1999 Pontiac Grand AM complaints

VEHICLE STALLS IN SECOND GEAR. *SLC

WHILE TURNING INTO PARKING SPACE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER STEERING. *AK

LEFT TURN SIGNAL WAS WORKING. SENDING UNIT WAS DOWN. DEFECTIVE SENDING UNIT WAS ALLOWING LIGHT TO COME ON INSIDE OF VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE LIKE MEDAL TO MEDAL WHILE PUTTING ON BRAKES. VEHICLE SHOOK WHILE DRIVING WHICH RESULTED IN WEAR ON TIRES/ BRAKES AND ROTORS. DEALER EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 2 YEARS, AND REPLACED PADS AND ROTORS. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 75 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN BY DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO PICK UP SPEED, CAUSING UNWANTED ACCELERATION. ALSO, TRIED TO DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON, AND VEHICLE CONTNUED TO PICK UP SPEED. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER REPLACED SOME WIRES. BUT, PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WE HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE DOOR PANELS PEELED OFF THE TWO REAR DOORS AND WERE REPLACED, THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CONTINUALLY COMES ON, THE HINGES ON THE DRIVER DOOR KEEP GETTING STUCK AND SOMETIMES THE DOOR WON'T EVEN SHUT, IT WILL NOT SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR, AND NOW THE ROTORS/BRAKES ARE OUT. IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP AGAIN. WE TAKE IT MONTHLY IF NOT MORE OFTEN. THIS IS CERTAINLY A BURDEN. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS NOT INFORMATIVE. THEY DON'T EXPLAIN WHY THESE THINGS HAPPEN NOR DO THEY TELL US IF THEY HAVE ORDERED PARTS FOR THE VEHICLE. WE GET CARDS IN THE MAIL WHEN THE PARTS ARE IN AND WE MUST SCHEDULE YET ANOTHER TRIP TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY UNRELIABLE. THE BRAKE ISSUE IS EXTREMELY SCARY WHEN WE ONLY HAVE 16,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. NEVER BEFORE HAVE I OWNED SUCH A LEMON. THIS IS OUR SECOND BRAND NEW CAR AND THE OTHER HAS HAD ZERO PROBLEMS AND IT IS A 1998 MALIBU WITH ALMOST 60,000 MILES. THIS MAKES NO SENSE AND PONTIAC IS DOING LITTLE TO RESOLVE THESE ISSUES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH THE CAR WASH, THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR TORE OFF. *SLC

SUPPORT BAR IN SEAT BACK SUDDENLY SNAPPED & POKING THROUGH FABRIC. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH AND AS A RESULT OF RUNNING INTO A DEER HEAD-ON AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR LEAKS FUEL INTERMITTENTLY (DURING COLD STARTS). *AK

VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED SEVERE VIBRATION WHEN APPLING BRAKES. TECHNICIAN REPLACED FRONT PADS AND ROTORS UNDER WARRANTY. *AK AFTER REPAIR, BRAKE PADS STILL GRIND ON ROTORS, CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND SERVICE BULLETINS REGARDING THE BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. *SLC

THE BRAKES AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 3,000 MILES DUE TO WARPING. WE HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED 4 TIMES AND WERE TOLD THAT THE LAST 2 SETS OF BRAKES AND ROTORS WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. WE ARE NOW IN THE PROCESS OF GOING TO ARBITRATION TO GET OUT OF OUR LEASE. WE WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM CAR AGAIN. GM SEEMS TO THINK THE PROBLEM EXISTS DUE TO OUR LOCATION AND THE WAY WE DRIVE. AFTER REVIEWING THIS PAGE, I SEE THAT OUR PROBLEM HAS AFFECTED NUMBEROUS CONSUMERS JUST LIKE US. HOW CAN IT BE RESOLVED?*AK

THE HUB CAPS HAVE RATTLED SINCE THE DAY WE BOUGHT IT. WE WERE TOLD IT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS CAUSED BY TAKING THEM OFF TOO MUCH AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE TO FIX IT OUTSIDE OF BUYING NEW ONES.*AK

