VEHICLE CONTINUALLY STALLS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM STOP, DUE TO FUEL SENDING UNIT PROBLEM. *DH
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 →
AUTO LOCKS DOES NOT LOCK WHEN YOU PUT CAR IN GEAR. SOMETIMES THEY WILL NOT UNLOCK LIKE THEY ARE DESIGNED TO DO. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER NO RESPONSE FROM THE BRAKES AND ANTI- LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. *AK
CAR GOING TO MAKE A LEFT, MOVED CAR TOWARDS MIDDLE, ANOTHER CAR CAME OUT OF NOWHERE, WAS STRUCK IN FRONT BY PONTIAC, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, SEAT BELTS HELD.*AK
VEHICLE SUDDEN LYACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
TRANSMISSION SHIFT LINKAGE SLIPPED INTO REVERSE, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *SD
WHEN MOISTURE IS IN AIR OR ROAD SURFACE DAMP, ABS BRAKES FAILS TO STOP, PERFORMING POORLY. AREA DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO DETECT CAUSE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE THEY LOCKED UP. *AK
THE ABS SYTEM FAILED AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BY NOT STOPPING THE CAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING DURING DRY WEATHER WHEN APPLIED THE ABS BRAKES AND CAR SKIDDED AND ROLLED OVER. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
ABS BRAKES; UNDER ANY TYPE OF BRAKE APPLICATION EITHER DRIVE OR REVERSE, BRAKES FAILED W/PUMPING OR ERRATIC STOPPING PERFORMANCE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
ABS BRAKING SYSTEMS HAS SHUTDOWN TWICE, BRAKES DO NOT STOP AUTO. *AK
THE CAR HAS ABS. THE ABS PUMP DOES NOT PUMP FAST ENOUGH IN THE RAIN SO THE CAR TAKES LONGER TO STOP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
ABS: LEFT SIDE OF BRAKES LOCKED UP AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, CAR WAS DAMAGED. BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACE THREE TIMES. *AK
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *SD
WHILE DRIVING IN A SNOWSTORM, VEHICLE WENT OFF ROAD; HIT A TREE; AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
THE WINDSHIELD WIPER HAS FREEZED TO WINDOW AND WHEN YOU TURN THE WIPER ON THE METAL PIN COMES OUT. TT
CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
LEFT TURN SIGNAL SWITCH REPLACED. *SD
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG. *SD
REAR BRAKE LIGHT FAILED. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONTAL (12:00) COLLISION GOING AT 15-20 MPH. TT
CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY . TT
PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE PADS, CAUSING BRAKES TO SQUEAK. *AK
AIR CONDITIONER FAILURE. *AW
DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN FRONTAL COLLISION WHILE TRAVELLING AT 40 MPH. TT
THE LATCHES FOR THE BACK SEAT CAME APART FROM THE CAR RAN INTO A DITCH DURING A SNOW STORM AND THE SEAT CAME UP AND FOLDED OVER.. TT
ABS, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES WHEN COLD HAVE CONTINUOUS LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS, ALSO BRAKE LOCKS UP. TT
THE STEERING SYSTEM IS FAILING.PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING SYSTEM, CAUSING ACCIDENT IN WHICH DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
WHEN APPLY THE SEAT BELT DOESN'T LOCK UP . TT CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTIN WHICH SHE HIT THE BACK END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH THE LEFT FRONT PANEL OF HER VEHICLE, THEN CLIMBED AN EMBANKMENT AND THROUGH A FENCE, CONSUMER STATEED VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITHT THE SEAT BELT, THE SEAT BELTS WERE REPLACED BUT THEY STILL DO NOT LOCK WHEN YOU COME TO AN ABRUPT STOP CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES. *JB
WINDSHEILD WIPERS WARP, CAUSING OVER HEATING. TT
DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON FRONTAL COLLISION (12:00) AT 30 MPH. TT
DRIVER'S SIDE DASHBOARD IS HIGHLY REFLECTIVE IN WINDSHIELD, GLARE FROM DASH CAUSES OBSTRUCTION OF DRIVER'S VISION, THIS HAPPENED WITH RENTAL VEHICLE. TT
VEHICLE DECCELERATES WHILE DRIVING AT HWY SPEED. TT
STEERING COUPLING FAILS CONSISTENTLY. *TT
ABS BRAKE WIRING HARNESS FAILED. *TT
APPLIED BRAKES VEHICLE IDLED HIGH VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
EXPERIENCING POWER LOSS AND SURGING. TT
TAIL PIPE STICKS OUT TOO FAR, WHILE GOING INTO TRUNK, IT BURNED MY LEG. TT
TAIL PIPE STICKS OUT TOO FAR, CAUSING INJURY. *SD
STEERING DAMPER FAILED. *DH
GOODYEAR TIRE FAILURE. *AK
WHEN VEHICLE IS IDLING/AIR CONDITIONER RUNNING, VERY STRONG FUMES COMES INTO INTERIOR; ROLLING DOWN WINDOWS DOES NOT HELP; OCCUPANTS CANNOT SIT INSIDE VEHICLE.
GLOVE BOX DISCONNECTED FROM ITS CASE DURING ACCIDENT, CAUSING GLOVE BOX TO HIT PASSENGER, RESULTING IN INJURY. *SKD
ELECTRICAL WIRES UNDERHOOD CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED. TT
DURING 35MPH FRONTEND IMPACT DRIVER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
DRIVER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON FRONTAL COLLISION. TT
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE, LOSS OF BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS. TT
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