1998 Pontiac Grand AM complaints

FRONT RIGHT LUGS SHEARED OFF CLEAN COMPLETELY, CAUSING THE WHEEL & TIRE TO DROP AND PUTTING THE AUTO TO THE PAVEMENT ON IT'S FRONT. RAIL AND ROTOR AND SPINNING THE AUTO SOMEWHAT. PONTIAC REFUSES TO COVER UNDER WARRANTY SAYING THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED IT, BUT IT WASN'T THEIR FAULT. IT TOOK THEM 1 MONTH TO DECIDE THAN LEAVING THE AUTO UNREPAIRED AT THE DEALERSHIP, AND CAUSED ME TO RENT AN AUTOMOBILE. THEN FINALLY PAID MYSELF TO GET THE CAR BACK IN USE. LOSS OF 1 MO. USE, HAD TO PAY THE MONTH'S LEASE EVEN THOUGH CAR WAS NOT DRIVEABLE, AND WHEN THEY FIXED IT, THEY DID IT IN 4 HOURS! *AK

AFTER DRIVING THE CAR AND LETTING SIT FROM 30 MIN TO 4 HOURS(AT VARIOUS TEMPS) AND RESTARTING GOING@10 MPH, THE CARS RPMS FLUCTUATE BRIEFLY AND THEN ACCELERATE DRAMATICALLY TO 4000 RPM LUCKELY, I PUT IT INTO NETURAL OR MY SPEED KEEPS INCREASING, WHEN PUT INTO NEUTRAL, THE RPM'S INCREASED TO 4,000 AND STAYS UNTIL THE GAS IS PRESSED FIRMLY THEN IT WILL GO BACK TO IDLE. PRESSING THE BRAKE DOESN'T STOP THIS. A COUPLE OF TIMES THE RPMS FLUCTUATED THEN THE CAR DIED INSTEAD OF ACCELERATING. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPED, CAUSING HEAVY STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION. DEALER RESURFACED ROTORS ONCE UNDER WARRANTY. BRAKE ROTORS WARPED AGAIN AFTER 3 MONTHS. BRAKE ROTORS NOW MUST BE REPLACED AFTER ONLY ONE YEAR. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, BRAKES SQUEAK AND THERE IS SOME KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. CONSUMER STATES THAT BRAKES TALK TO HER, AND GO STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD . ALSO, WHEN CONSUMER IS BACKING OUT AND TURNING TO THE RIGHT THERE IS A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS WARPED DUE TO THERE FAILURE CAUSED PULSATION. *YC

ALTERNATOR FAILED. MJS

SEAT BELT FAILED ON THREE OCCASIONS. *YC

BRAKES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY ON OCCASION. MJS

FUEL GAUGE FAILED. YH

BRAKES FAILED. YH

DRIVER'S SIDE TRIM MALFUNCTIONING. *YC

MICHELIN TIRE CONTINUALLY LEAKING AIR. YH

DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER THE WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES HAVE FROZEN, INHIBITING THE USE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK

NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER.

ENGINE HEAD BLOCK CRACKED. YH

CONSUMERS CHEST WAS INJURED BY A SAFETY BELT DURING A CRASH.

VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING RUNS HOT. SMELLS LIKE IT'S ON FIRE OR SOMETHING IS BURNING. NO INDICATOR LIGHTS. RADIATOR FLUID COMES OUT WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF. DEALER CONTACTED SEVEN OR EIGHT TIMES. ALSO GRINDING NOISE INTERMITTENTLY, SOUNDS LIKE METAL TO METAL, AND DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARP CAUSING UNEVEN BRAKING AND CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SKID AND LOOSE CONTROL.

THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION OPERATION VERY ERRATIC, HESITATION AND POOR ACCELERATION ALMOST RESULTING IN NEAR ACCIDENTS.

FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT AND FUEL PUMP FAILED CAUSING ACCELERATION PROBLEMS.

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS NO VISIBLE FEATURE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATING THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ACTIVATED. *AK *SLC