1997 Pontiac Grand AM complaints

THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND AUXILLARY LIGHTS REMAIN ON. THE LOCKSMITH ATTEMPTS TO FIX IT AND I HAVE TO KEEP HAVING HIM COME OUT; LOOKS LIKE A REPLACEMENT CORE IS NEEDED, THEE IS NOT A CHEAP WAY OUTOF THIS. THE BAKE PADS WEAR DOWN VERY QUICKLY. IT SEEMS THAT A BOLT ON THE CALIPER IS NOT EVEN WITH THE OPPOSITE BOLT, IT'S VERY SLIGHT BUT IT'S THE SAME ON BOTH CALIPERS AND SEEMS TO CAUSE PADS TO WEAR UNEVENLY AND OFTEN. IT IS PROBABLY CHEAPER FOR GM TO HAVE COSUMERS REPLACE PADS AND ROTORS OFTEN THAN TO RETOOL THE MACHINERY TO FIX ALL THOSE BOLTS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. CONSUMER HEARD SOUNDS AS IF SOME ONE HAD DROPPED MARBLES IN THE ENGINE. SOON AFTER THE VEHICLE STALLED. A MECHANIC EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, AND FOUND THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WAS DEFECTIVE. ALSO, CONSUMER HAD TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION, AND ABS SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 7 MPH FRONT DRIVER SIDE SUPPORT BRACKET SNAPPED. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO RUN OFF THE ROAD. DRIVER SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHEN CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL IT GOT STUCK. WHEN THIS OCCURRED VEHICLE REVVED. CONSUMER THEN PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, AND RPMS WENT UP TO 5. THEN PUT VEHICLE BACK IN DRIVE AND PEDAL DID NOT STICK. *AK *NM

CAR IS A 1997 GRAND AM SE WITH 2.4L ENGINE AN AUTOMATIC TRANS WITH 90,000 MILES. IGNITION KEY GETS STUCK IN CAR AND WON'T COME OUT UNLESS CAR IS SHIFTED FROM NUETRAL TO PARK SEVERAL TIMES AND KEY IS CYCLED IN IGNITION. BATTERY'S AND ALTERNATORS LAST ONLY 1 YEAR. WATER PUMP FAILS AT 43,OOO MILES ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS VERY SKETCHY AND POWER DOOR LOCKS, WINDOWS AND LIGHTS WORK SPORADICALLY EVER SINCE PURCHASE AT 31,000 MILES.

IT WAS HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO ROLL UP/DOWN THE FRONT POWER WINDOWS. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK BOTH FRONT SEAT WINDOWS REQUIRE 10-20 SHORT MOVES IN ORDER TO CLOSE AFTER BEING OPENED. *SC

1ST. MY RECALL (NHTSA#02V070/GM #02008) STARTED MARCH 2002 AND WE JUST NOW RECEIVED THE LETTER IN MARCH 2004. AND MY VEHICLE DID EVERYTHING THE LETTER SAID IT WOULD DO EXCEPT, THEY'RE WAS NOT A FIRE BUT TRYING TO START IT CAUSED IT TO JUMP TIME --CAUSUNG A HOLE IN THE PISTON AND BROKE VALVE!!MUCH BIGGER AND COSTLIER OUTCOME//IN OTHER WORDS I NEED A NEW ENGINE SINCE HAVING THE PISTON AND VALVE FIXED IS COSTING AROUND $2500.00!!!!!!!!!!!!*AK

