1999 Pontiac Grand AM complaints

LEFT FRONT SPRING BROKE AT FIRST COIL OF SPRING. CAR WAS NOT MOVING AT THE TIME, BUT THE SPRING CONTACTED THE TIRE. TIRE WOULD HAVE BEEN DESTROYED IF VEHICLE HAD BEEN MOVING. REPLACE ENTIRE STRUT ASSEMBLY, STILL HAVE THE OLD PARTS. *TR

1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM PASSLOCK FEATURE CONSTANTLY CAUSES MY VEHICLE TO NOT START. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED AT TIMES FOR OVER AN HOUR, MISSED WORK, ETC. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT COULD SHUT DOWN MAKING AN ACCIDENT POSSIBLE. *TR

I HAVE BEEN READING THE REPORTS ABOUT THE BLINKERS SWITCH AND HOW IT KEEPS CLICKING EVEN WHEN IT ISN'T BEING USED. I HAD THIS PROBLEM. FIRST IT WAS ONLY ONCE IN A WHILE THEN IT GOT TO BE MORE OFTEN. THE SOUND WOULD CLICK ONE OR TWICE AFTER I TURNED OFF THE BLINKER THEN IT WAS TO THE POINT IT WOULDN'T STOP. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WASN'T PART OF ANY RECALL THAT WAS OUT, BUT TO BRING IT IN. THE MAN THAT LOOKED AT IT SAID THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE MY SWITCH WAS GOING BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO SAVE UP THE MONEY TO GET THE PART. AFTER ABOUT TWO WEEKS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND SMELLED SMOKE. I LOOKED DOWN AND MY STEERING WHEEL COLUMN WAS SMOKING. NOT REALLY BAD BUT I WAS FREAKING OUT. I ONLY LIVED A BLOCK AWAY SO I JUST WENT HOME. WHEN I GOT HOME I TOLD MY HUSBAND AND HE WENT OUT AND PULLED THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN OFF. HE WAS LOOKING AT IT AND SAW THAT THERE WERE 4 POINT TYPE THINGS THAT WERE STICKING TOGETHER. THESE WENT TO THE BLINKER THEY ACTIVATE IT WHEN YOU FLIP THE SWITCH. THE SMOKE WAS FROM THESE TOUCHING. HE FILED THEM DOWN AND PUT MY STEERING COLUMN BACK TOGETHER AND I HAVEN'T HAD THE CLICKING PROBLEM SINCE. SO IT WASN'T MY BLINKER SWITCH AFTER ALL. SOME OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS SIMILAR TO THIS MAY WANT TO CHECK IT OUT. IT MAY JUST SAVE YOU TIME AND MONEY. GOOD LUCK. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHEN DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT RELEASED THE PEDAL AND ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS IT AGAIN, BUT IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR ONCE MORE. HE WAS FORCED TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. HE LOOKED BEHIND THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE METAL LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE METAL LINE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 20,181. UPDATED 01-11-08. *KB UPDATED 12/12/07 *JB

1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT - THE IGNITION THEFT DETERRENT PASSLOCK SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS - PREVENTS CAR FROM STARTING - "SECURITY" LIGHT REMAINS ON. VERY COMMON PROBLEM - MANY OWNERS COMPLAINTS ARE FOUND HERE: HTTP://WWW.PONTIACOWNERS.COM/PONTIAC/TAGS/PASSLOCK/ GM NEEDS TO PAY FOR THIS VIA A RECALL. *TR

THE TURN LIGHTS ON OUR PONTIAC GRAND AM SE V6 HAVE BEEN GOING IN AND OUT AT RANDOM. I ASKED MY FATHER ABOUT THIS AND HE SAID TO TRY PUSHING THE HAZARD LIGHT BUTTON. HE GOT A RECALL NOTICE FOR HIS 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM LAST YEAR BUT HAS NOT EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM, SO I WANT TO KNOW IF THE SAME RECALLED 2000 PART NUMBER HAZARD SWITCH AND WIRING OF THE TURN LIGHT THROUGH IT ARE THE SAME AS MY 1999 ,THE TWO CARS ARE VIRTUALLY IDENTICAL IN EVERY WAY. IF THEY ARE THE SAME PART AND PROCEDURE OF PROBLEM THEN I GUESS MY COMPLAINT IS WITH THE NHTSA WHO DID NOT INCLUDE THIS PART IN THE 2000 RECALL NOTICE. PLEASE DO DILIGENCE, THIS IS MY FAMILY'S CAR. *TR

