1999 Pontiac Grand AM complaints

SO FAR THERE WERE 3 INCIDENTS WHERE FRONT (DRIVE SIDE) BRAKE GET FRIZZING/TIGHT WHILE MAKING A TURN AT LESS THAN 25 MPH . YOU CAN HEAR SQUEEZING SOUND....WHILE MAKING TURN & USING BRAKE PADEL TOGETHER....I REPORTED FIRST INCIDENT OF FREEZING BRAKE TO DEALER IN APRIL 99 ( IT WAS COLD DAY..40F).FEW DAYS AGO SAME THING HAPPENED....I HAVE NOT REPORTED LAST INCIDENT TO DEALER....ON FIRST INCIDENT THEY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG...OR THEY CAN NOT DULICATE MY PROBLEM. I NEED HELP FROM YOU . THANK YOU.

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WHEN GOING DOWN A HILL AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES,, THE BRAKES SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE REPAIRSHOP TWICE, AND THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE 0F THE PROBLEM. *AK

HORN FAILED. NLM

I AM NOW SENDING MY CAR FOR WARRANTY WORK TO RAINBOW PONTIAC BECAUSE PARETTI REFUSED TO FIX PREVIOUS PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD AND WOULD NOT ADHERE TOO WARRANTY AGREEMENTS.

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, TRANSMISSION LOST GEARS UPPER GEARS. AFTER TOWING IT IN, DEALER SAID THAT GEARS 3 AND 4 WERE COMPLETELY GONE. EXPLAINED THAT SOMETIMES LEAKAGE OCCURS FROM INADEQUATE SEAL FROM FACTORY, CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. ANOTHER GRAND AM OWNER ALSO HAD THIS PROBLEM, ONLY AT 37,000 MILES, JUST OUT OF WARRANTY.

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STEERING WHEEL COLUMN WOULD SHAKE WHEN DRIVING 60MPH OR HIGHER. NO PROBLEM WHEN SPEEDS ARE LOWER. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED NOTHING WRONG WITH STEERING COLUMN. *AK

WAS TRAVELING 50MPH WHEN ENGINE RPMS WENT HIGH (IN RED). VEHICLE WAS SHAKING. TURNED VEHICLE OFF. SPEEDOMETER WENT PASSED 100MPH WHEN TRAVELING 50MPH ONLY. VEHICLE FAILED TO START RIGHT AWAY AFTER BEING TURNED OFF FOR AWHILE. *AK

I LEASED THIS NEW CAR IN 11/98. MY FAMILY AND I WERE ON OUR WAY HOME WHEN WE WERE HIT BY A WOMAN WHO FAILED TO SEE A STOP SIGN. SHE HIT THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF THE CAR & WENT ACROSS THE FRONT OF THE CAR. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING & HIS AIR BAG WENT OFF IMMEDIATELY. MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT & HER SEAT BELT ALLOWED HER TO HIT THE DASH & THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY UNTIL SHE HIT THE DASH. THE CAR WAS 8 DAYS OLD. MY DAUGHTER RECEIVED FACIAL INJURIES & WILL HAVE PERMANENT DAMAGE. I WAS A PASSENGER BEHIND THE DRIVER. ALL OF US HAD OUR SEATBELTS FASTENED. I RECEIVED A FRACTURED STERNUM & SEVERE WHIPLASH TO MY NECK. I WILL HAVE PERMANENT NECK DAMAGE. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY AS IT SHOULD HAVE.

CAR STARTED STALLING AT 8000. IT HAS BEEN TOWED IN 8 TIMES, STALLING UNDER EVERY AND ALL SPEEDS, AND CONDITIONS.

UPON DRIVING OVER A POTHOLE, THE RIM CRACKED AND CAME OFF THE WHEEL. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *ML

BIGGEST PROBLEM - CAR IS BRAND NEW, 2-1/2 WEEKS OLD AND SINCE ABOUT 100 MILES, HAS BEEN JERKING OFF AND WHILE DRIVING SEEMING AS THOUGH FUEL IS BEING SHUT OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING. TOOK CAR TO DEALER TO FIX. TOLD CANNOT FIX AND GM DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG OR HOW TO FIX. I WAS TOLD CAR DRIVABLE AND "SAFE." THAT DEPENDS UPON DEFINITION OF SAFE. CAR IS SO BAD IT SHUTS OFF THE CRUSE CONTROL AFTER ONLY BEING ON 5 SECONDS. DO NOT KNOW IF THIS CAR WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING AND COULD POTENTIALLY BECOME A SAFETY PROBLEM. NO ONE AT DEALERSHIP OR GM SEEMS TO CARE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A NEW CAR! I REALLY WOULD LIKE YOUR HELP TO MAKE GM ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS PROBLEM IN THEIR NEW CARS! STEERING - ENTIRE STERRING COLUMN AND WHEEL SHAKES WHEN SPEEDS OF 60+ ARE REACHED. POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM - DRIVER HEADREST - CANNOT SEE BLIND SPOT OR BEHIND YOU IF YOU TURN TO VISUALLY LOOK TO THE LEFT WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC OR BACKING UP.

AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING ON A SMOOTH CONCRETE HIGHWAY. GM CLAIMS AN OBJECT HIT THE THE FLOOR PANEL ON THE UNDER PASENGER SEAT CAUSING A DENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH AIRBAGS.

VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, ENGINE STILL RUNNING, READY TO PUT CAR INTO PARK. ENGINE SUDDENELY REVVED UP AT AN EXTREMELY HIGH SPEED. CAR SUDDENELY SHOT UP OVER A CURB, RAILROAD LANDSCAPING BEAMS, AND THROUGH A WINDOW AND BRICK BUILDING. AFTER CAR WENT THROUGH MY APARTMENT BUILDING THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AT A HIGH SPEED. THIS ALL HAPPENED IN A MATTER OF SECONDS.

BRAKE CALIPERS STICKING CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR OF OTHER BRAKE COMPONENTS. MJS

FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS PREMATURELY WEAR EVERY 3,000 MILES, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

VIBRATION/SHIMMY WHEN DRIVING 75+ MILES PER HOUR, VISIBLE SHAKING OF STEERING WHEEL. *AK

SCRATCHES ON BOTH FRONT WINDOWS. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS DURING VEHICLE COLLISION, HORN HAS BEEN ACTIVATING WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED ALTHOUGH NO SECURITY SYSTEM IS INSTALLED (POSSIBLE AIR BAG MALFUNCTION). MJS

(SEE "UNDER ASSEMBLY DESCRIPTION" AN ACCOUNT OF THE PROBLEMS)

HUB CAPS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE RATTLE WAS HEARD WHEN HITTING A BUMP. THE RATTLE STILL EXISTS AND THOUGHT IT COULD BE THE SUSPENSION? WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES DON'T HIT THE WINDSHIELD PROPERLY. MOST NOTABLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. PAINT ALSO SEEMS TO BE CHIPPING IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR. *AK

DEALER REPAIRED PROBLEM TWICE BEFORE 12,000 MILES W/O CHARGE. VEHICLE WAS RETURNED WITH SAME PROBLEM AT 23,000 MILES, AND THEY REPORTED THAT IT WAS A FAILURE TO ADJUST REAR BRAKES. THE PROBLEM HAS SINCE GOTTEN WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THEM FOR THE SAME WARPED ROTOR PROBLEM AT 31,000 MILES, AND THEY NOW STATE THAT IT WAS ABUSE ON THE BRAKES THAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE FIRST TWO TIMES , THEY REPAIRED THEM PROMPTLY. NOW THEY SAY THAT IT NOT A WARRANTY ITEM. HOW COULD THE BRAKES HAVE A SIMILAR PROBLEM FOR THE THIRD TIME, AND NOW,FINALLY, NOT BE UNDER WARRANTY? *AK

SHAKING/VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND WHEN BRAKING. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PREMATURE/FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG SYSTEM DURING A SLIGHT BUMPER TAP (ACCIDENT) WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJURY. *YC

VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH BRAKE SYSTEM, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE WHENEVER THE BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

DURING MINOR IMPACT/DAMAGE COLLISION FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF PASSENGER AND DRIVER AIRBAGS RESULTING IN INJURIES TO CONSUMER (ARM AND FACE). MJS

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM COMPLETE STOP, VEHICLE GOES NOWHERE AND GUAGES ON INSTRUMENT PANEL GO HAYWIRE.