97 GRAND AM 4CYL PUR NEW 5/97 SERIES OF PROBLEMS.GT VERSION BUT DRIVEN CAUTIOUSLY BY 40 YEAR OLDS.AT 2 YEARS AND 39,000 MILES WATER PUMP FAILS.IS UNDER CAR AND IS 600.00 DOL TO REPLACE!NOBODY SHOULD BUY THE 4 CYLINDER WHEN AN ITEM PRONE TO FAILURE LIKE A WATER PUMP CANT BE ACCESSED WITHOUT REMOVING THE MANIFOLDS ON THE CAR.AT 50,000 KEY COMES OUT OF IGNITION WHILE CAR RUNNING.IGNITION SWITCH FAILS,HAS TO BE RE KEYED AND COST IS 500.00 BY LOCAL MECHANIC SERV STAT.AT 55,000 MILES AT INTERLOCKS UP,CAR STUCK TOWED AT THIS TIME A ALTERNATOR CHECK SHOWS THAT IS NOT CHARGING.REPLACE BOTH COST 800.00 PLUS BATTERY.DEC 2000 FRONT LEFT TIRE ON ALUM WHEEL IS FLAT-TAKE TO SEV STAT,THEY REFILL DRIVE CAR AFTER X-MAS IT DEFLATES CAUSES CAR TO SPIN HIT LIGHT POLE MOSTLY ON TIRE AREA AT 40 MPH ,NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT BUT A HIGH SNOWBANK DECELERATES CAR.ALUM WHEEL LEAK AGAIN?EVER SINCE W.PUMP REPLACED A TAPPING COMES FROM CAM AREA.AT 75,000 MILES AUTO DR LOCK IN DRIV SIDE FAILS AND IS REPLACED.CAM NOISE CONT. AS SERV. PEOPLE SAY IT IS A LIFTER,FINALLY IN 2002 DEC. CAR RUNS ROUGH ,IS PUT ON COMP. AND FOUND TO HAVE BAD CAM TIMING.CHAIN IS INSPECTED AS IT IS STEEL AND FOR LIFE OF CAR.A TINY CHEAP BRACKET KEEPS THE CHAIN IN PLACE AND IT HAD CRACKED AND SLOWLY BROKEN AT 80,000 MILES.ENGINE GOT BY WITH NEW CHAIN AND LABOR FOR 800.00 DOL.85,000 NEW BATTERY,95,000 NEW BATTERY.108,000 4 SPEED AUTOTRANS STARTS SLIPPING INTO NEUTRAL.CAR STOPS ON HIGHWAY WONT MOVE.HW PATROL TOWS ,CHARGED 129.00 TO REPAIR SH

THE MOTORS ON THE WINDOWS GO OUT AROUND 97K MILES. MY DRIVERS WINDOW WENT OUT A MONTH AGO. MY RIGHT, FRONT WINDOW IS ABOUT TO GO OUT, AND MY BACK RIGHT WINDOW WENT OUT TODAY. OBVIOUSLY, THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH FAULTY WINDOW MOTORS WITH THIS MODEL. THE TOTAL COST OUT OF MY POCKET FOR THIS INCIDENT IS ABOUT $1000 INCLUDED WITH A LOT OF FRUSTRATION!

WHEN YOU RUN THE AIR, THE CAR STALLS AND WON'T START ANYWHERE FROM ONE HOUR TO THREE OR FOUR POSSIBLY THE NEXT DAY. THE HORN WORKS SOMETIMES, THE RAIDIO WORKS SOMETIMES AS DOES THE DISPAY, THE VOLUME GOES UP AND DOWN. THE FUEL SYSTEMS SHUTS DOWN ALONG WITH THE CAR WHEN THE AIR IS RUNNING. THE POWER WINDOW QUIT WORKING IN APRIL, I REPLACED THE ONE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE ONLY TO HAVE THE ONE ON THE DRIVER SIDE TO STOP WORKING. THE BRAKES WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING. ANYTIME THE CAR HAS ANY PROBLEMS NO LIGHTS COME ON TO WARN YOU IT WILL JUST STOP WORKING. THE SHOP THAT PUT THE USED ENGINE IN STILL CAN'T TELL ME WHY IT STARED KNOCKING. THE ETS SYSTEM COMES ON AND OFF ALL THE TIME WITHOUT PRESSING THE BUTTON, I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE 1997 PONITAC GRAND AM GT.