WARPED ROTORS REPLACED TWICE UNDER WARRANTY NEEDED AGAIN BEFORE 30,000 MILES AND DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO FIX SAYING WARRENTY HAS RUN OUT. BULLETIN EXISTS SAYING THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND RECOMMENDING REPLACEMENT PARTS BUT NOT RECALL OR PAYMENT METHOD EXITS AS YET. CURRENTLY ANYTHING AFTER TWO REPLACEMENTS IS BLAMED ON DRIVER. I HAVE HEARD AND SEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON THIS SUBJECT BUT AA YET CAN NOT GET SATISFACTION EVEN AFTER CONTACTING GM AND DEALERSHIP.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN WITH NO ELECTRICAL SIGNALS, AND ALL LIGHTS WILL CUT OFF. CONSUMER WILL DRIVE OFF THE ROAD. THEN, TURN OFF ENGINE, PUT THE PARKING PAWL IN NEUTRAL, AND THEN RESTART ENGINE AGAIN AND WILL WORK AS NORMAL .*AK

THIS IS THE 2ND TIME BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. VEHICLE PULSATED & SHOOK. EVERY 5,000 MILES ROTORS WERE BEING REPLACED. DEALER FELT THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO REPAIR THEM AT THIS TIME BECAUSE OF AVERAGE WEAR & TEAR. *AK *SLC

FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON WHILE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 45MPH. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER & THEY DECIDED AFTER INSPECTION NOT TO DO ANYTHING TO VEHICLE.*AK

WHEN WE PURCHASED THE CAR, IT HAD EXCESSIVE WIND NOISE, BOTH FROM THE DRIVERS DOOR NEAR MIRROR, AND RIGHT REAR DOOR. I TOOK IT INTO THE PONTIAC GARAGE, THEY PLAYED WITH IT, BUT NOT FIXED. I CALLED PONTIAC, AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A BULLITOON WIND NOISE, SO I CONTACTED GARAGE AND THEY ORDERED IN NEW WEATHER STRIPPING FOR DOORS. INSTALLED THAT BUT STILL THE SAME. TOOK CAR TO CHEVROLET GARAGE AND THEY ADJUSTED DOORS, BUT STILL THE SAME. HAVE TRIED PONTIAC HELP LINE SEVERAL TIMES, NO RESULTS, AND PONTIAC GARAGE UNABLE TO HELP. SOUNDS LIKE (DEPENDING WHICH WAY WIND IS COMING FROM) YOU ARE DRIVING WITH YOUR WINDOW DOWN A INCH OR SO. SOME TIMES BAD ENOUGH THAT YOU AND THE PASSANGER HAVE TO RAISE YOUR VOICES SO YOU CAN HEAR WHAT IS BEING SAID. HELP!!!!!*AK

EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, REPLACEMENT NEEDED EVERY 3-4,000 MILES. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP FOR ROTORS TO BE TURNED OR REPLACED. DEALER UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK

BRAKE ROTOR PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT CAR, HAS BEEN REPLACED & REPAIRED TO MANY TIMES TO COUNT. CAN ANYONE PLEASE HELP ME!!!. *AK

THE REAR BRAKES NEEDED AN ADJUSTMENT, THE BRAKES WERE MAKING A THUMPING NOISE, LATER THERE WAS A NOISE IN THE FRONT END AND THE DEALER FOUND IT TO BE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS. *SLC

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65 MPH, DRIVER COMMENCED TO ROLL DOWN SIDE WINDOW WHEN SUDDENLY SUN ROOF EXPLODED, REASON UNKNOWN. NOTIFIED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, AND NO ONE WANTED TO HELP IN THIS MATTER. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VIBRATION AND NOISE COMING FROM FRONT BRAKES WHILE TURNING AND WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT AROUND 60 MPH. CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, BOTH STATED THAT IT WAS DUE TO ROTORS BEING WARPED FROM IMPROPER MAINTENANCE. REPLACED BOTH BRAKE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS RESULTING IN A $463.83 OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE.*AK

