1999 Pontiac Grand AM complaints

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM, ROTORS HAVE BEEN CHANGED AT FOURTEEN THOUSAND MILES/ EIGHTEEN THOUSAND MILES/ TWENTY THOUSAND MILES, AND TWENTY-EIGHT THOUSAND MILES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

BRAKES MADE A SQUEAKING NOISE AT 680 MILES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN PERIODICALLY TO DEALER ON BRAKE PROBLEMS. DEALER HAS REPLACED ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM, INCLUDING ROTORS. BRAKES MAKE A LOUD RUBBING NOISE AND VIBRATE. BRAKE PADS NEED TO BE REPLACED EVERY 4000 MILES.*AK

BRAKES SQUEAKED AT 614 MILES. FRONT BRAKES & ROTORS REPLACED AT 14,000 AND NEEDED FRONT BRAKES REPLACED AT 18,000. EVEN WITH NEW BRAKES VEHICLE MAKES RUBBING SOUND WHEN APPLYING BRAKES & STILL VIBRATE ON HILLS. *AK

A BOLT FELL OUT OF THE SUB-FRAME AND CAUSE THE TIRE ROD END TO BEND AND THIS CAUSE ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR ALMOST HITTING A LIGHT POLE. THE FRONT END SHAKES BADLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *AK

CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH RADIO SEVERL TIMES.TD

BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 10 MPH CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO THE DRIVER.(ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *YH

MY MAIN PROBLEM IS THAT I HAVE HAD THE DEALER LOOK AT MY TURN SIGNALS FOUR TIMES IN THE PAST. THIS IS GOING TO BE THE FIFTH. I CONTACTED PONTIAC AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING MORE THEY COULD DO. WHEN THE CAR INTERIOR IS HOT(I.E. DURING A SUNNY DAY) THE SIGNALS WILL WORK INTERMITTENTLY. AS THE A/C COOLS THE CAR, BETTER RESULTS ARE SEEN. WE KNOW OF ANOTHER '99 GRAND AM OWNER WHO SAYS THEY ALSO HAVE OCCASIONAL PROBLEMS WITH THEIR TURN SIGNALS. THE FOG LAMPS HAVE MYSTERIOUSLY TURNED THEMSELVES ON DURING THE NIGHT TWICE IN THE PAST YEAR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25MPH VEHICLE WAS REARENDED AND KNOCKED INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT OF IT. NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

FRONT AND REAR ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES SINCE MAY 2001. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, PEDAL VIBRATES/ SHAKES, AND BRAKES SQUEAL. PLEASE ADD FURTHER COMMENTS.*AKI

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE PULSATES WHEN BRAKING. FRONT ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES NOW.*AK

HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKES AND ROTORS THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES PRIOR TO CURRENT PROBLEM. CALIPER IS NOW FROZE UP WHICH IN TURN WARPED THE ROTOR LESS THEN 24 HRS LATER. HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END ALIGNMENT . REPLACED 4 TIRES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM WHICH IS CURRENTLY CHEWING OFF NEW SET OF TIRES. DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO REPLACE CALIPER OR ROTOR DUE TO EXPIRED WARRANTY ON VEHICLE. FEEL IT IS A PERSISTENT PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED AND FIXED AT EITHER MANUFACTURERS EXPENSE OR DEALERSHIPS EXPENSE. *AK

CONSUMER IS CALLING IN REGARD TO NHTSA RECALL98B320000 MFR98075. DEALER WAS CONTACTED FOR RECALL REPAIRS, BUT WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETE WORK BECAUSE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P225/50R16)

PROBLEM WITH BRAKES AND ROTORS -CAR IS YEAR OLD AND HAS 2 SETS OF ROTORS AND 4 SET OF BRAKES .