MY SON'S GRAND AM DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AFTER THE CAR WAS DRIVEN THROUGH A PUDDLE HIDING A POT HOLE. HE SUSTAINED BURNS ON HIS RIGHT ARM AND HAD TO STOP THE CAR AND EXIT IN ORDER TO STOP COUGHING FROM THE AIRBAG POWDER. PONTIAC CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS CONTACTED, INFORMED ABOUT THE INCIDENT, DIGITAL PICTURES TAKEN BY THE REPAIRING PONTIAC DEALER WERE INSPECTED AND, BASED ON PAINT FLAKING FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE BUMPER COVER AND A DENT IN THE CROSSMEMBER, THEY CONCLUDED THIS DAMAGE CAUSED THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. HOWEVER, THE SERVICE MANAGER TO THE REPAIRING DEALER WAS VERY SKEPTICAL OF THIS CONCLUSION SINCE THIS KIND OF DAMAGE SHOULD NOT DEPLOY THE AIRBAG AND, BASED ON THE DESIGN OF THIS CAR, BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. FURTHER, THERE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINTS LODGED AGAINST THIS VEHICLE FOR THE SAME SITUATION (NHSTA WEB SITE) AND GM OF CANADA HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR IMPROPER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. I BELIEVE GM IS REPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT OF THE REPAIRS TO THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT.

LEFT SIDE STEERING COLUM PIN FELL OUT STEERING WHEEL ALMOST FELL OFF DASH

ENGINE FAILED.HIS CAR HAS 58250 MILES. MY DAUGHTER CALLED ME AT WORK TO INFORM ME THAT SOMETHING IS MAKING NOISE IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR, BUT IT GOES AWAY ONCE YOU EXCEED 20MPH. AFTER DINNER I PUP THE HOOD OPEN AND TRY TO START THE CAR. I DISCOVER THAT NOISE DURING STARTUP WAS NOT NORMAL, AND CAR HAS GREAT DIFFICULTIES TO START. WHEN IT FINALLY STARS, I HEAR KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE. THE NOISE WAS CONCENTRATED ON THE CYLINDER NEXT TO TIMING CHAIN. I STOPPED THE ENGINE AND CHECK THE OIL LEVEL, IT WAS OK. I CONTACTED LOCAL AUTO REPAIR SHOP. HE INSTRUCTED ME TO BRING THE CAR TO THE SHOP, BUT TO DRIVE SLOWLY AND TRY NOT TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY. WHEN I GOT THERE AND PARKED THE CAR I ALSO NOTED THAT MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND OIL LEVEL LIGHT CAME ON DURING IDLE. MY MECHANIC DETERMINES IMMEDIATELY THAT MY ENGINE COMPLETELY FAILED. HE ALSO MAKE SAYS THAT HE IS NOT SURPRISED AT ALL ONCE HE SAW THAT THIS IS 4 CYLINDER 2.4L ENGINE. HE ESTIMATED THAT THE REPAIR COST WILL BE OVER $3000.00. THIS IS ONLY SLIGHTLY LESS THEN THE BLUE BOOK VALUE. IM DRIVING MY FRIENDS SPARE CAR 1988 MAZDA MX6 AND MY DAUGHTER DRIVES MY OTHER PONTIAC 1996 BONNEVILLE SSE, (WHICH BY THE WAY JUST HAVE WATER PUMP FAILURE AFTER 48000MI) I SEARCH MANY BULLETIN BOARDS ON THE NET AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS NOT ISOLATED INCIDENT. MANY OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCED EXACTLY THE SOME PROBLEM BETWEEN 50000 AND 80000 MI. HAVING ENGINE FAILURE @ LESS THEN 60000MI SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER. BASED ON

BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES APART. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR ANY WARNING OF POSSIBLE CAR PROBLEMS BEFORE OR AFTER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PASSENGER SIDE DEPLOYED AROUND 7:30 WHILE CAR WAS IN MOTION AND DRIVERS SIDE DEPLOYED AROUND 7:40 WHILE PULLING OUT OF A BUSINESS PARKING LOT.*AK

CAR HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT, WAXED AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR. WHEN WAXING FOUND PAINT WAS PEELING ON ENGINE HOOD ALONG THE SIDE THAT GOES DOWN INTO THE ENGINE.*AK

PROBLEMS WITH GOODYEAR TIRE EQUIPMENT ON 1997 A PONTIAC GRAND AM.*MR THE VEHICLE CAME EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE TIRES, ONE OF THE TIRES EXPERIENCED A FLAT AND THE LOCAL TIRE SHOP RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF ALL FOUR TIRES, GOODYEAR INTEGRITY XNW9608B TIRES WERE CHOSEN, AFTER ABOUT 100 MILES OF DRIVING, THE CONSUMER HEARD A STRANGE NOISE AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THE TIRE SHOWED SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION, 200 MILES LATER THE NOISE CAME BACK. *JB *NLM

I HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION DUE TO SEVERE SLIPPAGE 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. 82000 MILES ON IT. DRIVERS POWER WINDOW SYSTEM NEEDED REPAIRED. PASS FRONT INOP. RADIO KNOW IS SCREWED UP.*AK

SERPENTINE BELT WAS OFF PULLEYS CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH STEERING.*MR THE VEHICLE STEAMED OVER AND DEX COOL BOILED OUT. *PH

WHILE DRIVING 25-35 MPH THE CONSUMER'S SON DROVE THROUGH WHAT WAS THOUGHT TO BE A PUDDLE, BUT WAS ACTUALLY A POT HOLE. THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED CAUSING ABRASIONS ON THE DRIVER'S ARMS. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE INFORMED. THE DEALER FOUND NO CAUSE FOR THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *AK *TS *NLM

CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE BECAME SATURATED BY WATER CAUSING IT TO FAIL. I REPLACED IT AT MY OWN EXPENSE BUT I NOW UNDERSTAND THIS PROBLEM IS KNOWN BY GM. *LA

FRONT PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC WINDOWS OPENED AND CLOSED VERY SLOWLY. THE REAR PASSENGER AND DRIVER WINDOWS DID NOT OPEN AT ALL BECAUSE THE MOTOR FAILED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THE FRONT WINDOWS ARE ALSO EXPERIENCING MOTOR FAILURE. *AK *PH *NLM

NHTSA RECALL 02-V-070-000: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES IF THE ENGINE FAILS TO START AND THE DRIVER HOLDS THE KEY IN THE "START" POSITION FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD, HIGH CURRENT FLOWS THROUGH THE IGNITION SWITCH, AND SOMETIMES PRODUCES ENOUGH HEAT TO MELT INTERNAL SWITCH PARTS. CONSUMER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER STATED AFTER TRAVELING 25 MPH OVER A POTHOLE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. *AK

1997 PONTIAC GRAND AM - POWER WINDOWS - MOTORS BOTH LEFT DRIVERS SIDE AND RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE. WINDOWS WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN. ONCE THE MOTORS COOL DOWN THE WINDOWS CAN ONLY BE RAISED .5 INCH EVERY 5 MINUTES. THERE IS NO SEALANT OR GASKET TO PREVENT MOISTURE TO THE MOTOR WHICH CAUSES AN ELECTRICAL SHORT TO THE MOTOR. THE PONTIAC GRAND AM, OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA AND BUICK SKYLARK ALL HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME DESIGN PROBLEM REQUIRING MILLIONS OF HOURS OF SERVICE AND LABOR AND TONS OF SCRAP METAL. THIS HAS BEEN A DESIGN ISSUE FOR AT LEAST 15 YEARS. WHAT A SCAM. WHO'S IN CHARGE?

AIR BAG EQUIPMENT INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED.*MR WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, BOTH OF PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS EXPLODED WITH NO APPARENT REASON. AS RESULT THE DASH WAS COMPLETELY TORN APART, THE PLASTIC MOLDING OF THE CD PLAYER HAD BLOWN OFF, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR APPEARED TO BE SPRUNG, BUT THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT TO HAVE CAUSE THIS EXPLOSION AND DAMAGE. THE DEALERSHIP AGREED TO FIX THE AIR BAGS AND SENSORS, BUT NOTHING MORE. THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THAT THE VEHICLE BE RETURNED TO HIM IN THE SAME STATE IT WAS BEFORE THE AIR BAG EXPLOSION OCCURED. PLEASE ASSIST IN RESOLVING MATTERS. *CB

