIRES OFF THE RIMS TO CLEAR COAT THE RIMS, WHICH THEY SAID THIER TECHNICIANS SAID WOULD DO THE JOB. WELL ITS W...

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND HAD IT REPLACED. ABOUT 2 MONTHS LATER WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 65MPH, DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FELL OFF, ALMOST CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN.*AK

CAR DRIVES HORRIBLY AND IS FALLING APART AS IF IT WAS 15YRS OLD. BALL BEARINGS, TIE ROD, CALIBER(BRAKES) ARE ALL MALFUNCTIONING.

CAR DRIVES HORRIBLY AND IS FALLING APART AS IF IT WAS 15YRS OLD. BALL BEARINGS, TIE ROD, CALIBER(BRAKES) ARE ALL MALFUNCTIONING.

CAR DRIVES HORRIBLY AND IS FALLING APART AS IF IT WAS 15YRS OLD. BALL BEARINGS, TIE ROD, CALIBER(BRAKES) ARE ALL MALFUNCTIONING.

I THINK THAT MY CAR IS A MAJOR LEMON! THE CAR HAS BEEN TOOK IN SO MANY TIMES FOR THE BRAKES IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO REALIZE. I'VE TOOK THE CAR TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AND NEITHER ONE CAN FIX IT RIGHT. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT IN JULY 2000 AND THEN IN NOVEMBER 2000 AND THEN STARTED MAKIN...

I THINK THAT MY CAR IS A MAJOR LEMON! THE CAR HAS BEEN TOOK IN SO MANY TIMES FOR THE BRAKES IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO REALIZE. I'VE TOOK THE CAR TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AND NEITHER ONE CAN FIX IT RIGHT. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT IN JULY 2000 AND THEN IN NOVEMBER 2000 AND THEN STARTED MAKIN...

I THINK THAT MY CAR IS A MAJOR LEMON! THE CAR HAS BEEN TOOK IN SO MANY TIMES FOR THE BRAKES IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO REALIZE. I'VE TOOK THE CAR TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AND NEITHER ONE CAN FIX IT RIGHT. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT IN JULY 2000 AND THEN IN NOVEMBER 2000 AND THEN STARTED MAKIN...

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THEY WOULD PULSATE AND VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE. ALSO, EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS 4 TIMES, CALIPERS 2 TIMES. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THEY WOULD PULSATE AND VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE. ALSO, EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS 4 TIMES, CALIPERS 2 TIMES. *AK

PASSENGER'SSEAT, MANUAL SEAT, WILL NO LONGER STAY IN POSITION, SLIDES BACK AND FORTH, EVEN WITH NO PASSENGER IN SEAT. NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET.*AK

EXCESSIVE RUBBING NOISE ORIGINATING FROM LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT WHEELS.*AK (TIRESIZE: P225/50R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225/50R16 )

THE DEALER HAS REPLACE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS 3 TIMES BRAKE PADS 1 AND I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN SCHEDULED TO GO BACK TO DEALER FOR SAME PROBLEM FOR A THE 4 TIME . THE CAR NOW HAS 40000 MILES BUT ABOUT EVERY 10000 MILES THEY HAVE TO REPLACE ROTORS.*AK

LOW COOLANT LIGHT ON DASHBOARD CAME ON. CONSUMER ADDED DEX SPECIAL COOLANT TWICE, APPROXIMATELY A HALF GALLON OF 50% WATER/50% COOLANT. PREVIOUSLY, EVERY TIME 3,000 MILE OIL CHANGE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON, CONSUMER NOTICED THAT COOLANT LEVEL WAS LOW. THIS TIME, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHI...

LOW COOLANT LIGHT ON DASHBOARD CAME ON. CONSUMER ADDED DEX SPECIAL COOLANT TWICE, APPROXIMATELY A HALF GALLON OF 50% WATER/50% COOLANT. PREVIOUSLY, EVERY TIME 3,000 MILE OIL CHANGE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON, CONSUMER NOTICED THAT COOLANT LEVEL WAS LOW. THIS TIME, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHI...

LOW COOLANT LIGHT ON DASHBOARD CAME ON. CONSUMER ADDED DEX SPECIAL COOLANT TWICE, APPROXIMATELY A HALF GALLON OF 50% WATER/50% COOLANT. PREVIOUSLY, EVERY TIME 3,000 MILE OIL CHANGE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON, CONSUMER NOTICED THAT COOLANT LEVEL WAS LOW. THIS TIME, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHI...

WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH, NOISE WAS HEARD, MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT. CONSUMER RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP IN JULY 2000 BECAUSE NOISE WAS STILL PRESENT WHEN DEALERSHIP ORIGINALLY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH STEERING. A PRIVATE MECHANIC STATED THAT "THUMP"...

WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH, NOISE WAS HEARD, MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT. CONSUMER RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP IN JULY 2000 BECAUSE NOISE WAS STILL PRESENT WHEN DEALERSHIP ORIGINALLY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH STEERING. A PRIVATE MECHANIC STATED THAT "THUMP"...

WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH, NOISE WAS HEARD, MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT. CONSUMER RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP IN JULY 2000 BECAUSE NOISE WAS STILL PRESENT WHEN DEALERSHIP ORIGINALLY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH STEERING. A PRIVATE MECHANIC STATED THAT "THUMP"...

WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH, NOISE WAS HEARD, MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT. CONSUMER RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP IN JULY 2000 BECAUSE NOISE WAS STILL PRESENT WHEN DEALERSHIP ORIGINALLY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH STEERING. A PRIVATE MECHANIC STATED THAT "THUMP"...

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT REMAINED ON AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN ROUG/HESITATED WHEN APPLYING ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND WHILE DRIVING OFF. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER SHOP ON NINE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK FUEL INJECTOR KEEP FAILING. THE DEALER REMOVED GAS TANK AND REINSTALLED IT AFTER AIR...

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT REMAINED ON AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN ROUG/HESITATED WHEN APPLYING ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND WHILE DRIVING OFF. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER SHOP ON NINE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK FUEL INJECTOR KEEP FAILING. THE DEALER REMOVED GAS TANK AND REINSTALLED IT AFTER AIR...

WHILE TRAVELING AND WHEN DEPRESSIG BRAKE PEDAL NOTICED A GRINDING NOISE AND PULSATION IN PEDAL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

HORN OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY WHILE ENGINE IS RUNNING. HOWEVER, IT WORKS CORRECTLY WHEN THE IGNITION IS OFF.*AK

CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE WITH 13 MILES ON IT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN 4 TIMES. BRAKES WERE REPLACED FOR KNOCKING AND GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT END. ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES/ PADS AND STRUTS WERE ALL CHANGED TO RECTIFY PROBLEM. REPAIRS HELD UP A WEEK AND REPEATED. CONSUMER PURC...

CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE WITH 13 MILES ON IT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN 4 TIMES. BRAKES WERE REPLACED FOR KNOCKING AND GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT END. ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES/ PADS AND STRUTS WERE ALL CHANGED TO RECTIFY PROBLEM. REPAIRS HELD UP A WEEK AND REPEATED. CONSUMER PURC...

CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE WITH 13 MILES ON IT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN 4 TIMES. BRAKES WERE REPLACED FOR KNOCKING AND GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT END. ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES/ PADS AND STRUTS WERE ALL CHANGED TO RECTIFY PROBLEM. REPAIRS HELD UP A WEEK AND REPEATED. CONSUMER PURC...

THE DEALER REPLACE THE FRONT RACK, THE "A" ARMS LOWER BALL JOINTS AND CV BOOTS...DID THIS 3 TIMES...NOW IT IS DOING IT AGAIN...AND THEY WONT REPLACE IT

THE DEALER REPLACE THE FRONT RACK, THE "A" ARMS LOWER BALL JOINTS AND CV BOOTS...DID THIS 3 TIMES...NOW IT IS DOING IT AGAIN...AND THEY WONT REPLACE IT

ON SERVERAL OCCASIONS I AM HAVING MAJOR FRONT END PROBLEMS, FROM THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT POPING, TO THE WHOLE FRONT END POPING, THE DEALER REPLACED THE RACK THE CV BOOTS 3 TIMES, THEY KEPT BUSTING, LOWER BALL JOINTS, "A" ARMS, THIS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM FOR A BIT, THEN THE CV BOOT FRACTURED AGAIN THE...

ON SERVERAL OCCASIONS I AM HAVING MAJOR FRONT END PROBLEMS, FROM THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT POPING, TO THE WHOLE FRONT END POPING, THE DEALER REPLACED THE RACK THE CV BOOTS 3 TIMES, THEY KEPT BUSTING, LOWER BALL JOINTS, "A" ARMS, THIS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM FOR A BIT, THEN THE CV BOOT FRACTURED AGAIN THE...

ON SERVERAL OCCASIONS I AM HAVING MAJOR FRONT END PROBLEMS, FROM THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT POPING, TO THE WHOLE FRONT END POPING, THE DEALER REPLACED THE RACK THE CV BOOTS 3 TIMES, THEY KEPT BUSTING, LOWER BALL JOINTS, "A" ARMS, THIS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM FOR A BIT, THEN THE CV BOOT FRACTURED AGAIN THE...

ON SERVERAL OCCASIONS I AM HAVING MAJOR FRONT END PROBLEMS, FROM THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT POPING, TO THE WHOLE FRONT END POPING, THE DEALER REPLACED THE RACK THE CV BOOTS 3 TIMES, THEY KEPT BUSTING, LOWER BALL JOINTS, "A" ARMS, THIS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM FOR A BIT, THEN THE CV BOOT FRACTURED AGAIN THE...

TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT VEHICLE MAKES NOISE. IT FEELS LIKE RIM IS OVER LAPPING OR TIRES IN FRONT SEEM TOO BIG. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALER 6-7 TIMES. DEALER DIDN'T THINK IT WAS AN ISSUE. THEY HAVE SCRAPED AND PAINTED RIMS, THINKING IT WILL CORRECT IT. *AK THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIX THE PROB...

TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT VEHICLE MAKES NOISE. IT FEELS LIKE RIM IS OVER LAPPING OR TIRES IN FRONT SEEM TOO BIG. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALER 6-7 TIMES. DEALER DIDN'T THINK IT WAS AN ISSUE. THEY HAVE SCRAPED AND PAINTED RIMS, THINKING IT WILL CORRECT IT. *AK THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIX THE PROB...

MY WHEEL BEARING BROKE AT A LOW MILEAGE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TIE ROD ON THE RIGHT WAS ABOUT TO BREAK ALSO. *AK

MY WHEEL BEARING BROKE AT A LOW MILEAGE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TIE ROD ON THE RIGHT WAS ABOUT TO BREAK ALSO. *AK

PREMATURE WEAR OF BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS. DEALER HAS REPLACED PADS FOUR TIMES AND ROTORS TWICE.*AK *SLC

PREMATURE WEAR OF BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS. DEALER HAS REPLACED PADS FOUR TIMES AND ROTORS TWICE.*AK *SLC

WHILE IN OWNERSHIP OF MY GRAND AM I HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM PLUS NOW EXPERIENCING SMOKE FROM EXHAUST WHILE DRIVING, BOTTOM LINE TOO MANY PROBLEMS FOR A CAR THATS NOT EVEN TWO YEARS OLD YET.*AK

WHILE IN OWNERSHIP OF MY GRAND AM I HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM PLUS NOW EXPERIENCING SMOKE FROM EXHAUST WHILE DRIVING, BOTTOM LINE TOO MANY PROBLEMS FOR A CAR THATS NOT EVEN TWO YEARS OLD YET.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH BRAKES NOT STOPPING VEHICLE PROPERLY. HAS TO APPLY HARDER TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FOR REPAIRS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. ALSO, ON TWO OCCASIONS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE SHUTDOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND PROBLE...

EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH BRAKES NOT STOPPING VEHICLE PROPERLY. HAS TO APPLY HARDER TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FOR REPAIRS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. ALSO, ON TWO OCCASIONS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE SHUTDOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND PROBLE...

BRAKES STARTED TO VIBRATE AT 50MPH THEN PROCEEDED TO GET WORS.. TOOK TO DELERSHIP AND THE ROTORS AND PAD EXTREMELY WORN DOWN, OIL WAS ALSO LEAKING FROM THE FRONT PASS. TIRE, THE FRONT CRANK SEAL WAS LEAKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED THEY FIXED IT AS SOON AS THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE

BRAKES STARTED TO VIBRATE AT 50MPH THEN PROCEEDED TO GET WORS.. TOOK TO DELERSHIP AND THE ROTORS AND PAD EXTREMELY WORN DOWN, OIL WAS ALSO LEAKING FROM THE FRONT PASS. TIRE, THE FRONT CRANK SEAL WAS LEAKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED THEY FIXED IT AS SOON AS THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE

STEERING WHEEL MADE NOISE AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DROPPED OUT AND FELL IN LAPS. VEHICLE PULLED TO LIGHT, AND DASHLIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF. ALSO HORN WAS INOPERABLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A NOISE IN BRAKE PEDAL, ALSO ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AIR CONDITIONER AND HEATER INOPERABLE. DUE TO S...

STEERING WHEEL MADE NOISE AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DROPPED OUT AND FELL IN LAPS. VEHICLE PULLED TO LIGHT, AND DASHLIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF. ALSO HORN WAS INOPERABLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A NOISE IN BRAKE PEDAL, ALSO ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AIR CONDITIONER AND HEATER INOPERABLE. DUE TO S...

STEERING WHEEL MADE NOISE AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DROPPED OUT AND FELL IN LAPS. VEHICLE PULLED TO LIGHT, AND DASHLIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF. ALSO HORN WAS INOPERABLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A NOISE IN BRAKE PEDAL, ALSO ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AIR CONDITIONER AND HEATER INOPERABLE. DUE TO S...

STEERING WHEEL MADE NOISE AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DROPPED OUT AND FELL IN LAPS. VEHICLE PULLED TO LIGHT, AND DASHLIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF. ALSO HORN WAS INOPERABLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A NOISE IN BRAKE PEDAL, ALSO ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AIR CONDITIONER AND HEATER INOPERABLE. DUE TO S...

