1994 Pontiac Grand AM complaints

PIN FROM STEERING WHEEL FELL OUT CAUSING STEERING TO BECOME VERY LOOSE WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *YC

WHILE DRIVING THE STEERIING WHEEL FELL INTO LAP.

WINDSHIELD WIPER'S ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, AND ALSSO WORK OCCASIONALLY WHEN CONSUMER USES THE TURN SIGNAL. *AK

DUE TO A DEFECTIVE EGR VALVE, WHICH HAS BEEN TO REPLACED 3TIMES WHILE DRIVING OVER 55 MPH, VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. ALSO, VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE PEDAL WENT DOWN ABOUT AN INCH FROM THE FLOORBOARD, AND THERE WAS NO BRAKING ABILITY, UNTIL THE REGULAR BRAKING SYSTEM STARTED HOLDING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A BRAKE SHOP TO BE CHECKED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE TILT CONTROL ON THE STEERING WHEEL FLOATS. HAS TAKEN TO DEALER 7 TIMES, ANDWAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT A BOLT HAD BACKED OUT OF COLUMN. HAD TO TAKE STEERING WHEEL APART TO TIGHTEN BOLT & THEN REPLACED ENTIRE STEERING WHEEL. *AK

A SHORT IN THE WIRING HARNESS CAUSED A FIRE, BURNING THE HOME AND ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VALVE SPRING FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/STEERING ABILITY AND SEVERE VIBRATION. *YC

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED VEHICLE IS VIBRATED AND SHUT DOWN, AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK

CONSUMER HAS TILT STEERING COLUMN, AND A PIN CAME OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS HAPPENED WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 55MPH AND WAS CHANGING LANES. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER CAR . *AK

WHEN THE CAR IS COLD AND CONSUMER ATTEMPTS TO START IT, A KNOCKING NOISE CAN BE HEARD. *AK *ML

CRACKED CYLINDER HEAD BY SPARK PLUG. ANTIFREEZE GOING INTO CYLINDER CAUSING SPARK PLUG FAILURE.

INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE.PEDAL GOES STRAIGHT TO FLOOR WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALER CONTACTED AND IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. NO WARRANTY. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH HAD FRONTAL IMPACT WITH A CHEVROLET BLAZER, AND DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THE CRASH. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN COMPLETELY FELL OFF DUE TO PLASTIC GEAR THAT PREMATURLEY WORE OUT. *AK

BRAKES HAVE FAILED SINCE DAY ONE, I HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER. THEY SAID IT HAD AN INTERNAL LEAKE. DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. WHEN STOPPING THE PEDEL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND A SQUEEKING NOISE CAN BE HEARD. THE CAR DOES NOT STOP. I REPLACED THE FRONT DISC BRAKES A FEW WEEKS AGO. THEY WERE BROKEN APART IN LAYERS. THOUGHT THAT MAY HAVE BEEN THE PROBLEM BUT IT WAS NOT. HAD VEHICLE ANALIZED ON A COMPUTOR TO SEE IF ANY CODES CAME UP BUT THERE WERE NONE. I NOTICED A LOT OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS IN YOUR FILES. ALSO NOTICED A RECALL BY GM ON BLAZERS AND JIMMY'S AND S-10S FOR SIMILAR PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO RESOLVE PROBLEM OR GET ANY HELP FROM DEALER. WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP.

THE STARTER IN MY CAR APPARENTLY SHORTED OUT, RESULTING IN A FIRE AND A COMPLETE AND TOTAL LOSS OF MY VEHICLE AND ALL ITS CONTENTS. MY INSURANCE COMPANY IS NOT HELPING SO I AM DOING ALL I CAN TO FIND SOME ASSISTANCE. HAVE THERE BEEN RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM? IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE I CAN DO? *AK

THIS VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONT-END COLLISION 12/24/98. FIXED AND THEN FAILED ON 2/1/99. THE ENGINE VALVESWERE FOUND TO BE BENT DUE TO THE INPACT OF THE FRONT END COLLISION. METLIFE WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. AT ZERO SPEED TEH TIMING CHAIN JUMPED.

BRAKES FAILED DUE TO FAULTY MASTER CYLINDER. MJS

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH VEHICLE FILLED UP WITH SMOKE, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN REPAIR SHOP FOUR TIMES, AND DEALER HAS REPLACES THE WIRING HARNESS. *AK

GAS TANK REPLACED ON TWO OCCASIONS IN THE MONTH OF APRIL 1999, DUE TO COLLAPSING AND LEAKAGE. MJS

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL, INDICATING A FAILURE IN THE POWER STEERING WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. ALSO, PROBLEMS WITH PASSENGER'S DOOR LATCH WHICH WON'T OPEN FROM THE INSIDE/HIGH BEAM IN THE HEADLIGHTS IS INOPERATIVE/STRUTS MALFUNCTIONED TOO EARLY, AND WHEN APPLYING GAS PEDAL, VEHICLE HESITATES WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

PURGE VALVE FAILED. NLM

CAR EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT STALLING PROBLEMS IN THE HEAT OF THE DAY,ESPECIALLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP FOR THIS PROBLEM 5 TIMES TO NO AVAIL.

