Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Apr 16, 1997OK
DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO GO UP/DOWN, ALSO EMITTS BURNING SMELL.
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1991 Pontiac Grand AM complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1991 record →
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › GasolineFire
Filed Mar 17, 1997SC
VEHICLE FIRE.
Unknown or Other
Filed Feb 3, 1997PA
WAS DRIVING AND THE CHECK OIL LIGHT CAME ON, CALED DEALER WHO SAID THAT IT COULD BE THE ENGINE GASKET . *AK
Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator
Filed Jan 22, 1997FL
ALTERNATOR HAS FAILED SEVERAL TIMES.
Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch
Filed Dec 18, 1996NY
KEY REMOVED FROM IGNITION SWITCH WHILE STILL IN DRIVE GEAR, ALLOWING VEHICLE TO ROLL BACK/ACCIDENT.
Visibility › Glass, Side/Rear
Filed Nov 15, 1996FL
THE MANUAL WINDOW ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE STOPPED WORKING AND PASSENGER'S WINDOW IS DIFFICULT TO OPEN. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jul 12, 1996WI
HEAD GASKET BLEW. *SD
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed May 1, 1996FL
HEAD GASKET BLOWN DUE TO DEFECTIVE HEAD BOLTS. *SD
Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Apr 22, 1996PA
FAILURE OF THE BACK SEAT BELT, BUCKLE DOES NOT WORK SEAT BELT IS RUSTING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › GasolineCrashFire
Filed Apr 22, 1996SC
THE BRAKES FAILED ON THE CAR WHICH LED THE CAR TO GO INTO THE WOODS AND CATCH ON FIRE. ENGINE IS BELIEVED TO HAVE ALREADY BEEN ON FIRE.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Mar 31, 1996WI
BRAKE LINE LOCATION CAUSES EXCESSIVE WEAR ON ROUGH ROADS. *DSH
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Mar 19, 1996WI
BRAKES; FAILURE ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM, THE CONSUMER COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS SOFT. *AK
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Feb 27, 1996PA
PURCHASE CAR USED WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CAR CUT OFF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ALMOST CAUSE AND ACCIDENT PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum
Filed Feb 5, 1996WI
THE REAR BRAKE LOCKS BEFORE THE FRONT BRAKE . TT
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Feb 2, 1996WI
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING CAR AND THE HEAD GASKET FAILED. TT
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Dec 12, 1995MT
HEAD GASKET FAILED. *DSH
SeatsCrash1 injured
Filed Dec 8, 1995IL
VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED, DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BROKE. TT
Visibility › Windshield
Filed Nov 21, 1995IL
QUARTER WINDOWS ON VEHICLE CRACKED DURING THE COLD WEATHER. TT
Seat Belts › Front › RetractorCrash1 injured
Filed Nov 20, 1995NC
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROX. 30MPH, 10:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, DRIVER'S SHOULDER/LAP BELT FAILED TO RETRACT, ALLOWED TO HIT WINDSHIELD. TT
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Nov 6, 1995IN
THE HEAD GASKET WAS CRACK . TT
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Aug 25, 1995OK
TIMING CHAIN BUSTED, HAD NO STEERING OR BRAKE POWER. TT
Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Aug 15, 1995IN
FUEL TANK CRACKING, RESULTING IN LEAKAGE. TT
Fuel System, Gasoline › Carburetor System
Filed Jul 19, 1995TX
WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A PUDDLE OF WATER-WATER WAS SUCKED UP INTO THE AIR FILTER, CAUSING ENGINE TO LOCK. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jul 3, 1995FL
APPLIED BRAKES WHEN ROAD WAS WET AND THE CAR SWERVED AND DID AN 360 DEGREE SPIN AROUD AND CAR ENDED UP IN OPPOSITE LANE. *AK
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jun 15, 1995MI
CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE, VEHICLE ACCELERATED BY ITSELF. TT
Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Jun 5, 1995OK
WINDOW WOULDN'T GO UP OR DOWN AS A RESULT THE MOTOR WAS BURNED UP. TT
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed May 21, 1995NY
DEFECTIVE CAM SHAFT BEARING CAME APART, CLOGGNG OIL LINE, CAUSING OIL PRESSURE TO BUILD, RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE. *AW
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Belts and Associated Pulleys
Filed May 5, 1995WV
A BELT THAT RUN THE AIR CONDITIONER POWER STEERING AND THE ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE REPLACE FOR THE THIRD TIME. TT
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Apr 12, 1995AL
HEAD GASKETS CRACKED PRIOR TO RECALL. *SKD
Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator
Filed Mar 14, 1995FL
VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC WITH OUT ANY PRIOR WARNING DUE TO DEFECTIVE ALTERNATOR. TT
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jan 15, 1995CA
TRANSMISSION DRUM WELD BROKE, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. *SKD
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 10, 1995IN
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM BY DELCO REMY IS DEFECTIVE LIGHT COMES ON AND ABS FAILS WITH NO WARNING. TT
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