1999 Pontiac Grand AM complaints

CONSUMER STATES DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR KEEPS BREAKING AND THE WINDOW WILL FALL AT ANYTIME. CONTACTED GLASS SHOP AND THEY REPLACED THE PART BUT THE PROBLEM STILL ACCURS. NLM *YD

ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY URGED CONSUMER TURN OFF CAR AND TURN BACK ON. CONSUMER WAS CONSTANTLY CHANGING BRAKES, EVERY 1000 MILES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THIS CAR WHEN STARTED WILL REV UP TO 2000 R.P.M. AND STAY THERE. HAVE HAD IT BACK TO DEALER AND UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. THIS PROBLEM HAS NO SET TIME PERIOD. THIS CAR IS NOW OUT OF REGULAR WARRANTY AND ON EXTENDED COVERAGE THAT I PURCHASED. I AM NOW GOING TO MY LOCAL SERVICE CENTER. HE HAS REPLACED THE I.A.C. UNIT TO NO AVAIL. WHAT NEXT? THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. THE CAR JUST REVS UP AND GOES.*AK

VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL FROM HEAD GASKET,. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

HORN IS LOCATED BENEATH THE SRS MODULE. PRESSING THE HORN AT THE SRS MODULE WILL NOT WORK. WHEN LOCK BUTTON ON THE SECURITY IS PRESSED HORN WILL SOUND OFF. CRUISE CONTROL AND AIRBAG DO SEEM TO BE AFFECTED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND ARE INSPECTING CLOCKSPRING. *JG *AK

DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS FELL OFF THE TRACK . GLUE CAME LOOSE. *AK

ONE MONTH AFTER A PURCHASED THE CAR, IT HAD TO BE TAKEN BACK TWICE FOR PASSENGER SEAT-DETERMINED IT WAS NOT BOLTED CORRECTLY-AT TWO YEARS, MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED-AT 3 YEARS THE RADIATOR HAD TO BE FIXED AND MORE METAL WAS FOUND IN THE OIL FILTER-THE ALTERNATOR WENT AT JUST OVER THREE YEARS-BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED EVERY YEAR-CRUISE CONTROL WORKS "RANDOMLY" SINCE THE BEGINNING (REPORTED TO DELAER; SUPPOSEDLY NO ERRORS WERE FOUND), CAR HESITATES AND "SPITS & SPUTTERS" WHEN IDLING, ETC. ETC. ONE BIG LEMON!

WHEN FILLING VEHICLE WITH FUEL AND THEN PLACING NASAL IN FILLER NECK FUEL BEGAN TO SPILL OUT. ALSO, NOTICED THAT THERE WAS LITTLE TO NO FUEL LEFT IN TANK.*AK

WINDOW WAS ROLLED DOWN AND WOULDN'T COME BACK UP WAS TOLD AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE REGULATOR BLEW UP AND IN ORDER TO FIX IT ONE OF TWO THINGS COULD BE DONE...PAY $486.00 AND THEY WOULD ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE WINDOW AND FRAME AND INSTALL A NEW REGULATOR WITH NO WARRENTY..WAS TOLD COULD LAST A DAY OR A YEAR..OR COULD PAY $1050.00 AND THEY COULD INSTALL AN INTIRE NEW WINDOW AND REGULATOR WAS NOT TOLD WHAT TYPE WARRENTY CAME WITH THAT...I COULD NOT SEE PUTTING $486 INTO SOMETHING THEY COULD NOT GUARNTEE AND COULD NOT AFFORD $1100 FOR A NEW WINDOW.. I SEARCHED AND HAVE LOCATED A REPLACE DOOR AND AM HAVING IT GUTTED AND THE WINDOW REPLACED WITH THE GUTS OF NEW DOOR....SAVED MYSELF QUITE A BIT OF MONEY.. I FEEL HOWEVER THAT THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED, AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 4 OTHER PEOPLE RIGHT HERE IN THIS TOWN THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM..I WAS GIVEN YOUR WEB SIGHT BY MY INSURANCE AGENT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE FRONT OFF VEHICLE SHAKES IRRATICALLY, WHICH MAKES VEHICLE FEEL UNBALANCED.*AK. CONSUMER STATES WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES, CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THE ROTORS MAY BE WARPED.*SLC

DRIVER'S SEAT OR PASSENGER'S SEAT BROKE FROM SEAT TRACK . SEAT CANNOT BE ADJUSTED TO DIFFERENT POSITIONS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