I HEARD A STRANGE NOISE IN A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM, WHILE HEADING FOR HOME. THE TIRE SOON WENT FLAT, AND UPON INSPECTION THE CAUSE WAS A BROKEN COIL SPRING IN THE RIGHT FRONT. A SPARE WAS PUT ON THE VEHICLE, BUT DUE TO THE SPRING BEING BROKEN, THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE CAR STILL DRAGGED. THIS HAPPENED TODAY, BUT PLANS ARE BEING MADE TO REPAIR THE COIL SPRING IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *JB

PASSLOCK ON MY 1999 GRAND AM WILL NOT LET MY CAR START SOMETIMES AND I HAVE TO WAIT 10 MIN. TO GET IT STARTED,AFTER I BOUGHT THIS CAR AND THIS FIRST HAPPEN TO ME I ASK THE GUY I BOUGHT THIS FROM AND HE SAID HE HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH IT SO THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON,AND FROM READING ON THE INTERNET FORMS THIS IS HAPPING TO ALOT OF PEOPLE WITH THIS CAR AND MANY OTHER MODELS. *TR

I HAVE OWNED MY 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM FOR OVER 3 YRS AND I AM GOING ON MY THIRD BCM BODY CONTROL MODULE I FIND IT VERY UNFAIR THAT THIS RUNS ME $450 EVERY TIME IT HAPPENS I UNDERSTAND THAT I BOUGHT A USED CAR AND IT IS MY PROPERTY AND I HAVE TO MAINTAIN IT BUT IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE GRAND AM I THINK SOME ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN.. AT LEAST A SOLUTION TO PREVENT THIS PART FROM BREAKING.. *JB

THERE WHERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. I HAD PURCHASED THIS CAR ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO (A 99 GRAND AM SE), AND THE SECURITY LIGHT HAS SLOWLY BEEN GOING OFF MORE FREQUENTLY. JUST LAST NIGHT IT STRANDED ME FOR 30 MINUTES (WHEN THE ALARM GOES OFF, I HAVE TO LEAVE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES). THIS IS BECOMING A HUGE HASSLE, AND REALLY IS MAKING THE CAR MORE TROUBLE THEN IT'S WORLD. *TR

CLICKING NOISES AROUND STEERING WHEEL, WAS TOLD BY DEALER IT IS THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH, THE HAZARD SWITCH HAS A SPECIAL POLICY BUT NOT THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WHICH IS DIFFERENT ACCORDING TO GM. *TR

TL THE CONTACT AND FAMILY MEMBER OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. ON THE SPOUSES VEHICLE BOTH OF THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS BROKE AND ON THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE THE FRONT AND REAR COIL SPRING BROKE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVE THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE SPOUSES HAD TO BE TOWED. THE FAILURES OCCURED WHILE THEY WERE DRIVING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT 5MPH. HIS WIFES FAILURE WAS IN JUNE 2006.

INTAKE GASKET ON 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM FAILED FOR THE THRID TIME. THE SECOND TIME I ALMOST HAD ENGINE DAMAGE. THE CAR OVERHEATED AND WARPED THE HEADS, BUT WAS NOT ENOUGH TO BE REPLACED.*AK

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT. THE VEHICLE'S CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000 MILES AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,900. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND INSPECTION. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE AND OIL, AND THE INTAKE GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SHE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ON NHTSA WEBSITE FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM FOR THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLANT: EXHAUST SYSTEM: MANIFOLD/HEADER/TAIL PIPE. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED HER THAT THIS WILL COST HER $1,100. SHE WOULD BE CONTACTED BY THE GM MANUFACTURER. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF THIS PROBLEM, AND WAS SURPRISED WHEN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INFORMED HER OF THE OIL AND COOLANT LEAK.*AK UPDATED 05/21/07 *TR

DEALER SOLD ME A DEFECTIVE CAR. THERE WAS A STEERING PROBLEM. *AK

THE TURN SIGNALS HAVE NOT WORKED FOR QUITE SOME TIME, THE HAZARD LIGHTS EITHER. CONTACTED PONTIAC TO SEE IF SPECIAL POLICY # 04098 APPLIED, DUE TO VIN # WAS TOLD THAT IT DID NOT. I WAS REFERRED TO GM DEALERSHIP FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. *JB

