FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR LEAKS FUEL INTERMITTENTLY (DURING COLD STARTS)
2000 Pontiac Grand AM complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2000 record →
BRAKE CALIPER BOLTS SEPARATED ON FRONT BRAKES. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE FOUR TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK
ENGINE BACKFIRES AND STALLS WHILE DRIVING DEALER SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG WITH CAR DRIVERS DOOR LEAKS INTO BACK FLOOR TRUNK OPENS INSTURMENT PANEL GUAGES AN LIGHTS FLASH ERRATICLY WHEN ENGINE STALLS ALSO RADIO DOES NOT OPREATE PROPERLY. *AK
BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW,THE CAR CONSTANTLY SHAKED AND VIBRATED WHEN BRAKING OR AT HIGH SPEEDS THE ROTORS HAD TO BE TURNED THEY WERE WARPED,,AND THE MOTOR IS FAILING PUFFING BLUE SMOKE OUT AND CAN SMELL IT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. *AK
I FOUND THE FIRST PROBLEM OF VIBRATION AROUND 3000K AND THERE WAS NO FORSEABLE PROBLEM. AROUND 6000K THE SHUTTERING BEGAN AND THE DEALER SAID THEY WERE TO SHAVE THE ROTORS AND PADS. AROUND 9000K ANOTHER SHUTTER AND THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THEY SHOULD HAVE REPLACED IT IN THE FIRST PLACE. IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN AND I'M CALLING THEM TOMOROW TO FIX IT AGAIN.*AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING, ALSO FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER CORRECT LEVELS OF FUEL, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
WHEN DRIVING AND UPON ACCELERATION CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER NOTICED TRANSMISSION SENSOR WENT BAD, CAUSING THE PROBLEM. TRANSMISSION SENSOR REPLACED TWICE. ALSO, POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING, CAUSING POOR STEERING CONTROL WHEN DRIVING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. *AK
CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. HAS BEEN TOWED IN FOUR TIMES. DEALERSHIP ADMITS THERE IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM, BUT GENERAL MOTORS REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO QUIT.
LOWER LEFT SIDE OF WINDSHIELD (DRIVERS SIDE) CONTAINS BACKING FLAW, LOOKS LIKE SEPERATION FROM SEAL ON WINDOW, POSSIBLE WATER DAMAGE
WATER DEFLECTORS WARPED CAUSING A PUDDLE TO FORM ON BACK FLOOR ON PASSENGER SIDE. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD TRUNK POPS OPEN FOR NO REASON BUT ONLY IF IT IS RAINING. WINDSHIELD LEAKED CAUSING WATER TO LEAK DOWN BY HOOD RELEASE AND UNDER DASH CAUSING ANOTHER PUDDLE ON FLOOR. I SHOULD ADD DEALER CANNOT FIND ANY REASON FOR TRUNK TO POP OPEN ALTHOUGH IT HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES.
INTERMITTENTLY, UPON STARTING VEHICLE ABS WARNING LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND REMAIN ON. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND IN A NORMAL MANNER, AND DRIVER WOULD HAVE TO PRESS ON THE PEDAL EXTREMELY HARD. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THIS PROBLEM RIGHT AWAY. FINALLY, CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED WHICH SEEMED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS CAUSING HARD VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING. NLM
WHILE DRIVING ATTEMPTED SEE VEHICLES BEHIND THROUGH BACK WINDSHIELD. BUT, WAS UNABLE TO SEE VEHICLES AND LINES CLEARLY. IT APPERARD AS IS IF ALL THE VISION IN BACK WAS WAVING. DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. *AK THE BACK WINDSHIELD STILL GIVES DISTORTED VIEW EVEN AFTER THE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. *YH
BRAKES WERE NOT TIGHTENED ENOUGH DURING MANUFACTURING. DEALER SAID THAT ROTORS LOOSENED DURING SHIPPING WHICH CAUSED ROTORS TO WARP BRAKES PADS TO FAIL. DEALER WASN'T TRYING TO REMEDY PROBLEM, AND DIDN'T OFFER A LOANER VEHICLE.AK
INVESTIGATION ONGOING BY AMERICAN FAMILY INSURANCE. NO CAUSE DETERMINED YET. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
ENITRE VEHICLE DESTROYED BY FIRE WHILE PARKED. CAUSE UNKNOWN, UNDER INVESTIGATION BY AMERICAN FAMILY INSURANCE CO. *AK
EVERY 3000 MILES APPROXIMATELY I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE BRAKES AND ROTORS ON THE FRONT END REPLACED DUE TO THEM WARPING. THE DEALRSHIP GARAGE KEEPS ASSURING ME THEY ARE PUTTING ON AN IMPROVED DESIGN BY GMAC AND THAT IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. BUT JUST TODAY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE NOISE AND SHAKING RESTARTED. *AK
THE ABS LIGHT STAY ON AND THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED, RESULTING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
BRAKE PEDAL IS TOO LOW, AND WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THEY WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. ALSO, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE COULD HAPPEN.*AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HAS INTERMITTENTLY BEEN PULLING TO THE RIGHT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN DEALER'S SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLES. *AK
RIGHT SUSPENSION SQUAWK / SQUEAK WHILE DRIVING IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR GLASS SHATTERED BEHIND MIRROR WHILE DRIVING WITH NO APPARENT DEBRIS STRIKING CAR, RIGHT FRONT DOOR NOT FLUSHED, LEAVING GAP.
BRAKE ROTORS WARPED, AND DEALERSIP SAID THEY WERE NOT IN WARRANTY. *AK
MECHANIC NOTICE THAT UPON IMPACT TO THE RIGHT FRONT, WHETHER IT IS SMALL OR LARGE IMPACT, THE BATTERY TRAY EITHER BREAKS OFF OR THE BATTERY SLIDES OFF OF THE TRAY CAUSING SEVERE ACID DAMAGE TO THE ABS UNIT, RADIATOR FAN SHROUD ASSY, TRANSMISSION, WIRING, EXHAUST HEAT SHIELD, MANIFOLD AND INTAKE. NLM
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