STEERING WHEEL MADE NOISE AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DROPPED OUT AND FELL IN LAPS. VEHICLE PULLED TO LIGHT, AND DASHLIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF. ALSO HORN WAS INOPERABLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A NOISE IN BRAKE PEDAL, ALSO ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AIR CONDITIONER AND HEATER INOPERABLE. DUE TO S...

STEERING WHEEL MADE NOISE AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DROPPED OUT AND FELL IN LAPS. VEHICLE PULLED TO LIGHT, AND DASHLIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF. ALSO HORN WAS INOPERABLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A NOISE IN BRAKE PEDAL, ALSO ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AIR CONDITIONER AND HEATER INOPERABLE. DUE TO S...

STEERING WHEEL MADE NOISE AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DROPPED OUT AND FELL IN LAPS. VEHICLE PULLED TO LIGHT, AND DASHLIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF. ALSO HORN WAS INOPERABLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A NOISE IN BRAKE PEDAL, ALSO ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AIR CONDITIONER AND HEATER INOPERABLE. DUE TO S...

STEERING WHEEL MADE NOISE AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DROPPED OUT AND FELL IN LAPS. VEHICLE PULLED TO LIGHT, AND DASHLIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF. ALSO HORN WAS INOPERABLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A NOISE IN BRAKE PEDAL, ALSO ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AIR CONDITIONER AND HEATER INOPERABLE. DUE TO S...

STEERING WHEEL MADE NOISE AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DROPPED OUT AND FELL IN LAPS. VEHICLE PULLED TO LIGHT, AND DASHLIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF. ALSO HORN WAS INOPERABLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A NOISE IN BRAKE PEDAL, ALSO ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AIR CONDITIONER AND HEATER INOPERABLE. DUE TO S...

THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN FIXED THREE TIMES FOR WARPING AND I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT IT IS FIXED. YOU CAN HEAR THAT THEY ARE STILL NOT RIGHT WHEN YOU DRIVE THE CAR.*AK

CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING WHEN ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. SHE ATTEMPED TO BRAKE, AND HAD NO REAR BRAKES. *AK

ARROW PONTIAC SAYS THE ALTERNATOR IN THE 1999 GRAND AMS HAS AN ALTERNATOR THAT WHINES AND/OR WHISTLES THAT IS CHARACTERISTIC OF THE ALTERNATOR. THEY SAY THE ALTERNATOR IS NOT FAULTY. I THINK IF THE ALTERNATOR CONSTANTLY WHINES OR WHISTLES THEIR IS A PROBLEM. IT STARTED ABOUT A MONTH AGO WITH JU...

WHEN DRIVING AND UPON ATTEMTPING TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP BY DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, WAS USED TO STOP VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED PARTS; BUT, PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, HORN WOULD NOT STOP BLOWING, AIR BAG FELL INTO CONSUMER'S LAP. *SLC

HORN WAS ACTIVATED AND DID NOT GO OFF. WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR CHECK UP ON ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND IT WAS REPAIRED. *AK THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND WHERE THE HOREN WAS SHORTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER DUE TO RADIO MALFUNCTIONING, DOME LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND DAS LIG...

HORN WAS ACTIVATED AND DID NOT GO OFF. WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR CHECK UP ON ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND IT WAS REPAIRED. *AK THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND WHERE THE HOREN WAS SHORTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER DUE TO RADIO MALFUNCTIONING, DOME LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND DAS LIG...

HORN WAS ACTIVATED AND DID NOT GO OFF. WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR CHECK UP ON ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND IT WAS REPAIRED. *AK THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND WHERE THE HOREN WAS SHORTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER DUE TO RADIO MALFUNCTIONING, DOME LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND DAS LIG...

HORN WAS ACTIVATED AND DID NOT GO OFF. WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR CHECK UP ON ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND IT WAS REPAIRED. *AK THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND WHERE THE HOREN WAS SHORTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER DUE TO RADIO MALFUNCTIONING, DOME LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND DAS LIG...

HORN WAS ACTIVATED AND DID NOT GO OFF. WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR CHECK UP ON ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND IT WAS REPAIRED. *AK THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND WHERE THE HOREN WAS SHORTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER DUE TO RADIO MALFUNCTIONING, DOME LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND DAS LIG...

HORN WAS ACTIVATED AND DID NOT GO OFF. WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR CHECK UP ON ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND IT WAS REPAIRED. *AK THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND WHERE THE HOREN WAS SHORTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER DUE TO RADIO MALFUNCTIONING, DOME LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND DAS LIG...

WHILE DRIVING IN DARK INTERIOR LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD AND HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. *AK CONSUMER STATES AFTER DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED, THE LIGHTS, RADIO, AND CRUISE STOPPED WORKING AND THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL. *SLC

HORN WAS STUCK, DEALER REPLACED HORN RING AND MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. DEALER REPLACED AIR BAG, IT WAS LOOSE. STEERING RACK SQUEAKED, DEALER REPLACED STEERING RACK AND SET TOE, CONSUMER STATES STEERING RACK HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE HOWEVER NOISE IS STILL THERE AND THERE IS A SMELL. ABS LIGHT ILLUMINA...

HORN WAS STUCK, DEALER REPLACED HORN RING AND MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. DEALER REPLACED AIR BAG, IT WAS LOOSE. STEERING RACK SQUEAKED, DEALER REPLACED STEERING RACK AND SET TOE, CONSUMER STATES STEERING RACK HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE HOWEVER NOISE IS STILL THERE AND THERE IS A SMELL. ABS LIGHT ILLUMINA...

HORN WAS STUCK, DEALER REPLACED HORN RING AND MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. DEALER REPLACED AIR BAG, IT WAS LOOSE. STEERING RACK SQUEAKED, DEALER REPLACED STEERING RACK AND SET TOE, CONSUMER STATES STEERING RACK HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE HOWEVER NOISE IS STILL THERE AND THERE IS A SMELL. ABS LIGHT ILLUMINA...

HORN WAS STUCK, DEALER REPLACED HORN RING AND MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. DEALER REPLACED AIR BAG, IT WAS LOOSE. STEERING RACK SQUEAKED, DEALER REPLACED STEERING RACK AND SET TOE, CONSUMER STATES STEERING RACK HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE HOWEVER NOISE IS STILL THERE AND THERE IS A SMELL. ABS LIGHT ILLUMINA...

HORN WAS STUCK, DEALER REPLACED HORN RING AND MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. DEALER REPLACED AIR BAG, IT WAS LOOSE. STEERING RACK SQUEAKED, DEALER REPLACED STEERING RACK AND SET TOE, CONSUMER STATES STEERING RACK HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE HOWEVER NOISE IS STILL THERE AND THERE IS A SMELL. ABS LIGHT ILLUMINA...

WHILE DRIVING STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE, BUT BRAKES DID NOT WORK. FRONT BRAKES WENT OUT WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THAT PROBLEM. *AK STEERING SQUEAKS DUE TO LOOSE STEERING RACK. CIGARET LIGHTER INOPERATIVE AND WAS REPLACED. HORN WAS STUCK DUE TO HORN RING...

WHILE DRIVING STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE, BUT BRAKES DID NOT WORK. FRONT BRAKES WENT OUT WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THAT PROBLEM. *AK STEERING SQUEAKS DUE TO LOOSE STEERING RACK. CIGARET LIGHTER INOPERATIVE AND WAS REPLACED. HORN WAS STUCK DUE TO HORN RING...

WHILE DRIVING STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE, BUT BRAKES DID NOT WORK. FRONT BRAKES WENT OUT WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THAT PROBLEM. *AK STEERING SQUEAKS DUE TO LOOSE STEERING RACK. CIGARET LIGHTER INOPERATIVE AND WAS REPLACED. HORN WAS STUCK DUE TO HORN RING...

WHILE DRIVING STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE, BUT BRAKES DID NOT WORK. FRONT BRAKES WENT OUT WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THAT PROBLEM. *AK STEERING SQUEAKS DUE TO LOOSE STEERING RACK. CIGARET LIGHTER INOPERATIVE AND WAS REPLACED. HORN WAS STUCK DUE TO HORN RING...

WHILE DRIVING STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE, BUT BRAKES DID NOT WORK. FRONT BRAKES WENT OUT WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THAT PROBLEM. *AK STEERING SQUEAKS DUE TO LOOSE STEERING RACK. CIGARET LIGHTER INOPERATIVE AND WAS REPLACED. HORN WAS STUCK DUE TO HORN RING...

CONSUMER STATES EVERY SO OFTEN, WHEN STARTING VEHICLE, THERE IS A STRONG FUEL ODOR, ONCE CONSUMER SMELLED FUEL AFTER DRIVING 2 MILES, DEALER STATES THERE IS NO PROBLEMS AND THAT THE SMELL IS NORMAL, CONSUMER ASKED FOR THAT STATEMENT IN WRITING, HOWEVER PONTIAC WOULD NOT PUT IT IN WRITING. *SLC

I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHERS COMMENTING ON SAME PROBLEM IN DISCUSSION AREAS ONLINE. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. ALSO, A BOLT ON PARKING BRAKE SHEARED OFF. *AK THE CONSUMER POINTS OUT THAT THREE SETS OF ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS BEEN REPLACED WITHIN TWO YEARS. *YH

BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. ALSO, A BOLT ON PARKING BRAKE SHEARED OFF. *AK THE CONSUMER POINTS OUT THAT THREE SETS OF ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS BEEN REPLACED WITHIN TWO YEARS. *YH

POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, JANUARY 2000, REPLACED AGAIN IN JANUARY 2001, OUT OF WARRANTY CUSTOMER PAID FOR REPLACEMENT. NO HELP FROM DEALER & CONCERNED IT WILL GO BAD AGAIN. FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS, JANUARY 2001, BOTH SIDES BAD, 57,000 MILES ON CAR, NO HELP FROM PONTIAC OR DEALER ON...

POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, JANUARY 2000, REPLACED AGAIN IN JANUARY 2001, OUT OF WARRANTY CUSTOMER PAID FOR REPLACEMENT. NO HELP FROM DEALER & CONCERNED IT WILL GO BAD AGAIN. FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS, JANUARY 2001, BOTH SIDES BAD, 57,000 MILES ON CAR, NO HELP FROM PONTIAC OR DEALER ON...

INNER TIE ROD IS BREAKING OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. INSURANCE GROUP HAS 3 CLAIMS ON THIS SITUATION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AND GRINDING NOISE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, VIBRATION IS FELT THROUGHT THE STEERING WHEEL. CONDITION HAS REPEATED FIVE TIMES, THREE TIMES THE DEALER RESURFACED THE ROTORS, REPLACING PADS ONCE ( I PAID), ONCE ROTATING THE TIRES ( I PAID) AND NOW THEY ARE REFUSING TO PERFORM ANY WORK...

POWER STEERING WENT OUT TWICE IN VEHICLE, REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. CONSUMER FELT THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN. *AK

VIBRATION AND SHIMMY WHEN APPLYING BRAKES TO VEHICLE. *AK

VIBRATION AND SHIMMY WHEN APPLYING BRAKES TO VEHICLE. *AK

DEER CROSSING ROAD; HIT ACCELERATOR PEDAL INSTEAD OF BRAKES; HIT GUARDRAIL HEAD ON, VEHICLE SPUN AROUND, AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. FRONT END TOTALED. DRIVER SUFFERED FACIAL INJURIES. *AK

BOTH SIDEVIEW MIRRORS HAVE BROKEN OFF. *AK

WHILE DRIVING TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME, BRAKES LOCKED UP, NO STEERING ABILITY, VEHICLE JUST SHUT OFF, THEN SPUNNED AROUND TWO 360 DEGREE CIRCLES, DRIVER'S SIDE BACK HIT GUARD RAIL FIRST, THEN DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT HIT GUARD RAIL, NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS IN CRASH. CJ

WHILE DRIVING TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME, BRAKES LOCKED UP, NO STEERING ABILITY, VEHICLE JUST SHUT OFF, THEN SPUNNED AROUND TWO 360 DEGREE CIRCLES, DRIVER'S SIDE BACK HIT GUARD RAIL FIRST, THEN DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT HIT GUARD RAIL, NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS IN CRASH. CJ

EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WITHIN 34,000 MILES. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPLACED ROTORS AND PADS. *AK THE ROTOTS FAILED TWO MORE TIMES AND THE DEALER REPLACED THEM. *YH

THIS IS THE THIRD TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON A '99 PONTIAC THAT I AM AWARE OF. MANUFACTURE/DEALER CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO HELP.*AK

WHILE AT STOP SIGN ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. RESTRAINTS DID NOT WORK, THROWING CONSUMER AGAINST STEERING WHEEL, AND SHE SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK

RIGHT WHEEL BEARING FAILED AT 50,000 MILES , CAUSE UNKNOWN . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

I HAVE REPLACED MY BRAKES 2 TIMES IN 3MONTHS, AND ALSO ROTORS/CALIPERS AND DRUMS WERE REPLACED. *AK

I HAVE REPLACED MY BRAKES 2 TIMES IN 3MONTHS, AND ALSO ROTORS/CALIPERS AND DRUMS WERE REPLACED. *AK

I HAVE REPLACED MY BRAKES 2 TIMES IN 3MONTHS, AND ALSO ROTORS/CALIPERS AND DRUMS WERE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH ON FREEWAY VEHICLE STALLED. FINALLY RESTARTED . TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC REPLACED PCM. DROVE FROM FLORIDA TO CALIFORNIA, MADE A STOP IN ARIZONA DUE TO BRAKE ROTORS WARPING. REPLACED AND ADJUSTED ROTORS AND BRAKES. WHILE DRIVING IN CALIFORNIA, VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN...

WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH ON FREEWAY VEHICLE STALLED. FINALLY RESTARTED . TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC REPLACED PCM. DROVE FROM FLORIDA TO CALIFORNIA, MADE A STOP IN ARIZONA DUE TO BRAKE ROTORS WARPING. REPLACED AND ADJUSTED ROTORS AND BRAKES. WHILE DRIVING IN CALIFORNIA, VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN...

WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH ON FREEWAY VEHICLE STALLED. FINALLY RESTARTED . TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC REPLACED PCM. DROVE FROM FLORIDA TO CALIFORNIA, MADE A STOP IN ARIZONA DUE TO BRAKE ROTORS WARPING. REPLACED AND ADJUSTED ROTORS AND BRAKES. WHILE DRIVING IN CALIFORNIA, VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN...

WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH ON FREEWAY VEHICLE STALLED. FINALLY RESTARTED . TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC REPLACED PCM. DROVE FROM FLORIDA TO CALIFORNIA, MADE A STOP IN ARIZONA DUE TO BRAKE ROTORS WARPING. REPLACED AND ADJUSTED ROTORS AND BRAKES. WHILE DRIVING IN CALIFORNIA, VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN...

WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH ON FREEWAY VEHICLE STALLED. FINALLY RESTARTED . TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC REPLACED PCM. DROVE FROM FLORIDA TO CALIFORNIA, MADE A STOP IN ARIZONA DUE TO BRAKE ROTORS WARPING. REPLACED AND ADJUSTED ROTORS AND BRAKES. WHILE DRIVING IN CALIFORNIA, VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN...

WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH ON FREEWAY VEHICLE STALLED. FINALLY RESTARTED . TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC REPLACED PCM. DROVE FROM FLORIDA TO CALIFORNIA, MADE A STOP IN ARIZONA DUE TO BRAKE ROTORS WARPING. REPLACED AND ADJUSTED ROTORS AND BRAKES. WHILE DRIVING IN CALIFORNIA, VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN...

WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH ON FREEWAY VEHICLE STALLED. FINALLY RESTARTED . TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC REPLACED PCM. DROVE FROM FLORIDA TO CALIFORNIA, MADE A STOP IN ARIZONA DUE TO BRAKE ROTORS WARPING. REPLACED AND ADJUSTED ROTORS AND BRAKES. WHILE DRIVING IN CALIFORNIA, VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN...

WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH ON FREEWAY VEHICLE STALLED. FINALLY RESTARTED . TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC REPLACED PCM. DROVE FROM FLORIDA TO CALIFORNIA, MADE A STOP IN ARIZONA DUE TO BRAKE ROTORS WARPING. REPLACED AND ADJUSTED ROTORS AND BRAKES. WHILE DRIVING IN CALIFORNIA, VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN...

THIS THE 2ND TIME THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY THE 1ST TIME I HIT A DEER AT 55 MPH THE 2ND TIME MY GIRLFRIEND LOST CONTROL AND TURNED SIDEWAYS IN THE ROAD AND HIT THE HILLSIDE AT APPX 50 MPH HARD ENUF TO LIFT THE VEHICLE IN THE AIR AND TURN IT 90DEGREES AND SMACK THE BACK OF THE CAR INTO THE HILLS...

AT 8,654 MILES (MARCH 2000), A PONTIAC SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPLACED ALL BRAKE PADS AND RESURFACED MY ROTORS. I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE SHOP BECAUSE IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP THE CAR WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THE CAR WOULD PULSATE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT HIGH SPEEDS.

COMPLAINED REPEATEDLY ABOUT THIS TO DEALER. ADNMITTED DESIGN FLAW. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE WITH 13, 000 MILES ON IT. SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR I HAVE EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKING SYSTEMS. WHILE BRAKING SOMETIMES THE CAR SEEM TO NOT WANT TO STOP WHILE BRAKING ON A DOWN SLOPE IT SHAKES. I'VE CHANGE MY BRAKES THREE TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE. MOSSY MOTOR...

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE WITH 13, 000 MILES ON IT. SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR I HAVE EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKING SYSTEMS. WHILE BRAKING SOMETIMES THE CAR SEEM TO NOT WANT TO STOP WHILE BRAKING ON A DOWN SLOPE IT SHAKES. I'VE CHANGE MY BRAKES THREE TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE. MOSSY MOTOR...

ENGINE SLUGGISH, CAR MISFIRES, ROUGH IDLE. INITIALLY (10/20/99) DEALER SAID IT WAS GAS CAP-REPLACED, 2ND TIME (07/10/00) REPLACED #2 SPARK PLUG & BOOT - CK ENGINE LIGHT ON CODE STORED WAS PO300 CARBON TRACKING ON SIDE OF PLUG; THIRD TIME LAST WK (HAVE NOT DROVE) TAKING TO DEALER THIS WK.

ENGINE SLUGGISH, CAR MISFIRES, ROUGH IDLE. INITIALLY (10/20/99) DEALER SAID IT WAS GAS CAP-REPLACED, 2ND TIME (07/10/00) REPLACED #2 SPARK PLUG & BOOT - CK ENGINE LIGHT ON CODE STORED WAS PO300 CARBON TRACKING ON SIDE OF PLUG; THIRD TIME LAST WK (HAVE NOT DROVE) TAKING TO DEALER THIS WK.

ENGINE SLUGGISH, CAR MISFIRES, ROUGH IDLE. INITIALLY (10/20/99) DEALER SAID IT WAS GAS CAP-REPLACED, 2ND TIME (07/10/00) REPLACED #2 SPARK PLUG & BOOT - CK ENGINE LIGHT ON CODE STORED WAS PO300 CARBON TRACKING ON SIDE OF PLUG; THIRD TIME LAST WK (HAVE NOT DROVE) TAKING TO DEALER THIS WK.

VEHICLE STALLS IN SECOND GEAR. *SLC

AIR CONDITIONER DOES NOT WORK WHEN ON COLD, THE HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONER DO NOT WORK WHEN TURNED ON MAX, ONLY WARM AIR COMES OUT OF THE HEATER, THE REAR DEFROST DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK. *SLC

THE COVER SURROUNDING THE RADIO, VENT CONTROLS, AND LIGHTER IS LOOSE. *SLC

INTAKE TO COOLANT HAS A LEAK. *SLC

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR FAILED, 4 TAIL LIGHTS WENT OUT IN ONE WEEK, INTERIOR LIGHTS DO NOT ALWAYS WORK, THE CLOCK INTERMITTENTLY RESETS BACK TO 1:00. *SLC

THE RADIO VOLUME KNOB IS LOOSE, CONSUMER CAN'T CONTROL THE VOLUME WITHOUT NUMEROUS TURNS, THE RIGHT FRONT SPEAKER MAKES A POPPING SOUND. *SLC

WHILE TURNING INTO PARKING SPACE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER STEERING. *AK

LEFT TURN SIGNAL WAS WORKING. SENDING UNIT WAS DOWN. DEFECTIVE SENDING UNIT WAS ALLOWING LIGHT TO COME ON INSIDE OF VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE LIKE MEDAL TO MEDAL WHILE PUTTING ON BRAKES. VEHICLE SHOOK WHILE DRIVING WHICH RESULTED IN WEAR ON TIRES/ BRAKES AND ROTORS. DEALER EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 2 YEARS, AND REPLACED PADS AND ROTORS. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE LIKE MEDAL TO MEDAL WHILE PUTTING ON BRAKES. VEHICLE SHOOK WHILE DRIVING WHICH RESULTED IN WEAR ON TIRES/ BRAKES AND ROTORS. DEALER EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 2 YEARS, AND REPLACED PADS AND ROTORS. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 75 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN BY DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO PICK UP SPEED, CAUSING UNWANTED ACCELERATION. ALSO, TRIED TO DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON, AND VEHICLE CONTNUED TO PICK UP SPEED. CONSUMER CONTAC...

WHEN DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 75 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN BY DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO PICK UP SPEED, CAUSING UNWANTED ACCELERATION. ALSO, TRIED TO DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON, AND VEHICLE CONTNUED TO PICK UP SPEED. CONSUMER CONTAC...

WE HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE DOOR PANELS PEELED OFF THE TWO REAR DOORS AND WERE REPLACED, THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CONTINUALLY COMES ON, THE HINGES ON THE DRIVER DOOR KEEP GETTING STUCK AND SOMETIMES THE DOOR WON'T EVEN SHUT, IT WILL NOT SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR, AND NOW THE R...

WE HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE DOOR PANELS PEELED OFF THE TWO REAR DOORS AND WERE REPLACED, THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CONTINUALLY COMES ON, THE HINGES ON THE DRIVER DOOR KEEP GETTING STUCK AND SOMETIMES THE DOOR WON'T EVEN SHUT, IT WILL NOT SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR, AND NOW THE R...

WE HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE DOOR PANELS PEELED OFF THE TWO REAR DOORS AND WERE REPLACED, THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CONTINUALLY COMES ON, THE HINGES ON THE DRIVER DOOR KEEP GETTING STUCK AND SOMETIMES THE DOOR WON'T EVEN SHUT, IT WILL NOT SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR, AND NOW THE R...

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH THE CAR WASH, THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR TORE OFF. *SLC

SUPPORT BAR IN SEAT BACK SUDDENLY SNAPPED & POKING THROUGH FABRIC. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH AND AS A RESULT OF RUNNING INTO A DEER HEAD-ON AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR LEAKS FUEL INTERMITTENTLY (DURING COLD STARTS). *AK

VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED SEVERE VIBRATION WHEN APPLING BRAKES. TECHNICIAN REPLACED FRONT PADS AND ROTORS UNDER WARRANTY. *AK AFTER REPAIR, BRAKE PADS STILL GRIND ON ROTORS, CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND SERVICE BULLETINS REGARDING THE BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. ...

THE BRAKES AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 3,000 MILES DUE TO WARPING. WE HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED 4 TIMES AND WERE TOLD THAT THE LAST 2 SETS OF BRAKES AND ROTORS WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. WE ARE NOW IN THE PROCESS OF GOING TO ARBITRATION TO GET OUT OF OUR LEASE. WE WILL NEVER BU...

THE BRAKES AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 3,000 MILES DUE TO WARPING. WE HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED 4 TIMES AND WERE TOLD THAT THE LAST 2 SETS OF BRAKES AND ROTORS WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. WE ARE NOW IN THE PROCESS OF GOING TO ARBITRATION TO GET OUT OF OUR LEASE. WE WILL NEVER BU...

THE HUB CAPS HAVE RATTLED SINCE THE DAY WE BOUGHT IT. WE WERE TOLD IT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS CAUSED BY TAKING THEM OFF TOO MUCH AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE TO FIX IT OUTSIDE OF BUYING NEW ONES.*AK

WARPED ROTORS REPLACED TWICE UNDER WARRANTY NEEDED AGAIN BEFORE 30,000 MILES AND DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO FIX SAYING WARRENTY HAS RUN OUT. BULLETIN EXISTS SAYING THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND RECOMMENDING REPLACEMENT PARTS BUT NOT RECALL OR PAYMENT METHOD EXITS AS YET. CURRENTLY ANYTHING AFTER TWO REPLAC...

WARPED ROTORS REPLACED TWICE UNDER WARRANTY NEEDED AGAIN BEFORE 30,000 MILES AND DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO FIX SAYING WARRENTY HAS RUN OUT. BULLETIN EXISTS SAYING THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND RECOMMENDING REPLACEMENT PARTS BUT NOT RECALL OR PAYMENT METHOD EXITS AS YET. CURRENTLY ANYTHING AFTER TWO REPLAC...

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN WITH NO ELECTRICAL SIGNALS, AND ALL LIGHTS WILL CUT OFF. CONSUMER WILL DRIVE OFF THE ROAD. THEN, TURN OFF ENGINE, PUT THE PARKING PAWL IN NEUTRAL, AND THEN RESTART ENGINE AGAIN AND WILL WORK AS NORMAL .*AK

THIS IS THE 2ND TIME BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. VEHICLE PULSATED & SHOOK. EVERY 5,000 MILES ROTORS WERE BEING REPLACED. DEALER FELT THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO REPAIR THEM AT THIS TIME BECAUSE OF AVERAGE WEAR & TEAR. *AK *SLC

FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON WHILE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 45MPH. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER & THEY DECIDED AFTER INSPECTION NOT TO DO ANYTHING TO VEHICLE.*AK

WHEN WE PURCHASED THE CAR, IT HAD EXCESSIVE WIND NOISE, BOTH FROM THE DRIVERS DOOR NEAR MIRROR, AND RIGHT REAR DOOR. I TOOK IT INTO THE PONTIAC GARAGE, THEY PLAYED WITH IT, BUT NOT FIXED. I CALLED PONTIAC, AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A BULLITOON WIND NOISE, SO I CONTACTED GARAGE AND THEY ORDERED I...

EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, REPLACEMENT NEEDED EVERY 3-4,000 MILES. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP FOR ROTORS TO BE TURNED OR REPLACED. DEALER UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK

BRAKE ROTOR PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT CAR, HAS BEEN REPLACED & REPAIRED TO MANY TIMES TO COUNT. CAN ANYONE PLEASE HELP ME!!!. *AK

THE REAR BRAKES NEEDED AN ADJUSTMENT, THE BRAKES WERE MAKING A THUMPING NOISE, LATER THERE WAS A NOISE IN THE FRONT END AND THE DEALER FOUND IT TO BE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS. *SLC

THE BRAKE SWITCH HAD A SHORT CIRCUIT. *SLC

THE VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN GOING BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH, THE DEALER FOUND THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE CONTROLLED MODULE CALIBRATION. *SLC

THE FUEL FILTER WAS REPLACED. *SLC

THE BATTERY FAILED. *SLC

THE LEATHER IS BUBBLING ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND IT IS COMING OFF. *SLC

THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR IS BROKEN. *SLC

THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. *SLC

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65 MPH, DRIVER COMMENCED TO ROLL DOWN SIDE WINDOW WHEN SUDDENLY SUN ROOF EXPLODED, REASON UNKNOWN. NOTIFIED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, AND NO ONE WANTED TO HELP IN THIS MATTER. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VIBRATION AND NOISE COMING FROM FRONT BRAKES WHILE TURNING AND WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT AROUND 60 MPH. CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, BOTH STATED THAT IT WAS DUE TO ROTORS BEING WARPED FROM IMPROPER MAINTENANCE. REPLACED BOTH BRAKE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS RESULTING IN A $463.83 OUT OF POCKET E...