BOUGHT IN 3-99 AND HAD A CONSTANT FLOW OF ITEMS TO BE REPAIRED. 1ST TIME FOR THE BRAKES, HOWEVER I UNDERSTAND THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR MOST GRAND AM DRIVERS. I HOPE THAT SOMEONE REGULATES THE CAR MAKERS INTO MAKING CARS MORE SAFE, OUR LIVES ARE AT STAKE. I DIDN'T PAY 21,000.00 FOR A CAR TO BE KILLED OVER PONTIAC'S NEGLIGENCE. WERE IS THE CONSUMERS RIGHTS?*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICES EVERY 11-12 MONTHS DEALER HAS TO BE CONTACTED TO HAVE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED OR RESURFACED. ALSO, NOTED WHEN BRAKE ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED VEHICLE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE IS HARD TO STOP. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE JERKS FORWARD. CONSUMER HAS CONTATCED DEALER, WHO NOTED THAT PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN BRAKE ROTORS OVERHEAT OR WHEN VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN IN THE RAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WAS HIT ON DRIVER SIDE FRONT PANEL GOING 45 MPH (NOT SURE OF THE OTHER DRIVER'S SPEED - POSTED SPEED FOR HIM WAS 30 MPH), WAS PIVOTED AND HIT TELEPHONE POLE HEAD ON. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND THE PASSENGER RESTRAINT FAILED CAUSING THE PASSANGER TO HIT THE DASH BOARD AND FRACTURE HER COLLARBONE AND CAUSED INJURY TO HER LEFT KNEE. MY OWNERS MANUAL STATES ANY IMPACT TO THE FRONT NO LESS THAN 14 MPH SHOULD DEPLOY THE AIRBAGS. HAD THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, MY PASSENGER WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN INJURED SO SEVERELY. I DID NOT SEE THE DRIVER COMING AND HAD NO TIME TO BRAKE. HE RAN A STOP SIGN AND DID NOT BRAKE EITHER. THERE IS NO WAY HE COULD HAVE SLOWED MY CAR DOWN 31 MPH WITH A FULL FORCE PIVOT INTO A TELEPHONE POLE THAT WAS ONLY A FEW FEET AWAY.*AK

WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED IT CAUSED PEDAL TO PULSATE, AND A SQUEAKING/GRINDING SOUND FROM WHEELS. VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER.*AK

THIS IS A CORRECTION ON THE FILLING I DID OVER THE PHONE. MOST OF INFORMATION GIVEN BY ME IS WRONGLY NOTED. THE REFERENCE NBR IS 889724. WITH LESS THAN 20.000MILES AND NOT EVEN TWO YEARS OLD, I HAD TO GO TO THE DEALER TO REPLACE TWICE THE ROTORS AND BRAKEPADS. IN MAY 2001 THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE STEARING SHAFT. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR. *AK

TIRE DEFECT,GLASS SCRATCHED, CAR VIBRTING, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. BRAKES GRINDING.

WATER GETTING INTO PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD, AND WATER RUNNING OVER FUSE RECEPTICLE, CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO INTERMITTENTLY COME ON WITHOUT TURNING ON THE SWITCH. VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON SEVEN OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER*AK

THE ROTORS ON THE VEHICLE WERE REPLACED AT 24K MILES. THEY NOW NEED TO BE TURNED 12000 MILES LATER. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINT REGARDING THE ROTORS.*AK

WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES CONSUMER NOTICED A NOISE, AND WHEN TURNING TO RIGHT NOISE GOT LOUDER. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON A DIRT ROAD AND WHEN ROLLING WINDOW UP OR DOWN WINDOW GLASS ON ALL FOUR DOORS BECOME SCRATCHED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH CONSUMER HIT A TREE AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DAMAGE TO FRONT END OF VEHICLE. HAS NOT CONTACT DEALER YET.*AK

PASSENGER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY WITHOUT A COLLISON. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS NOTIFIED MANUFACTURER.*AK

WHILE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION IT IS MAKING A 'SCREECHING' NOISE. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. - HOWEVER, REPAIRS CANNOT BE MADE DUE TO PARTS NEEDED BEING ON BACKORDER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

A FUSE KEEPS BLOWING, CAUSING VEHICLE'S DASH AND TAIL LIGHTS TO GO OUT. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON. TAKEN TO DEALER ON 21 DEC 2000. DEALER REPLACED PARKING RELAY, LEFT TAIL LIGHT. CIRCUIT BOARD WAS MELTED , AND REPLACED IT. ON 27 DEC 2000, DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS AND DASHLIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. DEALER REPLACED 15 AMP PARK FUSE THAT HAD BLOWN AND CHECKED GROUND WIRE. ON 2 JAN 2001, DASH LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. DEALER REPLACED 15 AMP FUSE AND GROUND WIRING. *AK

