1994 Pontiac Grand AM complaints

STEERING COLUMN HAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH DASHBOARD. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

REAR TURN SIGNALS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ARE INOPERABLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING STEERING COLUMN CAME LOOSE AND DROPPED INTO CONSUMER'S LAP. DEALER REPLACED STEERING COLUMN. STEERING COLUMN CAME LOOSE TWO MORE TIMES SINCE THEN. *AKCONSUMER CALLED THE GM CUSTOMER SEVICE NAD THE REP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *JG

FRONT END COLLISION. GARAGE THEN REDID CAR REPLACED AIR BAG SENSOR, IF THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NOTHING WRONG WITH SENSOR IT WOULD NOT HAVE TO HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 34MPH, VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FAILED BRAKES WAS THE REASON FOR THE ACCIDENT. *YH

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, ABS LIGHTS BLINKED OFF AND ON, WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THEY DID NOT HOLD, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK. CONSUMER WAS SLOWING DOWN AT LIGHT AND THE BRAKES FAILED AT 40 MPH, THE DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES.*JB

WHEN CLICKING ON BRIGHT LIGHTS ,LIGHTS GO COMPLETLY OUT UNTIL YOU CLICK SWITCH AGAIN .TURN SIGNAL FOR RIGHT SIDE DOES NOT WORK EITHER AFTER COMPLETE CHANGE OF BULBS AND FUSES ,CRUISE CONTROL DOESNT WORK EITHER

WHILE DRIVING BRAKES GRAB AND PULL BEFORE STOPPING.*AK *TT

THIS PIN AND SOCKET CONNECTION OF THE UNDER-DASH CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY HAS FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES. ONLY ABOUT 1 YEAR OUT OF 8 HAS THE ASSEMBLY REMAINED INTACT. I HAVE HAD TO CRAWL UNDER THE DASH MANY TIMES TO REATTACH IT, AND IT DEVELOPS WEAR THAT ALLOWS FRICTION TO KEEP IT IN PLACE. THE BUSHING AND "C" CLAMP DESIGN IS POOR BECAUSE THE BUSHING WEARS AWAY AND THE CLAMP IS FORCED OFF. I HAVE "FIXED" THE PROBLEM WHILE IN-LANE ON BUSY STREETS WITH MY LEGS EXPOSED TO TRAFFIC. THE ORIGINAL ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED LAST YEAR AT KINCAID AUTOS IN LEAVENWORTH, KS, AND NOW THE REPLACEMENT HAS FAILED. NLM

AT APROX 65,000 MILES TOLD BY INDEPENDENT SHOP THAT ANTIFREEZE WAS PRESENT IN OIL, POSSIBLE CRACKED HEAD, DEALER SAID NO CRACKS - POSSIBLY BAD OIL, ABOUT 80,000 MILES TOLD AGAIN BY SAME SHOP AND DEALER THIS TIME THAT ANTIFREEZE PRESENT IN OIL, DEFINITELY CRACKED HEAD, REPLACED CYNLINDER HEAD AND ALL UPPER ENGINE PARTS, ABOUT 3000 MILES LATER ENGINE THREW A ROD. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 45-50MPH, CONSUMER REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK *JB

WHILE DRIVING 65MPH HOOD POPPED OPEN, THE HOOD WAS AND WINDSHIELD WAS DAMAGED. *AK CONSUMER STATES HOOD POPPED OPEN DUE TO DEFECTIVE LATCH. *YH

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE WOULD BE SLUGGISH AS IF IT WAS ABOUT TO STALL OUT. VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE. PARKED VEHICLE AND HAD IT TOWED TO MECHANIC. INFORMED POSSIBLE HEAD GASKET OR CRACKED HEAD. ENGINE HAD NOT BEEN PULLED TO BE CHECKED.*AK MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT A GOOD ONE. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A WINDING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. DRIVER WOULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING, AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE KEPT GOING TOWARDS HOT. DRIVER DROVE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT ENGINE HEAD WAS CRACKED, CAUSING ANTIFREEZE TO MIX WITH OIL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING COULD HEAR NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. HAD CONTACTED DEALER, BUT PROBLEM STILL THERE. IT COULD NOT BE FIXED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

