1997 Pontiac Grand AM complaints

IGNITION LOCKS UP. HAS HAPPEND SEVERAL TIMES. LOCKS UP AND THE KEY CANNOT BE TURNED EVEN WHEN THE STEERING COLUMN IS NOT LOCKED UP. LAST TIME IT HAPPEND WE HAD TO PUT THE CAR UP ON A JACK TO UNLOCK THE IGNITION? IT CANNOT BE FIXED NOWTHOUGH WITHOUT SPENDING ALOT OF MONEY. THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN TO THE DEALER WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AND THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME. THIS IS NOT NORMAL AND SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AND BECAUSE THEY REFUSED TO FIX IT PROPERLY THE FIRST TIMEI AM GOING TO END UP SPENDING A GREAT DEAL AMOUNT OF MONEY. *AK

THE ENGINE QUITS RUNNING WHILE DRIVING AND WILL NOT RESTART. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT THEN COMES ON AND THE CLOCK WILL NOT SHOW THE TIME. THE DEALER HAS SERVICED THE CAR 3 TIMES FOR THIS AND SAY IT IS SOMETHING DIFFERENT EACH TIME, EVEN THOUGH THE CAR DOES THE EXACT SAME THING EVERY TIME. THE WARRANTY IS ALMOST OUT AND WE FEEL THIS IS REDICULOUS! *AK

OUR CAR DECELERATES FROM 65 MPH DOWN TO 45 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. THIS HAS OCCURRED NINE DIFFERENT TIMES AND WE ARE FORTUNATE THAT WE HAVE NOT BEEN KILLED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NO IDEA WHAT IS CAUSING THIS AND THEY DON'T SEEM OVERLY CONCERNED THAT WE MAY DIE IF THIS OCCURS AGAIN. ALL WE ARE ASKING IS FOR THE LEASE TO BE TERMINATED BECUASE OF THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP US BEFORE SOMETHING HAPPENS. THANK YOU. *AK

I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS FROM THIS CAR AND, GM DOES NOT WANT TO HELP. I WAS SENT OUT OF THE DEALER SHIP WITH NO HORN FOR THREE DAYS. DEALERS ARE NOW SMART ENOUGH TO WORK AROUND THE LEMON LAW IN WORDING REPAIR ORDERS. I THINK WITH ALL THE MOTOR PROBLEMS AND, SAFETY ISSUES MAYBE AN INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE DONE BEFORE A CAR STALLS AND SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *AK

TH NEXT YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED MY CAR, I BEGAN TO LOSE COMPRESSION. THE CAR WOULD ALSO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN, I NOTICED THAT MY "CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS WERE ON." I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERS AND THEY GAVE A DIAGNOSIS OF "USING THE WRONG GAS". I AM A WOMEN, AND I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT CARS, THEREFORE, AT THE TIME, I DID NOT DISPUTE THIS RIDICULOUS DIAGNOSIS. A YEAR LATER, I HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES/DISC PADS TWICE. THERE WAS LOUD SQUELCHING NOISES. I ALSO BOUGHT NEW TIRES AFTER ONE YEAR. MAJOR PROBLEMS HAVE DEVELOPED SINCE 1999, WHICH ARE: I HAD TO HAVE THE THERMOSTAT REPLACED (AIR CONDITION AND HEAT STOPPED WORKING), I HAD TO HAVE A NEW WATERPUMP INSTALLED (CAR WAS POURING ANTI-FREEZE AND SMOKING), AND AS OF FEBRUARY 6, 2000, THE CAR JUST COMPLETELY STOPPED RUNNING. I RECEIVED TWO QOUTES FROM AREA REPAIR SHOPS ESTIMATING BETWEEN $3K TO $4,500 TO REBUILD AND ENGINE! I HAVE EXHAUSTED MYSELF CONTACTING FRED JONES (SPOKE TO HIM PERSONALLY) OF FRED JONES PONTIAC, AND THEIR CUSTOMER CARE CENTER. PLEASE HELP ME! ALSO, I READ ON YOUR SITE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR UNDERHOOD FIRES - I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER AND MY CAR WAS NEVER TAKEN IN! I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT BESIDES THIS MAKE OF CAR BEING A LEMON, THIS MAY HAVE ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO MY PROBLEMS. PLEASE HELP ME!!! *AK

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER COULD TURN ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, BUT THEY WON'T WORK.DRIVER MUST KEEP ON TRYING UNTIL THEY WILL WORK. *AK

CONTACTED DEALER GOT NO HELP...CONTACTED FACTORY GOT NO HELP. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY.

