2000 Pontiac Grand AM complaints

WHEN THE VEHICLE CHANGED GEARS, THE VEHICLE JERKED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK *SCC *JB

RADIATOR IS LEAKING COOLANT DUE TO A FAULTY GASKET. CAUSE OF THE LEAKAGE IS STILL BEING DETERMIND BY DEALER.*AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ON 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM DEFECTIVE. ABNORMAL PITTING (LARGE CAVITIES) AND CORROSION ON INSIDE SURFACE OF ROTORS. BRAKING OF VEHICLE DIFFICULT. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER STATED THE WIRES TO THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. *JB

TURN SIGNALS FAIL AT DIFFERENT TIMES. BOTH WHEN VEHICLE IS MOVING AND WHEN IT IS NOT. HAPPENS ON A DAILY BASIS CAUSING SAFETY CONCERNS. FAILS BOTH INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR. *PH

COMPLAINT REGARDING CHILD SEAT. *MR *CB *JB

I HAVE 2 COMPLAINTS. AT AROUND 48,000 MILES I HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. HAD TO BRAKES REPLACED AND STILL GRINDS. IT HAS BEEN ABOUT 10,000 MILES NOW AND STILL GRINDS. BROUGHT BACK IN TO SHOP, THEY HAVE NO CLUE AS TO WHAT IS GOING ON. ALSO, FRONT END STARTED PULSATING 8,000 MILES AGO. READ SOME COMMENTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS AND SEEMS THERE MIGHT BE A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. BROUGHT CAR IN AND CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHAT IS CAUSING IT.2ND COMPLAINT. ABOUT 6,000 MILES AGO CAR WOULD START IN THE MORNING AND THOUGHOUT THE DAY WOULD NOT START ON THE FIRST CRANK. HAD TO CRANK AND GIVE GAS TO GET IT STARTED. CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG. HAD A DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE, NO ANSWERS. *AK CAR HAS ONLY 58,000 MILE SON IT RIGHT NOW.

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. *AK

I HAVE HAD MY FRONT ROTORS REPLACED AFTER ONLY 9 MONTHS (COMPLETELY RUSTED) AND THEY STILL GRIND AND RUST FROM THE WARPED HUBS. A RELATIVE OF MINE WHO IS A CERTIFIED GM MECHANIC SAID BOTH THE GRAND AM & ALERO BOTH HAVE THE WARPING PROBLEM WITH THE HUB & ROTORS AND GM IS AWARE OF IT BUT WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL OR NOTICE OF DEFECT. WITHOUT REPLACEMENT EXCESSIVE RUSTING WILL CAUSE ISSUES WITH YOUR BREAKS AND POSSIBLY COMPLETE DAMAGE TO THE HUB.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING ABS BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. ALSO, BRAKE ROTORS WERE WARPED. *AK

2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM V-6. FUEL PUMP BROKE FOR 2ND TIME IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS. *AK

TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHT ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

THE TURN SIGNALS AND TAIL LIGHTS HAVE A SHORT IN THEM. I ASKED A MECHANIC THAT WORKS ON GM PRODUCTS ABOUT IT AND HE SAID THAT HE HAS REPLACED NUMEROUS HAZARD LIGHT SWITCHES BECAUSE THAT IS WAS SEEMS TO BE THE PROBLEM. HE TOLD ME HOW TO CHECK IF THAT WAS MY PROBLEM AND SURE ENOUGH THAT IS WHAT IS WRONG WITH MINE. WHEN I GO TO USE MY TURN SIGNALS SOMETIMES THEY FAIL, AND WHEN THEY FAIL SO DOES MY TAIL LIGHTS. WHEN MY TURN SIGNALS FAIL IF I PRESS THE HAZARD BUTTON IN THE CENTER OF MY DASH SEVERAL TIMES THEY WILL START WORKING AGAIN. TO ME THAT IS DANGEROUS AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT. HE SAID HE HAS CHANGED THIS PART NOT ONLY ON GRAND AM BUT ON ALL OF THE GM CARS THAT HAVE THE HAZARD SWITCH IN THE CENTER OF THE DASH FROM YEARS 1999-2001. *AK