A PART OF ABS SYSTEM IS SHORTING OUT AND CAUSING THE ALTERNATER TO SHORT OUT.*AK

MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED TWICE, A BANGING NOISE OCCURRED WHEN THE CAR WAS PUT INTO GEAR, REPLACE FRONT ENGINE MOUNT AND STRUT

PRIOR TO RECALL THE STEERING COLUMN OF THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS STARTING IT, THE CONSUMER HAD THE STARTER, KEY SWITCH, TURN SIGNAL AND RELAY KIT REPLACED. *YH (RECALL # 00V287)

SINCE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL 00V287000 FOR IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE, INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL NOT START UP UNTIL IT IS PUT INTO NEUTRAL. DEALER, JOHNSON AUTO PLACE, BRIGHTON, CO 303-654-1940, WANTS TO CHARGE CONSUMER TO INSPECT VEHICLE.*AK DEALER STATED THERE IS NOTHING ELSE THEY CAN DO WITHOUT CHARGING HIM. *JB

TURNING SIGNAL INTERMITTENTLY WOULDN'T WORK. TURNING SIGNAL HAS A DELAYED RESPONSE, SOMETIMES COMING ON 2-3 MINUTES LATER OR A HOUR LATER. SERVICE MANAGER INDICATED THAT MULT-I FUNCTION SWITCHES IN GRAND AMS ARE ALL A PROBLEM. REPAIR COST $200. *AK

THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME. EACH TIME I'VE PAID $400.00 TO REPAIR. THE STEERING CULUMN GETS LOOSE WHILE I AM DRIVING.

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, SHORTLY THEREAFTER A ALRGE AMPOUNT OF BLACK SMOKE APEARED FROM TH EDRIVERS SIDE FOLLOWED BY FLAMES WHICH ENGULFED THE WHOLE DASH AREA.*AK

I HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED (DUE TO RECALL) AND AM TOLD THE CAR IS FINE. THE THIRD TIME I TRIED TO START THE CAR, IT DOESN'T START. TOWING IT BACK TO DEALER, I'M TOLD THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR NEED TO BE REPLACED. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM IS DUE TO THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL, BUT AM TOLD THAT IT'S JUST A COINCEDENCE AND I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE ADDITIONAL REPAIRS. EITHER THE DEALERSHIP ISN'T AWARE OF HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM, OR THE RECALL IS MASKING A LARGER ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.

SUDDEN IMMEDIATE FAILURE OF STEERING WHEEL TILT MECHANISM. CAUSED VEHICLE TO SWERVE TO SIDE BUT I WAS ABLE TO RECOVER WITHOUT IMPACT. FOLLOWING INCIDENT VEHICLE WAS BARELY DRIVEABLE DUE TO STEERING WHEEL PLAY.*AK

THE DRIVER'S SIDE PIN IN THE TILT STEERING CAME LOOSE RESULTING IN THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY LOOSE. IN 1999, THE PASSENGER SIDE PIN OF THE SAME MECHANISM CAME LOOSE. THIS WAS ALSO REPORTED TO YOU.*AK

PINS CAME LOOSE ON TILT STEERING SECTION, CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO BE LOOSE. CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