TWICE I'VE EXITED MY CAR TO SEE MY HOOD OPENED TO THE SAFETY CATCH. IT'S A SCARY THOUGHT WHAT COULD OCCUR IF THE SECONDARY SAFETY DEVICE FAILED.

MNO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

UPON DELIVERY OF MY CAR I HEARD A LOUD SPORADIC CRUNCHING NOICE FROM THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF MY CAR. AFTER MANY VISITS MY ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND THE REASON I CONTACTED ANOTHER DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE NOISE AS THE EVAP SYSTEM AND THAT IT WAS A NORMAL NOISE. THIS IS NOT A NORMAL NOISE TO ME AND I AM VERY UNSATISFIED WITH THE NOISE MY CAR MAKES IT IS TEMPERATURE RELATED AND SPORATIC FOR THIS REASON I FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE BEEN TOLD ABOUT THIS NOISE AT THE TIME OF SALE SO I HAD THE CHOICE OF BUYING THIS MODEL WITH THE DISTURBING CRUNCHING NOISE.I WAS NOT INFORMED THAT THE CAR I WAS PURCHASI8NG WOULD MAKE THIS NOISE AND WAS TOLD AT A WORKSHOP IN JAN 1997 THAT IT WAS NOT A NORMAL NOISE AND THAT I SHOULD BRING IT IN TO THE SERVICE CENTER WHICH IS WHEN MY MANY VISITS STARTED. I HAVE MADE MANY PHONE CALLS WROTE A LETTER AND HAVE HAD TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE. MY CAR STILL HAS THIS NOISE. THANDK YOU PAT PASCO. *AK

ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH DAY RUNNING LIGHTS AND HEAD LIGHTS GOING OUT. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL GOES UNRESOLVED. *AK

THE WHEEL JOINT SIMPLY BROKE APART NO PRIOR WARNING. COMPANY DID COVER THAT. SPARK PLUG AND WIRE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE GOOD FOR 100,000 MILES, BUT WERE NO GOOD AFTER 47,000 MILES, WATER PUMP WENT OUT AT 49,000MILES. I HAVE NEVER HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS ON A VEHICLE WITH LOW MILEAGE. I HAVE HAD PREVIOUS GM CARS THAT HAVE LASTED OVER 100,000 MILES WITH NO PROBLEMS. IS THIS CAR KNOWN TO HAVE THESE KINDS OF PROBLEMS? I HAVE SPENT $700 IN REPAIRS BECAUSE THE WAY THE CAR IS PUT TOGETHER IT TAKES HOURS FOR THE MECHANIC TO FIX ANYTHING. $483 FOR A WATER PUMP!!

CARD RUNS ROUGH, STUMBLES AND HESITATES, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ON. DEALER REPLACED CATALITIC CONVERTER, O2 CENSORS, EGR VALVE, SPARK PLUGS TO NO AVAIL. PLEASE E-MAIL ME IF YOU ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AT [email protected]. *AK

HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR TO DEALER FOUR TIMES FOR ROTORS. FIFTH SET NOW WARPING AFTER 6K MILES. HAVE HEARD ALL REASONS WHY IT COULD HAPPEN (MY FAULT) AND ALL BRAKE COMPONENTS (SUPPOSEDLY) CHECK OUT AS O.K. SERVICE MANAGER SAYS HE HAS REPLACED THEM "OUT OF THE GOODNESS OF HIS HEART" AND WILL NOT REPLACE THEM AGAIN. FACTORY REP SAYS THE LUG NUTS ON THE 4TH SET WERE OVER TORQUED (BY GOODYEAR) AND CAUSED WARPING. HE HAD NEW ROTORS PUT ON WHEN IT WAS PROVED TO HIM THAT THE DEALERSHIP DID IT. I PAID TO HAVE NEW PADS INSTALLED TO HAVE EVERYTHING NEW. OLD PADS WERE NOT EXCESSIVELY WORN. FEELING THE SAME SURGING, LURCHING IN THE FRONT END AT LOW SPEEDS - NOT THE PEDAL - FOR 2K MILES. IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN - JUST DON'T HAVE IT IN ME TO FIGHT THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN. PAID FOR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND HAVE HAD TO BATTLE TO GET REPAIRS COVERED. ORIGINAL SET WARPED AT 5-6K, BUT WAS TOLD IT WAS ABS. CAR WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, MANAGER SAID THEY WERE WARPED & I'D HAVE TO RESURFACE THEM - AT MY EXPENSE, NOT! REPLACED ROTORS UNDER WARRANTY AT 30K - OUT OF SPECS, AGAIN AT39K, AGAIN AT 42K, AGAIN AT 48K. COUNTING THE ORIGINAL SET I'M ON THE 5TH SET AND HAVE ONLY 5K MORE MILES ON THE WARRANTY. HAVE NEVER SMELLED HOT FLUIDS OR METAL, OR FELT EXCESSIVE HEAT, WHEELS DO NOT SHOW DISCOLORATION FROM HEAT. PLEASE HELP. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN FRONTAL CRASH AT 60MPH AND NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER SAYS IT'S NORMAL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 20MPH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT REASON OR WARNING. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

REAR BRAKES BIND DURING NORMAL STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. UPON ACCELLERATION THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SQUEALS AND 1 OR 2 LOUD BANGS ARE HEARD AS THE BRAKES RELEASE. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE AND UNABLE TO DETECT ANY BRAKE PROBLEMS. VEHICLES ALTERNATOR FAILED WITHOUT ANY TELTALE WARNING SIGNS, STRANDING THE CONSUMER. 60 DAYS LATER THE BATTERY DIES. ENGINE USED TO REV TO ABOUT 1500 RPM WHILE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND IN GEAR. REPLACEMENT OF 02 SENSOR CURED PROBLEM. OTHER MINOR PROBLEMS INCLUDE POWER DOOR LOCK BUMPER FAILURE (REPAIRED) AND POOR DESIGN OF THE DRIVER'S SUN VISOR. (IT MOVES THE REAR-VIEW MIRROR) WHEN MOVING VISOR FROM WINDSHIELD TO SIDE WINDOW. CONSUMER HAS ALREADY REPLACED VISOR ONCE DUE TO CRACKS AT MOUNTING SCREWS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 45 MPH ON FLAT ROAD WHEN DUAL AIRBAGS SUDDENDLY DEPLOYED, CAUSING BURN INJURIES. THERE WAS NO FRONTAL OR ANY KIND OF IMPACT. *AK

HAD THE SUNROOF MOTOR REPLACED 2 TIMES, LEFT FRONT WHEEL NOISE, DEALER SAID THERE IS NO PROBLEM ALWAYS MAKES GRINDING NOISE LEFT FRONT AFTER CAR SITS ALL NIGHT , WHEN YOU FIRST PUT CAR IN REVERSE THE NOISE IS NOTICEABLE, HAD TOO HAVE LEFT REAR TAILLGHT REPLACED WHEN NEW,CAR TRUNCK GETS DUST INTO AT RIGHT SIDE OF REAR SEAT WHERE IT FOLDS DOWN , DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLE, STILL NOT REPAIRED ,CAR IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY.HAS COOLANT LEAK AT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ,HAS BEEN LEAKING FOR APROX 15,000 MILES AGAIN OUT OF WARRANTY THIS WAS MY FIRST NEW CAR I HAVE EVER BOUGHT AND WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GENERAL MOTORS CAR AGAIN, AND I WORK FOR GENERALMOTORS. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. I HAD A SALVAGE BUICK CENTRY I SOLD TOO PURCHASE THIS NEW ONE AND IT WAS A VERY NICE CAR NEVER HAD THE PROBLEMS WITH THAT CAR AND IT WAS WRECKED. NO MORE GENERAL MOTORS FOR ME . *AK

