1999 Pontiac Grand AM complaints

THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL FOR 2000-2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM'S DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITH THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS OF THE MALFUNCTION WITH MY 1999 GRAND AM. BASED ON CONVERSATIONS WITH THE LOCAL PONTIAC DEALERSHIP, MANY INDIVIDUALS OWNING 1999, 2002, AND 2003 GRAND AMS ARE EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME MALFUNCTION AS THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH USED IN ALL 1999-2003 GRAND AMS IS THE SAME. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH PONTIAC CUSTOMER SUPPORT REGARDING THE ISSUE. THEY, PONTIAC, HAVE REFUSED TO REPAIR THE MALFUNCTION WITH MY VEHICLE AS THEY STATE THE RECALL DOES NOT APPLY. I OFFERED TO HAVE A PONTIAC SERVICE DEPARTMENT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE OUT OF MY OWN POCKET IF PONTIAC WOULD COVER THE COST OF REPAIRS IN THE EVENT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTICAL TO THE RECALL. THEY REFUSED, AGAIN STATING THAT EVEN IF THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTICAL TO THE RECALL, THEY COULD NOT COVER THE COST OF REPAIR AS THE VEHICLE IS NOT A 2000 OR 2001 MODEL. *JB

THE FRONT FENDER IS CRACKING TERRIBLY. THERE WAS ONE SMALL CRACK WHEN PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER. HOWEVER NOW IT'S CRACKING ALL THE WAY ACROSS. I HAVE SPOKE WITH OTHER GRAND AM OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IF THIS WOULD FALL OFF WHILE DRIVING, IT COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.*AK

VEHICLE'S COOLANT INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CONSUMER NOTICED A PUDDLE OF COOLANT IN THE DRIVE WAY. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED AND CAUSED THE COOLANT TO LEAK AND WENT THROUGH THE ENGINE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. *NM *JB

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACE TWICE WITHIN 70,000 MILES. *NM

I HAVE A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP AT LEAST EVERY THREE MONTHS. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES AND THE ROTORS TWICE. I TAKE THE CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DUE TO THE DEALER ALWAYS SAYING NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE WATER PUMP WENT OUT, THE MANIFOLD GASKET CRACKED, THE LOW TRACK LIGHT HAS GONE ON SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT EVERY TIME I TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. THE WINDOWS SCRATCH AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND SCRATCHED AGAIN ABOUT 2 MONTHS LATER, THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE TINTER THAT RUINED THEM SO I PAID. I CANT DO THAT AGAIN SO THEY REMAIN SCRATCHED. I LOOKED AT A WEBSITE MYCARSTATS.COM AND THERE WERE 526 COMPLAINTS AND EVERY SINGLE ONE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. I WORK WITH 5 OTHER PEOPLE THAT OWN GRAND AMS AND WE'VE ALL HAD THE SAME TROUBLE. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE, WHY DO WE HAVE TO BE STUCK WITH 1000S OF DOLLARS IN CAR REPAIRS AND THE MANUFACTURE NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY. I'VE HAD PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR BRAND NEW SO THERE ARE SEVERAL INCIDENT DATES. THANK YOU. *AK

I PURCHASED THE CAR BRAND NEW(1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM) THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES AND THE ROTORS ONCE. THE WATER PUMP ONCE AND THE WATER NECK ONCE. THE WINDOWS ARE ALL SCRATCHED. THE DEALER CLAIMS NO RESPONSIBILITY. AFTER READING THROUGH MY CAR STATS.COM SEVERAL GRAND AM OWNERS HAVE HAD THESE SAME PROBLEMS AND PONTIAC REFUSES TO PROVIDE CUSTOMER CARE. *AK

MY WIFE PURCHASED A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM IN 1999. FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS, WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL MAKING SOUNDS WHEN WE TURN THE WHEEL, BRAKE LIGHTS BURN OUT FREQUENTLY, FUSES ON BACK LIGHTS ARE SHORTED OUT WITH SIGNS OF MELTED METAL, WATER GETS INTO THE TRUNK AND COLLECTS. WE HAVE SPOKE TO THE DEALER AS WELL AS SEVERAL MECHANICS ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS AND WE ARE TOLD THESE ARE COMMON PROBLEMS WITH THIS TYPE OF CAR. I FOUND OUT THAT BY GOING IN ON ANY SEARCH ENGINE AND TYPING IN "1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM PROBLEMS", THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE MANUFACTURER DENIES ANY PROBLEMS.*AK

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING OIL. (LOWER/UPPER) - THIS HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES TO DATE AND THE PROBLEM IS CONTINUING. IT WAS REPLACED ON 3/13/01 AT 21,494 MILES; 6/10/02 AT 31,339 MILES; 10/27/03 AT 41,549 MILES; AND NOW AT 48,400 AND WAS JUST REPLACED FOR THE 4TH TIME THIS FEBRUARY 2004.

I HAVE A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM, ABOUT A YEAR AGO . I DID AS THOSE DURANGO DRIVERS, I WAS DRIVING IN THE PARKING LOT OF A GROCERY STORE WHEN THE STERING WENT OUT AND I HIT A CONCRET BARRIER. IT DEMOLISHED THE RIGHT FRONT END . I WROTE TO THE GM MOTOR CO PONTIAC DEVISION THEY WANTED TO KNOW WHAT I WANTED I TOLD THEM ALL I WANTED WAS TO CHECK IT OUT I HAVE NEVER HEARD ANYTHING BACK FROM THEM MY INSURANCE CARRIER WOULD HAVE A ACCIDENT REPOET I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT DATE. I SAW A NEWS CLIP ON C.B.S EVENING NEWS HOW TO CONTACT YOU . I CALLED THE POLICE BUT THEY DIDN'T FILL OUT A ACCIDENT REPORT IT DID $1800.00 DAMMAGE TO THE CAR I JUST THOUGHT YOU MIGHT LIKE TO KNOW HAROLD CARSON SPARTANBURG S.C.*AK

WHEN TURNING LEFT VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY LOSES POWER STEERING. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE OR DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. DEALER RECOMMENDS REPLACING THE POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. *AK *MR

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. *NM *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING ANTI THEFT DEVICE ENGAGED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, AND NEARLY CAUSING A COLLISION EACH TIME. *AK

AT 30000 MILES INTAKE GASKET WAS LEAKING DEALER REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY AT 60000 GASKET LEAKING AGAIN, DEALER AND PONTIAC REFUSED TO COVER UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK. CONSUMER WORRIED THAT THE LEAK MAY DAMAGE THE ENGINE. *AK IN TWO 2 1/2 YEARS, THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR, WATER PUMP, SERPENTINE BELT, TWO THROTTLE POSITION SENSORS, IGNITION COILS, THERMOSTAT, 1 MODULE, BATTERY, AND THE AIRBAG WAS GRADUALLY COMING OUT WITHOUT FORCE. *SC

ENGINE HESISTATES VIOLENTLY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM REST. SIMULTANEOUSLY ALL OF THE GAUGES GO TO MAXIMUM VALUE AND RETURN TO REAL VALUES QUICKLY (MUCH LIKE AT ENGINE START-UP). HESISTATION CEASES AND CAR PERFORMS AS NORMAL. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ABOUT 6 TIMES OVER 5 YEARS. THE TOTAL LACK OF ENGINE POWER IS UNNERVING AND HAS LEAD TO ONE NEAR MMISS ACCIDENT WHILE TRYING TO COMPLETE A LEFT TURN AHEAD OF UNCOMING TRAFFIC AS ENGINE HESISTAED AND NEARLY STALLED.*AK

AC/HEATING FAN NO LONGER WORKS ON SETTINGS 1 OR 2

DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW FAILURE. NEEDED TO REPLACE MECHANISM.

POWER WINDOWS ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE BROKE.

FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR NEEDS REPLACEMENT ALONG WITH A NEW WINDOW. SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW IN JUNE 2003. ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC OF 24 YEARS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM HE HAS ENCOUNTERED WITH THIS CAR.

WHEN DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED THE TRUNK OPENED WITHOUT WARNING. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT VEHICLE HAD AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.*AK

STARTING APPROXIMATELY AUGUST, 2003 WHENEVER THE FUEL TANK REACHES ABOUT 1/4 TANK OR LESS THE FUEL GAUGE WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 0% AND 100% FUEL. THIS FLUCTUATION IS FREQUENT AND CAN BE OBSERVED 2-5 TIMES WITHIN 10 MINUTES WHEN THE FUEL LEVEL IS BELOW 25%. VARIOUS FUEL SYSTEM CLEANERS/TREATMENTS HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTED WITH NO CHANGE. THIS PROBLEM HAS LEFT ME WITHOUT GAS AND STRANDED IN VERY COLD WEATHER. IN ADDITION THIS HAS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL UNEXPECTEDLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC POSING A HAZARD TO MYSELF AND PASSENGERS. THE HAZARD IS MOST APPARENT WHEN TRAFFIC IS SLOW OR STOPPED AND THE ENGINE RUNS OUT OF FUEL. THE DRIVER AND/OR PASSENGERS HAVE HAD TO EXIT AND/OR PUSH THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE TRAFFIC FLOW WHEN TRAFFIC IS VERY CONGESTED AND HAZARDOUS. THE TYPE OF DRIVING THAT I DO (MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, COLD WEATHER) RENDERS THE TRIP METER VERY INACCURATE WHEN TRYING TO ESTIMATE AVAILABLE FUEL. THANK YOU, MICHAEL MUSCATO. *JB

MAJOR CAR REPAIR ON ENGINE. *AK

HAZARD LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY WORKED. A RECALL WAS ISSUED; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO MODEL YEAR. *AK

CONSUMER WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND HEARD A LOUD CRACK. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT PR COIL SPRINGS WERE DEFECTIVE. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A POWER STEERING PROBLEM. WHILE DRVING ON AN INCLINE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

WHILE HAVING TIRES ROTATED MECHANIC NOTICED THAT VEHICLE WAS LEAKING COOLANT. THE COOLANT LEAK WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, PER THE MECHANIC. THE GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SC WHILE HAVING TIRES ROTATED MECHANIC NOTICED THAT VEHICLE WAS LEAKING COOLANT. THE COOLANT LEAK WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO DEALER AND REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $220.63. *MR THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SC

1)SECOND TIME THEY CLEANED INJECTORS ADVISOR SAID IT WAS BECAUSE I USED 89 OCTANE INSTEAD OF 87 (2 DIGITAL READOUT ON RADIO BECOMES ILLEGIBLE COVERED BY FID. I DECLINED REPAIRS (3 AIR BAG THEY FOUND SIR COIL BAD I DECLINED TO PAY $400.00 FOR REPAIRS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY FID OR GM HAS NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED.

DRIVER SIDE WINDOW BROKE TWO YEARS AGO WHILE THE CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRENTY. I PAID FOR THE MOTOR AND WINDOW - A LITTLE OVER $600. IT BROKE AGAIN IN THE FALL OF 2002. THIS WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND I WAS NOT CHARGED. IT BROKE A 3RD TIME LAST MONTH AND THE WARRANTY FOR THE ONE THAT WAS REPLACED HAD EXPIRED BY ONE WEEK TO TEN DAYS. I WAS CHARGED THE $410. AFTER COMPLAINING, I WAS GIVEN A REDUCTION OF 15%. I PAID THIS AMOUNT AS THIS IS MY DAUGHTER'S ONLY TRANSPORATION AND SHE NEEDED IT TO ATTEND CLASS AND TO WORK. IN VOICING MY DISPLEASURE TO SERVICE MANAGER/STAFF AT SAWYERS PONTIAC IN LANSING MI (WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED USED BUT STILL UNDER WARRANTY), I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS COMMON TO THE 1999 GRAND AM AND WAS A RESULT OF A CHANGE IN MATERIALS USED IN THE WINDOW ASSEMBLY. THEY ADVISED ME THAT IT WAS THEY WHO AUTHORIZED THE 15% CREDIT TO ME AND THAT PONTIAC MOTORS WOULD DO NOTHING MORE. IN TALKING TO STAFF AT PONTIAC MOTORS, I WAS OFFERED A ADDITONAL FREE OIL AND LUBE SERVICE FOR ONE YEAR. I OWN 3 GM VEHICLES, THIS IS 1ST PONTIAC. THIS RE-OCCURRING ROBLEM IS KNOWN TO SERVICE MECHANICS BUT PONTIAC IS UNWILLING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILTY FOR IT. THERE IS NO DOUBT I WILL BE BACK FOR REPAIRS IN ANOTHER YEAR UNLESS I CAN GET RID OF IT. BUT I WILL NOT BE BACK TO BUY ANOTHER PONTIAC AND PROBABLY NOT ANY OTHER GM CAR.

