1997 Pontiac Grand AM complaints

WHEN BRAKING, THE VEHICLE PULSATES AS IF SOMETHING IS OUT-OF-ROUND. THE SENSATION ORIGINATES IN THE FRONT END (MAYBE FROM THE ROTOR). *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON A FLAT SURFACE DUAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY, CAUSING A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN CRASH.

VEHICLE CONTINAULLY EXPERIENCE HIGH RPM'S AND ACCELERATION ON ITS OWN WITHOUT THROTTLE, REPLACEMENT OF O2 SENSORS AND PCM DID NOT RECTIFY ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. MJS

WHEN DRIVING AND DRIVER PRESSES THE ACCELERATOR, VEHICLE WILL STALL AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN ACCELERATE AND TAKE OFF. VEHICLE WAS AT DEALERSHIP, AND THEY REPLACED FUEL PUMP/OIL PUMP AND COMPUTER ANALYSIS WERE DONE. RECENTLY BRAKES SEEMED TO BE PERFORMING POORLY. UPON BRAKING, STOPPING DISTANCE EXCEEDED APPROXIMATELY HALF CAR LENGTH. PLEASE ADD VIN.#. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS A SQUEAKING NOISE, AND THE BRAKES ARE HARD. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE ROTORS HAD TO BE CHANGED BECAUSE THE ROTORS WORE OUT. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN DRIIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE ACCELERATED VERY FAST, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL. BUT VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, KEPT ACCELERATING. CONSUMER TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, AND VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. CONSUMER ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. ALSO, VEHICLE ALMOST WENT INTO THE GARAGE BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH AND WHEN WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP OR REDUCE SPEED, THE BRAKES MAKE NOISE LIKE GRINDING METAL TO METAL. ALSO HAD REPLACED BRAKES ROTORS FOUR TIMES. *AK

I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR INTO THIS DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, THEY STILL FAIL TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN TWO 40 MPH FRONTAL COLLISIONS IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ALARM SYSTEM FAILED ( TWICE ), ALARM WAS INSTALLED AT DEARLER WHEN PURCHASED. *YC

TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY FAILED. NLM

BREAKS WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. NLM

WEATHER CONDITIONS - SNOWING, HARD PACKED SNOW. WHEN DRIVING, THE VEHICLE PULLED OFF TO THE RIGHT. I TURNED TO TURN THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT TO GAIN CONTROL, AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT SOME ICE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN AND LOSE CONTROL. IT ROLLED OVER ON THE HIGHWAY AND CAME BACK ONTO ITS WHEELS INTO THE DITCH. THE VEHICLE THEN COLLIDED WITH A TREE. THE STEERING WHEEL HIT ME IN THE CHEST WITH THE SUDDEN STOP. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED DURING THE CRASH AND WAS I BELIEVE A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. NO MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE CONTACTED ME AT ANY TIME SINCE THE ACCIDENT.

DEFECTS CONSIST OF THE BRAKES FAILURE. WE TOK THE CAR BACK DUE TO THE BRAKES SCRUBBING, PEDAL WANTS TO SPRING BACK, FRONT ROTORS BLUE,REPAIRED BRAKES. WON'T STOP BEEN IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. REAR POPPING SOUND, CHANGED THE SHOCKS , CHECK BRAKES, HAS THUMPING NOISE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT SPEED AT 45 MILES IT WILL NOT STOP, EVEN WHEN YOU PUMP THE BRAKES. I THOUGHT THE ANTI BRAKES ARE NOT SUPPOSE TO BE PUMPED. PLEASE HELP, I AM AT THE LAST RESORT OF THIS SITUATION. THANK YOU MRS VICKY L. MILES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN LOW SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ROTORS BECAME WARPED, CAUSING THE BRAKES TO BE NOISY. *AK

I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER PONTIAC-I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE FROM THIS CAR AND ABSOLUTELY ZERO HELP REPAIRING IT. I OWNED TWO BUICKS PRIOR TO THIS CAR AND WILL BUY ANOTHER AS SOON AS I CAN GET RID OF THIS LEMON!

