1995 Pontiac Grand AM complaints

THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE, HOWEVER THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN. *JB

MY HEAD LIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN THE DARK AND WOULD NOT COME BACK ON. THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WENT OUT ON IT. I ALMOST WRECKED DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION.(HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH) I NOW HAVE IT IN A GARAGE GETTING FIXED. *JB

CONSUMER VEHICLE'S SUBFRAME IS CRACKED CAUSING VIBRATION IN THE STEERING COLUMN. *NLM

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*JB

WHILE DRIVING THE OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND ENGINE DIED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE HEAD GASKET HAD CRACKED. PH SCC

POWER WINDOW FAILURE.*AK

THE REGULATOR ON MY PASSENGER WINDOW OF MY 1995 GRAND AM SE IS NO LONGER WORKING AND MY PASSENGER WINDOW IS NO LONGER OPERATIONAL. MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW'S REGULATOR IS NOW STARTING TO GO TOO BECAUSE IT IS ALSO BEGINNING TO HAVE TROUBLE OPERATING.

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THEN STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN,THE VEHICLE BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP. ALSO CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS DOES NOT WORK ONLY HIGH BEAMS. TS

WINDOW REGULATORS REPEATEDLY FAILING. ALL FOUR WINDOWS.

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING ON A GM 3100 ENGINE.

THE CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER THE RECALL FOR THE STARTING PROBLEM, THE VEHICLE STARTING PROBLEM HAD GOTTEN WORSE. (WILL SOMETIMES TAKE 3-4 TIMES TO START) THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE REACLL AND THEY HAD PLACED A WIRING HARNESS IN BUT THAT ONLY MADE THE PROBLEM WORSE. *SCC

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT HAD COME TO A SUDDEN STOP. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS TRAVELING AHEAD OF CONSUMER SUDDENLY CAME TO A STOP. CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP IN TIME AND REAR ENDED OTHER DRIVER. CONSUMER STATES THAT NONE OF THE VEHICLE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

WHEN PUTTING KEY IN IGNITION AND TURNING IT, VEHICLE WILL NOT START. CONSUMER HAS TO TRY AT LEAST THREE TIMES BEFORE ENGINE WILL TURN OVER AND START.*AK *YH

WHILE DRIVING HEARD A VERY LOUD NOISE, HAD VEHICLE SERVICED. TIMING CHAIN WAS LOOSE, AND IF IT BREAKS, IT WILL DESTROY ENTIRE ENGINE.*AK

. I WAS ASKED TO WRITE TO YOU ABOUT AN INCIDENT IN WHICH I WAS INVOLVED IN, TO POSSIBLY HELP AVOID HAVING THIS KIND OF THING HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE IN THE FUTURE. I'M NOT SURE HOW MUCH THIS WILL HELP, BUT I AM DOING THIS IN THE HOPE THAT IT IS RESEARCHED.NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH ON FLAT SURFACE AND WITH NO WARNING HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT, AND IT HAD CAUSED VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED POWER WINDOW FAILURE. MR

IGNITION SWITCH WAS BURNED OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING TEMPERATURE GOES UP AND VEHICLE STARTS MAKING NOISE. VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

CONSUMER STATES WHEN DRIVING WITH A/C ON YOU CAN SMELL GAS FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *NLM SOMETIMES THE SMELL IS SO BAD THAT THE CONSUMER HAS TO TURN OFF THE AIR AND ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS. *MJ

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 00V287000. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. TOOK VEHICLE ON APPOINTED DATE AND HAD RECALLED IGNITION REPAIRED. SINCE REPAIR, REMEDY FOR IT HAD FAILED , AND CAUSED MORE PROBLEMS. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THE THERMOSTAT WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES, DUE TO THE VEHICLE OVERHEATING, HOWEVER CONSUMER IS STILL EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS.*JB

IGNITION SWITCH BURNED OUT IN STEERING COLUMN STARTER. VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO OPERATE, UPON STARTING SMOKE EMMITTED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. MECHANIC REPLACED STARTER AND IGNITION. *JG

VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF WHEN SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL. SECONDS LATER IT WAS IGNITED, BUT DIDN'T SPREAD. CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

PRIOR TO THE RECALL NOTICE THE CONSUMER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SYSTEM. THE DEALER INSTALLED A NEW RELAY KIT. THE CONSUMER IS ASKING FOR REIMBURSMENT. *YH

WAS TRAVELING ON A SIDE STREET AND HEARD A BANGING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. SHE PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND VEHICLE WOULDN'T START BACK UP. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 40 MPH MICHELIN TIRES EXPLODED AND SEPARATED, DAMAGING AUTOMOBILE. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY MICHELIN DEALER THAT THEY WOULD NOT HELP HIM BECAUSE TIRE WAS OLD, AND DID NOT HAVE A 60, 000 WARRANTY. CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT, BUT CAME VERY CLOSE.*AK

HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON THESE VEHICLES ARE OF A BAD DESIGN OR HAVE A WIRE IN THE WRONG PLACE (CAUSING IT TO GET CUT) . THE HEADLIGHTS CAN GO OUT AT ANY TIME, POSSIBLY CAUSING A CRASH. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER GRAND AM OWNERS AND THEY TOO ARE HAVING OR HAVE HAD A PROBLEM SIMILAR TO MINE.*AK

A CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD CAUSED THE COOLANT LIGHT TO COME, THE CONSUMER VHANGED THE COOLANT BUT THE LIGHT STILL ILLUMINATED, THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOD CRACKED CAUSING COOLANT TO MIX WITH OIL, AS A RESULT OF THE CRACKED INTAKE THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE HAD BEEN NO RECALL AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE.*AK *NLM

WE PURCHASED THE CAR IN JUNE OF 2001. THE CAR HAD PROBLEMS RIGHT AWAY WITH THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCKS AND THE SIGNAL LIGHTS. THE SIGNAL LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK AFTER USING THEM ONCE EACH TIME THE CAR STARTED. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE SIGNAL LIGHTS. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2001 THE CAR BEGAN HESITATING TO START. IT SOMETIMES TAKES AN EXTRA FEW SECONDS TO BEGIN TO START. ONE DAY IT REFUSED TO START AFTER SOME ERRANDS. IT ALSO HAD A VERY FOUL SMELL. THAT EVENING IT STARTED AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO CHECKED THE CHARGING SYSTEM AND OTHER MISC. IDEAS AND COULDN'T FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. IT'S STILL HESITATING TO START MOST OF THE TIME. THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS ALSO SHORT OUT NOW.*AK

MASTER CYLINDER HAVE BEEN REPLACE TWICE.

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE STARTING AT STEERING COLUMN. *AK

I HAVE BEEN HAVING AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES ON MY 1995 PONTIAC GRAND AM. OCCASIONALLY, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES I HEAR A RAPID CLICKING SOUND AND THE BRAKE PEDAL IMMEDIATELY RELEASES AND GOES TO THE FLOOR. AT THAT POINT THE CAR IS WITHOUT BRAKES, AN OBVIOUSLY UNSAFE AND UNACCEPTABLE SITUATION. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE LOCAL PONTIAC DEALERSHIP ( MASTER PONTIAC BUICK GMC) TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY CANT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND ARE THEREFORE UNABLE TO FIX THE CAR. WHEN I SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER HE AGREED THAT THE CLICKING SOUND THAT PRECEDES THE LOSS OF BRAKING COULD INDICATE A PROBLEM WITH A RELAY. HOWEVER HE INSISTS THAT THEY CANT DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM WITH A RELAY UNTIL IT FAILS COMPLETELY. I SINCERELY DOUBT THAT I AM THE ONLY PERSON OWNING A 1995 PONTIAC GRAND AM WHO HAS EVER HAD THIS BRAKING PROBLEM. *AK

THE HEAD LIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT WHEN YOU TURN THEM ON. THEY ALSO GO OUT WHILE YOU ARE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. MIGHT BE A DEFECTIVE SWITCH. TO GET THE LIGHTS TO COME BACK ON YOU HAVE TO SWITCH FROM DIME TO BRIGHT AND BACK TO DIME.*AK

TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING, BEFORE ENGAGING INTO GEAR. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 00V287000 IN MAIL, AND DEALERSHIP PERFORMED SERVICE. DEALERSHIP WILL NOT RELEASE VEHICLE UNTIL CONSUMER PAYS A $60.00 DIAGNOSTIC FEE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

THE FAULTY STARTER CAUSED THE IGNITION COIL TO BURN, THIS FAILURE OCCURED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00V-287, THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMT BUT HAS NOT RECIEVED ANY COMPENSATION YET. NLM

CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT INTO SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF DEALERSHIP FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR THREE WEEKS BEFORE IT HAD TO BE PUT BACK IN THE SHOP FOR A BROKEN WATER PUMP. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR AT NO CHARGE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHUR DETAILS.*AK

CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS TOWED INTO DEALERSHIP DUE TO A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH THAT WAS BEING RECALLED FROM MANUFACTURER, CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL STATED THAT THE NEW SWITCH WOULD BE REPLACED AND INSTALLED FREE OF CHARGE, DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE AND STATED THEY WOULD HONOR RECALL, ON JUNE 13,2001 VEHICLE WAS READY TO BE PICKED UP AND CONSUMER WAS GIVEN A BILL FOR $311.31 CONSUMER STATES THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN NO CHARGE FOR LABOR OR PARTS BECAUSE THE INSTALLATION WAS FREE, THE CHEMICAL AND MATERIAL DISPOSAL FEE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN CHARGED BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE ASKED TO BE GIVEN BACK, AN OIL FILTER WAS REMOVED IN THE PROCESS IN ORDER TO REACH CERTAIN WIRES, BUT A CHARGE FOR DISPOSING IT AND ITS OIL IS COVERED BY THE RECALL BECAUSE IT IS PART OF THE OVERALL INSTALLATION, CONSUMER FEELS SHE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN BILLED FOR A RECALL.*JB

