1995 Pontiac Grand AM complaints

AFTER ENGAGING AND UNENGAGING THE HAZARD LIGHTS, TURN SIGNAL FAILED TO OPERATE, AND THE HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD NOT ENGAGE AS WELL. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

THE THERMOSTAT WENT TO THE HALF AND ALL OF THE COOLANT POURED OUT OF THE CAR AND THE OIL AND WATER MIXED. THERE WAS NO WARNING. THIS WAS THE FIRST AND ONLY TIME THAT THE CAR HAD OVERHEATED. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

POWER WINDOWS AND DOOR LOCKS FAIL TO LOCK AND WINDOWS HAVE TO BE ASSISTED BY HAND TO MOVE UP AND DOWN. NLM

THE CAR SET ON FIRE AND STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, BLEW A ROD AND MELTED THE SPARK PLUGS, THE COMPUTER FAILED AND THE TRANSMISSION BLEW.

WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED IT WORKS UP UNTIL YOU ARE JUST GETTING READY TO STOP, AT THAT POINT THE CAR SLIDES AND THEN THE BRAKES GRAB VERY HARD. IT TAKES EXTRA DISTANCE TO GET THE CAR TO A COMPLETE STOP. I'VE HAD THE FRONT BRAKES REPLACED & THE BACK BRAKES ADJUSTED. NEITHER HELPED. SINCE THIS ISN'T A CONSISTANT PROBLEM IT'S NEVER DONE IT FOR THE DEALER THEREFORE, THEY CAN'T DETECT THE PROBLEM. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH PONTIAC. THEY TOLD ME THERE WASN'T ANYTHING THAT COULD BE DONE UNTIL THE DEALER DIAGNOSIS THE PROBLEM. THE CAR IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *AK

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, CONSUMER GOT OUT OF VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED ITSELF AND CAUGHT FIRE. *MJS

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ENGIN E HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED,AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL, AND REPAIRS WOULD BE DONE AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED CAUSING THE SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GAUGE AND TACHOMETER TO ACT ERRATICALLY. NLM

POWER DOOR LOCKS, LOCK AND UNLOCK BY THEMSELVES. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF YOUR DOING 70 MPH DOWN THE ROAD OR SITTING STILL. IT HAPPENS BOTH WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING AND WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. IT IS NOT VERY SAFE TO HAVE CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH THE LOCKS LOCKING AND UNLOCKING ALL THE TIME.*AK

A FIRE OCCURED AT THE STEERING COLUMN AREA DUE TO A IGNITION SWITCH SHORT WHICH OVERHEATED IGNITING THE SWITCH AND SURROUNDING AREAS. NLM

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THIS AUTO HAS TOTAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. I REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR JUST 4 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE. I BROKE DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OCALA NATIONAL FORREST WITH 4 10 YEAR OLD GIRLS IN THE CAR. SINCE THEN, I HAVE REPLACED A 4 YEAR OLD BATTERY AT 2 YEARS AGE AND ALL OF THE FUSES. IN 1/00 WHILE DRIVING IN A FOG WHITE OUT ON TOP OF A 300 FT BRIDGE, I PUT ON MY FLASHERS AND ALL MY LIGHTS WENT OUT. A VEHICLE BEHIND ME DIDN'T SEE ME AND NEARLY PUSHED US BOTH OFF THE BRIDGE. SINCE THEN EVERY TIME I PUT ON MY FLASHERS, ALL OTHER ELECTRICAL THINGS STOP. MY ELECT DOOR LOCKS KEEP BLOWING FUSES AND WINDOWS DON'T WORK ALL THE TIME. I'V CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO TOLD ME ALL THESE PROBLEMS BEGAN AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR AND IT WAS MY PROBLEM. I PURCHASED A EXTENDED WARRENTY, BUT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT COVERED. PLEASE HELP!! *AK

WHILE DRIVING UNDER WET ROAD CONDITIONS BRAKES FAILED WHEN APPLIED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO RUN A STOP SIGN AND STRIKE ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 15 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

RUBBER PIKE THAT DELIVERS THE GAS TO THE ENGINE CRACKED. CONSUMER NOTICED A GASOLINE SMELL. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD THEM THE PART HAS TO BE ORDERED. *AK

ABS LIGHT COMES ON/OFF. CONSUMER SOMETIMES HAS TO PRESS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR TO STOP VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED. IT CAUGHT FIRE WITHOUT ANY WARNING. FIRED DEPARMENT ARRIVED & PUT FLAMES OUT. INDICATED TO OWNER OF VEHICLE THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. *AK

WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS INOPERABLE. *MJS

PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW IS INOPERABLE. YH

LOW DIMMER IS INOPERATIVE. ALSO, FOG LIGHTS AND DOME LIGHT MALFUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY WHICH MAY RESULT IN VISUAL DIFFICULTY AND A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE WHOLE CASTING THAT HOUSES THE BULB FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE FOG LIGHT HAS BURNED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME WAS ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. OWNER'S FATHER REPLACED THE FOG LIGHT AND CASTING. THE DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF THE CURRENT PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER NFORMATION. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH TURN SIGNALS/EMERGENCY FLASHERS,AND DASH LIGHTS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, RECENTLY HAD TROUBLE STARTING, AS IT DIDN'T WANT TO TURN OVER A FEW TIMES IN ROW.WHEN TURN SIGNALS DIDNT WORK I TURNED ON EMERGENCY, AND FAILED TO WORK.ALMOST REAR ENDED! *AK

HAD PARKED VEHICLE IN GARAGE. HEARD HORN GO OFF. HUSBAND OPENED DOOR TO CHECK & FLAMES SHOT OUT. CALLED FIRE DEPARTMENT. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. INSIDE OF VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. FIRE DEPARTMENT INDICATED FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH DUE TO A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL WIRES. *AK

VEHICLE WILL NOT PICK UP SPEED WHEN ACCELERATING. THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE. *YC

POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAUSING GEAR TO SLIP INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING WHICH COULD RESULT IN SEVERE INJURY / PROPERTY DAMAGE. *YC

FRONT CONTROL ARMS FALL OFF THE RUBBER MOUNT AND MOVE DURING ACCELERATION AND STOPPING CAUSING NOISE. MJS

WIPERS FAILED THREE TIMES WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN BECAUSE THERE IS DEFECT IN THE WIRING HARNESS. YH

WHILE DRIVING AT APRROXIMATELY 30 MPH WAS INVOLVED IN FRONT END ACCIDENT. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING HEAD INJURIES. *AK

WHEN RAINING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL STIFFENS, AND VEHICLE FEELS AS IF REAR ENDED, AND KEEPS GOING. DEALER HAS SEEN 2 OR 3 TIMES. ALSO, DEALER REPLACED 4-WHEEL DRIVE LOCKING HUBS, AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND SHE HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE AND SQUEAKING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH RUN INTO SOME WATER ON THE ROAD ,AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO THE COIL ASSEMBLY GETTING WET. *AK.

DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT ON A RURAL ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH LOST HEADLIGHTS, AND THE DOORS KEPT LOCKING AND UNLOCKING DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *AK

THE ABS LIGHT KEPT COMING ON & STAYED ON. AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD FLICKER. THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. THE ALTERNATOR WOULD NOT WORK. KEPT GOING OUT. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK

WHILE BRAKING AT ANY SPEED THE REAR BRAKES GRAB CAUSING POOR BRAKING ABILITY. *YC

DEFECTIVE BATTERY CABLE. *AK

VEHICLE PARKED. STARTED VEHICLE & NO SOUND OR NOISE. WOULD NOT CRANK UP. LIFTED HOOD & WENT TO START VEHICLE AGAIN. STARTED TO SMELL SMOKE WHICH WAS COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED & PUT FLAMES OUT. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. LOCATION OF FIRE NOT DETERMINED BY FIRE DEPARTMENT OR GM INSPECTOR. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 45 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK

THE BRAKES DO NOT STOP PROPERLY AS INDICATED IN THE RECALLL FOR GM TRUCKS. I HAVE HAD THE MASTER CYLINDER CHANGED AND THE BRAKES CHANGED. PONTIAC REFUSES TO DO MORE. *AK

ABS LIGHT ALWAYS ON AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKESDO NOT FUNCTION, ALLOWS MORE SLIDING IN ICY CONDITIONS. *AK

VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS TOTALLED. SMOKE FROM HOOD STARTED AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. ACCORDING TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED, AND STATED PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK *YC

VEHICLE FIRE UNDERHOOD DUE TO POSSIBLE ENGINE FIRE/NEAR A/C UNIT. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT).MJS