I HAVE A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT. WHENEVER THE TURN SIGNAL IS ON IT RELAYS TO THE HAZARD SWITCH AND A CLICKING SOUND IS HEARD TO NOTIFY THE DRIVER THAT THE SIGNAL IS ON. WELL LAST YEAR THERE WAS TIMES WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD ALL OF A SUDDEN STOP. I WOULD HAVE TO MESS WITH THE HAZARD SWITCH A FEW TIMES AND THEN THE BLINKERS WOULD WORK AGAIN. THIS WAS OCCASIONAL FOR ABOUT A YEAR THEN LAST MONTH THE CLICKING WOULD SOMETIMES NOT STOP EVEN WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL IS NOT ON. ALSO IT WOULD ERRATICALLY CLICK VERY FAST AGAIN WITH THE TURN SIGNAL NOT ON. I CHECKED OUT INFO ON THE WEBSITE AND APPARENTLY A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. HERE IS THE FORUM OF SEVERAL POSTINGS OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS HTTP://WWW.AUTOWEB.COM/CONTENT/RESEARCH/FORUMS/INDEX.CFM/ACTION/POSTS/FID/2831 I NOTICED THERE IS A RECALL FOR SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THIS ON A 2000 BUT WHEN I CALLED PONTIAC THEY SAID IT CAN NOT BE FOR A 1999. WHY, IF SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH AND ITS CONNECTION TO THE CLICKING IN THE HAZARD SWITCH, DOES PONTIAC NOT RECALL THIS ITEM? *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A MANHOLE COVER ,CAUSING THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATING PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED THE VEHICLE TOTALED SINCE THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT COULD PROVIDE A COPY OF POLICE REPORT AND PHOTOS. *AK

I OWN A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM AND HAVE NOTICED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT BULBS CREATE ENOUGH HEAT AT THE CONTACT POINT TO MELT THE PLASTIC HOUSING OF THE BULB BASE OVER APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS. THE RESULTANT MELTED PLASTIC EVENTUALLY BRAKES THE CONTACT AND COATS THE METAL AT THE BULB BASE WITH PLASTIC MAKING THE BULB USELESS AND NONFUNCTIONAL. *JB

WHILE AT WORK..CAR( 99 PONTIAC GRAND AM) SAT FOR APPROX 10 HRS DURING WORK SHIFT...LET CAR IDLE FOR APPROX 5-10 MIN TO WARM UP..SMELT SMOKE LEARNED CAR WAS FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES,CAR LOCKED SELF AND COULD NOT GET INTO CAR,,CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS!!!!!!!!! *NM

THE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILS EVERY 18 MONTHS OR SO. I'VE REPLACED THE DRIVER'S SIDE THREE TIMES, AND THE PASSENGER SIDE ONCE. IT'S ABOUT $300 EACH TIME, WITH LABOR. THIS SAME COMPLAINT IS UBIQUITOUS ON EVERY WEBSITE THAT LISTS CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS. PONTIAC SHOULD HAVE DONE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM LONG AGO, AND SHOULD STILL DO IT NOW. BELOW, I'M LISTING ONLY THE MOST RECENT DATE. *NM

TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT HAS FOUND THAT THE 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM HAS A SAFETY RECALL 03V327000 FOR EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER TURN SIGNAL WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL WAS TURNED OFF IT CONTINUE TO CLICK AS THOUGH IT IS STILL ON. THE CONTACT'S MECHANIC REPLACED THE HAZARD SWITCH AND THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. THE CONTACT ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH REPLACED. THE REPAIR WORK PERFORMED BETWEEN 03/01/06 - 03/24/2006. THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE TO HAVE HER REIMBURSED REPAIRED UNDER THE SAFETY RECALL 03V327000. *JB UPDATED 02/22/07. *JB