COMPUTER GOT WET THOUGH SUN ROOF CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO START.*ET

WHEN CONSUMER IS DRIVING THERE IS A SQUEAKING NOISE. ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES BRAKES PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

WHEN APPLYING HIS BRAKES VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT HALF WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. NO ONE WAS INJURED. *AK

NO SUMMARY

BOLT ON DRIVER'S SIDE RACK AND PINION WAS MISSING, BOLT ON PASSENGER SIDE LOOSE. I KNOW ONLY ONE OTHER PERSON WHO OWNS THE SAME YEAR/MODEL VEHICLE AND THE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AT JUST UNDER 30,000 MILES.*AK

GM SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ON THE 99 GRAND AM'S. *AK

WHEN DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT A TREE HEAD-ON, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF FRONTAL AIR BAGS. VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. *AK

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BRAKES WERE WORN DOWN TO THE METAL BUT THE DRIVERS SIDE LOOKED BRAND NEW. NLM

PASSENGER SEAT SLIDES AFTER CLICKS IN PLACE, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED AND LEFT SCRATCHES ON GLASS, RADIO LCD GOES "WACKO" CAR RECENTLY WOULD NOT START (STILL AT DEALERSHIP), RECALL ON CONSOLE, BOTH PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR AND CD (IF IN CD PLAYER) GET WET WITH USE OF AIR CONDITIONER, SEAT LATCHES ON BACKS OF BOTH SEATS ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO LIFT, CLIP FOR MOON ROOF SWITCH BROKEN, GAS GAUGE SOMETIMES MOVES UP OR DOWN SLIGHTLY IN SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, FRONT CLIP OF CAR SHATTERED IN COLD WEATHER AFTER GOING THROUGH UNPLOWED STREET AT 20 MPH, REAR REVERSE LIGHT BROKEN AFTER ICE CLUNG TO CABLE (WHICH IS NOT PROPERLY TIED BACK), EXCESSIVE WIND NOISE ON HIGHWAY, STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN ON HIGHWAY (55-65 MPH), LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. (TIRESIZE: P255/50R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/50R16 )

I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR A YEAR NOW AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 10 -12 TIMES FOR VARIOUS THINGS 3PAINT JOBS 2 TRUNK LEAKS RADIO POWER WINDOW DOOR MOLDING AND 3 BRAKE JOBS AIR COND. AND MY BRAKES STILL MAKE A NOISE BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS NORMAL FOR THESE TYPE OF BRAKES TO DO THIS CAN YOU HELP ME THE DEALERSHIP WANT WORK ON MY CAR NO MORE BUT I AM TAKING IT TO ANOTHER DEALER MONDAY

CAR HAS HAD ROTORS RESURFACED TWICE AND NOW NEED REPLACED.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

FRONT END VIBRATES WHEN GOING OVER SPEED BUMPS.GAS PEDAL GOES DOWN TO THE FLOOR FOR A WHILE BEFORE GRADUALLY GAINING ANY SPEED. DEALER REPLACED COMPUTER & FUEL PUMP TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, BUT NOTHING HAS HELP.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY THE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. AFTER DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED.*AK

FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN BRAKING, DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY OR W/O CHARGE!!

1) ROTORS VERY BADLY WARPED. HEAVY VIBRATION THROUGH STEERING COLUMN AND BRAKE PEDAL UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS. DIFFICULTY STEERING VEHICLE DURING HARD BRAKING. 2) LCD DISPLAY ON CD PLAYER FUNCTIONS ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. NORMAL OPERATION GIVES GARBLED CHARACTERS. *AK

WHEN STEPPING ON BRAKE PEDAL ENTIRE FRONT END, STEERING WHEEL AND CAR VIBRATES. DEALER SAYS BRAKES ARE NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THERE IS A SERIOUS DEFECT IN THE BRAKES. YOUR DATABASE SHOWS MANY MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME NATURE. *AK

DRIVER'S & PASSENGER'S WINDOWS ON THE DOORS FELL DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. GLASS WAS SHATTERED. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPLACEMENT. MECHANIC INDICATED PROBLEM WAS THAT WINDOW WENT OFF TRACK & THAT PLASTIC SUPPORT IN WINDOWS HAD BROKEN.*AK

HORN BUTTON WORKS APPROXIMATELY 50% OF THE TIME. IT ALWAYS WORKS WITH THE REMOTE KEYRING BUT IT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY USING THE BUTTON. PRESSURE, HAND OR WHEEL LOCATION IRRELEVENT, IGNITION OR TRANSMISSION SELECTOR POSTION IRRELEVANT.