CHRONIC BRAKE PROBLEMS - ROTORS/PADS REPLACED 3 TIMES OTHER WORK 3 MORE TIMES---STEERING ASSEMBLY REPAIRED/REPLACED PARTS 3 TIMES-----PROBLEMS STILL PRESENT IN VEHICLE

BRAKES BEING A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE SHOULD LAST MORE THAN A YEAR OND 10,000 MILES!!!! THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 42,000 MILES WITH 2 BRAKE PROBLEMS AND IT APPEARS TO BE A -COMMON- (AS TOLD TO US BY THE SERVICE MANAGER AT OUR LOCAL PONTIAC DEALER) PROBLEM ESPECIALLY WITH '99 GRAND AM'S PLEASE RESPOND WITH FEEDBACK AS MY PREGNANT WIFE IS THE DRIVER OF THIS CAR AND HAS LUCKILLY NOT YET BEEN HURT. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED VEHICLE SWERVED TO AVOD HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND WENT INTO A DITCH. THEN, WENT BACKED ACROSS ROAD AND WENT INTO A CULVERT WHERE THE VEHICLE IMPACTED A TREE. BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. CONSUMER'S STEP SON WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AND WAS KILLED IN CRASH, TWO OTHER PASSENGERS SUFFERED RESTRAINT BELT INJURIES, AND WERE RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

BRAKE GRINDING WHEN PRESSED AND A CATCHING SOUND WHEN TIRE IS ROTATING. I HAVE HAD NEW ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS PUT ON. STILL MAKING SAME SOUNDS. *AK

CONSUMER HEARD A CRUCHING NOISE COMING FROM RIGHT FRONT, SPRING PUNCTURED RIGHT FRONT TIRE. *AK *SLC

WHEN HE APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE SHAKES AND VIBRATES. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED BRAKE PADS. ALSO, STEERING WHEEL WONDERS OFF TO LEFT AND RIGHT. CONSUMER HEARS A NOISE WHEN HE TURNS VEHICLE LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. *AK

THE ROTORS ON THIS CAR HAVE BEEN "TURNED" / RESURFACED AT 7,000 AGAIN AT 14,000 AND AGAIN AT JUST OVER 20,000 MILES. I AM DUE TO PICK UP MY CAR AT 3 PM AND AM CONCERNED THE FIX IS TEMPORARY AS PAST HISTORY INDICATES AS WELL AS POSSIBLY COMPROMISING MY SAFETY. I FEEL LIKE THE DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS GM ARE BEHAVING NEGLIGENTLY. *AK

THE ABS SENSOR IS FAILING CAUSING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES TO FAIL. *AK

WARPED ROTORS EVERY 15K MI OR LESS. DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE AGAIN SINCE WTY EXP. TURNED ONCE, REPLACED ONCE UNDER WARANTY. *AK

HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS AT 33,000 MILES. *AK

REPLACING THE BRAKES EVERY 20,000 MILES OR LESS/ BRAKES ARE SHRIEKING AND DON'T WORK VERY WELL EACH 20,000 MILES. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN DRIVEWAY BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHEN CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 3 MPH. DEALERSHIP IS IN POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE FOR 3 WEEKS. HOWEVER, THEY HAVE NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *NOTE: DRIVER OF VEHICLE HAS A PINCHED NERVE IN HER ARM DUE TO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG. *AK

WHENEVER BRAKES WERE APPLIED VEHICLE WOULD JERK FORWARD. SOMETIMES PEDAL WOULD GO TO FLOOR BEFORE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO STOP. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP , AND WAS INFORMED OF A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. BRAKES WERE SUPPOSE TO BE REPAIRED. AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP, WAS INFORMED THAT BRAKES WERE NEVER REPAIRED OR TOUCHED. *AK

RUBBING HEARD ON ALL 4 TIRES BETWEEN TIRE AND RIM. PLEASE HELP ME GET NEW TIRES TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM. I NOTIFIED THE SERVICE MANAGERS OF ROSLYN AND PORT JEFFERSON STATION DEALERS. PROBLEM WAS AFFIRMED. THEY STATED NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. COATING RIMS DOES NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. NOTHING DONE AS YET FROM PONTIAC. *AK (DOT NUMBER: ALL 4 TIRE TIRESIZE: 225-50-16)

PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP ALL THE WAY. WHEN TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY WINDOWS RATTLE LIKE MOLDING IS COMMING APART. DEALERSHIP FIXED DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW.*AK CONSUMER STATES WINDOW UNGLUED AND MAKING A LOUD NOISE LIKE SOMEONE HAS BROKEN THE GLASS, THEN IT FALLS AND UNABLE TO ROLL BACK UP HAS HAPPENED TO BOTH SIDES.*JB

THE SOUND IS A WINDING AND GRINDING SOUND IN THE FRONT END WITH OR WITH OUT BRAKES ON. THE SOUND HAS GOTTEN LOUDER SINCE THEY ( THE DEARLERSHIP) REPLACED THE BRAKES AND ROTORS AND TOOK THE TIRES OFF THE RIMS TO CLEAR COAT THE RIMS, WHICH THEY SAID THIER TECHNICIANS SAID WOULD DO THE JOB. WELL ITS WORSE NOW. THEY KEEP SAYING THEY CAN'T HEAR ANYTHING, WHEN I AND MY HUSBAND KNOW THIS IS NOT NORMAL FOR ANY CAR. I FEEL I WILL NEVER EVER WILL OWN A PONTIAC OF ANY KIND BECAUSE OF THIS SERVICE AND I WILL BE TELL ALL THE MILITARY FAMILIES IN OUR AREA TO DO THE SAME

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND HAD IT REPLACED. ABOUT 2 MONTHS LATER WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 65MPH, DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FELL OFF, ALMOST CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN.*AK

CAR DRIVES HORRIBLY AND IS FALLING APART AS IF IT WAS 15YRS OLD. BALL BEARINGS, TIE ROD, CALIBER(BRAKES) ARE ALL MALFUNCTIONING.

I THINK THAT MY CAR IS A MAJOR LEMON! THE CAR HAS BEEN TOOK IN SO MANY TIMES FOR THE BRAKES IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO REALIZE. I'VE TOOK THE CAR TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AND NEITHER ONE CAN FIX IT RIGHT. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT IN JULY 2000 AND THEN IN NOVEMBER 2000 AND THEN STARTED MAKING THE SAME NOISE A FEW MONTHS AGO BUT I WAS TOLD THIS TIME THAT IT WAS NORMAL. THE THROTTLE STICKS ONCE IN AWHILE BUT AGAIN I'M TOLD NOTHING FOUND AND WD-40 WAS SPRAYED ON THE THROTTLE BODY. THE CAR LIKES TO KEEP GOING WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE. THE WINDOW MOTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN ALL FOUR WINDOWS 1-2 TIMES EACH AND NEED IT AGAIN. THE PAINT JOB AND CLEAR COAT WERE PEELING AND BUBBLING AND THEY SPOT SANDED AND PAINTED MY CAR. I'VE CONTACTED PONTIAC AT LEAST 3-4 TIMES ABOUT MY CAR AND I'VE ALSO FILLED OUT LEMON LAW PAPERS THROUGH CONSUMER PROTECTION AGENCY OF NORTH CAROLINA. GM SAID THEY ARE INVESTIGATING IT AND ELLER PONTIAC (THE OTHER DEALERSHIP THAT I'VE TOOK IT TO) SAID THAT THEY DON'T THINK THAT THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE BECAUSE I DIDN'T BUY THE CAR FROM THEM. I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHO IS RESPONSIBLE? PERSONELLY I THINK THE MANUFACTURER IS BUT OF CORSE IT'S BEEN ABOUT A MONTH AND STILL NO WORD AS TO WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO. I WANT THE PIECE OF JUNK BOUGHT BACK. THE CAR HAS SPENT A TOTAL OF 36 DAYS IN THE SHOP NOT COUNTING ALL THE TIMES I TOOK IT IN AND WAITED ON IT. IT WAS IN THE SHOP 20+ DAYS BEFORE 24,000 MILES. THE PEOPLE AT ENTERPRISE CAR RENTAL KNOW ME ALREADY. WHEN I WALK IN THERE,

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THEY WOULD PULSATE AND VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE. ALSO, EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS 4 TIMES, CALIPERS 2 TIMES. *AK