I WAS TURNING FROM MY DRIVEWAY TO AN ALLEY WHEN I HEARD AN UNUSUAL POP. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND DID A VISUAL TO SEE IF I COULD NOTICE ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. AT THAT TIME, IT WAS ABOUT 5:00 AM, I COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. I CONTINUED ON MY WAY TO WORK AND DROVE APPROXIMATELY 1/2 A MILE WHEN I NOTICED SMOKE BILLOWING OUT FROM MY HOOD. BECAUSE IT WAS DARK OUT, I PARKED MY CAR FOR THE DAY AND WALKED TO WORK. AFTER I LEFT WORK, I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY RESIDENCE AND I REMOVED THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL. WHEN I LOOKED BEHIND THE WHEEL I SAW THAT MY COIL SPRING WAS IN TWO PIECES. I HAD ALSO NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A GOUGE IN MY TIRE FROM WHERE THE COIL SPRING HAD RUBBED AGAINST IT. *JB I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO THE MECHANIC IN ORDER TO HAVE IT FIXED. HE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS IN ORDER FOR THE CAR TO RIDE CORRECTLY. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BECAUSE OF THE GROOVE IN IT. IN ORDER TO SAVE MONEY ON LABOR, I ALSO REPLACED THE STRUTS.

I OWN A 1999 GRAND AM SE THAT I PURCHASED USED IN 2001. IN THE 5 YEARS THAT I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE THE HEATER FAN MOTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES. IT STARTS OUT WITH ONLY A FEW OF THE FAN SPEEDS WORKING THEN A TERRIBLE SMELL WITH SMOKE COMING UP THROUGH THE DASHBOARD THEN THE FAN DOESN'T WORK ON ANY OF THE SPEEDS. IN EACH OF THESE EPISODES THE BLOWER RESISTER GOT MELTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED IN OCTOBER 2006 MY CAR HAD TO BE SENT TO AN ELECTRICAL MECHANIC DUE TO A SHORT IN THE WIRING WHICH RESULTED IN THE DASH HAVING TO BE REMOVED THEN THE FAN MOTOR AND FAN RESISTER COULD BE REPLACED. IN 2006 I ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVERS DOOR WINDOW WHEN IT FINALLY JUST FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR TO THE COST OF $250.00 AND A RENTAL CAR FOR 2 DAYS DUE TO THE WRONG PART BEING DELIVERED TO THE DEALERSHIP. I'VE ALSO HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT BRAKES AND THE PASSENGER DOOR HAS A LOUD POP EVERY TIME IT IS OPENED, I'M SCARED OF GETTING AN ESTIMATE ON THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE EVERY REPAIR FOR MY GRAND AM IS RIDICULOUSLY EXPENSIVE, WHEN I QUESTION THE COST I ALWAYS HEAR "WELL IT'S BECAUSE IT'S A GRAND AM, THEY'RE A PIECE OF CRAP, ESPECIALLY THE 1999'S". *JB

PASSLOCK SYSTEM ENGAGING WHEN YOU TURN KEY AND ARE STARTING VEHICLE. CAUSES PERSONAL PROBLEMS LATE APPTS. SERIOUS PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY GENERAL MOTORS. *JB

NEAR CRASH. OCCASIONALLY THE RPMS WHILE IN GEAR WILL RAISE TO 3300 RPM MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP QUICKLY ENOUGH TO AVOID AND ACCIDENT. I FOUND IF I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TURN OFF THE IGNITION THEN RESTART THE IDLE WILL RETURN BACK TO 650-700 RPMS. NOW THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ALMOST A YEAR. I WENT TO PONTIAC AND THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM... I HAD A FRIEND WHO ALSO HAD A 1999 GRAND AM WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPEN WITH HIM WHICH CAUSE HIM TO HAVE A SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT ON A WET ROAD. HAS ANYONE ELSE WROTE INTO YOU ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? *NM

IN NOVEMBER 2004 MY "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH THE "TRAC OFF" LIGHT. AFTER FLIPPING THROUGH MY CARS MANUAL I DECIDED TO HAVE IT SERVICED WITH THE DEALER I ORIGINALLY BOUGHT IT FROM. AT ONLY 60,000 MILES THEY DETERMINED ALL OF MY FUEL INJECTORS WENT BAD. I HAD TO REPLACE THESE AND WITH LABOR CHARGES IT COST ME NEARLY $1,000. APPROXIMATELY 11 MONTHS LATER, THE SAME LIGHTS STARTED TO COME ON AGAIN. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE THE CAR TO DEALER WHERE THEY PROCEEDED TO EXPLAIN THAT MY FUEL INJECTORS WENT BAD A SECOND TIME. THEY FIRST REPLACEMENTS WERE UNDER WARRANTY, I WAS REQUIRED TO PAY LABOR. UNFORTUNATELY THIS PAST WEEK THE LIGHTS FOR THE FUEL INJECTORS CAME ON AGAIN, AND IS CURRENTLY GETTING DIAGNOSED. THIS WILL BE MY THIRD SET OF FUEL INJECTORS IN 36 MONTHS. THE ONLY THING THE DEALER WILL DO IS REPLACE THE FUEL INJECTORS, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THEY CAN'T PROMISE THIS WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. I FEEL THAT THE FUEL INJECTORS THAT WERE INITIALLY REPLACED, AND THE REPLACEMENTS AFTER THEM HAVE BEEN FAULTY. *NM

PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2005 WITH 68K ON IT. ONE MONTH LATER COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON, FOUND OUT THE MANIFOLD GASKETS WERE IN NEED OF REPAIR, 800.0, TWO WEEKS LATER SAME PROBLEM THIS TIME THE LEAKING CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE HEADS 1700.00 REPAIR.....HAVE A CALL INTO GM NOW. *NM

AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT OR FRONT END DAMAGE. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE AFTER INCIDENT AND COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *NM

I RELEASED THE PARKING BRAKE--AND IT RELEASED REALLY HARD. WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS SMOKE. MY COIL SPRING (RIGHT, FRONT) BROKE AND PUNCTURED MY TIRE. I HAD TO GET TOWED TO A GARAGE TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS. THE OLD COIL SPRINGS WERE DISCARDED. *NM

I HAVE CLICKING PROBLEM WITH MY 99 GRAND AM. IT HAS RECENTLY BECAME WORSE. THE NOISE IS COMING FROM THE DASH BOARD UNDER THE HAZARD BUTTON. IT'S DRIVING ME CRAZY AND THIS SWITCH IS FAULTY AND CLICKING EVERY TIME I START THE CAR. *JB

MY 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM HAS A TICKING SOUND ON THE DASH BOARD WHICH SOUNDS LIKE THE BLINKER GOING NUTS. THIS MOSTLY OCCURS WHEN YOU HAVE JUST USED THE TURN SIGNAL. I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE, BUT I DO KNOW THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD SOME TYPE OF A SWITCH REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR A WHILE. NOW IT IS BACK AND GETTING INCREASINGLY WORSE. I FOUND AN INTERNET FORUM WITH A BUNCH OF PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT GRAND AM MODEL YEARS AND THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. SOME OF THEM HAVE HAD THE HAZARD AND MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH REPLACED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE COST OF REPAIRS IS HUGE. I HAVE A STUDENT DRIVER NOW USING THIS VEHICLE AND I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE DISTRACTION THIS TICKING NOISE IS CAUSING WHILE HE IS LEARNING HOW TO DRIVE. MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED TO PONTIAC, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN MADE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS ONLY WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN ACTIVATED, THE SIGNALS WORKED FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.

THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING HAS BROKEN ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME, IN AUG. 2003, I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN WHEN THERE WAS A LOUD BANG. I GOT OUT TO INVESTIGATE BUT COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG. JUST TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE I DROVE IT TO A MECHANIC WHO UPON INVESTIGATION INFORMED ME THAT THE COIL SPRING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD BROKEN. IT WAS REPLACED. THEN IN AUG. 2006, I WAS BACKING OUT OF A GARAGE WHEN I HEARD THE FAMILIAR BANG BUT THIS TIME THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DROPPED SO I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE MECHANIC WHO SAID THE COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN. AGAIN IT WAS REPLACED. WHAT CONCERNS ME MOST ABOUT THIS IS THAT SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING HAPPENING THE MANUFACTURER OBVIOUSLY KNOWS THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE PART YET NOT ONLY DO THEY REFUSE TO ISSUE A RECALL , THEY CONTINUE TO SELL DEFECTIVE REPLACEMENT PARTS!!!!!!!! I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR AS I KNOW THE PART IS DEFECTIVE AND COULD BREAK AT ANY TIME. I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE TO NOT HAVE BEEN DRIVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED THE FIRST 2 TIMES BUT WHO KNOWS ABOUT THE NEXT TIME. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT HAPPENS AGAIN!! I DON'T WANT ME OR SOMEONE I LOVE TO HAVE TO DIE OR BE SERIOUSLY INJURED BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT THIS!!!!!!!!!!*JB

THE CALIPERS FREQUENTLY FAIL TO RELEASE PROPERLY AND HAVE REPEATEDLY DAMAGED THE ROTORS, MORE OFTEN IN THE FRONT THAN REAR. I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN SEPTEMBER OF 2002 AND A FEW MONTHS LATER BEGAN TO HAVE BRAKE PROBLEMS. IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE CALIPERS WERE FOUND FAULTY DUE TO THEIR ASSEMBLY TO THE FRAME. THIS DAMAGED THE ROTORS, REQUIRING THEM TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. THE WARRANTY COVERED THE CALIPERS BUT NOT THE ROTORS, PLUS I HAD TO PAY A $50 DEDUCTIBLE. I'VE HAD THIS PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN. IN THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT, I HAD THE FRONT ROTORS REPLACED AT INSPECTION IN OCTOBER 2005. BY FEBRUARY 2006, THE RIGHT FRONT CALIPER WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND HAD TO BE REPLACED ALREADY. THE PART WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY SINCE IT HAD ONLY BEEN 4 MONTHS SO I WAS NOT CHARGED FOR THE PART, BUT STILL HAD TO PAY FOR LABOR. I'VE OWNED THIS CAR FOR A LITTLE LESS THAN FOUR YEARS AND THE CALIPERS AND ROTORS CONTINUALLY NEED TO BE MACHINED OR REPLACED. I ALWAYS FEAR THAT THE BRAKES WILL FAIL WHEN I NEED THEM THE MOST. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR CONDITIONER WOULD NOT WORK UNLESS IT WAS SET ON HIGH. ON THE LOWER LEVELS, THE COMPRESSOR WOULD NOT INITIATE. THE AIR CONDITIONER WORKED UNTIL JANUARY, 2005. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED. *AK UPDATED 10/25/2006 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER COIL SPRING SEVERELY THE TIRE WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH DOWN A CITY STREET. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THAT BOTH FRONT COILS SPRINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. UPDATED 08/25/06. *JB

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ON PONTIAC GRAND AM. *JB

CONSTANT RATTLING LED TO DISCOVERY OF DAMAGED COIL SPRINGS.......ALL 4 OF THEM HAD TO BE REPLACED AS EVERY ONE WAS BROKEN. *JB

I WAS PULLING MY 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN THE CAR WAS MAKING A STRANGE SCRAPING NOISE. I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND DID NOT SEE ANYTHING TOUCHING THE GROUND. I DID NOT DRIVE THE CAR. MY HUSBAND CHECKED IT OUT AND PULLED THE CAR OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. THE WHEEL POPPED AS HE WAS DOING THIS. THE CAR WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET SO HE HAD TO PULL IT FORWARD. THE TIRE WAS SHREDDED. AFTER JACKING UP THE CAR, HE SAW THAT THE SPRING WAS BROKEN AND WAS POKING INTO THE TIRE. LUCKY FOR US THIS HAPPENED AT HOME. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY I DON'T KNOW IF I WOULD STILL BE HERE. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE GARAGE. WE HAVE NOT HEARD BACK YET. WE ARE A BIT WORRIED, MY BROTHER-IN-LAW ALSO HAS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM AND ALL FOUR OF HIS SPRING ASSEMBLIES BROKE WHEN HE HIT A POT HOLE SEVERAL WEEKS AGO. *JB

1999 GRAND AM TRACK LIGHT ILLUMINATED, C-3 LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WATER LEAKED ON THE PASSENGER REAR FLOOR BOARD, THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING. *TS THE DEALER REFLASED THE PCM AT 3560 MILES. THE TRACK LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN AT 3790 MILES. THIS TIME THE DEALER . THE BLOWER MOTOR SMELL BAD AND ONLY WORKED ON HIGH SPEED. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR SHORTED OUT AND IT WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD 8626 MILES. THE COMPARTMENT OVER THE REAR VIEW MIRROR WOULD NOT REMAIN LATCHED. *NM

WHILE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. CAR HAD BEEN SITTING FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR AFTER BEING DRIVEN A SHORT DISTANCE. COMPLETELY ENGULFED AND WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *JB

I HAVE A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM AND THE RACK AND PINION HAS BROKE TWICE. THE LAST TIME BEING WHEN I WAS TURNING OUT ON AN INTERSTATE LOOSING ALL STEERING CAPABILITIES. *NM

POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILS CAUSING WINDOW TO FALL INTO DOOR. *JB

I HAVE A '99 PONTIAC GRAND AM WITH 65,000 MILES WITH A DEFECTIVE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT ISSUE IN CANADA AND IS A COMMON ISSUE IN THE USA ALSO. GM IS NOT ISSUING A RECALL EVEN THOUGH THERE IS EVIDENCE THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART (OR DEFECTIVE BECAUSE OF THE DEXCOOL COOLANT). I SPOKE WITH GM AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS NOT A RECALL ITEM AND THE CAR WAS OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD. FORTUNATELY, THIS PROBLEM WAS RECOGNIZED AND REMEDIED PRIOR TO RUINING THE ENGINE. THE REPAIR BILL WAS $558.84. *NM

BRAKES MAKE GRINDING NOISE AND SHAKE/PULSATE WHEN APPLIED AT ANY SPEED. BRAKE ROTORS WERE TURNED AND PADS REPLACED. THEN A WEEK LATER DEALER SAID CALIPERS WERE STICKING AND NEEDED REPLACED. NOW 2 MONTHS LATER IT NEEDS TO GO BACK TO DEALER FOR BRAKES PROBLEMS. *JB

NO WARNING OR EVENT LEADING UP TO FAILURE. 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT WITH 87,000 MILES. NEW TIRES IN DECEMBER OF 2004. WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, RECEIVED SOME RESISTANCE, THOUGHT MY BRAKES WERE STICKING. PUSHED ON ACCELERATOR TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND HEARD A LOUD SNAP AND RIPPING NOISE. AFTER I HEARD THE NOISE, I STOPPED THE CAR AND PUT THE CAR BACK IN DRIVE TO PULL FORWARD. BEFORE HITTING THE ACCELERATOR TO PULL FORWARD I FELT THE FRONT RIGHT OF MY CAR FALL DOWN AND HEARD AN "AIR RELEASE" NOISE. I EXITED MY CAR AND DISCOVERED I HAD A FLAT TIRE. MY HUSBAND REMOVED MY TIRE THAT DAY AND FOUND THE WHOLE INSIDE WALL OF MY TIRE OPEN. THE SPRING COIL ON THE FRONT RIGHT HAND SIGHT WAS BROKEN IN TWO AND A JAGGED EDGE WAS EXPOSED. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A NEARBY SHOP. THEY HAVE NOT GIVEN ME AN ESTIMATE YET BUT THEY SUSPECT I NEED NEW SPRING COILS AND POSSIBLY A WHOLE NEW SUSPENSION. PENDING ON CORRECTIVE ACTION. I HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY HAVE ADVISED THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS WITH THIS DEFECT. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. IF I WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND MY TIRE BLEW, I COULD HAVE KILLED MYSELF. I HAVE RESEARCHED OTHER WEBSITES SUCH AS MYCARFACTS.COM AND HAVE FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME THING HAPPENING TO PEOPLE WITH 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AMS. I HAVE ALSO READ THE NHTSA HAS DONE AN INVESTIGATION (EA03021 AND PE03031). I AM WRITING TO SUBMIT MY COMPLAINT IN HOPES THAT SOME ACTION WILL COME OUT OF THIS. IT IS VERY SAD THAT A COMPANY WOULD ALLOW THIS TO

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH FAILED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND CYLINDER, WHICH REMEDIED THE PROBLEM.

SECURITY LIGHT\PASSCODE, PASSLOCK IGNITION ON GRAND AM GT VEHICLE UNABLE TO START WHEN SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON- ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE. MUST LEAVE KEY IN ON POSITION TO RESET- TAKES A WHOLE 15 MINUTES TO RESET- LATE APPTS, SCHOOL DELAYS, ETC... NOW PASSCODE FEATURE IS DEFECTING THE ABS & TRAC FEATURES ON CAR- COST OF REPAIR FOR NEW IGNITION SYSTEM & OTHER NECESSARY PARTS RELATING TO PASSLOCK = SECURITY DEFECT IN CAR FROM DEALERSHIP IS CLOSE TO $600, THIS AMOUNT DOES NOT INCLUDE LABOR CHARGES. *NM

THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. ONE DAY AFTER WORK, I GOT INTO MY CAR AND AS I BACKED OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE. THE BROKEN COIL SPRING THEN LODGED ITSELF IN MY FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE, COMPLETELY DESTROYING THE TIRE AND RENDERING THE CAR UNDRIVABLE. THE TIRE AND COIL SPRING WERE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. THE OLD COIL SPRING IS AVAILABLE. *NM