COMPUTER GOT WET THOUGH SUN ROOF CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO START.*ET

WHEN CONSUMER IS DRIVING THERE IS A SQUEAKING NOISE. ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES BRAKES PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

WHEN CONSUMER IS DRIVING THERE IS A SQUEAKING NOISE. ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES BRAKES PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

WHEN APPLYING HIS BRAKES VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT HALF WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. NO ONE WAS INJURED. *AK

NO SUMMARY

BOLT ON DRIVER'S SIDE RACK AND PINION WAS MISSING, BOLT ON PASSENGER SIDE LOOSE. I KNOW ONLY ONE OTHER PERSON WHO OWNS THE SAME YEAR/MODEL VEHICLE AND THE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AT JUST UNDER 30,000 MILES.*AK

GM SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ON THE 99 GRAND AM'S. *AK

GM SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ON THE 99 GRAND AM'S. *AK

WHEN DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT A TREE HEAD-ON, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF FRONTAL AIR BAGS. VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. *AK

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BRAKES WERE WORN DOWN TO THE METAL BUT THE DRIVERS SIDE LOOKED BRAND NEW. NLM

PASSENGER SEAT SLIDES AFTER CLICKS IN PLACE, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED AND LEFT SCRATCHES ON GLASS, RADIO LCD GOES "WACKO" CAR RECENTLY WOULD NOT START (STILL AT DEALERSHIP), RECALL ON CONSOLE, BOTH PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR AND CD (IF IN CD PLAYER) GET WET WITH USE OF AIR ...

PASSENGER SEAT SLIDES AFTER CLICKS IN PLACE, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED AND LEFT SCRATCHES ON GLASS, RADIO LCD GOES "WACKO" CAR RECENTLY WOULD NOT START (STILL AT DEALERSHIP), RECALL ON CONSOLE, BOTH PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR AND CD (IF IN CD PLAYER) GET WET WITH USE OF AIR ...

PASSENGER SEAT SLIDES AFTER CLICKS IN PLACE, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED AND LEFT SCRATCHES ON GLASS, RADIO LCD GOES "WACKO" CAR RECENTLY WOULD NOT START (STILL AT DEALERSHIP), RECALL ON CONSOLE, BOTH PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR AND CD (IF IN CD PLAYER) GET WET WITH USE OF AIR ...

PASSENGER SEAT SLIDES AFTER CLICKS IN PLACE, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED AND LEFT SCRATCHES ON GLASS, RADIO LCD GOES "WACKO" CAR RECENTLY WOULD NOT START (STILL AT DEALERSHIP), RECALL ON CONSOLE, BOTH PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR AND CD (IF IN CD PLAYER) GET WET WITH USE OF AIR ...

PASSENGER SEAT SLIDES AFTER CLICKS IN PLACE, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED AND LEFT SCRATCHES ON GLASS, RADIO LCD GOES "WACKO" CAR RECENTLY WOULD NOT START (STILL AT DEALERSHIP), RECALL ON CONSOLE, BOTH PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR AND CD (IF IN CD PLAYER) GET WET WITH USE OF AIR ...

PASSENGER SEAT SLIDES AFTER CLICKS IN PLACE, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED AND LEFT SCRATCHES ON GLASS, RADIO LCD GOES "WACKO" CAR RECENTLY WOULD NOT START (STILL AT DEALERSHIP), RECALL ON CONSOLE, BOTH PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR AND CD (IF IN CD PLAYER) GET WET WITH USE OF AIR ...

PASSENGER SEAT SLIDES AFTER CLICKS IN PLACE, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED AND LEFT SCRATCHES ON GLASS, RADIO LCD GOES "WACKO" CAR RECENTLY WOULD NOT START (STILL AT DEALERSHIP), RECALL ON CONSOLE, BOTH PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR AND CD (IF IN CD PLAYER) GET WET WITH USE OF AIR ...

PASSENGER SEAT SLIDES AFTER CLICKS IN PLACE, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED AND LEFT SCRATCHES ON GLASS, RADIO LCD GOES "WACKO" CAR RECENTLY WOULD NOT START (STILL AT DEALERSHIP), RECALL ON CONSOLE, BOTH PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR AND CD (IF IN CD PLAYER) GET WET WITH USE OF AIR ...

PASSENGER SEAT SLIDES AFTER CLICKS IN PLACE, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED AND LEFT SCRATCHES ON GLASS, RADIO LCD GOES "WACKO" CAR RECENTLY WOULD NOT START (STILL AT DEALERSHIP), RECALL ON CONSOLE, BOTH PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR AND CD (IF IN CD PLAYER) GET WET WITH USE OF AIR ...

PASSENGER SEAT SLIDES AFTER CLICKS IN PLACE, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED AND LEFT SCRATCHES ON GLASS, RADIO LCD GOES "WACKO" CAR RECENTLY WOULD NOT START (STILL AT DEALERSHIP), RECALL ON CONSOLE, BOTH PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR AND CD (IF IN CD PLAYER) GET WET WITH USE OF AIR ...

PASSENGER SEAT SLIDES AFTER CLICKS IN PLACE, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED AND LEFT SCRATCHES ON GLASS, RADIO LCD GOES "WACKO" CAR RECENTLY WOULD NOT START (STILL AT DEALERSHIP), RECALL ON CONSOLE, BOTH PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR AND CD (IF IN CD PLAYER) GET WET WITH USE OF AIR ...

PASSENGER SEAT SLIDES AFTER CLICKS IN PLACE, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED AND LEFT SCRATCHES ON GLASS, RADIO LCD GOES "WACKO" CAR RECENTLY WOULD NOT START (STILL AT DEALERSHIP), RECALL ON CONSOLE, BOTH PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR AND CD (IF IN CD PLAYER) GET WET WITH USE OF AIR ...

PASSENGER SEAT SLIDES AFTER CLICKS IN PLACE, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED AND LEFT SCRATCHES ON GLASS, RADIO LCD GOES "WACKO" CAR RECENTLY WOULD NOT START (STILL AT DEALERSHIP), RECALL ON CONSOLE, BOTH PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR AND CD (IF IN CD PLAYER) GET WET WITH USE OF AIR ...

PASSENGER SEAT SLIDES AFTER CLICKS IN PLACE, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED AND LEFT SCRATCHES ON GLASS, RADIO LCD GOES "WACKO" CAR RECENTLY WOULD NOT START (STILL AT DEALERSHIP), RECALL ON CONSOLE, BOTH PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR AND CD (IF IN CD PLAYER) GET WET WITH USE OF AIR ...

PASSENGER SEAT SLIDES AFTER CLICKS IN PLACE, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED AND LEFT SCRATCHES ON GLASS, RADIO LCD GOES "WACKO" CAR RECENTLY WOULD NOT START (STILL AT DEALERSHIP), RECALL ON CONSOLE, BOTH PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR AND CD (IF IN CD PLAYER) GET WET WITH USE OF AIR ...

PASSENGER SEAT SLIDES AFTER CLICKS IN PLACE, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED AND LEFT SCRATCHES ON GLASS, RADIO LCD GOES "WACKO" CAR RECENTLY WOULD NOT START (STILL AT DEALERSHIP), RECALL ON CONSOLE, BOTH PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR AND CD (IF IN CD PLAYER) GET WET WITH USE OF AIR ...

PASSENGER SEAT SLIDES AFTER CLICKS IN PLACE, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED AND LEFT SCRATCHES ON GLASS, RADIO LCD GOES "WACKO" CAR RECENTLY WOULD NOT START (STILL AT DEALERSHIP), RECALL ON CONSOLE, BOTH PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR AND CD (IF IN CD PLAYER) GET WET WITH USE OF AIR ...

PASSENGER SEAT SLIDES AFTER CLICKS IN PLACE, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED AND LEFT SCRATCHES ON GLASS, RADIO LCD GOES "WACKO" CAR RECENTLY WOULD NOT START (STILL AT DEALERSHIP), RECALL ON CONSOLE, BOTH PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR AND CD (IF IN CD PLAYER) GET WET WITH USE OF AIR ...

I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR A YEAR NOW AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 10 -12 TIMES FOR VARIOUS THINGS 3PAINT JOBS 2 TRUNK LEAKS RADIO POWER WINDOW DOOR MOLDING AND 3 BRAKE JOBS AIR COND. AND MY BRAKES STILL MAKE A NOISE BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS NORMAL FOR THESE TYPE OF BRAKES TO DO THIS CAN YOU HELP M...

I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR A YEAR NOW AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 10 -12 TIMES FOR VARIOUS THINGS 3PAINT JOBS 2 TRUNK LEAKS RADIO POWER WINDOW DOOR MOLDING AND 3 BRAKE JOBS AIR COND. AND MY BRAKES STILL MAKE A NOISE BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS NORMAL FOR THESE TYPE OF BRAKES TO DO THIS CAN YOU HELP M...

I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR A YEAR NOW AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 10 -12 TIMES FOR VARIOUS THINGS 3PAINT JOBS 2 TRUNK LEAKS RADIO POWER WINDOW DOOR MOLDING AND 3 BRAKE JOBS AIR COND. AND MY BRAKES STILL MAKE A NOISE BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS NORMAL FOR THESE TYPE OF BRAKES TO DO THIS CAN YOU HELP M...

I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR A YEAR NOW AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 10 -12 TIMES FOR VARIOUS THINGS 3PAINT JOBS 2 TRUNK LEAKS RADIO POWER WINDOW DOOR MOLDING AND 3 BRAKE JOBS AIR COND. AND MY BRAKES STILL MAKE A NOISE BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS NORMAL FOR THESE TYPE OF BRAKES TO DO THIS CAN YOU HELP M...

CAR HAS HAD ROTORS RESURFACED TWICE AND NOW NEED REPLACED.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

FRONT END VIBRATES WHEN GOING OVER SPEED BUMPS.GAS PEDAL GOES DOWN TO THE FLOOR FOR A WHILE BEFORE GRADUALLY GAINING ANY SPEED. DEALER REPLACED COMPUTER & FUEL PUMP TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, BUT NOTHING HAS HELP.*AK

FRONT END VIBRATES WHEN GOING OVER SPEED BUMPS.GAS PEDAL GOES DOWN TO THE FLOOR FOR A WHILE BEFORE GRADUALLY GAINING ANY SPEED. DEALER REPLACED COMPUTER & FUEL PUMP TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, BUT NOTHING HAS HELP.*AK

FRONT END VIBRATES WHEN GOING OVER SPEED BUMPS.GAS PEDAL GOES DOWN TO THE FLOOR FOR A WHILE BEFORE GRADUALLY GAINING ANY SPEED. DEALER REPLACED COMPUTER & FUEL PUMP TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, BUT NOTHING HAS HELP.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY THE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. AFTER DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY THE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. AFTER DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED.*AK

FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN BRAKING, DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY OR W/O CHARGE!!

1) ROTORS VERY BADLY WARPED. HEAVY VIBRATION THROUGH STEERING COLUMN AND BRAKE PEDAL UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS. DIFFICULTY STEERING VEHICLE DURING HARD BRAKING. 2) LCD DISPLAY ON CD PLAYER FUNCTIONS ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. NORMAL OPERATION GIVES GARBLED CHARACTERS. *AK

1) ROTORS VERY BADLY WARPED. HEAVY VIBRATION THROUGH STEERING COLUMN AND BRAKE PEDAL UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS. DIFFICULTY STEERING VEHICLE DURING HARD BRAKING. 2) LCD DISPLAY ON CD PLAYER FUNCTIONS ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. NORMAL OPERATION GIVES GARBLED CHARACTERS. *AK

1) ROTORS VERY BADLY WARPED. HEAVY VIBRATION THROUGH STEERING COLUMN AND BRAKE PEDAL UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS. DIFFICULTY STEERING VEHICLE DURING HARD BRAKING. 2) LCD DISPLAY ON CD PLAYER FUNCTIONS ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. NORMAL OPERATION GIVES GARBLED CHARACTERS. *AK

WHEN STEPPING ON BRAKE PEDAL ENTIRE FRONT END, STEERING WHEEL AND CAR VIBRATES. DEALER SAYS BRAKES ARE NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THERE IS A SERIOUS DEFECT IN THE BRAKES. YOUR DATABASE SHOWS MANY MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME NATURE. *AK

DRIVER'S & PASSENGER'S WINDOWS ON THE DOORS FELL DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. GLASS WAS SHATTERED. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPLACEMENT. MECHANIC INDICATED PROBLEM WAS THAT WINDOW WENT OFF TRACK & THAT PLASTIC SUPPORT IN WINDOWS HAD BROKEN.*AK

HORN BUTTON WORKS APPROXIMATELY 50% OF THE TIME. IT ALWAYS WORKS WITH THE REMOTE KEYRING BUT IT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY USING THE BUTTON. PRESSURE, HAND OR WHEEL LOCATION IRRELEVENT, IGNITION OR TRANSMISSION SELECTOR POSTION IRRELEVANT.

HORN BUTTON WORKS APPROXIMATELY 50% OF THE TIME. IT ALWAYS WORKS WITH THE REMOTE KEYRING BUT IT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY USING THE BUTTON. PRESSURE, HAND OR WHEEL LOCATION IRRELEVENT, IGNITION OR TRANSMISSION SELECTOR POSTION IRRELEVANT.

NO SUMMARY

FRONT BRAKES BEGAN PULSATING WHEN APPLYING BRAKES DEALER SAWS BOTH FRONT ROTORS MUST BE REPLACE. DEALER SAWS THERE IS NO WARRANTY OR RECALL ON THIS ITEM.