INTAKE MANIFOLD ON 3.4L SFI V6 ENGINE ON GRAND AM'S HAVE SEVERE PROBLEM - LETS WATER OUT OF THE SYSTEM VERY FAST, WILL LET A FULL TANK OF COOLANT OUT IN LESS THAN 1 HOUR OF DRIVING TIME. THIS CAUSES DRIVER TO BE STRANDED, ALSO AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE WITH COOLANT LEAKING EVERYWHERE. THIS HAS CAUSED MY ENGINE TO BE ON FIRE, AND THE REPAIRS ARE EXTENSIVE. MECHANICS KNOW THIS PROBLEM ALL TOO WELL, EVERYONE I HAVE BEEN TO HAS HAD TO FIX IT MULTIPLE TIMES. THE PROCEDURE TAKES 6 FULL HOURS, REQUIRING PRICY LABOR ON THE CONSUMERS EXPENSE. NEW INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS STILL DON'T LAST LONG EVEN AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED. GM NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND THEIR FAULTY PRODUCT, AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. I WILL SPEND MORE IN REPAIRS ON THE ENGINE, THEN I PAID FOR THE CAR - AND I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. PLEASE MAKE GM FIX THIS PROBLEM, IT IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE WITH ANTIFREEZE LEAKING EVERYWHERE, IT IS A HAZARD TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO STOP TO REFILL THE COOLANT TANK JUST TO DRIVE, AND IT IS A VERY COSTLY AND HARD TO GET TO COMPONENT OF THE ENGINE.*AK

MY VEHICLE IS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE. WHEN I DRIVE FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME, THE CAR WILL SPORARDICALLY TURN OFF. SOMETIMES THE TRAC OFF LIGHT COMES ON, SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. THEN I WILL LET IT SIT FOR ABOUT 10-15 MIN AND THEN TRY TO RESTART IT. USUALLY IT WILL. I THEN CAN GO ONLY 1 OR 2 MILES BEFORE IT OCCURS AGAIN.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF, AND CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK ON ONE OCCASION, THE CONSUMER WAS IN THE VEHICLE AT A LIGHT WHEN SHE REALIZED THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN A PUDDLE OF GAS. THE FUEL PROBLEMS STARTED ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASE. IT WAS DISCOVERED THE FUEL LINE HAD A HOLE IN IT AND WAS REPLACED. (THE FUEL LINE WAS MADE OF RUBBER) *SCC *JB

I OWN A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT. AT ABOUT 15,000 MILES MY BLINKERS STARTING EITHER JUST COMMING ON BY THEIRSELF OR WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE HAZARD SWITCH. THEN, ABOUT 6 THOUSAND MILES LATER, MY FRONT END STARTED SHAKING AND MAKING NOISE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID MY BRAKES WERE DOWN TO THE ROTOR AND I WOULD NEED NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS. I ASKED IF IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, AND THEY SAID THE WARRANTY ONLY COVERED THE BRAKES UNTIL 20,000 MILES AND IT WOULD COST ME $500 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND HAD PERFORMACE BRAKES AND ROTORS PUT ON MY CAR FOR $375 (I HAD READ A FEW REPORTS OF OTHERS HAVING PROBLEMS AND HAVING TO GO BACK TO THE DEALER EVERY 5-6 THOUSAND MILES AND DID NOT WANT TO GO THROUGH THAT, AND CONCIDER MYSELF LUCHY THAT THEY LASTED AS LONG AS THEY DID.). I HAVE PUT ANOTHER 15,000 MILES ON MY PERFORMACE BRAKES AND ROTORS WITH NO PROBLEMS. MY MECHANIC ALSO SAW THAT I HAD A PLUG IN MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE. I HAVE NEVER HAD TO TAKE MY CAR IN FOR A FLAT SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE, SO MY GUESS IS THAT THE DEALER PUT THE PLUG IN THE TIRE. I HAVE BEEN READING SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE THAT OWN 2001, 2002, AND EVEN 2003 GRAND AMS. APPARENTLY THEY ARE USING CHEAP PARTS ON A "PERFORMACE CAR" AND ARE IGNORING THE PROBLEM AND SOMETHING NEED TO BE DONE, BEFORE SOMEONES BRAKES GO OUT COMPLETELY. THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGERS FRONT SEAT NOT LOCKING IN PLACE. IF YOU DO NOT P