MY CAR WAS UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00079. RECALL WAS IF THE IGNITION KEY TURNED FOR LONG CAN CAUSE FIRE, AND WORK WAS DONE BY THE PONTIAC DEALER IN CLINTON TWP., MICHIGAN. JIM CAUSLEY 38111 GRATIOT AVENUE,CLINTON TWP. MI 48036-3592. DEALER ADDED ONE MODULE BY MIDDLE TOP SECTION OF THE RADIATOR, AND WIRING WAS GROUNDED NEXT TO IT. REST OF THE WIRES WERE CONNECTED TO THE MAIN HARNESS BY THE STARTER AREA. PICTURES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.I WENT TO PICKUP PIZZA ON 7/16/01 APROX. 8 P.M AND CAR WAS PARKED IN THE PLAZA IN PARKING LOT AND WAS NOT RUNNING AT THAT TIME , MATTER OF FACT I HAD THE KEYS WITH ME, WHILE MY NEPHEW WAS IN THE CAR, MINUTES LATER HE CAME IN AND MENTION ME ABOUT THE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE HOOD AND I MENTIONED HIM HOW THIS IS POSSIBLE CAR IS NOT EVEN RUNNING. I HAVE THE KEY? I WENT OUT TO SEE THE CAR THE FIRE WAS ALL OVER. JUST THINK IF CAR PARKED IN MY GARAGE AND IT IS ATTACHED GARAGE MY HOUSE WILL BE ON FIRE AND POSSIBLY SOME OF LIFES. PLEASE INVESTIGATE HOW MANY ISSUES ARE LIKE THAT AND FOR THE PEOPLE SAFETY WHO HAVE THE SAME RECALL ON 94 PONTIAC GRANDAM I URGE YOU TO INFORM THEM FOR THIS ISSUE. THANKS - RAJ VIJ. *AK

ENGINE HEAD CRACKED DUE TO INTERNAL CORROSION.DEALER INDICATED PROBLEM WITH COMPONENT AND NEW PART"IS DIFFERENT SO IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN" RESEARCH INDICATES THIS A PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE AND MFG SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE.CAR WAS IN FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RECALL AND OIL CHANGE .DEALER DISCOVERED PROBLEM DURING OIL CHANGE.*AK

WINDOW REGULATOR JAMMED CAUSING WINDOW NOT TO FUNCTION.FREED ROLLER ON REGULATOR.WIDOW WILL MOVE UP AND DOWN BUT WITH PROBLEMS.HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET USED WINDOW REGULATOR FROM JUNK YARD BUT THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AS A GOOD USED PART IS NOT AVAILABLE AND THE COST OF A NEW PART EXCEDES THE VALUE OF HAVING A WORKING WINDOW.MFG SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBE AS THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT IN DESIGN.

THIS PART FELL OUT WHILE ACCELARATING ONTO INTERSTATE 80 WHILE APPROACHING HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SLIGHT LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL DUE TO LOOSE STEERING WHEEL/

STEERING WHEEL IS VERY LOOSE AND FITS POORLY ON STEERING COLUMN. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK WHILE DRIVING, PINS INSIDE STEERING WHEEL BROKE. *SLC

LIGHTER WHEN USED BLOWS A FUSE WHICH AFFECTS THE DOOR LOCKS, AND OTHER COMPONENTSS. I HAVE TO KEEP REPLACEMENT FUSES AT ALL TIMES. SOMETIMES THE LIGHTER SHORTS WITHOUT BEING USED AND THIS OCCURS. THE DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW KEEPS COMING OFF TRACK AND HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY PINTIAC TWICE AND IS NOW IN THE SAME CONDITION. I HAVE HEARD THESE TWO PROBLEMS REPORTED BY SEVERAL GRAND AM OWNERS.*AK

WHEN YOU TURN ON THE HIGH BEAMS THE INTERIOR AND HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AND THE HIGH BEAMS NEVER COME ON, WHEN YOU TURN THE HIGH BEAMS OFF, THE INTERIOR AND HEADLIGHTS COME BACK ON ONLY SOMETIMES. THE OTHER TIMES YOU HAVE TO TURN THE KIGHTS ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES TO GET ANY LIGHTS AT ALL BACK ON. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT ON A LONG TRIP WITH MY 2 CHILDREN IN THE CAR! IT WAS NOT A FUN EPISODE AND THANK GOODNESS NOBODY WAS HURT. EVERYTIME SINCE THAT WE HAVE TRIED TO GET THE HIGH BEAMS TO WORK, THE SAME THING HAPPENS

WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT AND USING , HIGH BEAMS, THEY WOULD GO OUT COMPLETELY. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND NOTHING WAS FOUND. CURRENTLY, HAVING PROBLEMS WITH REGULAR HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT. WOULD SWITCH FROM HIGH BEAMS TO HEADLIGHTS TO HIGH BEAMS TO GET THEM TO WORK.*AK

PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE THE CONSUMER HAD BEEN HAVING DIFFICULTY STARTING THE VEHICLE, THESE SYMPTOMS WERE SIMILAR TO THE ONES OUTLINED IN THE RECALL 00V-287, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FIND THE PROBLEM THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR AND THE VEHICLE HAD A FEW TUNE-UPS. NLM

GMC IS DOING NOTHING TO HELP US THROUGH THIS! . NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

SWITCHING FROM HIGH TO LOW BEAMS HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF & USE OF HAZARD LIGHTS SHUT OFF TURN SIGNALS UNTIL CAR SITS OVERNIGHT

VEHICLE WAS PARKED, WHEN PIN FELL OUT OF TILT MECHANISM ON THE STEERING WHEEL. AFTER STARTING VEHICLE, WAS ABLE TO START IT AND DRIVE TO A MECHANIC. HAD DISASSEMBLED STEERING COLUMN, AND REPLACED RETAINER & SPRING KIT. MECHANIC ALSO PUSHED PIN BACK IN TILT. JAMES COLEMAN AT GM 5/17/01. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V287000 NOTICE FOR IGNITION SWITCH THAT COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE A FIRE IN VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER HAS HAD SINCE DECEMBER TO GET PARTS, BUT STILL DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO REPAIR DEFECT. ON MAY 20TH, 2001, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A STEERING COLUMN FIRE WHICH COULD BE RELATED TO RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION (00V287000) CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND IS NOW REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *JB

QUAD 4 ENGINES HAVE A HIGH RATE OF HEAD CRACKING, PONTIAC ADMITS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH 1992 &1993 MODELS BUT NOT 1994 ONES WITH THE SAME ENGINE. WHAT IS BEING DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEMS?*AK

PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION(00V287000) CONSUMER HAD REPAIRS DONE BECAUSE AIR CONDITION CEASED AND IT WAS DISCOVERED AT THAT POINT THAT IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED,FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT CAUSED THE AIR CONDITIONER TO FAIL, CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR IGNITION SWITCH. *JB

PUT KEY IN IGNITION AND IT WOULD NOT TURN, IN 1998, CONSUMER HAD TO GET ANOTHER IGNITION SWITCH, CONSUMER STATES A 3RD TIME CAR CUT OFF BY ITSELF. THEN, CONSUMER COULD NOT TURN SWITCH. *AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 40 MPH, AND NONE OF FRONTAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR IGNITION MECHANIC NOTICED THAT PART HOLDING RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM HAS RUSTED THROUGH, AND WILL NEED TO HAVE IT REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

DEALERSHIP IS CONTINUALLY TELLING CONSUMER THEY DO NOT HAVE PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX RECALL 00V287000/ IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. *AK *SLC

THE STEERING COLUMN BECAME LOOSE AT THE TILT SECTION, WHEN THE DEALER DISASSEMBLED THE STEERING COLUMN HE FOUND TILT PINS COMING OUT OF THE COLUMN. NLM

WHEN TRYING START VEHICLE IGNITION SWITCH STICKS, AND KEEPS TRYING TO TURN OVER. AK CONSUMER STATES EVER SINCE WIRING HARNESS WAS INSTALLED IT BLOWS OUT FUSES AND THERE IS A BURNT SMELL OF THE WIRING, CONSUMER STATES SHE DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM UNTIL WIRING HARNESS WAS INSTALLED.*JB

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, HOOKED UP CHARGER TO BATTERY, SURGE WENT THROUGH AND MELTED CHARGER. SINCE THEN BATTERY LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF. *AK

FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM RUBBER BUSHING DISLODGES AND ENDS UP METAL TO METAL GRINDING, AND CAN CAUSE WHEEL TO FALL OFF. ALSO, CONSUMER STRONGLY STATES MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO SEND ALL COMPLAINTS TO NHTSA.*AK