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A DIRECT FRONTAL COLLISION AT 50MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES TO DRIVER. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

RECALL 00V287000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 0079; VEHICLE DOESN'T START, AND WHEN TRYING IT SENDS POWER SURGES, CAUSING IT TO SMOKE. RELAY IS BAD AND WILL BE REPLACED BY MANUFACTURER. CONSUMER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR IGNITION SWITCH ALTHOUGH THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. *AK

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DISPLAYS THE CHECK OIL LIGHT GUAGE AS ON EVEN THOUGH THE OIL LEVEL IS FINE. I CONTINUE TO CHECK THE OIL BUT I HAVE ALWAYS MAINTAINED MY CAR IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THIS IS DANGEROUS THOUGH BECAUSE THE USER WILL NOT BE ABLE TO KNOW IF THE CAR DID DEVELOP A LARGE OIL LEAK. THE CHECK OIL LIGHT WOULD BE ON BUT IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN ON. THE ENGINE COULD SEIZE OR AN ACCIDENT COULD OCCUR. I DO KNOW THAT THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ALREADY PUBLISHED WHICH DESCRIBES THIS SAME PROBLEM ON THIS YEAR AND MAKE OF PONTIAC.

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY BRAKES, BUT BRAKE PEDAL HAD DISCONNECTED AND WAS LAYING ON THE FLOORBOARD.VEHICLE WENT THROUGH A 4 WAY STOP DUE TO A LACK OF BRAKES. DEALERSHIP WAS EXAMINING VEHICLE. *AK *SLC

THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THIS CAR HAS HAD PROBLEMS FROM DAY ONE, AT APPROX. 3,000 MI. THE ABS SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON AND WAS "REPAIRED" UNDER WARRANTY. AT APPROX. 5,000 MI. THE ABS/BRAKE WARNING LIGHT BOTH CAME ON THE DEALER KEPT THE CAR FOR 2 1/2 DAYS "REPARING THE SYSTEM". THE ONLY PROBLEMS UP UNTILL NOW HAVE BEEN THE ABS/BRAKE WARNING LIGHT BOTH COMING ON AT THE SAME TIME, TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON WOULD CLEAR THE LIGHTS AND SEEM TO CLEAR THE PROBLEM. AT ABOUT 48,000 MI. THE PEDEL WOULD OCCASIONALY DROP VERY CLOSE TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES(MORE SO UNDER LIGHT BRAKING). NOW THE PEDAL MUST BE PUSHED TO THE FLOOR TO SLOW AND STOP. AS OF TODAYS BRAKE INSPECTION, MY LOCAL MECHANIC TELLS ME TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER, BECAUSE THERE IS SOMTHING WRONG WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER/ABS MODULATOR. *AK

THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE DEFECTIVE IGNITION THE THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED IT TO SMOKE IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO RECALL 00V-287, THE COMPONENT FAILED PRIOR TO NOTIFICATION AND THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT BUT WAS TOLD THAT SHE WAS NOT ENTITLED TO REFUND. NLM

CONSUMER PARKED VEHICLE AT 8:15 AM, WHEN SHE CAME BACK TO VEHICLE BETWEEN 9:30 AND 10 AM, AND IT WAS BURNING. FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. CAUSE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. RECEIVED RECALL LETTER 00V287000, BUT REPAIRS HAD NOT BEEN PERFORMED. *AK

IGNITION STARTED SMOKING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND THEN WOULD NOT START, THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED, CONSUMER LATER RECEIVED RECALL 00V287, DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO WAY TO TELL IF THE PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL BECAUSE THE RELAY SWITCH HAD NOT BEEN INSTALLED, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT IF HER REPAIRS ARE RELATED TO THE RECALL. *SLC

IGNITION WILL NOT REMAIN IN THE ON POSITION. IT IS POSSIBLE TO START THE VEHICLE AND GENTLY RELEASE THE KEY BUT AS YOU DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD A BUMP OR SOME TYPE OF CONTACT WITH THE KEY WILL CAUSE THE IGNITION TO SHUT OFF. LOSING ALL POWER IMMEDIATELY. *AK

AIR CONDITIONER WOULD GIVE OFF SOME TYPE OF GAS ODOR WHENEVER VEHICLE IS AT A STOP. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP. WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC AIR CONDITIONER WAS RECYCLING AIR FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT THROUGHOUT VEHICLE.*AK