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 -65 MPH CONSUMER HIT GUARDRAIL AND THEN VEHICLE SPUN AROUND HITTING GUARD RAIL AGAIN HEAD-ON, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH RESULTED IN INJURIES. VEHICLE SUSTAINED APPROXMATELY 10,000 DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE ALONE TO FRONT END. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS A LOUD SQUEAKY NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. *AK

ENGINE HAS A HESITATION WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR LEAVING A STOP. OIL PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. IGNITION MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. DEALER HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM ON 4 ATTEMPTS IN TWO WEEKS.

TRAVELING 35MPH WHEN REAR OF VEHICLE HIT SIDE OF ROAD AND DRIVER LOST CONTROL. HIT A DITCH & CAME UP ON OTHER SIDE. TOOK TO MECHANIC & INFORMED LEFT REAR SUSPENSION OUT OF ALIGNMENT. HAD TO HAVE BEARINGS REPACKED. *AK *ML

THE VEHICLE IDLES HIGH WHEN IT IS FIRST STARTED AND WHILE DRIVING. IT IDLES ANYWHERE BETWEEN IT IDLES 1000-1500 RPM'S. THE BRAKES AUTOMATICALLY PUMP THEMSELVES WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, WHERE THE DEALER CORRECTED THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING A COMPUTER CHIP. THE VEHICLE IS DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN.*AK

PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT DOES NOT STAY LOCKED IN POSITION, CAUSING THE SEAT TO LUNGE FORWARD INTO WINDSHIELD. DEALER HAS LUBRICATED CATCHES, BUT DEFECT IS STILL OCCURRING. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *AK

DRIVING AT 20 MPH THE RADIUS ARM DISCONNECTED FROM THE AXEL,AND TIRES FELL TO THE RIGHT. THE FRONT DROPPED, PUSHING THE FENDER BACK. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AJAR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING SENDING VEHICLE INTO A DITCH. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE STOPPED THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES SUDDEN ACCELERATION.

PASSENGER SEAT TRACK/ADJUSTER ROD FAILED, AFTER REPAIR WORK COMPLETED THE UNIT FAILED AGAIN CAUSING PASSENGER TO HIT WINDSHIELD DURING EMERGENCY STOPPING.

WHITE LEAVING A PARKING LOT AND APPLYING BRAKES AT STOP SIGN, MOTOR REVVED TO 3000 RPM AND ANTILOCK BRAKES STARTED PUMPING. HAD TO SHIFT CAR INTO NEUTRAL TO AVOID HITTING CAR IN FRONT OF ME. MOTOR REVVED FOR ABOUT ONE MINUTE BEFORE RETURING TO NORMAL IDLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND ALWAYS AT STARTUP. FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED AT 30,000 MILES BY THE DEALER AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER WARRANY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT BRAKE PROBLEMS AND VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO DEALER MANY TIMES FOR BRAKE RELATED COMPLAINTS.

ENGINE IDLES AT 3000 RPM FOR REASONS UNKNOWN. ALSO ONCE BRAKE IS RELEASED VEHICLE WILL RAPIDLY ACCELERATE TO 60 MPH. DEALERS HAS REPLACED COMPUTER MODULE WHICH DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. VEHICLE ALSO HAS BRAKE PROBLEMS. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS CONTINUALLY OVERHEAT AND WARP DUE TO DESIGN FLAW (LACK OF VENTILLATION).