WHEN A TURN WAS MADE, THE STEERING WHEEL PRODUCED A LOUD RUBBING NOISE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THERE WERE HIGH IDLE PROBLEMS. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS AND THE POWER LOCKS WERE REPLACED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON AND THE VEHICLE HAD STARTED TO RUN ROUGH, THE ALTERNATOR LIGHT HAD COME ON AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT AND WAS REPLACED, THE LOWER FRONT CONTROL ARM WAS REPLACED, THE BLOWER MOTOR WAS REPLACED, THE COMPRESSOR WAS REPLACED, WHEN STARTING THE ENGINE COLD, THERE WAS A KNOCKING SOUND ON THE RIGHT SIDE UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS WARM ,THEN THE NOISE WOULD GO AWAY, SURGING WOULD ALSO OCCUR AND WOULD WORSEN WHEN THE ENGINE WAS WARMED, THE VOLUME ON THE RADIO WAS ERRATIC(HAD GONE UP WHEN TRYING TO TURN DOWN), THE SENSOR THROTTLE POSITION SHORTED AND WAS INTERMITTENT, THE VALVE AIR CONTROL WAS REPLACED, AND THE FUEL FILTER WAS REPLACED. *SCC *JB

I AM NEVER NOTIFIED REGARDING ANY RECALLS THAT HAVE OCCURRED AS IT RELATES TO MY VEHICLE. I HAPPEN TO BE HAVING MY CAR SERVICED AND THEN FIND OUT THAT SEVERAL MONTHS TO YEARS HAVE PASTED AND THERE WAS A RECALL. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY? I AM TOLD MY GM THAT YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE NOTIFICATIONS TO CONSUMERS. MY VEHICLE IS A 97, PONTIAC GRAND AM. PLEASE ADVISE.*AK

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL. IGNITION SWICTH HAD BEEN REPLACED ONCE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, VEHICLE WILL NOT START. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 02V070000 FOR IGNITION SWITCH. VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ONE EVENING. CONSUMER TOOK CAR TO DEALER FOR RECALL REMEDY. DEALER STATED THAT IGNITION CYLINDER AND BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND PROBLEM WAS NOT WITH IGNITION SWITCH. CONSUMER BELIEVESPROBLEM WAS WITH SWITCH, BUT DEALER WOULD NOT INSTALL RELAY TO CORRECT RECALL FIRST. DEALER WAS REQUESTING PAYMENT FOR REPLACEMENT OF CYLINDER AND BATTERY.*AK

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE CAR A "CLICKING" SOUND OCCURRED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, AND ALL WAS WELL FOR A WEEK. THEN, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, THE GAUGES FLASHED BACK AND FORTH ,AND THE CAR STOPPED. WOULD NOT RESTART UNLESS WAS SET FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. WHEN IT STARTED THE SAME INCIDENTS REPEATED. WARNING LIGHTS WOULD OFTEN COME ON AND OFF WITHOUT THERE BEING ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE SYSTEM THAT THE LIGHTS WERE INDICATING. ONCE THE CAR WAS PULLED TO A STOPPING LOCATION IT WOULD NOT TURN COMPLETELY OFF , AND THE KEY WOULD GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THESE PROBLEMS PERSISTED FOR 2 DAYS UNTIL IT COMPLETELY STOPPED.*AK

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKED DAMAGING THE ENGINE. *TT

DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG MALFUNCTIONED IN 97 GRAND AM TRAVELING AT APPROX. 5MPH NO IMPACT OR ACCIDENT OCCURRED. AIRBAG JUST DEPLOYED RESULTING IN WHIPLASH, CERVICAL SPINE CURVATURE, SEVERE HEADACHES, DIZZINESS, SHORT TERM MEMORY LOSS, 2 SPRAINED FINGERS, RINGING IN LEFT EAR, BROKEN 1CT ENGAGEMENT RING, PHYSICAL THERAPY. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE STEERING FAILED. *NLM

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. ACCELLERATE AND SHUT DOWN. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.

WHILE DRIVING A STRONG ODOR OF CHEMICAL FUMES COULD BE SMELLED INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *NLM

THE WINDOWS DID NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN. *JB

ALL OF THE DOOR LOCKS FAILED. *JB

WHEN SHUTTING OFF THE CAR, THE KEY BECOMES STUCK IN THE IGNITION. I HAVE TO RESTART THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES AND SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO PARK TO GET IT OUT. *JB

THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE.*JB

MY 1997 PONTIAC GRAND AM IS LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE OIL. I FIRST NOTICED THIS PROBLEM AT AROUND 40000 MILES. I WOULD PERIODICALLY HAVE TO ADD COOLANT TO THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS LOW. I THOUGHT IT WAS NORMAL. NOW THE PROBLEM IS REALLY BAD, TO THE POINT THAT I DO NOT DRIVE THE CAR NOW WITH 80000 MILES. *NLM

IF CAR DOES NOT RUN FOR 10 MINUTES OR SO, IT STALLS WHEN DRIVEN. WHEN RESTARTED, IT BOGS VERY BADLY FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN IS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THIS OCCURS IN ANY WEATHER CONDITIONS AND HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 1998. IT IS A 1997.*JB

VEHICLE COLLIDED HEAD-ON WITH A DEER WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH. THE DEER DIED ON IMPACT AND CAUSED EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *NLM *TS

OIL LEAKED ONTO THE ENGINE, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SMOKE.*JB

THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT COOLANT WAS DISAPPEARING FROM THE OVERFLOW RESERVOIR. THE ENGINE OIL WAS ALSO DISCOLORED. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS REPLACED AT 35,000 MILES AND AT 65000 MILES ANOTHER ONE WAS NEEDED. *AK *NM

PRIOR TO OCTOBER 1999 VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE LEFT TURNS. ON ONE OCCASION CONSUMER WAS COMING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY WHEN STEERING LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HIT THE CURB. THIS INCIDENT CAUSED SOME MINOR DAMAGE TO BUMPER. *NLM. *AK

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH LEAKAGES ON THE VEHICLE. ALSO STATED THAT THE HEATHER BEEN ON WILL MAKE THE VEHICLE OVERHEAT. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINE. TS

THE CAR HAS A HARD START BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR THAT HAS HAPPENED FOR THE PAST 60K AND NO ONE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. THE CAR IS NOW AT 96K AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING A P1870 CODE WHICH TRIGGERS THE LIGHT AND IS CAUSED BY A WORN TCC APPLY VALVE ON THE 4T60E GM TRANSMISSIONS. HAVE HEARD FROM SEVERAL OTHER INDIVIDUALS THAT THEY ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS ON THEIR 1997 4T60E TRANSMISSIONS. THIS ITEM SHOULD BE RECALLED SINCE IT IS ONLY THE CONTROL VALVE BODY WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED WITH A REVISED TCC REGULATOR AND ISOLATOR VALVES ALONG WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ON THE 97 PONTIAC GRAND AM CARS AND ALL CARS WITH 4T60E TRANSMISSIONS WHICH WILL RESULT IN OTHER PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VALVES AND TORQUE CONVERTER. TS

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS OUT OF DRIVE TO NEUTRAL GEAR. I FOUND A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN #677164 WHICH THE DEALER SAID WAS NOT A RECALL NOTICE AND WOULD NOT HONOR IT. THE NOTICE STATES TO REPAIR THE CONTROL VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY. THE POWER LOSS RESULTED IN A REEVE OF THE ENGINE AT 70 MILES PER HOUR ON INTERSTATE 10 IN ARIZONA AND ALSO WHILE DRIVING LOCALLY OFF HIGHWAY 101 AT 65 MILES PER HOUR. THE CAR GEARS SHIFTED OUT OF DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL GEAR. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE IT CAUSES INJURY. TS

WHILE IN THE DRIVE POSITION AND STOPPED ON AN INCLINE WITH THE BREAK DEPRESSED, UPON RELEASE OF THE BRAKE THE CAR MAKES A GRINDING NOISE. TS