THIS IS THE LETTER I SUBMITTED TO THEM: I'M WRITING YOU THIS LETTER TO LET YOU KNOW HOW DISATISFIED I AM WITH YOUR PRODUCT. I BOUGHT MY 97 PONTIAC GRAND AM NEW. I AM A STRONG BELIEVER YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR. THAT IS WHY I BOUGHT NEW VERSUS A USED VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THAT I SHOULD GET MORE FOR MY MONEY THAN WHAT I HAVE GOT FROM YOUR PRODUCT. I'M VERY DISSATISFIED!!!! I AM IN THE U.S.M.C. MY FAMILY AND I DO ALOT OF TRAVELING TO AND FROM OUR HOME STATE. MY WIFE WAS BROKE DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THIS VEHICLE. WE AS CAR OWNERS HAVE NEVER BROKE DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY IN MY 18 YEARS OF BEING IN THE MILITARY. I AM VERY PICKY ABOUT MY VEHICLES AND ALWAYS HAVE MY CAR SERVICED AS REQUIRED. I NEVER MISS MY OIL CHANGES. I AM A MIDDLE CLASS CITIZEN JUST TRYING TO MAKE A LIVING AND MAKE SURE MY FAMILY IS SAFE ON THE ROADS. I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR DEALERSHIP. I BELIEVE THEM TO BE THE BEST IN TOWN. I BELIEVE I JUST PICKED THE LEMON ON THE LOT. I HAVE LISTED MY EXPENSES THAT I HAVE PAID OUT OF MY POCKET AND ALSO WHAT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. PLEASE FELL FREE TO GIVE ME A CALL IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE REIMBURSE FOR REPAIRS AND EXPENSES. OF $1257.65 *AK

FUEL FILTER AND FUEL SENSOR FAILED. YH

WHILE TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEEDS (IN PARKING LOTS, ECT.) CAR WILL ACCELLERATE UNCONTROLLABLY. APPLYING BRAKES DOES NOT HELP, PUT IN NEUTRAL AND RPMS REV UP TO "RED ZONE". *AK

DRIVING IN CITY AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE FOR A NORMAL STOP, THE PEDAL IS HARD AND BRAKES FAIL TO RESPOND CORRECTLY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER 7 TIMES FOR REPAIRS, BUT DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM OR SO HELP. *AK

FRONT BRAKES OVERHEAT, ROTORS WARP

WHILE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC DRIVER BEHIND CONSUMER REAR ENDED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. SEAT BELTS DID NOT RETRACT, CAUSING PASSENGER TO BE THROWN FOWARD. HAD TO CATCH HERSELF WITH HER ARMS ON DASHBOARD OR FACE WOULD HAVE HIT THE DASHBOARD. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC A VAN CAME UP BEHIND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AND REAR ENDED IT. CONSUMERS HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES, PASSENGERS HAD TO RESTRAIN THEMSELVES BY PLACING HANDS ON THE DASHBOARD. SEAT BELTS WERE WORN AT THE TIME, BUT THEY DIDIN'T CATCH. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED PASSENGER TO GO THROUGH THE WINDOW. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY ARE DID NOTHING ABOUT PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 7 - 10 MPH, HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

STARTED VEHICLE AND BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY. WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET, VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. WAS ABLE TO GET IT STARTED, AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. DEALER INDICATED THAT ALTERNATOR BEARING WAS BAD AND REPLACED IT. HOWEVER, VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN ON 01-SEP-99/11-OCT-99 AND 13-OCT-99. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS A GRINDING AND SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL, AND WHEN COASTING DOWN A HILL AND APPLYING BRAKES THE GRINDING AND SQUEAKING NOISE IS STILL ALSO, AIR CONDITOONING HOSE/ RADIATOR HOSE ,AND THE ALTERNATOR HAD BE REPLACED. HOWEVER., DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF PROBLEMS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SURGED AND IDLED VERY HIGH, CAUSEING SUDDEN ACCLERATION, WHICH MAY HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

AC/DELCO BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR FAILED. *YC

VEHICLE WOULD TRAVEL 40 MPH WITHOUT APPLYING GAS. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE. ENGINE WILL RACE AND TRY TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. BRAKES MUST BE FIRMLY APPLIED OR VEHICLE MUST BE PUT INTO PARK TO AVOID VEHICLE TAKING OFF. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. MANUFACTURER HAS PURCHASED VEHICLE BACK. *AK