HEAD-ON CRASH, FACIAL INJURIES, BENT STEERING WHEEL DUE TO IMPACT, BUT AIRBAD DID NOT DEPLOY.

WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH THE PIN THAT KEEPS THE STEERING WHEEL FROM MOVING SIDE TO SIDE FELL OUT. THE DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NO SUMMARY

VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER AND WENT FORWARD ON A GRAVEL ROAD, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED. CAR HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BECAUSE IT WAS TOTALED. *AK

CRACKED CYLINDER HEAD - FOUND BY MECHANIC UPON INSPECTION DURING OIL CHANGE. REPORTED TO PONTIAC AS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT, THEY WOULD NOT ACCEPT BLAME OR HELP DEFER COST OF REPAIR DUE TO MILEAGE. *AK

CYLINDER HEAD CRACKED. FOUND BY MECHANIC UPON INSPECTION DURING OIL CHANGE, REPORTED TO PONTIAC, THEY WERE UNINTERESTED IN MY REPORTING THE PROBLEM AND WOULD NOT HELP WITH THE EXPENSE OF THE REPAIR. *AK

WHILE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND TURNING AROUND, THE SEATBACK BROKE, AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO FALL BACKWARD, WHICH IF DRIVING WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THIS VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONT END COLLITON, STRIKING A TREE HEAD ON AT APROX. 20MPH. THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. RESULTING IN HEAD INJURYS, AND FACIAL CONTUSIONS AND LACERATIONS TO DRIVER. UNFORUNATELY, THE DRIVER (MYSELF), WAS NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT.

THERE IS A WIRING SHORT AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL GO OFF AND SOMETIMES THE HEADLIGHTS. USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN USING TURN SIGNAL. ALSO WHEN TURNING ON FLASHERS THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON. THE RIGHT INTERIOR TURN SIGNAL LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN LIGHTS ARE ON. ALSO THE STEERING COLUMN VINYL COVERING OVER THE AIRBAG HAS SPLIT DOWN THE PONTIAC SYMBOL EXPOSING THE AIRBAG.

AT 65,000 MILES THE CYLINDER HEAD CRACKED CAUSING COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE ENGINE OIL. SINCE THE CYLINDER HEAD WAS REPLACED, THE CAR RUNS VERY POORLY IN COLD WEATHER. NOW A LITTLE OVER A YEAR LATER, AT 88,000 MILES, COOLANT IS ONCE AGAIN MIXING WITH THE OIL.

CRACKED HEAD LEAKING ANTIFREEZE INTO CYLINDER NUMBER TWO, CAUSEING THE SPARK PLUG TO FOUL AND NOT FIRE. CAUSING THE CAR TO HESITATE AND NOT GET UP TO SPEED.

THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED A PROBLEM WAS 2 YEARS BEFORE COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURED. WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION JUMPED INTO NEUTRAL AND THE CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN FOR ANOTHER YEAR, AND SINCE IT WASN'T A RECURRING PROBLEM, I DIDN'T PAY MUCH ATTENTION TO IT. BUT ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO THE CAR REALLY STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS. WHEN I STARTED IT, THERE WAS A COLD DELAY. THAT IS, THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE IN ANY DIRECTION--FORWARD OR REVERSE. I TOOK THE CAR TO A REPUTABLE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP AND THEY FOUND EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF METAL IN THE SUMP PAN. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO HAVE A COMPLETE OVERHAUL COSTING $1,594.14--A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF MONEY. THIS REALLY DOESN'T HAVE TO DO WITH THE TRANSMISSION, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO ADD, FOR YOUR INFORMATION, THAT I HAVE HAD , IN MY OPINION, AN EXTRORDINARY AMOUNT OF WORK DONE ON THE BRAKES AND SUSPENSION OF THIS CAR. EVERY YEAR, THE BRAKES NEED REPLACING AND I'VE HAD THE FRONT STRUTS REPLACED TWICE IN THREE YEARS.

NO LOCKS OR RESTRAINTS TO PREVENT BACK OF REAR FOLD DOWN SEAT FROM BEING PUSHED FORWARD AND DOWN BY HEAVY OBJECTS IN TRUNK AREA DURING EMERGENCY OR QUICK STOPS. OBJECTS IN TRUNK AREA FLY FORWARD DURING AN EMERGENCY STOP, PUSH REAR SEAT'S FOLD-DOWN BACK FORWARD AND DOWN, ENTER PASSENGER AREA TO STRIKE BACKSIDE OF DRIVER'S SEAT. MANUFACTURER'S ORIGINAL INSTALLATION WITH NO ALTERATIONS. I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY RECALLS OR AFTER MARKET REPAIRS. THIS POSES A SAFETY PROBLEM AND MAY BE INJURIOUS TO INFANTS AND/OR SMALL CHILDREN RIDING IN THE BACK SEAT.

THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY THAT I'M REFERRING TO IS THE PART THAT ATTACHES TO THE WINDOW FRAME. THE PART WHERE THE SEAT PASSES THROUGH HAS CRACKED AND I'M AFRAID THAT IF I HAVE AN ACCIDENT THAT THE CRACKED PART WILL NOT HOLD THE SEAT BELT; THAT THE BELT WILL COME LOOSE AT THE SHOULDER. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS CONSIDERED NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR OR IF IT IS A DEFECT.

AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE I QUESTIONED DEALER ON THE PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT SEAT BACKS NOT LATCHING AND THE SEAT BASES SLIDING FREELY BACK AND FORTH. I WAS TOLD BY SALESMAN THAT THE SEATS FOR THAT YEAR WERE SUPPOSED TO DO THAT. ON 11-08-98 I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THE PASSENGER SEAT IN FRONT WENT FORWARD CAUSING PASSENGER TO HIT HEAD ON THE DASH AND THEN THE SEAT PROCEEDED TO LAY COMPLETELY BACK AND HITTING A CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT AND BREAKING HIS FEMUR BONE. I WAS DRIVING AND WHEN MY AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND WHEN IT STRUCK ME IT CAUSED MY SEAT TO LAY COMPLETELY BACK STRIKING ANOTHER CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD ON THE SIDE WINDOW AND RESULTING IN HIM HAVING SERIOUS HEAD INJURIES.

THE ENGINE ROCKS HARD BACK AND FORTH CAUSING OIL LINES TO WEAR HOLES, ALSO CAUSING WIRE HARNESS WEAR PROBLEMS AT BACK OF ENGINE NEAR FIRE WALL, ALSO CAUSING A/C LINES TO WEAR PREMATURELY, THE ENGINE ROCKS WHEN FORWARD AND REVERSE GEARS ARE CHANGED.

CONSUMER INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING VISUAL INJURY VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *ML

HEATER STOPPED WORKING AT 65,000 MILES, 1 YEAR AGO. PART WAS REPLACED. LAST MONTH IT HAPPENED AGAIN, AND ANTIFREEZE HAS LEAKED INTO THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE INSIDE OF THE CAR! *AK

FRONT HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT DURING DRIVING OR WHEN LIGHTS ARE SWITCHED BETWEEN BRIGHTS AND LOW BEAMS. LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT COMPLETELY AND WILL NOT COME ON RENDERING THE CAR USELESS FOR NIGHT DRIVING.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15 )

TRANSMISSION WILL GO IN REVERSE, LOW GEAR WILL SHIFT INTO GEAR AFTER IT STARTS MOVING FASTER. *MJS

ENGINE HEAD CRACKED BETWEEN SPARK PLUG & REAR OF HEAD; OIL ON TOP OF PLUG; COOLANT LEAKS ONTO EXAUST MANIFOLD--CATALYTIC CONVERTER BEING PLUGGED UP CAUSES EXAUST PIPE TO SEPERATE FROM REAR OF ENGINE & VERY HOT EXAUST GOES DIRECTLY INTO ATMOSPHERE & MELTS INSULATION AROUND WIREING IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET LEAKED OUT COOLANT, AND THE CASTING CRACKED, SPILLING COOLANT ON THE WIRES. *AK

STEERING COLUMN FAILED RESULTING IN FIRE.

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, NOTICED VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER. ALSO, THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS WILL LOCK ONLY WITH VEHICLE IS PUT INTO MOTION; AND WHEN TRYING TO USE THE SWITCH ON THE DOOR, IT DOESN'T WORK. WHEN PUTTING ON HIGH HIGH BEAMS THEY WILL WORK, BUT WHEN CUTTING THE HIGH BEAM OFF, THE REGULAR LIGHTS WON'T WORK. IT TAKES ALONG TIME FOR THE CONSUMER TO GET THE LIGHTS TO WORK. *AK

THE BRAKES OPERATE AT A SLOW SPEED OR STOP. THE BRAKES WILL SLIP LOWER, PRESSURE IS LOOSE, BRAKE PEDAL GOES DOWN LOWER, CAR WILL SLIDE, UNDER 20 MPH. DEALER CONTACTED AND MADE REPAIRS FOUR TIMES AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

VEHICLE WOULD'NT START. AFTER GETTING OUT OF THE CAR, THE CONSUMER'S CO-WORKER NOTICED A HORN BLOWING, WENT TO INVESTIGATE AND THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE STEERING COLUMN WAS ON FIRE, AND THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED FROM INSIDE TO OUTSIDE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK