1999 Pontiac Grand AM complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL. A MECHANIC EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT ROTORS NEEDED TO BE TURNED, AND THE PADS WERE WORN. CONSUMER HAD BRAKE WORK DONE 5 TIMES.*AK

MY 1999 GRAND AM DEVELOPED A "LOW COOLANT" PROBLEM. I HAD ADDED NEARLY A GALLON OF THE RECOMMENDED DEX-COOL IN A 50/50 MIX WITH WATER. ON MY WAY TO WORK ONE MORNING, THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. AS I WAS ON A HIGHWAY, IT TOOK A MINUTE TO GET OFF THE ROAD. WHEN I DID, I FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO MEASURABLE OIL ON THE DIP-STICK. IN ADDITION, WHEN I REMOVED THE OIL CAP, I FOUND A THICK MILKY SUBSTANCE ON IT. I CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK AND THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN AND THE TOTAL REPAIR BILL CAME TO NEARLY $5,000.00! I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT ALL OF THE SYMPTOMS I HAD WITH THE CAR PRIOR TO THAT DAY WERE COMMON WITH THE GM 3.4 ENGINE IN MY CAR AND THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS OCCUR. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILS AND THE ANTIFREEZE GOES INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING FAILURE. I CALLED PONTIAC AND ASKED FOR ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR BILL AS IT IS COMMON KNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL GM ENGINES. THEY INVESTIGATED AND THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE REASON FOR THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS THAT THE CAR WAS DRIVEN WITH NO OIL. I MAY BE WRONG HERE, BUT WHEN ANTIFREEZE MIXES WITH OIL THAT IS THE SAME AS HAVING NO OIL. I AM TOTALLY FRUSTRATED AND NOW HAVE NOT ONLY A CAR PAYMENT, BUT A LOAN PAYMENT FOR THE REPAIR BILL. I WOULD BURN THIS CAR IF I THOUGHT I COULD! *JB

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN GARAGE, COIL SPRING ON RIGHT FRONT FRACTURED, REPLACED BOTH OF THE FRONT SPRINGS,STRUTS,TOP PLATES & DUST BOOTS. COST OF REPAIRS IN EXCESS OF $500. FRACTURED SPRING & NON FRACTURED SPRING ARE AVAILABLE. *JB

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THEIR "HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS" WAS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *LA THE CONSUMER ALSO COMPLAINED THAT THE BLINKER DID NOT WORK. THE CONSUMER WAS UNAWARE THAT THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND THE BLINKERS WERE CONNECTED. *NM

THE FAN (AIR) IN MY CAR STOPPED OPERATING ON LOWER SETTINGS AND ONLY WORKS ON THE HIGHEST SETTING. A WHILE AGO IT STARTED MAKING SOME NOISE, JUST LIKE WHEN THERE'S A PIECE OF PLASTIC STOCK IN THE FAN. I TRIED TURNING THE FAN OFF AND BACK ON, BUT EVERY TIME, THE FAN WAS OPERATING SLOWER AND SLOWER UNTIL IT STOPPED. THE ONLY WAY IT WOULD WORK WAS ON THE 2 HIGH SETTINGS. A WHILE AGO SETTING #4 DID THE SAME THING AND NOW SETTING #5 IS THE ONLY ONE THAT STILL WORKS. IT MUST BE PRETTY COMON BECAUSE MY 2 SISTERS FROM MICHIGAN HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR CARS (OLDSMOBILE ALERO, AND CHEVY MALIBU) AND MY HUSBAND'S CAR (PONTIAC GRAND AM) ONLY OPERATES ON THE HIGHEST SETTINGS. IF THE FAN STOPS WORKING ALL TOGETHER WE WOLD BE IN TROUBLE WHEN THE WINDSHIELD (WINDOWS) NEEDS TO BE DEFROSTED.*AK

RECALL REPAIR REFUND REQUEST. *MR THE ENGINE COOLANT LIGHT HAD COME ON ALONG WITH THE HEATER NOT BLOWING HOT AIR. THE CONSUMER HAD INITIALLY GONE TO MASTER LUBE WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO INFORMED ABOUT A RECALL. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL FOR FREE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED. *SC *JB