THIS 2000 GRAND AM WAS PURCHASED IN JAN OF 2003 AND AND HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE IN 5 MONTHS FOR FAULTY FUEL INJECTORS. THERE ARE SIX FUEL INJECTORS AND THE MECHANIC SAID THERE IS NO WAY OF KNOWING IF OR WHEN THE OTHERS MAY GO OUT. IT COST OVER $500 FOR EACH REPAIR. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF AUTOMOBILE. THE MECHANIC ALSO SAID THAT HE HAD JUST WORKED ON TWO OTHER GRAND AMS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. ONE WAS BROUGHT IN TWICE FOR FUEL INJECTORS AND ONE THREE TIMES. I READ ANOTHER COMPLAINT ON THIS WEB SITE ADDRESSING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME MAKE AND YEAR CAR.THERE SHOULD BE A FACTORY RECALL AS IT SEEMS THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THE GAS GAUGE WOULD INDICATE THE INCORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL. *NLM THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF GOING 58 MPH WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS TO INDICATE THE VEHICLE WAS ABOUT TO RUN OUT OF FUEL. *SCC *JB

I HAVE REPLACED 2 INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS ON MY 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM . NOW MY 2000 GRAND AM GT GASKET IS LEAKING, AND PONTIAC CONFIRMED THIS AND WILL NOT REPAIR IT. THERE IS A MEMO ABOUT THIS IF YOU CAN GET A COPY OF IT. THIS CAN OCCUR FROM ABOUT 30,000 MILES ON. THIS ALSO AFFECTS CHEVROLET WITH THE SAME ENGINE. *JB

ENGINE PROBLEMS AND SAFETY CONCERNS WITH GM AUTO. GRAND AM GT 2000 WITH DEXCOOL PROBLEMS. ENGINE OVERHEAT. AUTO NOT START AT TIMES. COOLANT LEAK INTO ENGINE CAUSE DAMAGE TO INTERNALS CAUSE DANGEROUS CRASH DUE TO VEHICLE FAILURE ON HIGHWAY/ROADS , MAYBE CAUSE POSSIBLE ENGINE FIRE. *NLM

TURN SIGNALS AND EMERGENCY FLASHERS QUIT WITHOUT WARNING FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. IT HAPPENS BOTH MOVING AND SETTING STILL. *NLM

FRONT BRAKES, ROTORS AND CALIPERS AND PADS HAD BEEN CHANGED IN TH IN THE LAST PAST 2 YEARS; ROTORS. 3 TIMES, PADS 3 TIMES, AND ONE TIME THE CALIPER. DEALER NOT NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA RECALL 00-V-372-000; VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANS AXLES (RPO M86) FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 114, "THEFT PROTECTION." WHEN A DRIVER ATTEMPTS TO SHIFT FROM 5TH GEAR TO REVERSE, A SHIFT INHIBITOR CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION TO BE MECHANICALLY IN 4TH GEAR EVEN THOUGH THE SHIFT LEVER INDICATES REVERSE GEAR. CONSUMER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

THE TURN SIGNALS ON MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM SOMETIMES FAIL TO WORK. *JB

TURN SIGNAL MAKES CLICKING NOISE AS IF IN USE BUT IS ACTUALLY NOT IN USE. CLICKS SPORADICALLY AND FREQUENTLY. EVEN IF TURN SIGNAL HAS NOT BEEN USED FOR SEVERAL MILES IT WILL START CLICKING ON IT'S OWN. HAS JUST NOW STARTED CLICKING WHEN CAR IS NOT STARTED. THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON JUST THE NOISE IT MAKES AS IF THE TURN SIGNAL IS IN USE. *JB