BOUGHT CAR USED-3 WKS LATER TRIED TO START-TRUNK OPENED-CAR STARTED THEN STALLED WOULD NOT RESTART-TOW TRUCK #1. DRIVING IN FAST LANE FREEWAY 65-70 MPH ALL LIGHTS ON THEN OFF, FLICKERING, RADIO TURNED OFF, GAUGES WITH DIALS UP THEN DOWN LASTED 15 SECONDS THEN CAR LOST ALL POWER, WENT OFF ROAD INTO FIELD-HURT LOWER BACK-WOULD NOT START, TOW TRUCK #2; HOME FROM WORK 2 AM STOP TO GET MAIL, LEFT CAR RUNNING KEYS IN IGNITION, CLOSED DRIVERS DOOR-DOORS LOCKED WITH KEYS INSIDE, TOW TRUCK #3; DROVE 3 MILES TO STORE FROM HOME-ENGINE COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON THEN OVERHEAT LIGHT-PULLED OFF ROAD-TOW TRUCK #4-ALL HUB CAPS RATTLE, TAIL/BRAKE LIGHTS ONLY WORK SOMETIMES-PARTS OF THIS SCENARIO HAVE RE-OCCURRED 3 TO 4 TIMES PER WEEK SINCE PURCHASE DATE-DEALER "REPAIRED" INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAK FOUND BY OUTSIDE MECHANIC I HIRED WHEN DEALER SAID "NOTHING WRONG LADY!" THEN SAID "SOMEONE ADDED WRONG COOLANT & CAUSED DAMAGE & LEAKAGE" I WOULD NOT KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN, MY MECHANIC ADDED EXACT SAME FLUID AS HE READ OWNERS MANUAL, DEALER WAS ONLY OTHER ONE WORKING ON THE CAR!-MY OUTSIDE MECHANIC SAID COMPUTER PROGRAM DAMAGED FROM KEY ENTRY IN CAR THAT WAS PROGRAMMED FOR REMOTE & RIMS TOO BIG-DEALER: "NO"-THEN, BATTERY DIED-WONDER WHY?!-OOPS, NOT COVERED BY SERVICE CONTRACT. HELP!!*AK

CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR BECAUSE IT BLEWOUT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER ALSO HAS SEAT BELT PROBLEMS. *YH

ALTHOUGH PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, FRONT SEAT PASSENGER WAS THROWN INTO WINDSHIELD, SUFFERING SEVERE FACIAL TRAUMA AND LOSING SEVERAL TEETH. BAG EITHER DEPLOYED TOO LATE OR TOO LOW TO PROTECT PASSENGER.*AK

ANTIFREEZE REACTION WITH ALUMINUM CAUSING FAILURE OF GASKET. *AK

TIRE WILL NOT STAY SEATED ON RIM, DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS KEEP FALLING OFF THE TRACKS. WINDOWS BROKE INSIDE DOOR. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

FRONT SUSPENSION WOULD MAKE POPPING NOISES WHILE DRIVING AND/OR TURNING. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

INTERMITENTLY VEHICLE WILL JUMP OUT OF PARK. TWICE IT HAS HAPPENED TO VEHICLE, ONCE WITH MOTOR CUT OFF, AND ONCE WHILE MOTOR WAS RUNNING. CONSUMER NOTIFIED DEALER.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