I BOUGHT THE CAR, USED, IN FEB. 2002. SINCE THAT TIME THE CLEARCOAT HAS BEGAN CHIPPING OFF, LEAVING THE PAINT EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS, SPECIFICALLY AROUND THE DOORS. IN JULY THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE. ON SEPT. 5TH THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE. IN AUGUST THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR WAS CAUGHT AGAINST MY PLASTIC MAILBOX AND SNAPPED IN HALF. I AM AWARE THAT I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT MIRROR, HOWEVER I TELL YOU THIS BECAUSE I FEEL THE MIRROR SHOULD HAVE WITHSTOOD THE PLASTIC MAILBOX DOOR, WHICH IS STILL INTACT. ALONG WITH THAT, THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROT BROKE OFF SIMPLY BY BEING BRUSHED AS MY HUSBAND WALKED BY THE CAR. ALL OF THESE ISSUES SEEM TO BE A CONCERN TO MANY GRAND AM OWNERS. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND MANY OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. PONTIAC REFUSES TO COVER ANY OF THE COSTS BECAUSE I BOUGHT THE CAR USED, HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO A GM DEALER FOR SERVICE (WITH THE EXCEPTION OF OIL CHANGE IT HAS NOT NEEDED SERVICE), BECAUSE I DID NOT BUY AN EXTENDED WARRANTY PACKAGE, AND BECAUSE THE MILEAGE IS MORE THAN THEY FEEL RESPONSIBLE FOR. THE CAR IS BARELY 5 YEARS OLD. THESE THINGS SHOULD NOT BE FALLING APART THIS SOON IN A CAR'S LIFE, REGARDLESS OF FIRST OR SECOND OWNERSHIP.

IN AUGUST OF 2001 WHEN I PURCHASED THIS CAR I FELT A RATTLE ON MY BRAKES WHICH IS STILL THERE. MY POWER WINDOWS ARE SCRATCHED FROM ROLLING UP AND DOWN. PAINT AROUND THE SPOILER AND BUMPER AND ON THE ROOF IS CHIPED OFF. I HAD TO REPLACE THE GENERATOR IN 2002. I HAD TO HAVE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD SEALS REPLACED IN 2002. (3.4L V6) I HAD TO HAVE THE WATERPUMP REPLACED IN SPRING OF 2003. NOW THE HEAD GASKETS ARE BROKEN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD SEALS AGAIN ARE BROKEN. MY TRANSMISSION IS NO LONGER WORKING. IN OTHER WORDS I CAN NOT DRIVE MY CAR ANYMORE; IT IS SITTING MY GARAGE. THE COST AMOUNTS TO MORE THAN THE CAR IS WORTH IN DOLLARS AND I STILL OWE $9.500 ON THIS CAR.

THE HEATER CONTROL WON'T WORK AT SPEED 1 AND 2. THE PAINT ON THE WINDOW FRAME IS FALLING AWAY. THE REAR STRUTS FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING AT ALL WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. THE CAR DOESN'T HEAT UP FULLY WHEN IT GETS UNDER 20 DEGRESS TEMPERATURE. THE ROTORS WARP TOO QUICKLY.

MY COMPLAINT AND I KNOW NW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH A NEWER GRAND-AM AND THE WINDOW MECHANISM BREAK INSIDE THE DOOR CAUSING THE WINDOW TO DROP TOTALLY INSIDE. I HAD A FRONT DRIVER WINDOW GO FEW WEEKS AGO AND THIS WEEK OUT OF THE BLUE, THE SAME SIDE REAR DOOR DID THE SAME THING! DOES THIS SUDDENLY HAPPEN TO GRAND-AM'S WHEN THEY HIT 42,000 OR WHAT? IMAGINE MY DISBELIEF WHEN TWO WINDOWS BREAK AT THE SAME TIME FOR NO REASON. WHAT BROKE INSIDE IS A WHITE PLASTIC WHEEL, HOWEVER YOU HAVE TO BUY THE SYSTEM INSIDE THE DOOR FOR ABOUT $280 FROM THE DEALER. FOR NOW THE WINDOWS STAY DOWN AND I AM SEARCHING WRECKED JUNK YARDS! I SURE HOPE THEY RECALL THIS CRAP.

MY MAJOR COMPLAINT IS THE BLACK GLOSSY PAINT THAT IS PEELING FROM THE SIDE DOOR/REAR QUARTER WINDOW PILARS. THE DEALER SAID THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, AND I HAVE HAD SEVERAL QUOTES TO HAVE IT FIXED WHICH ARE IN THE RANGE OF $250 TO $500. THE SIDE MIRROR FELL OFF IN A CAR WASH TWO MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE DEALER DID FIX IT ONCE AT NO CHARGE. THE RADIO DISPLAY DOES NOT WORK RIGHT AWAY, AND USUALLY HAS TO WARM UP BEFORE I AM ABLE TO READ THE DIGITAL DISPLAY. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH A SENSOR, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE NOT START, AND THE DEALER PAID FOR THAT SERVICE AS WELL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON ALMOST SINCE THE FIRST DAY I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE, AND I HAVE HAD SEVERAL DIAGNOSTIC TESTS COMPLETED AT MY COSTS, HOWEVER THE LIGHT WILL GO OFF FOR A WHILE, AND THEN COME BACK ON.

IT IS NOW SEPT. 2003, THE FIRST COIL SPRING BROKE AT THE TOP SECTION ( ONE RING FROM TOP OF COIL) BACK IN AUG. 2003(DRIVER SIDE). NOW THE SECOND ONE HAS BROKEN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. FROM WHAT INFORMATION I CAN GET FROM A FRIEND AT MY LOCAL DEALER, THEY HAVE SOLD 48-50 OF THESE SPRINGS BETWEEN MAY AND AUG 2003. THIS IS SAID TO BE A VERY UNUSUAL NUMBER OF SPRINGS TO BE REPLACED FOR ANY CAR. IF THIS IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM, AND ALL THESE SPRINGS SEEM TO BE BREAKING AT THE EXACT SAME SPOT, I THINK THEY SHOULD BE ON A RECALL LIST FOR A DEFECTIVE PART. CAN SOMEONE LOOK INTO THIS AND LET ME KNOW. THANK YOU

SEEMS TO ME THAT I AM REPLACING THE BRAKES AND ROTORS WAY TOO OFTEN. SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE (OWNED SINCE SEPTEMBER 1998), I HAVE BEEN REPLACING (OR HAVE HAD TO HAD RESURFACED) ROTORS APPROXIMATELY EVERY 4-6 MONTHS AND NEW BRAKES APPROXIMATELY EVERY 5000 MILES. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. MY HUSBAND, ON THE OTHER HAND MY HUSBAND HAS NEVER HAD TO HAVE REPLACED THE ROTORS ON HIS VEHICLE (NISSAN SENTRA). IS THERE SOME KIND OF DEFECT WITH THE PONTIAC GRAND AM THAT CAUSES THE BRAKES AND ROTORS TO NEED TO BE REPLACED SO OFTEN? *LA

I OWN A 1999 GRAND AM GT,I HAVE IT 2 YRS.RIGHT AFTER PURCHASE WE TOLD THE DEALER THE SUN ROOF LEAKED.WE WERE TOLD LEAKS ARE NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY.THIS LEAKS DOWN OVER THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND DIFFERENY RELAY'S HAVE FAILED THREE TIMES.IF THERE IS A FIRE ITS OUR PROBLEM,BECAUSE ITS A "LEAK".WE TOLD THEM ABOUT IT FIRST,THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND A LEAK,THEN AFTER THE ORIGINAL BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY RAN OUT,IT BECAME OUR PROBLEM BECAUSE NO DOCUMENTATION WAS DONE. OUR FRONT DRIVERS SEAT IS SEPARATING FROM THE FRAME.WE'VE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN WITH ANY VEHICLE,THE CAR WE TRADED WAS 12 YEARS OLD AND THE SEAT WAS IN BETTER SHAPE.MY WIFE IS A 140 POUND WOMAN,ITS NOT THAT SHE IS "SQUASHING" THE SEAT.WE'VE CONTACTED OUR DEALER,THEY ACCEPT NO RESPONSIBILITY.WHEN IT RAINS WE TRY TO CATCH IT & COVER THE SUNROOF.PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ONLY TO THE CAR ELECTRICAL & CARPET. THANK YOU RICHARD WENDT. *AK

THE VEHICLE HAD A BROKEN FRONT COIL SPRING THAT WRAPPED AROUND THE SHOCK ABSORBER. IT BROKE IN TWO AND PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING. *PH AFTER BREAKING, PART OF THE SPRING CAME TO REST ON THE TOP AND INSIDE OF THE TIRE. IT WASN'T PUNCTURED AND THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. TRIPLE AAA WAS CALLED AND THEY HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST REPAIR SHOP. THE COST FOR REPAIRS WERE $500.00. THE CONSUMER WAS BRUSHED OFF BY PONTIAC CHEVROLET. *CB *JB

BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOWS HAVE FALLEN INTO THE DOOR. I HAVE SEEN SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM... DOES THE MANUFACTURER NOT SEE THIS A ON GOING PROBLEM AND FIX IT RIGHT OR RECALL IT SO US OWNERS OF THE CARS CAN BE PROUD OWNERS AND NOT RIPPED OFF. IT RIDICULIOUSLY EXPENSIVE AND CRAZY , YOU BUY A CAR AND PAY GOOD MONEY IN TURN THE MANUFATURER SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM . *AK

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED DUE TO THE FIRE. *AK

ROTORS WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. THE LAST TIME THEY WERE CHANGED THEY LASTED ONLY 500 MILES AND HAD STARTED CHATTERING BEFORE THAT. ON AVERAGE, WE GET ONLY 4000 MILES FROM EACH SET OF ROTORS. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. WE HAVE 98,000 MILES ON THE CAR. DO THE MATH.*AK

THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE HEAD GASKETS WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

COOLANT SYSTEM- INTAKE MANIFOLDS. DEALER ADVISED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD IS LEAKING. VEHICLE HAS 90K MILES (HIGHWAY). DEALER ADVISED THE COOLANT WILL MIX WITH THE ENGINE OIL CAUSING A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. SEE MANY OTHER COMPLAINT REGARDING THE SAME REPLACEMENT ON 3.4 LITER ENGINES. PREVIOUSLY HAVE REPLACED BOTH R/L HUB BEARINGS, ALTERNATOR, STARTER, DRIVEBELT, POWER STEERING PUMP AND RETURN LINE, AND RADIO.*AK

THERE ARE ONLY TWO VERY SMALL AREAS ON THE STEERING WHEEL WHERE THE HORN CAN BE ACTIVATED. THESE MUST BE PRESSED VERY PRECISELY WITH A FAIR AMOUNT OF FORCE. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE UNSAFE BECAUSE THE EXTRA TIME TO FIND AND HIT THESE SPOTS GIVE ONE TO TWO ADDITIONAL SECONDS TO SOUND THE HORN, WILL RESULT IN NOT ALLOWING THE PERSON WARNED TO HAVE SUFFICIENT TIME TO RESPOND. *NLM

BRAKES WORE OUT PREMATURELY. CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THEM FIVE TIMES WITHIN ONE YEAR.*AK

THE BRAKE LIGHT FAILED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE PRESSED. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE MECHANIC DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WHICH WAS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

CONSTANT BRAKE PROBLEMS!!! EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND I AM REPLACING THE ROTORS, BRAKE PADS AND THE CALIPERS. I CAN'T KEEP UP WITH ALL OF THE BRAKE PROBLEMS. *LA

LOW COOLANT LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. HAD GARAGE ADD DEX COOLANT TWICE NOW IN ONE WEEK TIME. GARAGE FIGURES INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IS LEAKING AND HAVE SEEN ON A LOT OF 3.4 ENGINES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *LA

FOR A PERIOD OF A MONTH THE TURN SIGNAL OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY DUE TO A FAULTY HAZARD SWITCH. THERE IS A RECALL 03V327000 FOR THE HAZARD SWITCH, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD SOMETIMES WORK IF HE ACTIVATED THE HAZARD LIGHTS, THEN THEY WOULD CUT OFF. THE CONSUMER THINKS THE PROBLEM IS TEMPERATURE RELATED. A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE 2000 MODELS AND UP BUT NOT FOR THE 1999 MODELS ALTHOUGH THEY ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. *PH *NLM

PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW CLIP BROKE,CAUSED RATTLING HAD REPAIRED FOR $120.00 THEN OCT. 2003 MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR.AFTER ANOTHER $45.00 I FOUND OUT THAT YET ANOTHER CLIP HAD BROKE,AND NOW THE CABLE WAS BROKE TOO.TOTAL REPAIR WOULD NOW BE $290.00 PLEASE RECALL THIS--I BELIEVE MY PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW IS ABOUT TO GO, I AM AFRAID TO USE MY WINDOWS.*AK

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED DUE TO ENGINEERING FLAW, I UNDERSTAND GMC IS AWARE AND HAVE MADE A NEW AND IMPROVED DESIGN FOR THE PART . THE COST OF THIS REPAIR IS $500.00. *AK