THERE IS CONSISTENT, LOUD CLICKING FROM THE INTERNAL ENGINE. THE WARRANTY WAS ABOUT TO EXPIRE AND THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR REFUSED TO WORK ON THE CAR. AFTER ANOTHER DEALER BROUGHT THE CAR TO THEM, THEY AGREED TO WORK ON THE CAR. PONTIAC GM WAS CONTACTED. GM SAID THAT THERE IS A DESIGN PROBLEM WITH SOME OF THESE PONTIAC GRAND AM'S. THEY SAID THAT WHEN THE ENGINEERS COME UP WITH A FIX, IT WILL BE FIXED. THIS WAS 3 MONTHS AGO AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. I CANNOT TRADE THE CAR IN BECAUSE OF THESE PROBLEMS. THE CAR HAS BEEN FIXED UNDER WARRANTY THREE TIMES AND BEEN TOWED IN TO THE DEALER TWICE. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO NO AVAIL. *JB

VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF IN THE PARKING WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM ENGINE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

I HAVE NOTICED SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS I HAVE WITH MY CAR, BRAKES AND ROTORS. IS THIS CAR A JOKE. THE DEALERS WANT TO RUN WHEN I COME IN, IVE BEEN THERE SO MUCH. NOTHING IS EVER FIXED. MY BRAKES ARE GRINDING NOW. PITIFUL. NICE LOOKING CAR BUTTTTTTT. I HAVE HAD HELL WITH THIS CAR FROM DAY ONE. I REALLY WOULD LIKE THIS PROBLEM SOLVED. 23.000. DOLLAR CAR YOU THINK THE PARTS ON IT WERE WORTH SOMETHING. PLEASE FIX!!!!! DOES THERE HAVE TO BE AN ACCIDENT BEFORE THIS IS TAKEN CARE OF? *AK

STEREO GONE OUT. *TT

I WAS HAVING MANY PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES AND AIR CONDITIONER. HELLO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!COME ON HERE WHAT DOES IT HAVE TO TAKE. I WAS TOLD MY BRAKES ARE THE WAY THEY ARE BECAUSE OF THE DRIVING CONDITIONS AND BECAUSE I LIVE IN AN AREA WHERE THERE ARE HILLS. I WAS READY TO BREAK THE DEALERS KNEE CAPS. WHO DOES HE THINK I AM. STUPID. THE GUY WHO PUT THE BRAKES ON MY CAR TOLD ME THEY MADE THEM TO SMALL FOR THESE CARS ANYWAYS. SO WHO DO I BELIEVE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE GM IS RIPPING PEOPLE OFF LEFT AND RIGHT. IT S NOT RIGHT. FOR EXAMPLE I HAVE GOTTEN NEW ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS AT LEAST THREE TIMES. GOT SENT ON MY WAY ONCE AND GOT ROTORS TURNED ONCE. WHAT ELSE DOES GM NEED. WHY ARE THEY STALLING. GOT MY AIR CONDITIONER FIXED ON MAY 13, 2003 FOR LIKE I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES NOW I HAVE LOST COUNT. ANYWAYS IT IS NOW MAY 22,2003 AND IT DOESN'T WORK. NOW I NEED TO GO BACK TO THE DEALER AGAIN. I THINK ALL THE PEOPLE WHO WORK AT GM NEED TO DRIVE NOTHING BUT ALL OF OUR CARS THAT HAVE THESE BRAKE PROBLEMS AND SEE HOW THEY LIKE IT. PAYING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR A HUNK OF JUNK. BEWARE DON'T BUY THIS CAR AGAIN AND SOMEONE GET THERE FINGER OUT OF THERE YOU KNOW WHAT. *NLM

THE TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY REBUILT TWICE IN 2001. THE FIRST TIME I DON'T KNOW THE DATE BUT THE 2ND TIME WAS 12/01. ON MAY 20,03 I TOOK IT TO SUNRISE PONTIAC IN MEMPHIS BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID. EVEN THOU THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REBUILT TWICE THEY WOULDN'T HONOR THE WARRANTY AND CHARGED ME 350.00 TO FIX THE LEFT TRANSAXLE SEAL WHICH IS WHERE IT WAS LEAKING. NLM

THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. MR SCC *JB

THE TURN SIGNALS ONLY WORK SOME OF THE TIME. I CAN TURN THE HAZARDS ON AND THIS FIXES THE PROBLEM MOST TIMES TILL I TRY TO USE THE TURN SIGNALS AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM. MY MECHANIC HAS LOOKED AT IT, WITNESSED THE PROBLEM, BUT CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE. BOTH THE FUSES AND RELAY HAVE BEEN REPLACED TO TRY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO BE WORSE WHEN IT RAINS OR IS DAMP OUT. *JB

I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES BECAUSE OF PROBLEMS WITH THE ROTORS. THEY RUST VERY QUICKLY. I PARK MY CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY AT NIGHT AND THE NEXT MORNING, THE ROTORS CAN BE COVERED IN RUST. THIS CAUSES A LARGE AMOUNT OF NOISE WHEN BRAKING. THE DEALER HAS TURNED THE ROTORS MULTIPLE TIMES. THEY EVEN REPLACED THE ROTORS ONCE. UNFORTUNATELY, THEY REPLACE THE ROTORS WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT AND THEY CONTINUE TO RUST. I HAVE DONE PLENTY OF RESEARCH AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM PONTIAC GRAND AM OWNERS, BUT GM CLAIMS THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM. *NLM

I PURCHASED MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM USED WITH 27000 MILES ON JULY OF 2001. IN OCTOBER OF 2001 I HAD MY FIRST BRAKE JOB, FEBRUARY 2002, JULY 2002, MARCH 2003 BRAKES CHECKED ON 2 OTHER OCCASIONS FOR NOISE. CAR WAS SERVICED IN MARCH 2003 FOR BRAKES AND ALIGNMENT - 5 WEEKS LATER CAR CAUGHT FIRE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, THE FIRE DEPT. AND POLICE WERE ON THE SCENE IN LESS THAN 10 MINUTES - THE CAR WAS TOTALED. CAUSE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. *JB

AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN VEHICLE WENT OFF AN EMBANKMENT. *TT

THE CARS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING AND THE FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP. THE CAR HAD SUFFICIENT BRAKE PADS AND BRAKE FLUID. IT WAS CHECKED AND THERE SEEMED TO BE NOTHING ELSE TO BE WRONG. *JB

MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP REPEATEDLY FOR THE BRAKES GRINDING AND SHAKING WHEN I BRAKE. THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE FOR RUSTING AND WARPING AND THE BRAKES ONCE, UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE HAD WATER LEAKS, MY DASH HAS BEEN REPLACED FOR WARPING, 2 DOOR PANELS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOR WARPING. I HAVE 2 MORE THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS "IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY". I HAVE LOTS OF WIND NOISE. A ROTTEN EGG SMELL IN MY CAR WHEN DRIVING IT. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER LAST WEEK AND THEY REPLACED A GASKET/SEAL FOR A INTAKE GASKET LEAK. I WENT TO PICK UP MY CAR AND IT REEKED OF GASOLINE. THEY KEPT IT ANOTHER DAY AND HAD TO REPLACE MY FUEL REGULATOR. NOW I CANNOT KEEP MY WINDOWS CLOSED BECAUSE THERE IS A ODOR OF GAS IN MY CAR, WHICH CAUSES MY EYES TO BURN AND WATER AND MY THROAT TO BURN. MY HAZARDS/BLINKERS HAVE GONE OUT ONCE ALREADY. TWO OTHER TIMES I HAD IT IN THE SHOP FOR A CLICKING NOISE IN MY DASH AREA AND IT WAS SOMETHING WITH MY HAZARDS THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. MY PASSENGER SEAT WOULD NOT ADJUST, THEY SAY THEY FIXED IT? THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS ON OCCASION AND THAT HAS BEEN SINCE I TOOK POSSESSION OF THE LEMON. MY HORN QUIT WORKING AND WAS FINALLY FIXED AFTER REPEATEDLY TAKING IT INTO THE DEALER. IT IS HESITANT TO START AT TIMES AND WHEN IT FINALLY STARTS THE FRONT END SHAKES, LIKE THE MOTOR MOUNTS ARE BAD. *JB

MY HUSBAND WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN OUR 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE WHOLE FRONT END WAS SMASHED IN AND RIPPED OFF, THE RIGHT RAIL OF THE CAR WAS PUSHED BACK BEYOND REPAIR, AND EXTENSIVE DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE BACK OF THE CAR AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *NLM

I HAVE A 2000 GRAND AM AND THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED 10000 MILES AGO AND NOW NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. I HAVE SEEN ALL THE COMPLAINTS AND I AM NOT THE ONLY GRAND AM OWNER WITH THIS ISSUE. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY BEFORE AND NOT UNDER WARRANTY NOW, SO I HAD TO PAY. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS EVERY 10000 MILES. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THESE ROTORS. NEVER HAD ANY OTHER CAR DO THIS. DEALER SAID MY PROBLEM. WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER PONTIAC. *JB

CD PLAYER FAILS TO WORK PROPERLY. UPON INSERTING A COMPACT DISK, THE CD PLAYER WILL REJECT THE COMPACT DISK, AND DISPLAY AN ERROR MESSAGE, "E20." I HAVE USED SEVERAL OTHER CDS TO BE SURE WHETHER IT WAS THE CD PLAYER THAT IS BROKEN, OR THE COMPACT DISK WAS SCRATCHED. *NLM

THE RIMS WERE INCOMPATIBLE WHEN THE TIRE ON THE VEHICLE. *JB

THE CAR THAT CRASHED INTO ME WAS A DEPUTY NOT ON DUTY DISREGARDED A STOP SIGN HIT ME HEAD ON FROM FRONT TO SIDE TOTALING MY VEHICLE, THE AIR BAGS ON EITHER SIDE NEVER DEPLOYED. I SUFFERED FROM MY HIPS BEING OFF LINE AND HAD GONE TO THE CHIROPRACTOR FOR 6 MONTHS.*JB

PONTIAC GRAND AM 2000 STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY WARNING, I DON'T EVEN DRIVE THE CAR ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS ANYMORE, ONLY DRIVE ON THE BACK ROADS. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS LUCKY BUT THIS HAS HAPPENED TOO MANY TIMES, 5 IN ALL AND I AM AFRAID THE NEXT TIME I WON'T BE SO LUCKY AND I WILL HURT NOT ONLY MYSELF BUT ANYONE WHO HAPPENS TO BE BEHIND ME WHEN IT CUTS OUT AT 60 OR 65 MILES AN HOUR. IT WAS ALSO HARD TO START THE CAR AT TIMES AND THE WEATHER HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT, AND IT DIDN'T SEEM TO MATTER, HOT, COLD , MUGGY, RAINY, COLD OR DAMP THE COOLANT LIGHT HAD BEEN COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY AND 3 DAYS AFTER I HAD IT IN FOR SERVICE THE CAR STALLED OUT AGAIN AND THE COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON, I WAS IN A PARKING LOT SO I WAS SAFE. MY HUSBAND CAME AND FOUND RED GOOEY STUFF IN THE COOLANT RESERVOIR TANK. TOOK BACK IN FOR REPAIRS AND THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED A LEAK AND CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS ONE, PUT THE SAME RED STUFF RIGHT BACK IN, DEX-COOL, SO THE PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED. I ALSO FEEL THEY SHOULD HAVE FLUSHED THE SYSTEM SINCE I AM SURE IT WENT ALL THROUGH THE SYSTEM, BUT I AM JUST A WOMAN AND WHAT COULD I KNOW?? THE SERVICE DEPT. ALSO REWORDED EVERY REPAIR I ASKED THEM TO DO, SUCH AS IF I SAID TIRES WERE WEARING UNEVENLY, THEY WORDED IT, CUSTOMER STATES TIRES LOSING PSI. I HAVE ALL OF MY REPAIR ORDERS AND THE LAST ONE I MADE A COPY OF SINCE I SENT IT TO PONTIAC, I HAVE PROOF THIS TIME IN WRITING OF MY WORDING. THIS GRAND AM HAS 19,967 MILES ON IT AND IS 3 YEARS OLD

SINCE I PURCHASED MY 2000 GRAND AM THE FRONT BRAKES HAVE MADE NOISE. HAVE RECEIVED BRAKE INSPECTIONS AND TOLD ALL OK. I USUALLY GET FREE BRAKE INSPECTION WHEN I GET OIL CHANGED. NOW BRAKES SOUND BAD. TOOK TO AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CALIPERS WERE LOCKED UP. BRAKE PADS ARE BAD (WORN ON THE INSIDE ONLY) ON THE "RIGHT" FRONT WHEEL ONLY. ALSO THE ROTOR ON THE RIGHT FRONT NEEDS REPLACEMENT. I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CALIPER WAS STILL COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL CLARKSVILLE IN DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CALIPER WAS OK. THE ONLY PROBLEM WAS THAT MY BRAKES WERE BAD AND I NEED NEW ROTOR. I TOOK THE AUTO ON FRIDAY. AND THE REPAIRMAN LOOKED AT IT ON MONDAY. HE ADVISED ME THAT HE DID NOT NEED TO TEST DRIVE IT BECAUSE THE CALIPER WAS NOT LOCKED UP "NOW". DEALER REFUSE TO FIX BRAKES UNDER WARRANTY BUT WOULD INSTALL NEW BRAKES AND ROTOR AT MY COST. I TOLD DEALER TO "DO NOTHING" I WILL PICK AUTO UP. WHEN I GOT TO DEALER THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY INSTALLED NEW PADS AT NO COST BECAUSE AUTO WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. DEALER REFUSED TO GIVE ME OLD PADS. THE REPAIR SHOP I ORIGINALLY TOOK IT TO KEN TOWERY TOLD ME THAT WHEN THE CALIPER LOCKS UP IT CAN CAUSE THE PADS AND ROTOR TO GO BAD. AND SINCE HE SAW THAT THE INSIDE OF THE PAD ON THE RIGHT FRONT WAS ONLY WORN ON THE INSIDE INDICATED THAT THIS IS MORE THAN LIKELY WHAT HAPPENED. *NLM

SIGNALS NOT WORKING/ GRINDING NOISES HEARD AT ANY SPEED AND WHEN TURNING CORNERS. MR THE BRAKES SQUEAKED WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED, THE LEFT FRONT STRUT WAS REPLACED, THE STEERING ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED, THE DEFROSTER WAS REPLACED. *JB

I OWN A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT, AND I AM COMPLETELY FRUSTRATED WITH THE LACK OF RESPONSE TO ALL OF THE GRAND AM'S PROBLEMS. THERE IS A GRINDING/RUBBING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF CAR. I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED NEW ROTORS AND PADS....WELL I HAVE DONE THAT TWICE NOW WITHIN THE LAST 4 MONTHS, AND STILL THE NOISE IS THERE. THEN I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION....REPLACED THAT AND THE NOISE IS STILL THERE. NOW I HAVE FOUND OUT BY ALL OF THE OTHER HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS CAR THAT THE NOISE IS MORE THAN LIKELY FAULTY GOODYEAR TIRES. WHEN I CALLED LOCAL PONTIAC DEALER THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD DO WITHOUT CHARGE BECAUSE OF NO RECALL ON THE TIRES. I AM TO MY BOILING POINT WITH THIS CAR AND SOMETHING HAS GOT TO BE DONE BY PONTIAC. *NLM

PONTIAC GRAND AM YEAR 2000 WAS BROUGHT TO DEALER FOR GRINDING AND FRONT END VIBRATION AT 9000 MILES ,21000 AND RECENTLY AT 28515 THE FIRST TIME ROTORS AND BRAKES REPLACED AT NO CHARGE ,THE SECOND TIME RESURFACED ROTORS AND BRAKES WERE ALSO NO CHARGE, STILL UNDER WARRANTY THE BRAKES ARE KNOW CONSIDERED A WEAR ITEM AND I WAS CHARGED $321. FOR BRAKES WHICH ARE OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE ALONG WITH ROTORS THAT WARP. *JB

VEHICLE SHIFTS HARD INTO SECOND GEAR THEN TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHILE IN SECOND GEAR. PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. *JB