THE FRONT DISC BRAKES FAILED ON 6 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THIS RESULTED IN LOSS OF BRAKE POWER. WHEN THIS OCCURRED CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE BRAKE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE FRONT DISC BRAKES BOLTS BECOMING LOOSE AND FALLING OFF.*AK

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT A LOW SPEED, THE CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. *JB THE VEHICLE REMAINED EXPERIENCING THE SAME NOISE IN THE BRAKES WHEN APPLIED AND WHEN DRIVEN SLOW. *SC

WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY CONSUMER HEARD THE TIRE EXPLODE. CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE BACK IN THE DRIVEWAY TO REPAIR THE TIRE, AND DISCOVERED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT SPRING BROKE IN HALF. MANUFACTURER WAS CONSULTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND OFFERED A FORTY PERCENT DISCOUNT. *AK THE FAULTY COIL SPRING ALSO DAMAGED THE VEHICLE'S STRUT WHEN IT BROKE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THEY SHOULD PAY FOR ALL THE REPAIR COST. *NM

WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE GARAGE THE CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE. THE CONSUMER THOUGHT IT WAS A BLOWN TIRE BUT WHEN THE CONSUMER EXAMINED THE TIRE AND CHANGED IT, HE DISCOVERED THAT THE COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN. THIS BREAKAGE DAMAGED THE TIRE AND THE FRONT RIGHT STRUT. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT WAS TOLD BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THEY WOULD ONLY PROVIDE 40% OF THE COST. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD PAY ALL OF THE COST BECAUSE THIS WAS A DEFECT. *AK *SC *JB

TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHT DON'T WORK OCCASIONALLY. *AK

BLINKERS ON 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM INTERMITTENTLY DON'T WORK. RESULT IS UNSAFE TURNS AND UNSFAFE LANE CHANGES. IF HAZARD LIGHTS (EMERGENCY FLASHERS) ARE TURNED ON, THEN TURNED OFF, BLINKERS WILL WORK AGAIN. *AK

SECOND NOTICE POSTED: INCE 2002: REPLACED ROTORS, TOO THIN WHEN CAR WAS MANUFACTURED. (NO RECALL EVER DONE). COOLING SYSTEM: ALTHOUGH THE MANIFOLD GASKET HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE WATER RESERVOIR CAP HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE RADIATOR FLUSHED REPEATEDLY, ENTIRE COOLING SYSTEM BLEED (TO REMOVE ANY EXCESS AIR FROM RADIATOR), SERPENTINE BELT REPLACED, ALL FUSES, INCLUDING THE AC RELAY FUSE/SWITCH, ALL SENSORS REPLACED, AND VARIOUS MECHANICS HAVE CHECKED THE ENTIRE CAR BUMPER-TO-BUMPER, IT CONTINUES TO LEAK ANTIFREEZE COOLANT BY FORCING THE WATER OUT OF THE RADIATOR INTO THE RESERVOIR AND OUT THROUGH THE OVERFLOW TUB (SMALL TUBE LOCATED ON RESERVOIR TANK). EXCESS PRESSURE BUILDING UP IN THE SYSTEM. LEAKING ANTIFREEZE ONCE CAR IS STOPPED. I HAVE TO REFILL THE TANK AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. THIS PROBLEM (THE PONTIAC GRAND AM LEAKING COOLANT) IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL PONTIAC GRAND AM. RECALL TO SOME COMPONENT OF COOLING SYSTEM IS DIRE OVERDUE! THIS CAR IS AN OIL CHANGE EVERY THREE MONTHS, REGARDLESS OF 3000 MILES OR NOT, STILL OUT OF THE BLUE, THE LIFTERS ARE KNOCKING AND THE BELT IS MAKING A VERY HIGH PITCHED SCREECHING SOUND. BELIEVED TENSION PULLEY NEEDS REPLACING, WITH A POSSIBILITY THAT ALL OTHER PULLEYS NEED REPLACING. ITS NOT THE BELT; THE BELT HAS BEEN CONSIDERED BY THREE DIFFERENT MECHANICS HAS BEEN "BASICALLY NEW". ALSO, ALTHOUGH IT HAS ONLY HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, THE ENGINE HAS STALLED. WHEN THIS ORIGINALLY HAPPENED I CHANGED THE GRADE OF GASOLINE I PU

I READ IN THE 6/23/04 WALL STREET JOURNAL THAT THE NHTSA WAS CONSIDERING EXPANDING THE GM HAZARD-LIGHTS RECALL TO 1999 MODELS AND WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY EXPERIENCE TO YOUR DATA BASE, IF APPLICABLE.*AK I OWN A 1999 GM PONTIAC GRAND AM. FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, THE TURN SIGNAL/ HAZARD LIGHTS CLICKING SOUND WOULD SOUND SPORADICALLY/ INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT PROVOCATION (WITHOUT EGAGING THE TURN SIGNAL OR HAZARD LIGHTS). AT TIMES THIS CLICKING SOUND WAS FASTER THAN NORMAL BUT ALWAYS ANNOYING AND DISCONCERTING. MY PONITIAC DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE HAZARD LIGHT WAS DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED IT AT A COST TO ME OF $211.87. SHOULD GM HAVE REPLACED THIS SAFETY EQUIPMENT WITHOUT CHARGE TO ME ??? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

AUTOMATED BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) FAILED CAUSING TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM TO BECOME DISABLED. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS AT ANY TIME WITH NO APPERENT REASON. THE LAST TIME IT FAILED, IT WAS A SENSOR IN THE HUB. THE SENSOR IS PART OF THE HUB ASSEMBLY SO ENTIRE HUB HAD BE CHANGED OUT TO FIX LAST PROBLEM. IT IS NOW HAVING A FAILURE IN THE ABS SYSTEM AGAIN. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 80,000 MILES. *JB

COOLANT LEAK WHEN PARKED ON HILL, WINDOW FELL DOWN AND BROKE. SEVERE WIND NOISE AT SPEED WITH PASSNGER WINDOW UP. *JB

WHEN USING THE TURN SIGNALS, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT TURN SIGNALS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, THE HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD DO THE SAME THING. *AK THERE WAS A CONSTANT CLICKING WHEN THE SIGNALS WERE IN USE OR NOT. *SC *JB

PURCHASED USED 1999 GRAND AM USED WITH 40000 MILES. PROBLEMS BEGIN WITH REPLACING 2 ALTERNATORS, WHILE REPLACING THOSE I NOTICED COOLANT LEAKING THEN REPLACED WATER PUMP, A BATTERY, DAYS LATER HEARD NOISE FROM LF WHEEL- REPLACED WHEEL HUB\ BEARING. ALSO HAVING MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SUCH AS CONTINUOSLY CHANGING BULBS (MOSTLY TAIL LIGHTS), CIGARETTE LIGHTER WONT WORK (FUSES ARE GOOD), RADIO KNOB WORKS SOMETIMES BUT NO LIGHTS ON THE DISPLAY MEANING I HAVE NO CLOCK. SIGNAL LIGHTS BLINK EXTREMELY FAST, DASHLIGHTS FLICKER, KNOCKING NOISE IN FRONT END WHEN TURNING,OH YEAH THE BEST ONE YET... NOW I HAVE COOLANT LEAKING FROM FROM THE INTAKE. IM SURE GM WONT TAKE CARE OF THESE PROBLEMS OF MINE OR MANY OTHERS LIKE ME, BUT I CAN SAY I WILL BUY A FORD NEXT TIME I PROMISE. *AK

LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKEN ON 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. *MR *SC *JB

ALL FOUR POWER WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING. SENT IN TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. MOTORS WERE TAPPED AND THREE OF THEM STARTED WORKING AGAIN, HOWEVER DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED TO REPLACE THREE OF THE FOUR MOTORS.*AK WINDOWS HAVEN'T WORKED SINCE 03/21/03, SENT IN FOR REPAIR 06/09/04.

REAR SEAT BELT ON DRIVER SIDE IS STUCK, IT WILL NOT PULL OUT. THE DEALERSHIP RECOMENDED THE RETRACTOR TO BE REPLACED. THE SEATBELT HAS BEEN BROKEN SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE, 03.21.03.*AK

BODY OF VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY HOOD CONTINUES TO LOSE PAINT IN THE FORM OF PAINT CHIPS DUE TO SLIGHT COLLISION WITH FLYING DEBRIS ETC WHEN DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. I FEEL THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE IS MUCH MORE DAMAGE THAN ANY CAR SHOULD HAVE CONSIDERING THE NORMALCY OF THE DRIVING CONDITIONS. ALSO, THE BODY OF THE CAR DENTS VERY VERY EASILY, MORE THAN IT SHOULD I FEEL UNDER THE NORMAL CONDITIONS IN WHICH I USE THE VEHICLE. BOTH THE PAINT AND THE BODY OF THE CAR HAVE VERY LOW INTEGRITY.*AK

BOUGHT A 1999 GRANDAM HAVE ALL THESE PROBLEMS AS OF 2001.POWER SEAT WONT WORK AT ALL,FOUND WATER IN TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY REPLACED VARIOUS BULBS,AND SEALED UNIT,HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHT SWITCH WORKS SOMETIMES,POWER WINDOW ON DRIVER SIDE DIDNT WORK ,THEN SUDDENLY IT STARTED WORKING AND LEFT REAR WON'T WORK NOW,ALSO ABS AND TRAC LIGHTS STAY ON .SOMETIMES ABS KICKS IN WHEN I COME TO A STOP.THIS CAR HAS BEEN A LEMON SINCE I BOUGHT IT.CAN'T GET THESE PROBLEMS FIXED OUT OF WARRENTY.AND DO NOT HAVE MONET TO FIX.SHOULDN'T HAVE TO IF THE CAR WAS DESIGN RIGHT.*AK

MY TURN SIGNALS ON MY 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM ALSO HAS THE SAME TURN SIGNAL PROBLEMS AS ODI COMPLAINT CASE NUMBER 10072314. MY TURN SIGNALS FAIL TO OPERATE ON OCCAISION AND WHEN I HIT MY HAZARD SWITCH ON AND OFF SERVERAL TIMES THEY USUALLY GETS MY TURN SIGNALS TO WORK AGAIN FOR AWHILE. THIS HAPPENS ON ALMOST A DAILY BASIS. HAS THERE BEEN ANY RECALLS ON THIS FAILURE FOR THE 1999 GRAND AMS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE WHICH CAUSED A LOUD NOISE AT 45-50 MPH, DRIVING. *JB THE CONSUMER HEARD RUBBING NOISES AFTER SEVERAL TURNS. THE CONSUMER FOUND A BROKEN SPRING RESTING ON THE TIRE. *SC *JB

WHEN THE BUTTONS ARE PUSHED TO LOWER THE WINDOWS A CLICKING SOUND IS HEARD. THE SWITCH WOULD THEN CEASE TO OPERATE THE WINDOWS. UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE REGULATOR NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE REGULATOR HAD BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. *AK *NM

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE A LOUD SNAP OCCURRED FROM THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE. A COIL SPRING SNAPPED INTO TWO PIECES AND CAUSED THE CAR TO IMMEDIATELY DROP DOWN ON TOP OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. THIS LED TO PUNCTURING OF THE TIRE. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO A GARAGE AND IT IS CURRENTLY BEING SERVICED. AFTER LOOKING ON THIS WEBSITE I SAW AT LEAST 15 CASES LIKE MINE. THIS COULD'VE LED TO A SERIOUS INJURY IF I WERE TRAVELING AT A HIGHER SPEED. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS SITUATION.*AK

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRED WAS DEFLATED. THE DRIVER INSPECTED THE TIRE AND NOTICED THAT COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE , THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE BLOW . WHICH CAUSED THE FRONT RIGHT SPRING TO BREAK OFF . LUCKLY , THE VEHICLE DID NOT FLIP OVER ON THE INTERSTATE . HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED BECAUSE THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS LYING ON THE GROUND BECAUSED OF THE SPRING BRAKING OFF . HAD TO REPLACED "NEW ", RIGHT SPRING , RIGHT STRUT AND A NEW RIGHT TIRE FOR THE VEHIVLE . NOW HAVE TO REPLACE LEFT STRUT AND SPRING DUE TO CAR NOT LEVEL . 1999 GRAND AM SE. *AK

POWER WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE. HAD PROBLEMS BEFORE. GETTING REPAIRED. NO AFTER MARKET PART AVAILABLE. GM PART AND INSTALLATION $327.00. *AK

THE VEHICLE HAD LIMITED EDITION ALLOY RIMS THAT CRACKED ALL FOUR HUB CAPS AND CAUSED A TIRE TO SEPARATE WHILE DRIVING. *JB *SC *JB

WHEN ROLLING DOWN THE TWO BACK WINDOWS IT LEAVES A SCRATCH DOWN THE WINDOWS. BOTH WINDOWS HAVE THE EXACT SAME SCRATCH IN THE EXACT SAME SPOT AND ITS ABOUT A INCH WIDE. MY MOTHERS GRAND AM THOUGH NOT A 1999 DID THE SAME EXACT THING. FOR THE "OTHER COMPLAINT" : THE LINING THAT COVERS THE DOORS ON EVERY DOOR, RIGHT BY THE WINDOWS IS SEPARATING. IT SHOULD BE TUCKED UNDER INTO THE SEAM BUT THEY ARE ALL SEPARATING. *LA

I HAVE A 99 PONTIAC GRAND AM AND MY WIFE HAS A 99 CHEVY LUMINA. THE LUMINA STARTED TO HAVE TROUBLE RUNNING, HESITATING, AND GOING THROUGH ANTI-FREEZE (1 GALLON) WEEKLY! I TOOK HER CAR TO A GARAGE AND THEY REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS AT A COST OF $800.00. HER CAR ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT! THE ANTI-FREEZE ALSO GELLED UP AND HAD TO BE FLUSHED. WHEN I PICKED HER CAR UP THE MECHANIC LAUGHED AND TOLD ME THAT A 99 GRAND AM JUST CAME IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM! HE KNEW I HAD A 99 GRAND AM AND TOLD ME TO CHECK IT. I JUST CHECKED IT TODAY AND THERE IS ANTI-FREEZE IN THE OIL, AND ALL OVER THE ENGINE. I HAD TO FILL THE ANTI-FREEZE (ABOUT A HALF A GALLON) AND REPLACE THE OIL BEFORE I CAN TAKE IT TO THE GARAGE. WHAT REALLY ANGERS ME IS THAT MY CAR ONLY HAS 45,000 MILES ON IT!! WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT? *LA

1. DROVE 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM WITH 55,000 MILES ABOUT 600 MILES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OVER 3 DAYS, THEN PARKED CAR OVERNIGHT. 2. PULLED OUT OF DRIVEWAY AT SLOW SPEED NEXT MORNING. RUBBING NOISE AND SOME RESISTANCE FROM RIGHT FRONT (PASSENGER) SIDE WHEEL. STOPPED CAR AFTER 50 FEET. THOUGHT IT WAS WET BRAKES. STOPPED CAR AND STARTED UP AGAIN AND SAME RUBBING NOISE. BACKED CAR SLOWLY BACK INTO DRIVEWAY. SHUT OFF CAR. HEARD LOUD METAL SNAP NOISE FROM RIGHT FRONT (PASSENGER) SIDE WHEEL. CAR THEN DROPPED DOWN WITH NO SPACE BETWEEN TOP OF TIRE AND SUSPENSION. 3. CALLED LOCAL GARAGE AND HAD CAR TOWED. REPLACED RIGHT FRONT (PASSENGER) WHEEL SPRING. CHECKED, ADJUSTED AND DID FULL ALIGNMENT ON CAR. WOULD HAVE REPLACED BOTH SPRINGS BUT PARTS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. 4. TIRE PUNCTURE AND MAJOR ACCIDENT OR DEATH COULD HAVE OCCURRED IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ONLY A FEW HOURS EARLIER WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH! *LA

MY TURN SIGNALS WILL FAIL TO OPERATE ON OCCAISION. WHEN I NOTICE THAT THEY ARE NOT WORKING I QUICKLY HIT MY HAZARD SWICTH ON AND OFF AND THAT USUALLY WILL GET THE TURN SIGNAL TO WORK AGAIN. I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL ON 2000 MODELS, BUT IT SEEMS FROM READING OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT THIS AFFECTS 1999 MODELS AS WELL.*AK

FORTUNATELY, I WAS BACKING OUT OF GARAGE AND TURNING STEERING WHEEL WHEN THE FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING SNAPPED AND DUG INTO THE BACK OF MY FRONT LEFT TIRE. I ONLY WONDER WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THE HAD BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WITH SURRONDING TRAFFIC. COIL SPRINGS WERE REPLACED ALONG WITH A NEW TIRE FOR WRECKED ONE THAT ONLY HAD 8000 MILES ON IT. TOTAL COST $545.26.*AK

CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED BY A TECHNICIAN WHO NOTICED THAT STEERING COLUMN PIN WAS LEAKING. *AK

HEADLIGHTS KEPT BLOWING OUT. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON I HAD JUST HAD THE CAR SERVICE 2 WEEKS BEFORE AND THE INTAKE GASKET IS LEAKING JUST GOT THE CAR FROM A USED DEALER ON FEB 20, 2004. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR THE DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE TO BE AT 200 I DID NOT THINK THAT WAS RIGHT? NOW IT LOOKS LIKE I HAVE OIL IN MY COOLANT COULD THAT BE? *LA

CONSUMER WAS INSTRUCTED BY THE DEALER TO PRESS THE HAZARD BUTTON IN ORDER TO GET THE BLINKERS TO WORK. CURRENTLY, AFTER MONTHS OF DOING IT THIS WAY THE HAZARD LIGHT BUTTON MALFUNCTIONED, AND THE BLINKERS WERE NOT WORKING. *AK *JB

THIS IS A GENERAL COMPLAINT ABOUT AIRBAGS. I WAS IN MEDIUM GRADE ACCIDENT AND AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I WAS TRAVELING AT MAYBE 10MPH. THE SEAT BELT WAS PLENTY OF PROTECTION. THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED KNOCKING ME UNCONCIOUS FOR A FEW MINUTES AND I HAVE SEVERE PAIN FROM THIS. *AK

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS IMPROPERLY, RPMS GO UP BUT VEHICLE DOES NOT ACCELERATE LIKE IT NORMALLY SHOULD.*AK

MY PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR CRACKED OFF IN THE CAR WASH. DEALERS AND CAR WASH EMPLOYEES STATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURANCE WITH THIS VEHICLE. I AM WONDERING WHY THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS. OUTSIDE MIRRORS ARE A SAFETY FEATURE.

WHEN TURNING ON THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHT A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER DISCONNECTED THE FUEL BOX, AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC REPLACED THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 25-30 MPH FRONT RIGHT TIRE SPRING SNAPPED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. CONSUMER GOT OUT OF VEHICLE TO INSPECT THE PROBLEM, AND FOUND THE TIRE SHREDDED. ALSO, CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF BRAKE PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES PADS TWICE AND ROTORS ONCE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH DRIVER HIT A POTHOLE. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS NOT HURT, AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. DRIVER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER WITHIN A FEW DAYS. *AK

THE VEHICLES HAZARD SWITCH FAILED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *MR

I HAVE A 1999 GRAND AM WITH 47,000 MILES. IT STARTED TO OVER HEAT TOOK IT TO A PONTIAC DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. IT WAS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD THAT NEEDED REPAIRED. THE BILL ENDED UP AT 825.77. PONTIAC AND GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE PROBLEM. CONTACTED GM TO SEE IF THEY WERE GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THEY TOLD US OUR CAR WAS TO OLD AND HAD TO MANY MILES. GOT ON LINE WAS ABLE TO FIND OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH LESS MILES THAN MY CAR. A LOT OF UNHAPPY PEOPLE WITH PONTIAC. FOUND OUT THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT. *JB

I OWN A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. RECENTLY THERE WAS A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING CONDITIONS WITH THE HAZARD WARNING FLASHER SWITCH, CAUSING THE SWITCH TO CRACK. AS A RESULT, THE BLINKERS, OR THE HAZARDS CAN SOMETIMES WORK INTERMITTENTLY, OR NOT AT ALL. THIS RECALL WAS RELEASED FOR 2000 AND 2001 MODEL YEARS. I AM EXPERIENCING THESE SAME TYPES OF PROBLEMS WITH THE FLASHERS, HOWEVER, SINCE MY CAR IS NEITHER OF THESE MODEL YEARS, I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR WOULD NOT BE FIXED AT NO CHARGE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND PONTIAC SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND RELEASE A RECALL TO INCLUDE THE 1999 MODEL YEAR. I CONTACTED THE PONTIAC CUST SERVICE CENTER, AND I WAS TOLD TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA. I LOOK FORWARD TO A RESOLUTION ON THIS ISSUE. *JB

WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB