MOTOR MOUNTS ARE PREMATURELY BREAKING, CAUSING ENGINE TO SHIFT AND TRANSMISSION TO EVENTUALLY FAIL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
1995 Pontiac Grand AM complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1995 record →
WHEN DRIVING AND TRYING TO USE HORN, HORN DOES NOT WORK UNLESS EXTREME PRESSURE APPLIED. DEALER SAID THAT CONTACTS MAY BE GONE, ENTIRE AIRBAG ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REPLACED. *AK *ML
TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO GO BACKWARD AND FORWARD MOTION WAS SPORADIC. NM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
I DON'T HAVE TAIL LIGHTS/DASH LIGHTS. *AK
ENGINE STALLS WHEN FIRST COLD START UP.ENGINE RUNS ROUGH AND THEN STALLS. AT THIS TIME CAR WILL NOT START.CONTINUOUS STARTING ATTEMPTS IS RUNNNING BATTERY DOWN. HAD PLUGS REPLACE AT DEARLER, AND ASKED FOR THE PVC VALVE REPLACEEMENT. THIS WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM.THE DEALER CHANGED THE PLUGS, AND TOLL ME "THERE IS NO PVC VALVE ON THE CAR" AND THE PROBLEM OF STALLING SHOULD BE CURED. NOT SO!!! *AK
INTERIOR OF HEAD LAMPS HAS DEVELOPED A GREASY FILM ON THEM RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITY.
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
WHEN DRIVING AT 65MPH AND WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE, AND THE VEHICLE IS BACK IN SHOP AGAIN. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE ACCELERATES AND STOPS WITHOUT AND PRIOR WARNING. THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN REPAIR SHOP THREE TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, AND DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK
NO SUMMARY
FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY.
CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING AN UNKNOWN PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE. WHEN APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR, VEHICLE "BUCKS." THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO SEVERAL MECHANICS, YET THE PROBLEM REMAINS UNDIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
ALTERNATOR FAILED CAUSING COMPLETE SHUT DOWN.
LEFT REAR WHEEL FELL OFF CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND COLLISION WITH CONCRETE DIVIDER. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT).
TRANSMISSION HAD COMPLETE FAILURE WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING.
BOTH FRONT HUB BEARINGS MAKES A NOISE. YH
BRAKES FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS TO INDICATE FAILURES, NO FAILURES FOUND IN BRAKE SYSTEM.
WHEN PUTTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION, SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN BETWEEN THE DASH AND STEERING WHEEL, CAR WAS OFF. THE STARTER ENGAGED TO START THE ENGINE IN CAR, AND FIRE STARTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. NO WARRANT., DEALER CONTACTED AND WILL ESTIMATE DAMAGES. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A DITCH TO AVOID HITTING A HORSE, AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. ALSO, SHOULDER STRAP DIDN'T HOLD THE CONSUMER , CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HIT HIS FACE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT, AND DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK *ML
WHEN DRIVING AT 30 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD. ALSO, LOCKS AND THE WINDOWS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DON'T WORK. THE LIGHTER WENT OUT. THE VEHICLE USES EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP THREE TIMES AND THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML
WHEN DRIVING AND WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBAORD. ALSO, LOCKS DON'T WORK AND THE WINDOWS DON'T WORK. VEHCILE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP THREE TIMES FOR REPAIR, AND THE DEALER DOESN'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. *AK
WINDOW MOTOR INTERMITTENTLY FAILS, BRING DRIVER'S WINDOW FROM A UP POSITION WHEN DOWN IS PRESSED. MOTOR FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AND WAS REPLACED BY OWNER. WINDOW WORKS FINE NOW.
WHILE BRAKING, THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE CAR WOULD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP.
DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLY IN CRASH.
SEAT BELT DOES NOT FASTEN PROPERLY.
WHILE DRIVING THE ABOUT 55 MPH THE HOOD FLEW UP ON THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE DRIVER'S VIEW TO BE OBSTRUCTED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK
WHEN DRIVING HEARS A LOUD NOISE. WHEN CONSUMER STOPS THE BACK WHEELS KEEPS TURNING , ALONG WITH SOME SMOKE FROM THE TIRES. *AK
UPON STARTING VEHICLE, STEERING COLUMN CAUGHT FIRE. (QCAW)
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM EVAPORATOR COIL LEAKS.
WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE . MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER SAW SMOKE FIRST AND THEN THE FIRE WITHIN 3 MINUTES, VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF EVEN WITH THE KEYS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION, CONSUMER STATES THAT THE HORN SOUNDED. *SLC
MASTER CYLINDER FAILED AND THE VEHICLE NEVER SLOWED DOWN AND RAN THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION.
ABS BRAKES FAILED. ALSO REPLACED ROTORS AND DRUMS. IN ADDITION, THE FUSIBLE LINK IN MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.
HOUSING WHICH SUPPORTS THE TIRE IS OFFSET ONE INCH, CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR OF BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT REAR TIRE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. DEALER LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE.
BRAKE ROTORS RUSTED, PITTED AND WARPED.
VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING COLLISION, CAUSING INJURY TO CONSUMER'S FACE.
INNER SIDEWALL OF GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRE SPLIT/SHREDDED.
TRANSMISSION DISSENAGRATED.
VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING 70 MPH, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD-ON, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HEAD/NECK/RIBS, AND HAS BACK PAIN WITH BOTH LEGS GOING NUMB.*AK
ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR AND THE BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY DETAILS. *AK
OWNER NOTICES A LOUD NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SITTING FOR MORE THAN TWO HOURS.
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE, AND ABS BRAKES WERE REPLACED FOUR TIMES. IN ADDITION, ENGINE VALVE COVER GASKET LEAKS OIL , AND TAIL LIGHTS HOLD WATER, REPLACED FOUR TIMES. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON DRY ROAD CONDITIONS AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES MADE A GRINDING NOISE AND WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. DRIVER PUMPED BRAKES, AND VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN SOMEWHAT. DRIVER THEN USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP.
ENGINE STUTTERS AND STALLS AFTER A COLD START AND LURCHES FORWARD. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR.
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER TRIED TO STOP TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP, PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STILL TRAVEL. CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH FORCE, THE VEHICLE STOPPED. *AK
DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO WORK, GOT OUT OF VEHICLE AT WORK AND WAS WALKING TO THE BUILDING AND HEARD A LOUG BANG. TURNED AROUND AND SAW FLAMES COMING FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. CALLED FIREMEN AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FIRE COULD HAVE STARTED IN THE FUEL LINES. *AK *SLC
STRUT MOUNTING FAILED.
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