ON GOING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE POPPING NOISE AND HESITATING; VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON TWO OCCASION AND CONDITION STILL REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS:

BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPED. WHEN DRINVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED VEHICLE BEGINS TO JERK WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. PONTIAC HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

CONSUMER HAS HAD THE STEERING PUMP REPLACED 4 TIMES. RACK WAS LEAKING, AND ANOTHER LEAK WAS FOUND. DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. ALSO, TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING, AND THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION LEAK ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO. DEALER WAS SUPPOSE T...

CONSUMER HAS HAD THE STEERING PUMP REPLACED 4 TIMES. RACK WAS LEAKING, AND ANOTHER LEAK WAS FOUND. DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. ALSO, TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING, AND THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION LEAK ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO. DEALER WAS SUPPOSE T...

CONSUMER HAS HAD THE STEERING PUMP REPLACED 4 TIMES. RACK WAS LEAKING, AND ANOTHER LEAK WAS FOUND. DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. ALSO, TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING, AND THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION LEAK ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO. DEALER WAS SUPPOSE T...

CONSUMER HAS HAD THE STEERING PUMP REPLACED 4 TIMES. RACK WAS LEAKING, AND ANOTHER LEAK WAS FOUND. DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. ALSO, TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING, AND THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION LEAK ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO. DEALER WAS SUPPOSE T...

CONSUMER HAS HAD THE STEERING PUMP REPLACED 4 TIMES. RACK WAS LEAKING, AND ANOTHER LEAK WAS FOUND. DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. ALSO, TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING, AND THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION LEAK ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO. DEALER WAS SUPPOSE T...

CONSUMER HAS HAD THE STEERING PUMP REPLACED 4 TIMES. RACK WAS LEAKING, AND ANOTHER LEAK WAS FOUND. DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. ALSO, TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING, AND THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION LEAK ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO. DEALER WAS SUPPOSE T...

CONSUMER HAS HAD THE STEERING PUMP REPLACED 4 TIMES. RACK WAS LEAKING, AND ANOTHER LEAK WAS FOUND. DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. ALSO, TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING, AND THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION LEAK ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO. DEALER WAS SUPPOSE T...

CONSUMER HAS HAD THE STEERING PUMP REPLACED 4 TIMES. RACK WAS LEAKING, AND ANOTHER LEAK WAS FOUND. DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. ALSO, TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING, AND THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION LEAK ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO. DEALER WAS SUPPOSE T...

VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING CAUSING A HAZARDOUS SITUATION, DEALERSHIP FEELS THAT THE CONSUMER MUST HAVE HIT THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE SYSTEM IS VERY SENSITIVE TO TOUCH DUE TO DESIGN, POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW WHICH WOULD CAUSE ACCIDENTAL APPLICATION WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN. ...

PLEASE RECALL FRONT BRAKES UNSAFE. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT ANY SPEED THE STEERING COLUMN SHAKES AND BRAKING DISTANCE IS INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY. IN EXTREEM CONDITIONS SUCH AS WET ROADS OR STOP AND GO TRAFFIC TRACTION HAS BEEN LOST DUE TO PULSATING BRAKES. DEALER STATED THAT THE PADS WERE WO...

UPON STARTING FROM A RED LIGHT CAR HESITATES, AND GAUGES GO HAY WIRE (FLUCTUATE). CONSUMER FEARS VEHICLE MAY STALL ON TURNPIKE AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.*AK

IN APPROXIMATELY MARCH OF 2000 THE VEHICLE FIRST STALLED WHILE DRIVING IN CITY TRAFFIC GOING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. WAS ABLE TO RESTART CAR AND PROCEEDED TO DEALER SERVICE DEPT. TO HAVE CAR CHECKED OUT. THEY PROCEEDED TO INSTALL A BREATHER VALVE THEY FELT WAS FAULTY. APPROXIMATELY 3-4 DAYS LATER, THE...

NO SUMMARY

WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED STEERING WHEEL WOULD BE HARD TO CONTROL & WOULD WOBBLE. FRONT DISC ROTORS WERE WARPING. THIS WAS THE 3RD SET OF ROTORS REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE. *AK

WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED STEERING WHEEL WOULD BE HARD TO CONTROL & WOULD WOBBLE. FRONT DISC ROTORS WERE WARPING. THIS WAS THE 3RD SET OF ROTORS REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE. *AK

FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS LEAKING FUMES INSIDE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING NOISE WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND NOTICED MOLDING WAS COMING OF OFF THE WINDSHIELD, CONSUMER FEELS WINDSHIELD MAY FALL OUT.*AK

THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT WHEN THE REAR LATERAL LINK BOLT SEPARATED AND WENT OUT OF CONTROL HITTING A CULVERT PIPE AND FLIPPING OVER INJURING THE DRIVER. YH

UPON STOPPING, OCCASIONALLY ON RESTART CAR HESITATES AND THE DASH GAUGES GO HAYWIRE. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT EVERY 3,000 MILES, HOWEVER SUPPOSEDLY FIXED AT 32,000 MILES, REOCCURED AT 39,200 MILES. DEALERSHIP REFUSED SERVICE EVEN WITHIN WARRANTY PERIOD. *AK

UPON STOPPING, OCCASIONALLY ON RESTART CAR HESITATES AND THE DASH GAUGES GO HAYWIRE. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT EVERY 3,000 MILES, HOWEVER SUPPOSEDLY FIXED AT 32,000 MILES, REOCCURED AT 39,200 MILES. DEALERSHIP REFUSED SERVICE EVEN WITHIN WARRANTY PERIOD. *AK

VEHICLE VIBRATES AND SHAKES INTERMITTENTLY WHEN CONSUMER REACHINGS SPEED LIMITS ABOVE 50MPH. DEALERSHIP MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT SHE NEEDED A NEW SET OF TIRES. *AK

FRONT END OF THIS CAR HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE IT WAS FIRST PURCHASED. THE CAR PULLS DRAMATICLY TO THE LEST WHEN YOU TRY AND PASS ANOTHER CAR. BOTH MANUFACTOR AND DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL "NORMAL TORQUE STEER". THIS ACTION CAUSES THE CAR TO EITHER INTO THE FAR LEFT SHOULDER OF THE ROAD OR ALOMOST...

FRONT END OF THIS CAR HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE IT WAS FIRST PURCHASED. THE CAR PULLS DRAMATICLY TO THE LEST WHEN YOU TRY AND PASS ANOTHER CAR. BOTH MANUFACTOR AND DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL "NORMAL TORQUE STEER". THIS ACTION CAUSES THE CAR TO EITHER INTO THE FAR LEFT SHOULDER OF THE ROAD OR ALOMOST...

I BOUGHT THE GRAND AM USED WHICH HAD 280 MILES ON IT. EVER SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE, I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS. THE MAJOR PROBLEM IS THE BRAKING SYSTEM. MY CAR HAS HAD APPROXIMIATLY 8 SETS OF ROTORS AND 4 SETS OF BRAKE PADS. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR 1 YEAR AND HAS ONLY 279...

I BOUGHT THE GRAND AM USED WHICH HAD 280 MILES ON IT. EVER SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE, I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS. THE MAJOR PROBLEM IS THE BRAKING SYSTEM. MY CAR HAS HAD APPROXIMIATLY 8 SETS OF ROTORS AND 4 SETS OF BRAKE PADS. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR 1 YEAR AND HAS ONLY 279...

WITH ONLY APPROXIMATELY 14,000 MILES ON THE PONTIAC GRAND AM SE2 WE NOTICED WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKES AT 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY. TOOK IN TO DEALER, FOUND THE ROTORS WARPED AND THE BRAKES ALREADY WORN WITH ONLY 15,500 MILES, UNACCEPTABLE. CUSTOMER RESPON...

EXPERIENCING UNWANTED ACCELERATION. CAR IS UNSAFE! DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM WHEN VEHICLE TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR. SERVICE MANAGER AT DEALERSHIP STATES ALTHOUGH COMPUTER SHOWS CODES RELATING TO REPORTED INCIDENT, THEY ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO REPAIR. PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURING MORE FREQUENTLY. HA...

WHEN MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN VEHICLE WILL MAKE A NOISE AND A REAL HARD RUBBING SOUND. STEERING WHEEL WILL JERK BY ITSELF. CONTACT DEALER, NOT ABLE TO HELP.*AK BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS FAILED. *YH

WHEN MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN VEHICLE WILL MAKE A NOISE AND A REAL HARD RUBBING SOUND. STEERING WHEEL WILL JERK BY ITSELF. CONTACT DEALER, NOT ABLE TO HELP.*AK BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS FAILED. *YH

WHEN MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN VEHICLE WILL MAKE A NOISE AND A REAL HARD RUBBING SOUND. STEERING WHEEL WILL JERK BY ITSELF. CONTACT DEALER, NOT ABLE TO HELP.*AK BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS FAILED. *YH

FRONT END PULLS TO THE LEFT WHEN WHEN PASSING, FRONT IN SHAKES AT TIMES, DEALER REPLACED BRAKES, ABS SYSTEM, TIRES, WHEELS, DID ALINEMENTS AND TOLD US THAT IT IS NORMAL FOR THIS CAR TO PULL TO THE LEFT WHEN PASSING. WE TOLD THEM THAT WHEN THIS HAPPENS, WE FEEL THAT IT COULD CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE ...

FRONT END PULLS TO THE LEFT WHEN WHEN PASSING, FRONT IN SHAKES AT TIMES, DEALER REPLACED BRAKES, ABS SYSTEM, TIRES, WHEELS, DID ALINEMENTS AND TOLD US THAT IT IS NORMAL FOR THIS CAR TO PULL TO THE LEFT WHEN PASSING. WE TOLD THEM THAT WHEN THIS HAPPENS, WE FEEL THAT IT COULD CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE ...

AIR CONDITIONER WILLNOT BLOW ANY AIR ON LEVEL 1 , 2 OR 3, NECESSARY IN FLORIDA, CAR PULSATES WHEN BRAKES APPLIED, HAS DEALER LOOK AT IT AND REPLACED BRAKES, PADS AND ROTORS, HAVE HAD POWER WINDOWS REPLACED TWICE DUE TO SCRATCHES INSIDE AND OUT, VENDOR WILL NOT TINT WINDOWS UNTIL PROBLEM IS RESOLVED,...

AIR CONDITIONER WILLNOT BLOW ANY AIR ON LEVEL 1 , 2 OR 3, NECESSARY IN FLORIDA, CAR PULSATES WHEN BRAKES APPLIED, HAS DEALER LOOK AT IT AND REPLACED BRAKES, PADS AND ROTORS, HAVE HAD POWER WINDOWS REPLACED TWICE DUE TO SCRATCHES INSIDE AND OUT, VENDOR WILL NOT TINT WINDOWS UNTIL PROBLEM IS RESOLVED,...

AIR CONDITIONER WILLNOT BLOW ANY AIR ON LEVEL 1 , 2 OR 3, NECESSARY IN FLORIDA, CAR PULSATES WHEN BRAKES APPLIED, HAS DEALER LOOK AT IT AND REPLACED BRAKES, PADS AND ROTORS, HAVE HAD POWER WINDOWS REPLACED TWICE DUE TO SCRATCHES INSIDE AND OUT, VENDOR WILL NOT TINT WINDOWS UNTIL PROBLEM IS RESOLVED,...

AIR CONDITIONER WILLNOT BLOW ANY AIR ON LEVEL 1 , 2 OR 3, NECESSARY IN FLORIDA, CAR PULSATES WHEN BRAKES APPLIED, HAS DEALER LOOK AT IT AND REPLACED BRAKES, PADS AND ROTORS, HAVE HAD POWER WINDOWS REPLACED TWICE DUE TO SCRATCHES INSIDE AND OUT, VENDOR WILL NOT TINT WINDOWS UNTIL PROBLEM IS RESOLVED,...

POSSIBLE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM LEAKING CAUSED SMELL OF GASOLINE IN THE VEHICLE. YH

POSSIBLE ENGINE MALFUNCTIONING CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL. YH

ROTORS WARP TOO EASILY UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. SEEMS TO BE A DEBATE OVER WETHER THERE EXISTS A TSB FOR THIS PROBLEM OR NOT. WETHER OR NOT A TSB EXISTS, GM NEEDS TO FIX THIS KNOWN PROBLEM SO THAT THE ROTORS DON'T NEED TO BE REPLACED VERY 15,000 MILES. MINE LASTED UNTILL 35,000 MILES BECAUSE ...

ROTORS CUT AT APPROX.3000, REPLACED W/ PADS AT APPROX. 5000, FAILING AGAIN. LEFT FRONT SPEAKER IS BLOWN OUT. IN DISCUSSION W/ A FRIEND WHO OWNS SAME CAR SHE HAS SAME PROBLEMS. *AK

ROTORS CUT AT APPROX.3000, REPLACED W/ PADS AT APPROX. 5000, FAILING AGAIN. LEFT FRONT SPEAKER IS BLOWN OUT. IN DISCUSSION W/ A FRIEND WHO OWNS SAME CAR SHE HAS SAME PROBLEMS. *AK

WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE WOULD START VIBRATING AND SHAKING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT DEALER REFUSED TO CORRECT RECALL CONCERNING SEAT LATCH. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STEERS TO THE RIGHT UNEXPECTEDLY, CAUSING A CRASH. *AK REAR LATERAL LINK BOLT SEPARATED CAUSEING LEFT OUT WARD MOVEMENT OF LEFT REAR WHEEL. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE WENT AIRBORNE AND FLIPPED OVER. *YH

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STEERS TO THE RIGHT UNEXPECTEDLY, CAUSING A CRASH. *AK REAR LATERAL LINK BOLT SEPARATED CAUSEING LEFT OUT WARD MOVEMENT OF LEFT REAR WHEEL. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE WENT AIRBORNE AND FLIPPED OVER. *YH

WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE HESITATES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

DEALERSHIP AGREES THAT THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE ROTORS ON GRAND AMS, BUT GM WON'T COVER REPAIR COSTS, EVEN IF MILEAGE IS UNDER 36K. RECALL, PLEASE! DOES IT TAKE A GENIUS TO SEE THAT THERE'S A PROBLEM? WILL IT TAKE SOMEONE GETTING HURT TO SEE THAT?*AK

BRAKES HAVE BEEN VIBRATING SINCE 16K MILES. ANTILOCK SYSTEM FAILED CAUSING BRAKES TO LOCK. NOTIFIED LOCAL DEALER, WAS TOLD ABOUT TSB ISSUED BY GM, BRAKES AND ROTORS FOR REPLACEMENT ON BACKORDER UNTIL 08/2000.