WIFE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD-ON,IMPACT AT 35 MPH AND BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

POWER STEERING PUMP- A FEW WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT MY CAR I NOTICED A CAVITATING NOISE COMING FROM THE PUMP. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THE PUMP TO BE DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED IT WITH A NEW ONE. NO MORE PROBLEMS SINCE. INTAKE GASKET- I COULD SMELL OIL BURNING WHEN I WAS STOPPED, AND NOTICED OIL PUDDLES ON THE ENGINE. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THE INTAKE GASKET LEAKING. THEY GASKET WAS REPLACED. AT THIS PRESENT TIME, I CAN STILL SMELL OIL BURNING AND HAVE SINCE RETURNED THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY ARE LOOKING FURTHER INTO THE PROBLEM. *AK

STEERING SHUTTERS UNDER BRAKING ON HIGHWAY/TRIP DUE TO RESETTING ON STARTUP. *AK

AS OF TODAY, DEALER SERVICE DEPT REFUSES TO INVESTIGATE CAUSE OF STEERING FAILURE DUE TO SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE FROM HITTING CURB, WILL ONLY REPAIR UNDER INSURANCE CLAIM

POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED OUT DUE TO A PART THAT FAILED.

MIDDLE REAR LAP SEATBELT IS NOT LONG ENOUGHT TO FIT AN INFANT/TODDLER CONVERTIBLE CSS. MANUFACTURER DOES NOT HAVE AN EXTENSION FOR THE REAR LAP SEATBELT. *AK

CONSUMER IS HAVING AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT IS CAUSING POWER LOCKS TO LOCK ON THEIR OWN/HEADLIGHS TO BLINK ON/OFF, AND UTOMATIC SECURITY SYSTEM TO GO OF ON ITS OWN. DELAER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHEN THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SHOULDER BELTS RETRACT BACK INTO THE HOUSING MECHANISM, THE BELTS BECOME TWISTED WHICH CAUSES THE BELTS NOT TO PROPERLY RETRACT INTO POSITION. AS A RESULT OF THIS TWISTING, THE POSITION BUTTON GETS CAUGHT IN DOOR AND BREAKS.*AK.ET.

HEADLIGHTS DO NOT LIGHT PROPERLY DUE TO DESIGN.

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VEHICLE STALLS CONTINUALLY CAUSING EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DRIVING SITUATIONS DUE TO LOSS OF POWER AND CONTROL, UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE.

WIFE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE, AN IMPACT OF APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE ON THERE IS POOR VISIBILITY, WHEN MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN, DRIVER CAN'T SEE ANYTHING BUT BLACK TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. DEALER CAN'T DO ANYTHING TO FIX. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH, ACCELERATED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AT HIGHER SPEEDS EVEN THOUGH DRIVER'S FOOT DID NOT TOUCH ACCELERATOR PEDAL. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE EVEN THOUGH DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES. DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A SIGN POLE. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

INTERMITTENT STALLING DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE.

WITHIN 8,000 MILES THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON TWO OCCASIONS, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING NOTICED SMOKE COMMING FROM THE REAR END. THE DEALER HAS INFORMED THE OWNER THAT THE STEERING HOSE GOING TO THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE MAINIFOLD , CAUSING IT TO BURN A WHOLE WHICH RESULTED IN THE SMOKE SEEN BY THE DRIVER. AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT A SAFE SPEED AND UNDER SAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE LEFT AND THEN SPUN 180 DEGREES.

DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE HEAD RESTRAINTS, THE HEADREST IS TOO BIG, PREVENTING THE CONSUMER FROM LOOKING OUT THE BACK SIDE WINDOW WHEN DRIVING. THERE IS A BLIND AREA. ALSO THE OWNERS MANUAL HAS INSTRUCTIONS. WHEN FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS LISTED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL, PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK OWNERS MANUAL STATES SLIDE THE HEAD RESTRAINT UP OR DOWN SO THAT THE TOP OF THE RESTRAINT IS CLOSEST TO THE TOP OF THE EARS, THIS POSITION REDUCES THE CHANCE OF A NECK INJURY IN A CRASH, THE HEAD RESTRAINT CANNOT BE ADJUSTED LOW ENOUGH TO MEET THE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AS STATED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. *SLC

TRAVELING AT 68 MPH IN CRUISE CONTROL, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE ENGINE REVED 6000 RMP.