ON THE 12TH OF NOVEMBER I WAS ABOUT 1.5 BLOCKS AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN AND SHIFTED DOWN AS I APPROACHED WHILE APPLYING MY BRAKES. THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND I WAS UNABLE TO STEER OR STOP. I THEN ENDED UP HITTING A FENCE. THE SECOUND TIME THAT THE BRAKES LOCKED UP I WAS COMING FROM BIG O (GETTING NEW TIRES BECAUSE I HAD TO REPLACE ONE THAT WAS RUINED DUE TO THE PREVIOS ACCIDENT). AS I LEFT THE PARKING LOT (WITH NEW TIRES) MY BRAKES LOCKED UP AND I SLID INTO TRAFFIC, LUCKILY THE TRUCK SEEN ME AND TURNED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE THIRD TIME THAT THEY LOCKED UP WAS TWO MONTHS LATER WHEN I WAS IN CASPER, WY. I WAS STOPPING TO PULL OVER AND PARK, THE BRAKES AGAIN LOCKED UP AND I HAD NO CONTROL OVER MY CAR, LUCKILY I HIT THE CURB AND WAS STOPPED. THE FOURTH TIME THAT THE RAKES LOCKED UP I WAS ON MY WAY TO DOUGLAS (FOR WORK) AND I HIT SOME ICE, WHILE TRYING TO SLOW DOWN (I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55 MPH) THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, I HAD NO CONTROL AND I ENDED UP IN THE BARROW DITCH. AFTER THAT I REALLY TRYED NOT TO GO VERY FAST ANYWHERE THAT I WENT BECAUSE I WAS SCARRED THAT THEY WOULD LOCK UP AGAIN. I HAD CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, NUMOROUS TIMES, THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES, THEY TOLD ME. EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE MY BRAKES (INCLUDING ROTORS/PADS) 6 TIMES. THEN PONTIAC WAS CONTACTED AND THEY WROTE TO ME SAYING THAT BECAUSE MY INSURANCE PAID FOR THE DAMAGE TO MY CAR ALREADY, THAT THEY WERE "UNABLE TO ASUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGES". I WROTE THEM

WHILE DRIVING COULD STEP ON BRAKES AND SEAT BELT WILL HOLD, AND WILL STAY ON HOLD, AND WILL NOT RETRACT, EVEN WHEN IT IS PULLED OUT.*AK *SLC

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, CONSUMER COULD STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL AND BRAKES WILL NOT STOP ON TIME. CONSUMER HAS TO APPLY BRAKES WAY BEFORE THE POINT OF STOPPING. *AK *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY MPH WHEN ENGINE WILL STALL WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER HAS TO CONTROL VEHICLE OUT OF THE ROAD. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE WILL HEAT UP WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER HAS TO DRIVE OFF THE ROAD AND ALLOW ENGINE TO COOL DOWN. WILL NOT COOL DOWN ON ITS OWN. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, COULD START WINDSHIELD WIPERS, BUT THEY WILL QUIT AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF OPERATION. DEALER COULD NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK *TT

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT IN DARK HEADLIGHTS WILL QUIT WORKING IN TIME TO TIME. CONSUMER HAS TO FLICK THE SWITCH, AND THEY WILL START WORKING AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

GASOLINE WAS LEAKING ALL OVER THE ENGINE. COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED A FIRE. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AND APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL, A POPPING NOISE CAME FROM THE BRAKES. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN BRAKES ARE COMPRESSED AT STOPLIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS IT CAUSES A SURGE IN THE STEERING WHEEL. *YD

WHILE TRAVELING AT 5 MPH CONSUMER PRESSED THE BRAKES AND THEY LOCKED UP, CAUSING CONSUMER TO REAR END ANOTHER DRIVER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 10 MPH. SPEEDOMETER STOPPED, VEHICLE LOST POWER, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED A COMPUTER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

EXPERIENCE VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING. ROTOR WERE WARPED AND REPLACE AT 15,000 MILES. NINE MONTHS AND 9,500 MILES LATER, ROTORS ARE WRAPED AGAIN AND NEED TO BE REPLACE.*AK

BRAKE PADS ARE SEPARATING FROM METAL HOUSING. LOSS OF BRAKE PADS COULD EASILY LEAD TO A SUDDEN AND CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM. REQUEST A RECALL OF ALL 1999 GM C VEHICLES TO INSPECT BRAKE PADS FOR DEFECTS. PREMATURE FAILURE OF BRAKE PADS OCCURRED RECENTLY ON MY SON'S LATE MODEL GM VEHICLE ALSO. *AK

AFTER ROUTINE FRONT BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENT AT 29,000 MILES, I BEGAN NOTICING A SCRAPING/GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM FRONT WHEELS/BRAKES. DEALER STATED IT WAS A BAD BEARING AND REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLY UNDER WARRANTY. TWO WEEKS LATER, SAME NOISE OCCURRED. THIS TIME DEALER SAID IT WAS DUE TO METALLIC PADS. NOISE BECAME WORSE, AND ONE WEEK LATER CAR WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THIS TIME I WAS TOLD IT WAS DUE TO INSIDE OF TIRE RUBBING ON INSIDE OF WHEEL RIM.??? SILICONE WAS APPLIED AND NOISE WENT AWAY. FIVE DAYS LATER NOISE HAS REOCCURRED. HAVE NOTICED MANY SUCH REPORTS. CAN ANYTHING BE DONE?*AK