BRAKES HAVE BEEN VIBRATING SINCE 16K MILES. ANTILOCK SYSTEM FAILED CAUSING BRAKES TO LOCK. NOTIFIED LOCAL DEALER, WAS TOLD ABOUT TSB ISSUED BY GM, BRAKES AND ROTORS FOR REPLACEMENT ON BACKORDER UNTIL 08/2000.

PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN, THE DEALER FIXED IT ONCE, BUT NOW IT IS BROKEN AGAIN. *SLC

ACID LEAKED FROM THE BATTERY WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE NOT TO START. VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT WEEK BEFORE THIS PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED. VEHICLE WILL BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR(S). PROBLEM HAS SINCE BEEN CORRECTED. *AK *ML

FLOOR NEAR REAR SEAT GETS WET WHEN IT RAINS. DELAER SAYS FRAMES MAY HAVE A CRACK, BUT THE WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER IT.*AK LEFT REAR SIDE OF THE FLOOR BOARD BECOMES SOAKING WET WHENEVER RAIN WATER SPLASHES UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. *YH

CONSUMER HAS BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY & THE BRAKES & ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES FROM 26,000 MILES. CONSUMER SPOKE TO SOMEONE AT THE DEALERSHIP, THEY DON'T SEEM TO BE HELPING. *AK

CONSUMER HAS BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY & THE BRAKES & ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES FROM 26,000 MILES. CONSUMER SPOKE TO SOMEONE AT THE DEALERSHIP, THEY DON'T SEEM TO BE HELPING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL AND VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING WITHOUT A WARNING. ALSO, VEHICLE BOUNCED FROM SIDE TO SIDE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL AND VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING WITHOUT A WARNING. ALSO, VEHICLE BOUNCED FROM SIDE TO SIDE. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS WERE COMPLETELY WARPED, POSSIBLY FROM BEING TOO THIN. THIS HAS CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE .MANUFACTURER STATED THAT PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER FOR THREE MONTHS. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS WERE COMPLETELY WARPED, POSSIBLY FROM BEING TOO THIN. THIS HAS CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE .MANUFACTURER STATED THAT PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER FOR THREE MONTHS. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE FROM SIDE TO SIDE BECAUSE THE ROTORS HAD WARPED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

EXCESSIVE WEAR OF ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. REPLACEMENT WERE MADE EVERY SIX MONTHS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM WAS STILL UNRESOLVED. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE CONSUMER WILL FILL IN INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THIS CAR ON CITY STREETS, I SUFFERED A SUDDEN LOSS OF MY POWER STEERING WHICH MADE CONTROL OF MY CAR DIFFICULT. I WAS ADVISED BY A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEALER THAT THIS IS A KNOWN DESIGN FLAW IN THIS VEHICLE WHERE ONE OF THE PRESSURE FITTINGS CAN FAIL. AS A HEALTHY MALE, DRIVING ON ...

LUGS: NUTS ON LEFT DRIVER'S SIDE SHEARED OFF, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM VEHICLE. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE.*AK

WASHER FLUID FREEZES IN WINTER DUE TO THE POOR DESIGN OF OF FLUID TUBING TO THE WIPERS. NO HEAT FROM THE ENGINE EVER GETS NEAR THE TUBING. THIS MAKES IT DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING IN BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE WINDSHIELD STARTS TO GET DIRT BUILDUP. VERY SCARY. *AK

11/15/1999 INVOLVED IN 25 TO 30 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN 2 INJURIES, PONTIAC CONTACTED SEVERAL TIMES AND EACH TIME GIVEN DIFFERENT ANSWERS AS TO WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. FIRST REASON GIVEN WAS IT LIKED A FRACTION OF AN INCH TO DEPLOYMENT, 2ND TIME PONTIA CO...

11/15/1999 INVOLVED IN 25 TO 30 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN 2 INJURIES, PONTIAC CONTACTED SEVERAL TIMES AND EACH TIME GIVEN DIFFERENT ANSWERS AS TO WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. FIRST REASON GIVEN WAS IT LIKED A FRACTION OF AN INCH TO DEPLOYMENT, 2ND TIME PONTIA CO...

11/15/1999 INVOLVED IN 25 TO 30 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN 2 INJURIES, PONTIAC CONTACTED SEVERAL TIMES AND EACH TIME GIVEN DIFFERENT ANSWERS AS TO WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. FIRST REASON GIVEN WAS IT LIKED A FRACTION OF AN INCH TO DEPLOYMENT, 2ND TIME PONTIA CO...

PASSENGER AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY AND SEAT BELT FAILED DURING THE ACCIDENT BUT DEPLOYED LATER WHEN THE PASSENGER TOUCHED THE DASHBOARD CAUSING INJURY. YH

PASSENGER AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY AND SEAT BELT FAILED DURING THE ACCIDENT BUT DEPLOYED LATER WHEN THE PASSENGER TOUCHED THE DASHBOARD CAUSING INJURY. YH

PASSENGER AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY AND SEAT BELT FAILED DURING THE ACCIDENT BUT DEPLOYED LATER WHEN THE PASSENGER TOUCHED THE DASHBOARD CAUSING INJURY. YH

PASSENGER AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY AND SEAT BELT FAILED DURING THE ACCIDENT BUT DEPLOYED LATER WHEN THE PASSENGER TOUCHED THE DASHBOARD CAUSING INJURY. YH

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION AND STEERING DIFFICULTY, REPLACEMENT OF SEVERAL COMPONENTS DID NOT RECTIFY DIFFICULTIES, UNABLE TO DETERMINE COMPONENT FAILURE WITHIN THE SYSTEM. *MJS

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION AND STEERING DIFFICULTY, REPLACEMENT OF SEVERAL COMPONENTS DID NOT RECTIFY DIFFICULTIES, UNABLE TO DETERMINE COMPONENT FAILURE WITHIN THE SYSTEM. *MJS

ENHANCED TRACTION SYSTEM MALFUCTIONED, AND INTERMITTENTLY CAME ON WHEN NOT NEEDED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER'S SHOP ON SIX OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM IS STILL UNRESOLVED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH COULD FEEL BRAKE PEDAL PULSATING. ALSO,COULD FEEL VEHICLE VIBRATING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH COULD FEEL BRAKE PEDAL PULSATING. ALSO,COULD FEEL VEHICLE VIBRATING. *AK

CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED AND SET AT 80 MPH. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL, IT GOT STUCK. CONSUMER HAD TO PUT VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING TO REDUCE SPEED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN THREE SEPARATE COLLISIONS IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THAT PADS HAVE WORN OUT. FIRST REPLACED AT 14,000 MILES. ONLY 6,000 MILES LATER NEED TO BE REPLACED. DEFINITELY A PROBLEM HERE! NEEDS ACTION TAKEN.

WHILE DRIVING COULD STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL AND EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY SPEED COULD STEP ON BRAKES PEDAL AND VEHICLE WILL START VIBRATING DUE TO PREMATURE/FREQUENT WEAR OF ROTORS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY SPEED COULD STEP ON BRAKES PEDAL AND VEHICLE WILL START VIBRATING DUE TO PREMATURE/FREQUENT WEAR OF ROTORS. *AK

REAR LIGHTS USE TWO BULBS ON EACH SIDE. EACH BULB HAS TWO FILAMENTS (ONE FOR PARKING LIGHT, ONE FOR BRAKE LIGHT). THE BRAKE LIGHT FILAMENT OF THE INSIDE BULB ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR DOES NOT WORK. FURTHER INVESTIGATION LED TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THE BULB SOCKET CONNECTION HAD SOME SORT OF MATERI...

PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT CUSHION WAS COMING UP FROM THE SEAT ITSELF. THIS WAS THE SECOND SEAT CUSHION TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

DIESEL CLUTCH PISTON ASSEMBLY FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DOWNSHIFT WHILE DRIVING. NLM

I PUT NEW ROTORS AND BRAKES ON THE FRONT IN SEPTEMBER AFTER HAVING THE CAR ONLY A MONTH. IT WAS A DEMO WITH 18K MILES ON IT. NOW 11K MILES LATER I NEED THE ROTORS AND BRAKES CHANGED IN THE FRONT AGAIN. I CAN'T AFFORD TO DROP $300 AT MIDAS EVERY 6 MONTHS ON BRAKES AND ROTORS. THERE WAS ANOTHER WOM...

I PUT NEW ROTORS AND BRAKES ON THE FRONT IN SEPTEMBER AFTER HAVING THE CAR ONLY A MONTH. IT WAS A DEMO WITH 18K MILES ON IT. NOW 11K MILES LATER I NEED THE ROTORS AND BRAKES CHANGED IN THE FRONT AGAIN. I CAN'T AFFORD TO DROP $300 AT MIDAS EVERY 6 MONTHS ON BRAKES AND ROTORS. THERE WAS ANOTHER WOM...

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED HIM. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WENT INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, VEERED OVER INTO THE SHOULDER PART, AND FLIPPED OVER INTO AN ENBANKMENT. UPON IMPACT, SEATBELT BROKE, AND AIRBAGS CAME OUT, BUT THEY DIDN'T DEFLATE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED HIM. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WENT INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, VEERED OVER INTO THE SHOULDER PART, AND FLIPPED OVER INTO AN ENBANKMENT. UPON IMPACT, SEATBELT BROKE, AND AIRBAGS CAME OUT, BUT THEY DIDN'T DEFLATE. *AK

ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEED OF 20 - 75 MPH. VEHICLE BE IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML

SINCE THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW ON NOVEMBER 1998 (1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM) IT HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT, FRONT END HAS BEEN REPAIRED 3 TIMES, BRAKES REPAIRED (WARPED ROTORS), AIR BAG COVER WARPED AND WAS REPLACED, DOOR PANELING CAME OFF AND WAS R...

SINCE THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW ON NOVEMBER 1998 (1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM) IT HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT, FRONT END HAS BEEN REPAIRED 3 TIMES, BRAKES REPAIRED (WARPED ROTORS), AIR BAG COVER WARPED AND WAS REPLACED, DOOR PANELING CAME OFF AND WAS R...

SINCE THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW ON NOVEMBER 1998 (1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM) IT HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT, FRONT END HAS BEEN REPAIRED 3 TIMES, BRAKES REPAIRED (WARPED ROTORS), AIR BAG COVER WARPED AND WAS REPLACED, DOOR PANELING CAME OFF AND WAS R...

SINCE THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW ON NOVEMBER 1998 (1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM) IT HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT, FRONT END HAS BEEN REPAIRED 3 TIMES, BRAKES REPAIRED (WARPED ROTORS), AIR BAG COVER WARPED AND WAS REPLACED, DOOR PANELING CAME OFF AND WAS R...

SINCE THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW ON NOVEMBER 1998 (1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM) IT HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT, FRONT END HAS BEEN REPAIRED 3 TIMES, BRAKES REPAIRED (WARPED ROTORS), AIR BAG COVER WARPED AND WAS REPLACED, DOOR PANELING CAME OFF AND WAS R...

SINCE THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW ON NOVEMBER 1998 (1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM) IT HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT, FRONT END HAS BEEN REPAIRED 3 TIMES, BRAKES REPAIRED (WARPED ROTORS), AIR BAG COVER WARPED AND WAS REPLACED, DOOR PANELING CAME OFF AND WAS R...

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT FULLY DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THREE FAILURES (AT 17,741; 27,336; AND 38,974 MILES) WITH WARPED FRONT DISC BRAKE ROTORS. GM NOW SAYS THAT FAILURE IS DUE TO IMPROPER DRIVING HABITS OR IMPROPERLY TORQUED LUG NUTS. THE LUG NUTS WERE NOT REMOVED SINCE THE LAST FAILURE. GM WILL NOT SAY WHAT TYPE OF DRIVING HABITS CAUSES ROTOR FAILU...

THREE FAILURES (AT 17,741; 27,336; AND 38,974 MILES) WITH WARPED FRONT DISC BRAKE ROTORS. GM NOW SAYS THAT FAILURE IS DUE TO IMPROPER DRIVING HABITS OR IMPROPERLY TORQUED LUG NUTS. THE LUG NUTS WERE NOT REMOVED SINCE THE LAST FAILURE. GM WILL NOT SAY WHAT TYPE OF DRIVING HABITS CAUSES ROTOR FAILU...

WHEN RAINING WATER WOULD LEAK THROUGH THE DASHBOARD PANEL TO THE FUSE BOX. *AK

INTERNAL RADIO FAILURE CAUSING RADIO CLOCK DISPLAY AND LIGHT NOT TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. NLM

INTERMITTENT OPEN CIRCUIT IN FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CAUSED THE GAS GAUGE TO DROP TO EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL BELL SOUNDS. NLM

DRIVERS DOOR POPS WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING. NLM

BRAKES MAKING NOISE AND ARE EXPERINCING EXCESSIVE WEAR. NLM

CRUISE CONTROL MODULE FAILED CAUSING CRUISE CONTROL NOT TO WORK. NLM

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS STOPPED FOR SCHOOL BUS, AND THEN REARENDED, CAUSING HIM TO CRASH INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SEATBELT FAILED TO RETRACT. *AK *ML

WITHIN 35 MINUTES OF PARKING THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY EMPLOYEE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT FIRE MAY HAVE COMMENCED FROM THE COWL PANEL. STATE FARM INSURANCE, HOWEVER, SAID THAT THE FIRE WAS NOT THE RESULT OF M...

VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED A TOTAL OF 21 TIMES, 17 OF THEM SINCE 10/7/99. THERE IS NO AGENCY THAT WILLHELP ME SEEK RESTITUTION AGAINST ARROW PONTIAC. I WANT MY MONEY REFUNDED SO THAT I CAN PURCHASE ANOTHER CAR. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

PLEASE CONTACT STATE FARM, NOT OWNER, ON REPORT VEH INFORMATION. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

ENGINE HESITATES AND STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE VEHICLE'S PURCHASE. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE, AND REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. BUT, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

ENGINE HESITATES AND STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE VEHICLE'S PURCHASE. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE, AND REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. BUT, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

FRONT END SHAKES WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. DEALER REPLACED FRONT ROTORS BECAUSE THEY WERE WARPED. DEALER STATED THERE WAS A TECH BULLETIN ISSUED. FRONT ROTORS REPLACED 2/18/2000. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE REPAIRED WITH NEWER ROTORS THAT DEALER SAYS ARE UPGRADED/STRONGER. *AK

WIND NOISE COMING FROM RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT DOORS. EXTREMELY NOTICABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM AROUND THE DOOR SILL AREA. *AK

THIS CAR SAVED MY WIFES LIFE. BUT WHEN I EXAMINED IT, I NOTICED THE PAASENGER SEAT DIDN'T LOCK AND HIT THE DASH. THE SEAT SOMETIMES DIDN'T LOCK, I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS A PRIORITY TO FIX FAST. THE CAR IS A LOSS, BUT I WILL BUY ANOTHER. I AM NOW AWARE TO FIX THE SEAT FAST IF IT OCCURS ON THE NEXT CAR.

RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 33000-34000 MILES AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BY DEALERSHIP. IT FAILED AGAIN WITHIN LESS THAN A YEAR AND THE DEALERSHIP WONT REPLACE IT BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I FEEL IT SHOULD BE REPLACED BECAUSE NO CAR SHOULD HAVE 2 STEERING ASSEMBLIES...

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE MAKING A TERRIBLE GRINDING NOISE. ROTORS WERE TURNED ONCE AT 3,000 MILES, AND REPLACED AT 11,000 MILES. AT 12,200 MILES, BRAKES & FUEL INJECTOR LEAKAGE, MAKING A TERRIBLE NOISE LIKE ONCE BEFORE. VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP.*A...

THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM IS UNIDENTIFIED BY THE DEALERSHIPS I'VE BEEN TO FOR SERVICE. THE CAR WILL PERIODICALLY VIOLENTLY PULL TO EITHER SIDE (HAS OCCURED ON BOTH SIDES), THRVED OUT OF CONTROL, THE BRAKES IN GENERAL ARE POOR AND DON'T STOP THE CAR WELL; I HAVE TO DOWNSHIFT THE AUTOMATIC IN ORDER T...

THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM IS UNIDENTIFIED BY THE DEALERSHIPS I'VE BEEN TO FOR SERVICE. THE CAR WILL PERIODICALLY VIOLENTLY PULL TO EITHER SIDE (HAS OCCURED ON BOTH SIDES), THRVED OUT OF CONTROL, THE BRAKES IN GENERAL ARE POOR AND DON'T STOP THE CAR WELL; I HAVE TO DOWNSHIFT THE AUTOMATIC IN ORDER T...

THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM IS UNIDENTIFIED BY THE DEALERSHIPS I'VE BEEN TO FOR SERVICE. THE CAR WILL PERIODICALLY VIOLENTLY PULL TO EITHER SIDE (HAS OCCURED ON BOTH SIDES), THRVED OUT OF CONTROL, THE BRAKES IN GENERAL ARE POOR AND DON'T STOP THE CAR WELL; I HAVE TO DOWNSHIFT THE AUTOMATIC IN ORDER T...

SUNVISOR HAS BEEN RPLACED THREE TIMES. WHEN THE VISOR IS MOVED INTO A POSITION TO BLOCK THE SUN, IT SNAPS BACK TOWARD THE WINDSHIELD, IT DOES NOT STAY IN A SET PLACE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

PSSENGER'S SIDE DOOR IS LEAKING SEAL AGAINST THE LEFT DOOR CAME OFF. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE SEALS BEFORE. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER NOTICED TRANSMISSION COOLANT WAS VERY LOW. CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE TURN SIGNAL BEING INOPERATIVE DUE TO TO A WIRE WHICH WAS PINCHED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER NOTICED TRANSMISSION COOLANT WAS VERY LOW. CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE TURN SIGNAL BEING INOPERATIVE DUE TO TO A WIRE WHICH WAS PINCHED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS ON RECALL FROM THE PONTIAC MANUFACTURER, AND THEY REFUSED TO FIX VEHICLE. THE BRAKES ARE NOT STOPPING. ALSO, HAS ENGINE PROBLEM. *AK

ENGINE MAKES A KNOCKING OR TICKING NOISE WHEN IDLING IN PARK. *AK

WE BOUGHT THE CAR IN NC. IN DEC. 1998, AND MOVED TO LEXINGTON KY. IN SEPT. OF 1999. AT THAT TIME WATER STARTED TO COLLECT ON THE PASSENGERS FRONT FLOOR CARPET. WE HAD THE LOCAL GM DEALER COURTESY PONTAIC ATTEMP TO FIX IT 5 TIMES BETWEEN SEPT. AND DEC.. THEY HAVE HAD THE CAR MORE THEN WE HAVE IN T...

IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER FAILED CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH POWER LOCK SYSTEM. YH (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER)

POWER WINDOW MOTORS FAILED (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER). YH

PROBLEMS WITH DOOR PANEL AND TRIMS, POWER WINDOWS SNAP FROM WARPED CHANEL AND MOTOR FAILURE.(ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER) YH

SHAKES BADLY WHILE BRAKING ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED. ALREADY I AM TOLD ITS MY FAULT BY DEALER. *AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAD TO BE TURNED AT 7737 .THIS SUGGESTS EITHER SUBSTANDARD MATERIALS OR SUBSTANDARD MFG. THE ROTORS CAN AND SHOULD ONLY BE TURNED NO MRE THAN 3 TIMES IN THIER LIFE, TURNING THEM THIS EARLY CREATES A GREAT DEAL OF CONCERN FOR MYSEKF AND THE QUALITY OF PARTS USED IN THE MFG. OF MY A...

I HAVE HAD MANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR, BUT NOT ANY TO HURT ANYONE. NO SAFETY DEFEC LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW BROKEN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS CAUSING IT TO GO OFF TRACK, FOUR REPAIRS TO FIX PROPERLY. MJS

WATER LEAK IN DOOR WHICH WAS REPAIRED, HOWEVER CONTINUES TO LEAK. MJS

WHILE DRIVING THE BOLTS THAT HOLDS THE SUSPENSION IN PLACE ON THE WHEELS SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND WILL REPAIR VEHICLE. *AK

SINCE NEW, CAR HAS BEEN AT DEALER 7-TIMES FOR VIBRATION IN FRONT END, 5 TIMES FOR EXCESSIVE STEERING BACKLASH, 3 TIMES FOR STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY DURING BRAKING, AND 2 TIMES FOR ENGINE HIGH TEMPERATURE. (5 TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. 4 RIMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. 3 SETS OF BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED....

SINCE NEW, CAR HAS BEEN AT DEALER 7-TIMES FOR VIBRATION IN FRONT END, 5 TIMES FOR EXCESSIVE STEERING BACKLASH, 3 TIMES FOR STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY DURING BRAKING, AND 2 TIMES FOR ENGINE HIGH TEMPERATURE. (5 TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. 4 RIMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. 3 SETS OF BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED....

SINCE NEW, CAR HAS BEEN AT DEALER 7-TIMES FOR VIBRATION IN FRONT END, 5 TIMES FOR EXCESSIVE STEERING BACKLASH, 3 TIMES FOR STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY DURING BRAKING, AND 2 TIMES FOR ENGINE HIGH TEMPERATURE. (5 TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. 4 RIMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. 3 SETS OF BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED....

SINCE NEW, CAR HAS BEEN AT DEALER 7-TIMES FOR VIBRATION IN FRONT END, 5 TIMES FOR EXCESSIVE STEERING BACKLASH, 3 TIMES FOR STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY DURING BRAKING, AND 2 TIMES FOR ENGINE HIGH TEMPERATURE. (5 TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. 4 RIMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. 3 SETS OF BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED....

MECHANIC NOTICE THAT UPON IMPACT TO THE RIGHT FRONT, WHETHER IT IS SMALL OR LARGE IMPACT, THE BATTERY TRAY EITHER BREAKS OFF OR THE BATTERY SLIDES OFF OF THE TRAY CAUSING SEVERE ACID DAMAGE TO THE ABS UNIT, RADIATOR FAN SHROUD ASSY, TRANSMISSION, WIRING, EXHAUST HEAT SHIELD, MANIFOLD AND INTAKE. NL...

MECHANIC NOTICE THAT UPON IMPACT TO THE RIGHT FRONT, WHETHER IT IS SMALL OR LARGE IMPACT, THE BATTERY TRAY EITHER BREAKS OFF OR THE BATTERY SLIDES OFF OF THE TRAY CAUSING SEVERE ACID DAMAGE TO THE ABS UNIT, RADIATOR FAN SHROUD ASSY, TRANSMISSION, WIRING, EXHAUST HEAT SHIELD, MANIFOLD AND INTAKE. NL...

MECHANIC NOTICE THAT UPON IMPACT TO THE RIGHT FRONT, WHETHER IT IS SMALL OR LARGE IMPACT, THE BATTERY TRAY EITHER BREAKS OFF OR THE BATTERY SLIDES OFF OF THE TRAY CAUSING SEVERE ACID DAMAGE TO THE ABS UNIT, RADIATOR FAN SHROUD ASSY, TRANSMISSION, WIRING, EXHAUST HEAT SHIELD, MANIFOLD AND INTAKE. NL...

DEFECTIVE SOLENOID EVAPORATED/EMISSION CANISTER BROKE, CAUSING THE FUMES TO ENTER AND BUILD INTO THE FUEL TANK WHICH ALREADY HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE. DEALR REPLACED SOLENOID 3 TIMES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

HAVE HAD ALL BUT 1 OF 4 DOOR PANELS REPLACED. NOW GETTING INTO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHEN INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT HAYWIRE, CAR WOULD NOT START NEXT DAY. WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR THE TRUNK OPENED. WHEN I TOOK THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION THE GAUGES LIT UP AND STAYED ON WITHOUT A KEY. THIS WAS 2 DAYS ...

HAVE HAD ALL BUT 1 OF 4 DOOR PANELS REPLACED. NOW GETTING INTO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHEN INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT HAYWIRE, CAR WOULD NOT START NEXT DAY. WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR THE TRUNK OPENED. WHEN I TOOK THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION THE GAUGES LIT UP AND STAYED ON WITHOUT A KEY. THIS WAS 2 DAYS ...

HAVE HAD ALL BUT 1 OF 4 DOOR PANELS REPLACED. NOW GETTING INTO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHEN INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT HAYWIRE, CAR WOULD NOT START NEXT DAY. WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR THE TRUNK OPENED. WHEN I TOOK THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION THE GAUGES LIT UP AND STAYED ON WITHOUT A KEY. THIS WAS 2 DAYS ...

I HIT A POT HOLE GOING ABOUT 25MPH AND BROKE THE RIGHT ENGINE MOUNT MAKING THE CAR UNDRIVABLE. IT WAS A LOANER WHILE MY GRAND AM IS IN THE SHOP, SO I DON'T HAVE TO PAY, BUT THERE IS BARELY MORE THAN 36000 MILES ON THE CAR AND THE ENGINE MOUNT SHOULD NOT BREAK.

WHILE STARTING UP CAR IN THE MORNING OR IF AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN STEERING VIBRATES. WHEN DRIVING AT 30 MPH, IT STARTS VIBRATING AND CONSUMER CAN FEEL IT IN THE STEERING AND FLOORBAORD. IF STAYING AT THE SAME SPEED ONE CAN REALLY FEEL TH VIBRATION, ALL THE WAY UP TO 65MPH. *AK

DEALERSHIP SAYS IT'S NOT BROKEN AND WE ARE NOT WORKING THEM RIGHT, THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG

WHILE TRYING TO PARK VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE AND PLACED INTO DRIVE, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, BRAKES WERE APPLIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, BUT THE RPMS WERE VERY HIGH. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE TRYING TO PARK VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE AND PLACED INTO DRIVE, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, BRAKES WERE APPLIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, BUT THE RPMS WERE VERY HIGH. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. COOLANT LIGHT ON PANEL STARTED FLASHING.HEATER HOSE HAD SEPARATED & LEAKED COOLANT ON TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. DEALER REPLACED HEATER CORE 4TIMES, AND PUT NEW HOSE CLAMPS ON. *AK

HAD SECOND SERVICE DONE FOR SAME FAILURE 10/14/99, 12312MILES.

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH ON WET PAVEMENT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE ABS SYSTEM KICKED IN AND LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE CONSUMER NOT TO HAVE ANY BRAKES. THEN CONSUMER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE BACK PASSENGER'S SIDE, AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH ON WET PAVEMENT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE ABS SYSTEM KICKED IN AND LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE CONSUMER NOT TO HAVE ANY BRAKES. THEN CONSUMER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE BACK PASSENGER'S SIDE, AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKE'S PEDAL IS SOFT, AND IT FEELS LIKE CONSUMER IS PUMPING THE BRAKES, ENTIRE VEHICLE SHAKES. *AK

NO SUMMARY.