WE HAVE HAD MINOR PROBLEMS WITH OUR SINCE WE BOUGHT IT IN OCT., 1998 THEN IN NOV., 1998 OUR DAUGHTER WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT. SHE WAS DRIVING DOWN A HILL, GOING THROUGH AN INTER-SECTION WHEN A YOUNG MAN RAN THE STOP SIGN TO HER LEFT THEN SHE WAS THROWN SIDEWAYS. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE FRONT-END. AFTER GETTING THE CAR BACK MORE PROBLEMS WOULD START BUT DISAPPEAR. THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR NOT SHIFTING AND MAKING AN UNDISCRIBABLE NOISE. ATTEMPTED TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT WHILE WE WERE VISITING IN ANOTHER STATE BUT THEY WERE BUSY. THERE HAS BEEN OTHER TIMES WHEN I FELT A STRANGE VIBRATION UNDER MY FEET ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BUT IT WOULD DISAPPEAR. THEN ACT UP SEVERAL OTHER TIMES BUT ONCE AGAIN STOP. LAST WEEK, MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD POP, SHE STOPPED AND CHECKED TO SEE IF SHE HAD A FLAT TIRE, SHE COULDN'T TELL WHERE THE SOUND HAD COME FROM. EVERYTHING WAS FINE. SHE CONTINUED TO DRIVE A SHORT DISTANCE, A COUPLE OF BLOCKS, SHE BEGAN TO HEAR A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING WAS BEING DRAGGED. SHE PULLED INTO ANOTHER PARKING LOT, TURNED OFF THE CAR, GOT OUT AND CHECKED. NOTHING APPEARED WRONG. SHE PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE , THE SAME NOISE THAT WAS UNDISCRIBABLE FROM THE EARLIER TIME BEGAN AGAIN, IT WOULD NOT CHANGE GEAR TYPE SOUND. SHE PULLED FORWARD, THE NOISE WOULD NOT STOP. SHE THEN COMPLETELY STOPPED AND TURNED OFF THE CAR AND CALLED US AT HOME. WHEN WE GOT THE CAR HOME, MY HUSBAND CHECKED ALL OF THE FLUIDS AND DETERMINED SOMETHING MUST BE WRONG WITH T

BRAKES FAILED WHEN CAR SAT ALL DAY OR OVERNIGHT AND I WOULD JUST START TO MOVE AT NO MORE THAN 10 MPH. THE FIRST THREE TIMES IT HAPPENED I COULD PUMP UP THE BRAKES UNTIL THEY WOULD BEGIN TO HOLD. THE LAST TIME THE BRAKES WOULD NOT PUMP UP, AND I HAD TO LET THE CAR ROLL SLOW ENOUGH TO BUMP INTO A CURB AND THROW IT INTO PARK. THE LAST TIME CAR WAS UNDRIVABLE. DEALERS SERVICE MANAGER CAME OUT AND ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE CAR AND BRAKES FAILED. AFTER HEARING THE "CLANGING' NOICE I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT SINCE JANUARY, HE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE ABS MALFUNCTION. THIS WAS CONFIRMED AT THE SERVICE CENTER AND THE ABS MOTOR PAK WAS REPLACED AT A COST TO OWNER OF $160. GM AND DEALER PICKED UP BALANCE OF REPAIR COSTS. DEALER CONFIRMED THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM IN JANUARY 1999 WAS THE ABS AND NOT MASTER CYLINDER--NEVER WAS THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE WARNING LIGHTS NEVER CAME ON AND THE SENSORS NEVER REVEALED THE PROBLEM ON THE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. *AK

STEERUNG COLUMN CAUGHT ON FIRE. MANUFACTURER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

THE DRIVE PIVOT BOLTS LOOSENED ON THE STEERING COLUMN CAUSING THE TILT STEERING COLUMN TO RELEASE FROM THE LOCKED POSITION. MJS

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN BECAUSE THE IGNTION SWTICH SHORTED OUT AND BURNED. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED BY THE DEALERSHIP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE IS STALLING AND JERKING AND NOT GOING INTO GEAR PROPERLY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO THE SHOP THREE TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION, AND THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN INFORMED. *AK

I AM EXPERIENCING INTERMITANT ELECTRICL FAILURES WITH THE LIGHTING SYSTEM. ALSO, HAVE HAD FAILURES IN THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS.

THE TIMING GEAR AND BELT/CHAIN COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED AT 36000 MILES DUE TO MISSING TEETH ON THE GEAR, WHICH WAS CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BELT/CHAIN. NOW AT 103000 IT APPEARS WE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT WE WERE UNABLE TO CATCH THE PROBLEM IN TIME BEFORE COMPLETE FAILURE OCCURRED. ENGINE WON'T START DUE TO THE BROKEN/DEFECTIVE PARTS. *AK