NO SUMMARY

FRONT BRAKES BEGAN PULSATING WHEN APPLYING BRAKES DEALER SAWS BOTH FRONT ROTORS MUST BE REPLACE. DEALER SAWS THERE IS NO WARRANTY OR RECALL ON THIS ITEM.

ON GOING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE POPPING NOISE AND HESITATING; VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON TWO OCCASION AND CONDITION STILL REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS:

BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPED. WHEN DRINVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED VEHICLE BEGINS TO JERK WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. PONTIAC HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

CONSUMER HAS HAD THE STEERING PUMP REPLACED 4 TIMES. RACK WAS LEAKING, AND ANOTHER LEAK WAS FOUND. DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. ALSO, TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING, AND THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION LEAK ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO. DEALER WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE REPAIRED THE PROBLEMS, BUT THE PROBLEMS KEEP REOCCURRING. *AK THE HORN MALFUNCTIONS AFTER BEING REPAIRED TWICE. THE FOG LIGHTS ARE HOLDING MOISTURE. SPEAKER ON PASSENGER SIDE FAILED. RADIO SISPLAY IS SCRAMBLED DUE TO INTERNAL SHORT. RIGHT REAR POWER WINDOW WAS INOPERATIVE DUE TO SWITCH FAILURE. TRUNK RELEASE INOPERATIVE DUE TO CHAFFED WIRE. TRANSMISSION OIL WAS LEAKING DUE TO AXLE SEAL FAILURE. *YH

VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING CAUSING A HAZARDOUS SITUATION, DEALERSHIP FEELS THAT THE CONSUMER MUST HAVE HIT THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE SYSTEM IS VERY SENSITIVE TO TOUCH DUE TO DESIGN, POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW WHICH WOULD CAUSE ACCIDENTAL APPLICATION WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN. *MJS

PLEASE RECALL FRONT BRAKES UNSAFE. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT ANY SPEED THE STEERING COLUMN SHAKES AND BRAKING DISTANCE IS INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY. IN EXTREEM CONDITIONS SUCH AS WET ROADS OR STOP AND GO TRAFFIC TRACTION HAS BEEN LOST DUE TO PULSATING BRAKES. DEALER STATED THAT THE PADS WERE WORN AND THAT I WAS RESPONSIBLE. I CONTESTED THEIR FINDINGS AND ASKED FOR PROOF (I.E. PAD THICKNESSES.) THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT GAVE ME THE ACTUAL PAD THICKNESSES WHICH WERE WELL WITHIN WORKING RANGE. THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT THEN STATED THAT THE ROTORS WERE PROBABLY WARPED PROBABLY DUE TO DRIVING IN RAINY CONDITIONS AND THAT I WAS STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. I AGAIN CONTESTED SAYING THAT THE WARPED ROTORS WERE A RESULT OF A MATERIAL FAILURE, NOT WEARING OF THE PADS OR ROTORS AND SHOULD THEREFORE BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER MORE TROUBLE THAN I CARE TO MENTION THE DEALER DECIDED TO TURN DOWN THE FRONT ROTORS. AND THE VEHICAL DROVE FINE AFTER THAT UNTIL THE ROTORS WARPED AGAIN. SEE SECOND FAILURE REPORT.

UPON STARTING FROM A RED LIGHT CAR HESITATES, AND GAUGES GO HAY WIRE (FLUCTUATE). CONSUMER FEARS VEHICLE MAY STALL ON TURNPIKE AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.*AK