1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO & PONTIAC GRAND AM - REAR CHILD-SEAT TETHER COULD FAIL. MINE HAS NOT, BUT I COULD NOT FIND ANY RECALL YOU ALL HAVE MADE. THIS IS FOR YOUR INFORMATION AND INFORMATION FOR OTHERS.

THE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTION CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT A CRASH. DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKING PADS AND ROTORS 2XS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. MJS

WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH VEHICLE HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT WITH A WALL. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, FAILING TO PROTECT OCCUPANT IN THIS CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

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SO FAR THERE WERE 3 INCIDENTS WHERE FRONT (DRIVE SIDE) BRAKE GET FRIZZING/TIGHT WHILE MAKING A TURN AT LESS THAN 25 MPH . YOU CAN HEAR SQUEEZING SOUND....WHILE MAKING TURN & USING BRAKE PADEL TOGETHER....I REPORTED FIRST INCIDENT OF FREEZING BRAKE TO DEALER IN APRIL 99 ( IT WAS COLD DAY..40F).FEW D...

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WHEN GOING DOWN A HILL AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES,, THE BRAKES SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE REPAIRSHOP TWICE, AND THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE 0F THE PROBLEM. *AK

HORN FAILED. NLM

I AM NOW SENDING MY CAR FOR WARRANTY WORK TO RAINBOW PONTIAC BECAUSE PARETTI REFUSED TO FIX PREVIOUS PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD AND WOULD NOT ADHERE TOO WARRANTY AGREEMENTS.

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, TRANSMISSION LOST GEARS UPPER GEARS. AFTER TOWING IT IN, DEALER SAID THAT GEARS 3 AND 4 WERE COMPLETELY GONE. EXPLAINED THAT SOMETIMES LEAKAGE OCCURS FROM INADEQUATE SEAL FROM FACTORY, CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. ANOTHER GRAND AM OWNER ALSO HAD THIS PROBLEM, ONLY AT 37,0...

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STEERING WHEEL COLUMN WOULD SHAKE WHEN DRIVING 60MPH OR HIGHER. NO PROBLEM WHEN SPEEDS ARE LOWER. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED NOTHING WRONG WITH STEERING COLUMN. *AK

WAS TRAVELING 50MPH WHEN ENGINE RPMS WENT HIGH (IN RED). VEHICLE WAS SHAKING. TURNED VEHICLE OFF. SPEEDOMETER WENT PASSED 100MPH WHEN TRAVELING 50MPH ONLY. VEHICLE FAILED TO START RIGHT AWAY AFTER BEING TURNED OFF FOR AWHILE. *AK

WAS TRAVELING 50MPH WHEN ENGINE RPMS WENT HIGH (IN RED). VEHICLE WAS SHAKING. TURNED VEHICLE OFF. SPEEDOMETER WENT PASSED 100MPH WHEN TRAVELING 50MPH ONLY. VEHICLE FAILED TO START RIGHT AWAY AFTER BEING TURNED OFF FOR AWHILE. *AK

WAS TRAVELING 50MPH WHEN ENGINE RPMS WENT HIGH (IN RED). VEHICLE WAS SHAKING. TURNED VEHICLE OFF. SPEEDOMETER WENT PASSED 100MPH WHEN TRAVELING 50MPH ONLY. VEHICLE FAILED TO START RIGHT AWAY AFTER BEING TURNED OFF FOR AWHILE. *AK

I LEASED THIS NEW CAR IN 11/98. MY FAMILY AND I WERE ON OUR WAY HOME WHEN WE WERE HIT BY A WOMAN WHO FAILED TO SEE A STOP SIGN. SHE HIT THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF THE CAR & WENT ACROSS THE FRONT OF THE CAR. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING & HIS AIR BAG WENT OFF IMMEDIATELY. MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE FRONT PASS...

I LEASED THIS NEW CAR IN 11/98. MY FAMILY AND I WERE ON OUR WAY HOME WHEN WE WERE HIT BY A WOMAN WHO FAILED TO SEE A STOP SIGN. SHE HIT THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF THE CAR & WENT ACROSS THE FRONT OF THE CAR. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING & HIS AIR BAG WENT OFF IMMEDIATELY. MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE FRONT PASS...

CAR STARTED STALLING AT 8000. IT HAS BEEN TOWED IN 8 TIMES, STALLING UNDER EVERY AND ALL SPEEDS, AND CONDITIONS.

UPON DRIVING OVER A POTHOLE, THE RIM CRACKED AND CAME OFF THE WHEEL. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *ML

BIGGEST PROBLEM - CAR IS BRAND NEW, 2-1/2 WEEKS OLD AND SINCE ABOUT 100 MILES, HAS BEEN JERKING OFF AND WHILE DRIVING SEEMING AS THOUGH FUEL IS BEING SHUT OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING. TOOK CAR TO DEALER TO FIX. TOLD CANNOT FIX AND GM DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG OR HOW TO FIX. I WAS TOLD CAR DRIVABL...

BIGGEST PROBLEM - CAR IS BRAND NEW, 2-1/2 WEEKS OLD AND SINCE ABOUT 100 MILES, HAS BEEN JERKING OFF AND WHILE DRIVING SEEMING AS THOUGH FUEL IS BEING SHUT OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING. TOOK CAR TO DEALER TO FIX. TOLD CANNOT FIX AND GM DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG OR HOW TO FIX. I WAS TOLD CAR DRIVABL...

BIGGEST PROBLEM - CAR IS BRAND NEW, 2-1/2 WEEKS OLD AND SINCE ABOUT 100 MILES, HAS BEEN JERKING OFF AND WHILE DRIVING SEEMING AS THOUGH FUEL IS BEING SHUT OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING. TOOK CAR TO DEALER TO FIX. TOLD CANNOT FIX AND GM DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG OR HOW TO FIX. I WAS TOLD CAR DRIVABL...

AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING ON A SMOOTH CONCRETE HIGHWAY. GM CLAIMS AN OBJECT HIT THE THE FLOOR PANEL ON THE UNDER PASENGER SEAT CAUSING A DENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH AIRBAGS.

VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, ENGINE STILL RUNNING, READY TO PUT CAR INTO PARK. ENGINE SUDDENELY REVVED UP AT AN EXTREMELY HIGH SPEED. CAR SUDDENELY SHOT UP OVER A CURB, RAILROAD LANDSCAPING BEAMS, AND THROUGH A WINDOW AND BRICK BUILDING. AFTER CAR WENT THROUGH MY APARTMENT BUILDING THE ENGINE ...

BRAKE CALIPERS STICKING CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR OF OTHER BRAKE COMPONENTS. MJS

FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS PREMATURELY WEAR EVERY 3,000 MILES, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

VIBRATION/SHIMMY WHEN DRIVING 75+ MILES PER HOUR, VISIBLE SHAKING OF STEERING WHEEL. *AK

SCRATCHES ON BOTH FRONT WINDOWS. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS DURING VEHICLE COLLISION, HORN HAS BEEN ACTIVATING WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED ALTHOUGH NO SECURITY SYSTEM IS INSTALLED (POSSIBLE AIR BAG MALFUNCTION). MJS

(SEE "UNDER ASSEMBLY DESCRIPTION" AN ACCOUNT OF THE PROBLEMS)

(SEE "UNDER ASSEMBLY DESCRIPTION" AN ACCOUNT OF THE PROBLEMS)

(SEE "UNDER ASSEMBLY DESCRIPTION" AN ACCOUNT OF THE PROBLEMS)

(SEE "UNDER ASSEMBLY DESCRIPTION" AN ACCOUNT OF THE PROBLEMS)

HUB CAPS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE RATTLE WAS HEARD WHEN HITTING A BUMP. THE RATTLE STILL EXISTS AND THOUGHT IT COULD BE THE SUSPENSION? WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES DON'T HIT THE WINDSHIELD PROPERLY. MOST NOTABLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. PAINT ALSO SEEMS TO BE CHIPPING IN THE FRONT OF THE...

HUB CAPS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE RATTLE WAS HEARD WHEN HITTING A BUMP. THE RATTLE STILL EXISTS AND THOUGHT IT COULD BE THE SUSPENSION? WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES DON'T HIT THE WINDSHIELD PROPERLY. MOST NOTABLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. PAINT ALSO SEEMS TO BE CHIPPING IN THE FRONT OF THE...

HUB CAPS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE RATTLE WAS HEARD WHEN HITTING A BUMP. THE RATTLE STILL EXISTS AND THOUGHT IT COULD BE THE SUSPENSION? WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES DON'T HIT THE WINDSHIELD PROPERLY. MOST NOTABLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. PAINT ALSO SEEMS TO BE CHIPPING IN THE FRONT OF THE...

DEALER REPAIRED PROBLEM TWICE BEFORE 12,000 MILES W/O CHARGE. VEHICLE WAS RETURNED WITH SAME PROBLEM AT 23,000 MILES, AND THEY REPORTED THAT IT WAS A FAILURE TO ADJUST REAR BRAKES. THE PROBLEM HAS SINCE GOTTEN WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THEM FOR THE SAME WARPED ROTOR PROBLEM AT 31,000 MILES,...

DEALER REPAIRED PROBLEM TWICE BEFORE 12,000 MILES W/O CHARGE. VEHICLE WAS RETURNED WITH SAME PROBLEM AT 23,000 MILES, AND THEY REPORTED THAT IT WAS A FAILURE TO ADJUST REAR BRAKES. THE PROBLEM HAS SINCE GOTTEN WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THEM FOR THE SAME WARPED ROTOR PROBLEM AT 31,000 MILES,...

SHAKING/VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND WHEN BRAKING. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PREMATURE/FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG SYSTEM DURING A SLIGHT BUMPER TAP (ACCIDENT) WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJURY. *YC

VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH BRAKE SYSTEM, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE WHENEVER THE BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

DURING MINOR IMPACT/DAMAGE COLLISION FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF PASSENGER AND DRIVER AIRBAGS RESULTING IN INJURIES TO CONSUMER (ARM AND FACE). MJS

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM COMPLETE STOP, VEHICLE GOES NOWHERE AND GUAGES ON INSTRUMENT PANEL GO HAYWIRE.

WIFE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD-ON,IMPACT AT 35 MPH AND BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

POWER STEERING PUMP- A FEW WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT MY CAR I NOTICED A CAVITATING NOISE COMING FROM THE PUMP. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THE PUMP TO BE DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED IT WITH A NEW ONE. NO MORE PROBLEMS SINCE. INTAKE GASKET- I COULD SMELL OIL BURNING WHEN I WAS STOPPED, AND NOTICED OIL PUDDLES ON THE ...

POWER STEERING PUMP- A FEW WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT MY CAR I NOTICED A CAVITATING NOISE COMING FROM THE PUMP. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THE PUMP TO BE DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED IT WITH A NEW ONE. NO MORE PROBLEMS SINCE. INTAKE GASKET- I COULD SMELL OIL BURNING WHEN I WAS STOPPED, AND NOTICED OIL PUDDLES ON THE ...

STEERING SHUTTERS UNDER BRAKING ON HIGHWAY/TRIP DUE TO RESETTING ON STARTUP. *AK

AS OF TODAY, DEALER SERVICE DEPT REFUSES TO INVESTIGATE CAUSE OF STEERING FAILURE DUE TO SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE FROM HITTING CURB, WILL ONLY REPAIR UNDER INSURANCE CLAIM

POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED OUT DUE TO A PART THAT FAILED.

MIDDLE REAR LAP SEATBELT IS NOT LONG ENOUGHT TO FIT AN INFANT/TODDLER CONVERTIBLE CSS. MANUFACTURER DOES NOT HAVE AN EXTENSION FOR THE REAR LAP SEATBELT. *AK

CONSUMER IS HAVING AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT IS CAUSING POWER LOCKS TO LOCK ON THEIR OWN/HEADLIGHS TO BLINK ON/OFF, AND UTOMATIC SECURITY SYSTEM TO GO OF ON ITS OWN. DELAER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHEN THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SHOULDER BELTS RETRACT BACK INTO THE HOUSING MECHANISM, THE BELTS BECOME TWISTED WHICH CAUSES THE BELTS NOT TO PROPERLY RETRACT INTO POSITION. AS A RESULT OF THIS TWISTING, THE POSITION BUTTON GETS CAUGHT IN DOOR AND BREAKS.*AK.ET.

HEADLIGHTS DO NOT LIGHT PROPERLY DUE TO DESIGN.

NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER

VEHICLE STALLS CONTINUALLY CAUSING EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DRIVING SITUATIONS DUE TO LOSS OF POWER AND CONTROL, UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE.

WIFE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE, AN IMPACT OF APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE ON THERE IS POOR VISIBILITY, WHEN MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN, DRIVER CAN'T SEE ANYTHING BUT BLACK TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. DEALER CAN'T DO ANYTHING TO FIX. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH, ACCELERATED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AT HIGHER SPEEDS EVEN THOUGH DRIVER'S FOOT DID NOT TOUCH ACCELERATOR PEDAL. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE EVEN THOUGH DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES. DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A SIGN POLE. T...

INTERMITTENT STALLING DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE.

WITHIN 8,000 MILES THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON TWO OCCASIONS, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING NOTICED SMOKE COMMING FROM THE REAR END. THE DEALER HAS INFORMED THE OWNER THAT THE STEERING HOSE GOING TO THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE MAINIFOLD , CAUSING IT TO BURN A WHOLE WHICH RESULTED IN THE SMOKE SEEN BY THE DRIVER. AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT A SAFE SPEED AND UNDER SAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE LEFT AND THEN SPUN 180 DEGREES.

DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE HEAD RESTRAINTS, THE HEADREST IS TOO BIG, PREVENTING THE CONSUMER FROM LOOKING OUT THE BACK SIDE WINDOW WHEN DRIVING. THERE IS A BLIND AREA. ALSO THE OWNERS MANUAL HAS INSTRUCTIONS. WHEN FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS LISTED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL, PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK OWNER...

TRAVELING AT 68 MPH IN CRUISE CONTROL, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE ENGINE REVED 6000 RMP.