ON-GOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION. WHENEVER VEHICLE CAME DOWN TO A SLOW SPEED OF APPRX. 20 MPH OR LESS, ENGINE WOULD ACCELERATE. CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ENGAGED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

CAR WILL ALMOST DIE WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. IT WILL STUMBLE , FALL ON ITS FACE WHAT EVER YOU CALL IT. BUT THEN IT WILL USUALLY TAKE BACK OFF REAL QUICK. IT USES TO MUCH GAS AND THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES OFF AND ON ALONG WITH THE COOLANT LIGHT. THE BLINKERS SOMETIMES DON'T WORK EITHER.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY ACCELERATE, AND THE BRAKES WILL NOT SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. HAD TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE A COUPLE OF TIMES IN ORDER TO STOP. DEALER REPLACE COMPUTER TWICE. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. OCCURRED 3 TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES. CONSUMER HAS TO HOLD FOOT ON BRAKE. ENGINE WILL RACE, AND THEN THE VEHICLE WILL SLOW DOWN AND COME TO A STOP. *AK

HOSE HAS DEVELOPED PINHOLE LEAKS ALL ALONG THE HOSE

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL UNEXPECTEDLY SHUT DOWN. ALSO THERE IS A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE HEADLIGHT SYSTEM. DEALER CANNOT DIAGNOSE THE FAULT. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WITHOUT ANY FORCE APPLIED WHEEL STUDS BROKE OFF WHICH ALOST CAUSED TIRE TO FALL OFF. *AK

VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO THIRD GEAR, AND WHEN SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR, IT ALSO ACCELERATED. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK, AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UPTO 75 MPH AND RACED UP TO OVER 2000 RPMS WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE WOULD STOP UNTIL DRIVER SLAMMED ON BRAKES REALLY HARD. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

FIRE IN RADIO, THIS DID NOT DAMAGE MAIN WIRING AND DID NOT BLOW FUES(S)

THE ENGINE IDLES AT 2000RPM WHEN TURNED ON. THEN BRAKES HAVE TO BE APPLIED SO THAT VEHICLE DOES NOT TAKE OFF. DEALER CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN DECELERATING HEADLIGHTS BEGIN TO FLICKER ON/OFF. DEALER SAYS THAT IT'S NORMAL OPERATION FOR THE HEADLIGHTS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH. ALSO, THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE HEADLIGHT SYSTEM. DEALER REPLACED PARTS, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CAR TRIES TO DIE AS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF IN A INTERSECTION OR FROM A STOP. I'VE HAD IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES AND NEVER HAS BEEN FIXED. PARKING BRAKE DOESN'T ENGAGE UNLESS PULLED TO LAST CLICK. ALL OF THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. POWER STEERING PUMP. AND OIL PUMP REPACED. SERVICE PERSON AT BOB HOWARD TOLD ME MY CAR WOU.IS CAR SINCE PURCHASE. I'M PLANNING ON TAKING IT BACK FOR ITS 4TH TIME. PLEASE HELP. *AK

THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THE POWER SUNROOF HAS FAILED, EACH TIME IT FAILS IN THE EXACT SAME MANNER, THE WINDOW IS OPENED SLIGHTLY TO VENT AND THEN THE UNIT FAILS, AND IT WON'T OPEN OR CLOSE. THE SECOND TIME, THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR OVER A WEEK, THEN I HAD TO WAIT A MONTH FOR A PART TO COME IN. IN THE MEANWHILE, I COULD NOT USE THE SUNROOF EITHER. THE HEADLIGHTS STAY ON MOST OF THE TIME WHEN THE CAR IS ON. THE SENSOR SEEMS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. ON BRIGHT, SUNNY DAYS, THE HEADLIGHTS COME ON. ON CLOUDY, RAINY DAYS, WHEN THE LIGHTS SHOULD BE ON, THEY DON'T COME ON. THE DEALER COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT.

VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES WHENEVER VEHICLE IS STARTED OR WHEN DRIVING. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT DEALER SHOP ON EIGHT OCCASIONS, AND DEALER WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK