ERRATIC VOLTAGE FLUCTUATION, CAUSING BATTERY TO DRAIN.
1993 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 1993 record →
WATER PUMP FAILED.
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN FRONT UNDERHOOD AREA , FUEL WAS LEAKING IN THE FRONT OF PASSENGER SIDE.*AK
WHEN DRIVING THE CAR HESITATES AND STALLS . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK
WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE CONSOLE AREA. *AK
EMERGENCY BRAKE SLIPPED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO THE GAS LINE IS TO CLOSE THE EXHAUST SYSTEM.
WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, HOOD LATCH FAILED, RESULTING IN HOOD HITTING WINDSHIELD, SHATTERING IT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. 8AK
AFTER A REAREND COLLINSION, DRIVER SEAT BACK BROKE AND COLLAPSED. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND CAR CUT OFF, PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
ROTORS WEAR OUT PREMATURELY.
UNDER THE DASH FIRE, SAW SMOKE, ELECTRICAL SHORT OF MODULE AND ALTERNATOR. *AK
WHILE DRIVING IN SEVERE RAIN STORM, WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO FUNCTION UNLESS SWITCH REPEATEDLY TURNED ON/OFF. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED. *SD
ABS BRAKES SLIP OR JERK FORWARD DURING WET CONDITIONS. TT
MOISTURE GETS IN THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM AND THE BRAKES FREEZE UP, ALMOST RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. TT
WHEN MAKING A TURN WHEN BRAKE RELEASES AND LOCKS HAD ABS ANTI-LOCK . TT
NOISE COMING FROM SWAY BAR. *SD
ABS SYSTEM LOCK UP, HAD REPLACED THREE TIMES. TT
DISC,PADS AND SHOE WERE REPLACED TWO TIMES . TT
EXPERIENCING HARD BRAKE PEDAL AND NO BRAKES WHEN THERE IS SNOW ON THE GROUND. TT CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS VEHICLE. *SLC
ANTILOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED 6 TIMES ONCE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *SD
CONSUMER HAVE THREE GOODYEAR TIRES ON VEHICLE TIRES ARE BLISTERED. TT
SEAT ADJUSTER LEVER CRACKED, CANNOT ADJUST SEAT. TT *SLC
APPLIED PARKING BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. RESULTING IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. TT
PASSENGER SEAT DOES NOT LOCK INTO POSITION, CAUSING SEAT TO FOLD WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *SD
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION SEIZED. TT
THE HEAD GASKET HAS CRACKED AND IS LEAKING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 11K MILES, EXCESSIVE WEAR OF BRAKES. TT
STEERING RACK FAILED 3 TIMES. *SD
ABS BRAKES; FRONT BRAKES WILL AUTOMATICALLY APPLY THEMSELVES. TT
DURING EMERGENCY STOPPING, ABS BRAKE SYSTEM DID NOT ENGAGE TWICE, ONCE RESULTING IN HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. TT
FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT DOES NOT STAY IN LOCKED POSITION, CAUSING SEAT TO MOVE BACK/FORTH AND PASSENGER TO HIT WINDSHIELD. *SKD
WHEN DRIVING AND TRYING TO STOP ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LOCK UP. TT
ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION UNDER DASH RESULTED IN ELECTRICAL FIRE. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *SKD
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE, CAUSING FAILURE IN ABS SYSTEM. TT
IN WINTER AND WET WEATHER ABS BRAKES WHEN APPLIED JERK AND DO NOT STOP. TT
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE INTERMITTENTLY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP FOR LIGHTS/STOP SIGNS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO JERK/BRAKES TO FADE. *SKD
BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE, EQUIPPED WITH ABS BRAKES. TT
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. TT
AIR CONDITIONER FAILED.
FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BACK REST ROCKS AND FLIP FLOPS AS DRIVING. TT
VEHICLE STALLS OUT WITH NO WARNING. TT
CRACKED ENGINE HEAD CYLINDER, CAUSING COOLANT LEAKAGE UNDER OR AROUND REAR SIDE CENTER CYLINDER HEAD BOLT. TT
ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 45 TO 50 MPH; LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT; POWER LOCKS UP; OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS; ALSO, OIL AND FUEL GAUGE INOPERATIVE. TT
BRAKING SYSTEM AND THE STABILITY OF THE FRONT END. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
ABS BRAKES FAILS TO STOP VEHICLE EFFECTIVELY WHEN APPLIED CAUSING PULSATING AND VIBRATION. REPAIRED 3 TIMES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILED ON STOP WENT TO THE FLOOR IN WET AND DRY WEATHER. TT
TWICE WHEN CRUISE CONTROL WAS APPLIED, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL DUE TO THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY STUCK OPEN. TT
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