BRAKES ARE DEFECTIVE, ON LY HAVE 18000 MILES. CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES TWICE ALREADY. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE MAKES HORRIBLE GRINDING/THUMPING SOUND FROM FRONT END. BRAKES PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED TWICE. STILL MAKING NOISE DEALER CANNOT FIND ANY OTHER REASON BESIDES BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. I CANNOT AFFORD TO CONTINUOUSLY REPLACE. HELP. *AK

DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE ENGINE WILL STALL INTERMITTENTLY WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND COULD NOT LOCATE A CAUSE FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

FRONT ROTORS KEPT WARPING, FIRST AT 21600 MILES, THEN AT 29000 MILES. CURRENTLY, AT 35900 MILES VEHICLE WAS VIBRATING AGAIN WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE ROTORS UNDER WARRANTY, CITING HIGH WARRANTY COSTS, AND BLAMING CONSUMER'S DRIVING ON ROTORS BEING WARPED.*AK

ROTORS ARE WARPED, AND INTERIOR OF DOOR IS PEELING OFF ALL DOORS.*AK

THE WHEELS MAKE A RUBBING SOUND WHEN THE CAR IS TURNING OR COMING TO A STOP. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE TIRE CASING WAS RUBBING THE EDGE OF THE WHEEL RIM. SIMILAR TO THE CONSUMER COMPLAINT #ODI ID 885314. THE WAY IT WAS PRESENTED TO ME WAS THAT THE TIRE CASING WAS PHYSICALLY RIDING ON THE WHEEL RIM. THIS SEEMS LIKE A SAFETY CONCERN. THE DEALER AND GM HAVE SAID THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. MY CONCERN IS THAT IF THE TIRES ARE RUBBING ON THE WHEEL RIM IN CERTAIN EXTREME CONDITIONS THIS COULD CAUSE THE TIRE BEAD TO BREAK AND THE TIRE LOSE ALL IT'S AIR, AND CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I HAVE TRIED TO GET GM TO FIX THIS, BUT THEY HAVE STATED THERE IS NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH CONSUMER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED CONSUMER HIT SOMETHING TO MAKE AIRBAG DEPLOY. *AK

A REPAIR SCRAPE SOUND WHEN BRAKING AT SLOW SPEED, RESEAT PAD AND REPLACE PAD

FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AT A VERY LOW IMPACT COLLISION CAUSING INJURIES TO THE DRIVER, INSPECTION BY AUTO BODY EXPERT INDICATED NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED PREMATURELY. THE CONSUMER WANTS THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE AIR BAGS. *YH

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 60MPH, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, VEHICLE CONTINUED FOR ONE MILE BEFORE IT DRIFTED INTO THE PROPER LANE. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED A CRACKED BRACKET WHICH HELD RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY.*AK *JB

VEHICLE HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE ROTORS SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. ALL 4 ROTORS WERE RECENTLY REPLACED. ROTORS SEEM TO GRAB MOSTLY AFTER IT RAINED. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS A FEW WEEKS AGO. BUT, PROBLEM STILL FEELS THE SAME WAY. DEALER INDICATED THAT MATERIAL HAS CHANGED AND NOT UP TO GRADE.*AK *SLC

MY FRONT ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES SINCE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PURCHASED. IT HAS CAUSED EXCESSIVE GRINDING AND VIBRATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKE. I ALSO HAVE NOTICED GRINDING ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CALIPERS CAUSING WORRY ABOUT THIS VEHICLES BRAKING SYSTEM. MY ROTORS CONTINUE TO WARP. GM WON'T DEFINE WHY THE CALIPERS ARE GRINDING ON THE OUTER SIDE WHEN ATLEAST A 1 INCH CLEARANCE AVAILABLE FOR ANY MOVING PARTS. *AK

BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES. *AK

IN THE 2 AND 1/2 YEARS I HAVE HAD MY GRAND AM , I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES AND ROTORS 3 TIMES. THE LAST TWO TIMES IT WAS WITHIN 4-5 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER.*AK

BRAKES PADS WEAR PREMATURE, DUE TO FAULTY CALIPER PISTON RF AND LF REPLACED, REPLACED PAD THREE TIMES IN 18 MONTHS.