1995 Pontiac Grand AM complaints

IN EARLY SPRING OF 2000, THE HORN STARTED BY ITSELF. IT WOULD START BLAIRING AT ANY TIME. IT HAPPENED OFF AND ON DURING THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. I WOULD ESTIMATE 3-4 TIMES, WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. THE ONLY WAY I COULD STOP IT WAS TO TAP ON THE HORN. IN LATE JUNE, IT HAPPENED 5 - 6 TIMES IN ONE WEEK. I FINALLY PULLED THE FUSE AND TOOK IT TO STAN OLSEN PONTIAC HERE IN OMAHA. THEY REPLACED THE HORN MODULE. I WAS TOLD IT WAS BENT, BUT THEY COULD NOT TELL ME HOW THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THIS BENT PLATE WAS PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE AIR BAG, AND I WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT THE BAG NEVER DEPLOYED, OTHERWISE, I COULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT WHICH PROBABLE WOULD HAVE BEEN QUITE SERIOUS. I PAID A TOTAL OF $692.74 TO HAVE THIS REPLACED. I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN GREAT CARE OF MY CAR, BUT AS YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THIS IS OF GREAT CONCERN. AFTER RECEIVING THE RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH, WHICH I HAD REPLACED, I BECAME CONCERNED THAT MAYBE THIS MODULE COULD HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE JUST STOPPED COMPLETELY AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN, CONSUMER HAD BEEN AWAITING PARTS FOR RECALL ON RELAY KIT, CONSUMER HAD CAR FIXED AT OWN EXPENSE AND WAS TOLD SHE WOULD BE REIMBURSED MONIES PAID OUT OF POCKET. *JG

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30MPH ON HIGHWAY AND SMELLED SMOKE. SHE HAD WINDOW ROLLED DOWN. SHE LOOKED DOWN AT TAPE DECK AND NOTICED THAT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM TAPE DECK. VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

ON HOT DAYS WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS ON AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT WE GET A GASS ODER BAD ENOUGH TO MAKE YOU SICK.*AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIR 00V287, DEALER STATED REPAIRS WOULD TAKE ABOUT 3 HOURS, HOWEVER REPAIRS WERE NEVER COMPLETED ON THAT DAY, CONSUMER HAS TO SCHEDULE ANOTHER DAY OFF WORK FOR RECALL WORK TO BE COMPLETED. *SLC

PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION (00V287000) IN WHICH CONSUMER STATES SHE DID NOT RECEIVE, EXPERIENCED UNUSUAL CAR TROUBLE, CONSUMER STATES AS SHE TURNED THE KEY TO THE START POSITION NOTHING HAPPENED, AFTER A THIRD TIME OF TRYING TO START VEHICLE SHE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD/STEERING COLUMN AREA CONSUMER THEN REMOVED KEY FROM IGNITION AND EVACUATED THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND CONSUMER WAS ADVISED ABOUT RECALL AND REPAIRS THAT WERE PERFORMED. *JB

BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON ALL THE TIME. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER 8 TIMES. DEALER SAID THAT WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *SLC

BRAKES WORK ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN APPYING BRAKES VEHICLE WILL SHAKE BADLY. ACCIDENT DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE $ 4000. *AK *JB

WHILE TRYING TO START VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE MADE A TERRIBLE SOUND AND CONSUMER COULD SMELL BURNING AROUND THE IGNITION, THE STARTER AND IGNITION SWITCH WERE REPLACED, A WEEK LATER CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL P00079-S, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING A REFUND. *SLC

THIS CAR WAS BOUGHT USED IN 1998, IT IS A 1995. WE HAVE REPLACED HEATER CORE AND THE POWER WINDOW MOTOR. THE POWER WINDOW WAS TAKEN CARE OF BY THE DEALER, ONCE ALREADY. IT IS FAULTY STILL. NOW WE CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE THE CAR, DUE TO THE POSSIBLE BLOWN HEAD GASKET. TWO TRUSTED MECHANICS HAVE TOLD US IF WE HAVE TO REPAIR INSTEAD OF REPLACE, WE REALLY SHOULD REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE, A COST OF 5600, WITH AN EXPECTED LIFE OF 3 YEARS. HAVEN BEEN TAKEN BY THE DEALER, WE STILL OWE 5400. WE CANNOT AFFORD ANOTHER CAR, OR THE REPAIRS. UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO AFFORD THE REPAIRS AND A RENTAL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION (00V287000) CONSUMER'S VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE SWITCH OF HER VEHCILE WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER STATES SHE DID NOT RECEIVE NOTIFICATION UNTIL FIVE YEARS LATER AND AFTER THE DAMAGE HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE, MANUFACTURER INVESTIGATED THE INCIDENT AND CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE ANY MANUFACTURING LIABILITY BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED. *JB

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION (00079) BUT FEELS IT IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR HIM TO HAVE TO MISS 4 HOURS OF WORK, TO BRING VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE DUE TO MANUFACTURER'S INCOMPETENCE. *JB

PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION (00V287000) CONSUMER EXPERIENCED TWO ALTERNATOR FAILURES. *JB

PRIOR TO RECALL 00V287, CONSUMER HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH STARTING VEHICLE, THE STARTER, IGNITION SWITCH, SAFETY SWITCH, AND BATTERY WERE REPLACED, HOWEVER PROBLEM KEPT COMING BACK, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT PARTS PRIOR TO RECALL WORK. *SLC

PRIOR TO RECALL 00V287, VEHICLE STOPPED AND WOULD NOT START, IT FINALLY STARTED AND WENT A BLOCK THEN STOPPED AGAIN, SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL, DEALER MADE REPAIRS AND STATED THE CAUSE WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH, CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, HOWEVER DEALER STATED RECALL PROBLEM AND HER VEHICLE PROBLEM WERE NOT RELATED, CONSUMER FEELS OTHERWISE. *SLC

PREMATURE DEFECTIVE REAR ACTION DRUM WITHIN TRANSMISSION REQUIRED TRANSMISSION REBUILD BY LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP. NO ACCIDENT OR ON ROAD FAILURE OCCURRED, POPPING/THUMPING SOUND WAS OCCURING UPON LIGHT ACCERLERATION FROM A DEAD STOP.*AK

TRANSMISSION JERKED WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE AT FIRST, THEN AN EXTREMELY LOUD WHINING NOISE @ 15 - 20 MPH. HAD A LOCAL GARAGE LISTEN TO VEHICLE WHICH INTURN THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT OR A COMPLETE REBUILD. I CALLED AIRPORT TRANSMISSION IN ROCHESTER N.Y AND THEY REBUILT IT FOR A SUM OF $1,866.24.*AK

KEY COULD NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION AND STEERING COLUMN COULD NOT LOCK. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER TOOK CAR IN FOR A RECALL ON IGNITION SWITCH RELAY KIT. THEY REPLACED KIT. HOURS LATER ,CONSUMER TRIED TO START CAR AND ALL LIGHTS BEGAN TO FLASH, AND IT WENT DEAD. THEN, CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING INTO CAR AND CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE.*AK

STEERING COLUMN IS MAKING A CREAKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. MANUFACTURER COULD NOT DETERMINE IF THERE WERE ANY DEFECTS PRESENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN HAZARD LIGHTS OR BLINKERS ARE ACTIVATED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WILL FREEZE UP. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED.*AK

POWER WINDOW ON PASSENGER'S SIDE WENT OUT. HAD WINDOW REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, BUT IS CONTINUOUS. MANUFACTURER INDICATED CURRENTLY, VEHICLE'S WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK A MECHANIC IN A REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT THE PART IS SENSITIVE AND THAT IT BENDS EASILY. POWER DOOR LOCK REPLACED. THE WINDOW REGULATOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. IGNITION SWITCH RELAY KIT WAS INSTALLED DUE TO HIGH ELECT CURRENT. *SLC

CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITNG FOR 3 MONTHS TO HAVE RECALL 00V287000 PERFORMED. DEALER CLAIMED THERE WERE NO PARTS, AND NO FUTURE DATE WAS GIVEN.*AK CONSUMER FINALLY HAD RECALL REPAIR DONE, HOWEVER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR PRIOR WORK DONE TO THE EGR VALVE REGARDING SAME PROBLEMS AS IN THE RECALL. *SLC

VEHICLE STARTED TO OVERHEAT; BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACED 3 TIMES AND ALTERNATER TWICE, AND 1 STARTER AND WIRING REPLACED. *AK CONSUMER STATES A FAULTY SWITCH CAUSED THE ELECTRICAL FAILURES. *SLC

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER FOR A RECALL ON IGNITION. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT PARTS WOULD NOT BE IN UNTIL MARCH 2001. CONSUMER WAITED 3 MONTHS, UNABLE TO DRIVE IN FEAR OF AN IGNITION FIRE, THEN, OIL PUMP WENT OUT. TOOK IT TO DEALER. DEALER SAID THEY NEEDED TO FIX OIL PUMP BEFOR E THEY COULD FIX IGNITION BECAUSE OF SAFETY REASONS. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT IT TAKES 4 TO 5 TIMES TO START VEHICLE, JUST CLICKS BUT WILL NOT FIRE, STARTER AND IGNITION SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED, CONSUMER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT THERE ARE DEFECTS WITH ENGINE STARTER, CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS VEHICLE, BUT IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *JB

HEAD GASKETS ARE LEAKING OIL. THEY WERE FIXED 3 TIMES WITHIN A YEAR. THE DEALER WILL GO HALF WITH THE COST BUT HAVE NO EXPLANATION WHY THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED SO MUCH.*AK

RECALL 00V287 000/ENGINE STARTER: VEHICLE SMOKED WHEN STARTING ITSELF UP WHILE PARKED. LATER, RECEIVED A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL ON ENGINE STARTER. CALLED DEALER (PREMIER PONTIAC, BUICK, GMC; KINGWOOD, TX; PHONE# 281/359-3600), AND INFORMED OF PROBLEM AND RECALL NOTICE. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMERTHAT THEY WILL REPAIRS ALL DAMAGES DUE TO RECALL. LATER ON, INFORMED THAT OTHER DAMAGES WHICH WERE NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL WOULD BE REPAIRED AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. HOWEVER, DAMAGES WAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE ENGINE STARTER, AND DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR IT. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER: ALSO FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

ERLS FUSE BLOWS, IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE, REPLACED IGNITION AND REPAIRED WIRES, HEATING AND AIR AC/COMPRESSER WIL NOT COME ON, COMPRESSER SHORTED OUT, AUTO TRANS WILL NOT SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE AND PASSING GEAR, TRANSMISSION REPLACED ONCE, WILL REPLACE AGAIN.

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V287, HOWEVER WHEN CONTACTING DEALER THEY STATED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, FAILURE RESULTED IN VOLTAGE REGULATER FAILURE, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THAT REPLACEMENT COST. RADIATOR FAILED AND WAS REPLACED, HEAD GASKETS FAILED AND ENGINE WAS REBUILT. *SLC

THE CONSUMER IS NOT SATISFIED WITH RECALL, THE DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM THE CONSUMER WAS EXPERIENCING WITH THE IGNITION WAS PROBABLY UNRELATED TO RECALL 00V-287 AND SHE WOULD BE CHARGED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE WHETHER REPAIRS WERE NECESSARY OR NOT. NLM

A FUSE BLEW THAT CAUSED TRANSMISSION AND AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR TO GO OUT. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED FUSES. BUT, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.

AFTER DRIVING PARKED VEHICLE IN HOUSE THEN TRIED TO START VEHICLE AGAIN, BUT DID NOT START.THEN, WENT BACK TO HOUSE. WHEN CAMING OUT AGAIN FOUND OUT THAT FIRE WAS COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL. OPENED DOOR AND MORE FIRE CAME OUT. CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT FIRE STARTED AT IGNITION SWITCH DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *AK

THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. NLM

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V287000 CONCERNING ENGINE STARTER. CONSUMER STATED THAT REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

RECALL REMEDY PROVIDED BY DEALER DID NOT CORRECT RECALL 00V287 ENGINE STARTER PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

BATTERY FAILED, ALTERNATOR FAILED 2 TIMES, AND A NEW IGNITION MODULE WAS REPLACED. *SLC

LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS DUE TO A DIMMER PACK FAILURE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

DEALER HAS NOT CORRECTED RECALL 00V287000/ ENGINE STARTER. CONSUMER HAS MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPS. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 00V287000/ ENGINE STARTER. TOOK IT TO DEALER. THEY SAID THAT PARTS WERE NOT IN, AND WHEN THEY CAME IN CONSUMER WOULD BE NOTIFIED. IT HAS BEEN ALMOST 60 DAYS SINCE TALKING WITH DEALER. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 00V287000/ ENGINE STARTER. CONSUMER TOOK IT TO DEALER. DEALER ADVISED CONSUMER THAT PARTS WERE NOT IN, AND THEY WOULD NOTIFY CONSUMER WHEN PARTS CAME IN. IT HAS BEEN ALMOST 60 DAYS SINCE CONSUMER SPOKE TO DEALER. *AK

THE VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE HAS TO SIT FOR 10 MIN BEFORE IT WILL START AGAIN, THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. NLM

AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE FOR IGNITION SWITCH VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. CONSUMER ASKED DEALER IF FIRE WAS CAUSED BY IGNITION SWITCH RECALL, BUT DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT FIRE HAD STARTED AT STARTER, AND NOT AT IGNITION SWITCH. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH, VEHICLE STALLED, HAZARDS , SIGNAL LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT WORK. VEHICLE HAS STALLED AGAIN SINCE THEN. ALSO SIGNAL/ BRAKE AND HAZARD LIGHTS ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN CONSUMERS DRIVEWAY, CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V-287 ONE YEAR AFTER VEHICLE HAD ALREADY CAUGHT FIRE, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE AMOUNT OWED ON THE VEHICLE DUE TO RECALL COMPONENT FAILURE WHICH RESULTED IN VEHICLE FIRE. NLM

RECALL 00V207000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00079; VEHICLE WON'T START UNLESS HOLDING KEY IN START POSITION. DEALER CLAIMED VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW FUEL PUMP, AND WANTED TO CHARGE $744.28. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL ISSUED IN DECEMBER, AND KIT WAS NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL MARCH. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED PONTIAC, AND THEY WERE TRYING TO WORK WITH CONSUMER, BELIEVING SHE MIGHT HAVE A CASE.*AK

HAD TRIED TO START VEHICLE, WOULD NOT TURN OVER, AND THERE WAS NO CLICKING NOISE. LEFT VEHICLE PARKED. EARLIER HAD SMELLED PLASTIC BURNING. WENT AND CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. HEARD HORN BLOWING. CHECKED AND NOTICED WINDOWS WERE DARK. OPENED DRIVER'S DOOR AND SMOKE CAME BILLOWING OUT OF DASHBOARD AND STEERING COLUMN. FLAMES STARTED TO SHOOT OUT OF COLUMN. NOTIFIED FIRE DEPARTMENT WHO PUT FLAMES OUT.*AK

WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN, IT HESITATES ALOT, VEHILCE TAKEN TO MECHANIC SEVERAL TIMES, PROBLEM GOES AWAY FOR A LITTLE WHILE BUT COMES RIGHT BACK. CJ

THERMOSTAT IS FLUCTUATING, GAS LEVEL GOES UP AND DOWN, KEEPS BLOWING FUSES.