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 35 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DUE TO THE VEHICLE STALLING. ALSO, THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT RETRACT. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. DUP OF 827073. *AK

THERE IS VIBRATION IN THE BRAKES WHEN APPLIED. ALSO PULSATING FEELING WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHICH RESULTED IN TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. DEALERS ARE UNABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK ROTORS AND PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED DUE TO WARPAGE, HOWEVER BRAKES CONTINUE TO MAKE NOISE, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED AT ONE TIME THAT THE BOLTS IN THE FRONT BRAKES WERE BENT, BRAKES STILL DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY AND CONSUMER DOES NOT FEEL SAFE. *SLC

VEHICLE HAS INTERMITTENT NOISE IN RIGHT REAR, ALSO IN THE RIGHT FRONT OF CAR, CLUNCKING NOISE WHEN STARTING THE CAR UP, SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING, CONTINUES TO INCREASE, DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT IN WHICH THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS. ALSO DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN OCCUPANT IN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. 827498 DUP OF 827073; POSTED ON 09-07-99. *AK

WHILE GOING DOWN RAMP, EXITING A PARKING GARAGE ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE AND ACCELERATE. HITTING THE BRAKES DID NOT HELP, WAS ONLY ABLE TO STOP THE AUTOMOBILE WHEN IT WAS PUSHED IT INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN DRIVE. THEN IT CALMED DOWN. *AK *SLC

GOING DOWN DRIVEWAY WHEN WITHOUT NOTICE, BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERS PRIOR FOR ABS LIGHT COMING ON. TOLD 2ND TIME IT WAS ELECTRICAL SHORT.*AK

VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. ALL FOUR WHEELS LOCKED, NO PUMPING ACTION, PEDAL WAS COMPLETELY STIFF. VEHICLE HIT A PARKED CAR WHILE TRAVELING DOWN HILL ABOUT 75MPH. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, THE DASHBOARD FELL ON THE PASSENGER, BREAKING HER RIGHT LEG AND LEFT FOOT. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS OUT OF DRIVE INTO THE NEUTRAL GEAR. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS 30-35 MPH OR PULLING IN OR OUT OF DRIVEWAY, A SQEAKING POPPING NOISE CAME FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER FOUND THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE DRYNESS OF THE FRONT SWAY BAR. THE SWAY BAR WAS LUBRICATED. ON 4/20/98 AND 6/29/98 VEHICLE BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP FOR THIS PROBLEM AGAIN. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN INTERSECTION, DRIVER NOTICED THAT OIL LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHTS WERE ON. DRIVER THEN REALIZED THAT VEHICLE HAD STALLED. RESTARTED VEHICLE AND PROBLEM VANISHED.

FAST CLICKS COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. WEATHER IS BELOW 65 DEGREES, OCCURS WITHIN ONLY 0.5 MILES TO 1.0 MILES OF INITIAL DRIVING. SOUND LIKE A DRUMROLL ON YOUR HARDTOP DESK WITH TWO DRUMSTICKS.

DEFECT WITHIN WINDSHIELD WIPER IS CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TO ACT IN AN ERRATIC MANNER, AND AT TIMES BECOMING INOPERATIVE. DEALER HAS REPLACED WIPER SWITCH AND MOTOR TWICE AND COMPUTER CHIP WITHIN BOARD, BUT DEFECT IS STILL OCCURRING. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *AK LEFT REAR WINDOW MOTOR FAILED, 1150 MILES LATER THE WINDOW SWITCH FAILED. RADIO AND CLOCK LIGHT FAIL, DEALER CHECKED WIRING AND FUSES. LEFT FRONT SHOULDER BELT/RETRACTOR BELT BUTTON DAMAGED, DEALER REPLACED SEATBELT. *SLC

LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMES FROM ENGINE WHEN STARTING POSSIBLY CAUSED BY THE LIFTERS.

REAR BRAKES HAVE CONTINUALLY FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO SWERVE ON OCCASIONS.

HAZARD SWITCH HALF WAY BETWEEN ON AND OFF POSITION CAUSING TURN SIGNAL NOT TO WORK.

WHEEL RIMS FAILED THREE TIMES.

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

AIR CONDITIONER/REAR FLOOR LEAKED.

SEAT TRACK FAILED RESULTING IN MOVEMENT IN SEAT CAUSING INJURIES, SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RESTAIN.