2000 Pontiac Grand AM complaints

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL 03V3270000: CONCERNING HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS SWITCH FAILURE. THIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEM AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VINE. THE CONTACT WILL HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE AT HIS EXPENSE. *AK

I HAVE HAD CONSTANT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IN MY VEHICLE. IT STARTED WITH THE TURN SIGNALS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, THEN MY POWER WINDOWS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY, THEN MY SUNROOF WOULD DO SO AS WELL. I HAVE HAD THE SWITCH REPLACED FOR MY TURN SIGNALS, AND THEY HAVE WORKED FINE SINCE. I HAD THE MOTOR REPLACED FOR MY SUNROOF, AND IT HAS ALSO WORKED FINE. HOWEVER, THE POWER WINDOWS STILL WORK INTERMITTENTLY, AND THE MOTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. GEE, MAYBE IT ISN'T THE MOTOR?!?!?! I HAVE ALSO HAD BRAKE ROTOR WEAR PROBLEMS, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER SAID ROTORS LOOKED AS IF I HAD BEEN STORING MY VEHICLE FOR YEARS THEY WERE SO RUSTED. I URGE ANYONE CONSIDERING THE PURCHASE OF A PONTIAC TO RE-THINK THEIR DECISION. *JB

CAR PULLED OUT OF GARAGE AND ROAD AROUND BLOCK. EXTREME GRINDING NOISE. SMOKE FROM FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. PULLED CAR BACK INTO GARAGE TO INVESTIGATE. PASSENGER FRONT COIL SPRING CRACKED AND RUBBING AGAINST TIRE CAUSING TIRE DAMAGE. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE TURN SIGNALS STARTED WORKING IMPROPERLY ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO. WHEN THEY WERE NOT WORKING THERE WAS NO LIGHT INDICATED INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. WHEN SHE TOUCHED THE HAZARD SWITCH BUTTON JUST SLIGHTLY AND THE TURN SIGNALS WERE ACTIVATED. THERE WAS RECALL 03V327000 FOR THE TURN SIGNALS, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. SHE TALKED TO THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY TOLD HER THAT THIS VEHICLE TURN SIGNAL PROBLEM WAS NOT THE SAME AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL.*AK UPDATED 11/30/2005 - *NM

DT: THE TURN SIGNAL WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY. SOMETIMES IT IS DELAYED, OTHER TIMES IT WILL SHUT ITSELF OFF AND OTHER TIMES IT DID NOT WORK. THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED IN JULY 2005 THEN AFTER THAT IT DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN UNTIL AUGUST 22, 2005. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. *AK THE DEALER REPAIRED THE PROBLEM AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. *NM

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED, FROM A DEALER IN NORTH LITTLE ROCK ARK, WE NOTICED THE RECALL, DEALER SAID JUST CALL PONTIAC THEY SHOULD HONOR IT. THE RECALL IS ON BLINKER -FLASHER CONTROL BOX WHICH CAUSES BLINKERS TO FAIL OR BE INTERMITTENT. (NHSTA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 03V327000). THIS IS HAPPENING TO THE CAR JUST AFTER I PURCHASED FROM DEALER. I CALLED PONTIAC THEY SAID MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT ON THE LIST VIN#[XXX]. YET THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME I WOULD LIKE TO GET THIS RESOLVED IT IS MY DAUGHTERS CAR AND IS A GREAT SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW MY OPTIONS AND WHAT I CAN DO TO GET THIS RESOLVED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE THANK YOU. I DO NOT KNOW HOW LONG THIS PROBLEM EXISTED WITH THE ORIGINAL OWNER OR IF THEY RECEIVED A LETTER. *JB UPDATED 07/18/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM COULD NOT DEFECT WHETHER OR NOT THE DOOR WAS CLOSED.*MR *JB

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING MY CAR TO WORK AT 6:30 AM ON HIGHWAY. IT IS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM WITH 88,000+ MILES. NEVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS BEFORE. THE FACTORY INSTALLED CD STOPPED PLAYING. SHE REINSERTED IT. IT STOPPED AGAIN. SHE GLANCED IN HER REAR VIEW MIRROR TO SEE WHAT APPEARED TO BE A SILVERY GLOW AT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SPEAKER. THEN A FIRE FROM THE SPEAKER. BY THE TIME THE CAR WAS ABLE TO STOP ALONG SIDE THE HIGHWAY, THE FLAMES FILLED THE WHOLE REAR WINDOW. SHE TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR, IT REMAINED LOCKED. SHE TRIED TO OPEN THE DRIVER WINDOW, IT WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE FLAMES WERE NOW OVER HEAD AND ALONG THE PASSENGER SEAT . SHE SHUT THE CAR OFF, PULLED OUT THE KEY AND THE DOOR FINALLY OPENED. SHE GOT OUT OF THERE, OPENED THE BACK DOOR AND GOT OUT HER PURSE ON THE FLOOR. SHE BEAT IT DOWN THE HIGHWAY. SHE LOOKED BACK AND COULD SEE FLAMES NOW UNDER THE CAR AND THE INSIDE COMPLETELY BURNING. TWO TRUCKS HAD STOPPED AND THE GUYS HAD FIRE EXTINGUISHERS TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. THEN THE FIRE TRUCK AND POLICE ARRIVED. THE FIRE WAS COMPLETELY DOUSED OUT. THE ONLY THING NOT BURNT WAS THE FRONT END AND THE ENGINE. SHE CAME SECONDS FROM LOSING HER LIFE. NATIONAL WILL TREAT THIS AS A TOTAL WRITE OFF BUT I ALMOST LOST MY WIFE (IT COULD HAVE BEEN ME THAT DAY). HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF ANYTHING SO FREAKY? A SPEAKER ON FIRE?*JB

COLLISION INVOLVING FRONT OF 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM (COMPLAINANT VEHICLE) STRIKING SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AT ESTIMATED SPEED OF 30 MPH. AIR BAG OF GRAND AM FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER OF GRAND AM (COMPLAINANT) WAS BELTED, BUT DRIVER'S HEAD NEVERTHELESS STRUCK WINDSHIELD AND DRIVER'S THIGHS STRUCK BOTTOM OF STEERING WHEEL AND STEERING COLUMN, CAUSING UNCONSCIOUSNESS AND INJURY. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT DEALER FOR INSPECTION, ASSESSMENT, AND (IF NOT TOTALED) REPAIR. PHOTOS OF VEHICLE HAVE BEEN TAKEN AND CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. *JB

TURN SIGNALS NOT WORKING PROPERLY WORK INTERMITTENT HAZARD LIGHTS NOT WORKING EITHER. *JB

I PURCHASED MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM USED. I'VE HAD IT 3 YEARS AND HAVE HAD BREAK PROBLEMS FOR AT LEAST 2 OF THE 3 YEARS. MY MECHANIC CAN NOT FIND ANY REASON WHY I'VE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS AND WHEN I SPOKE WITH PONTIAC HEADQUARTERS THEY INFORMED ME THAT SINCE I DID NOT HAVE A DOCUMENTED CASE THROUGH A CAR DEALERSHIP THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I INFORMED THEM THAT MY PRIVATE MECHANIC KEPT DETAIL RECORDS BUT PONTIAC INFORMED ME THAT EVEN IF I DID USE A DEALERSHIP THE PROBLEMS I'M HAVING ARE PART OF THE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR OF A VEHICLE. MY BREAKS HAVE BEEN GRINDING, SQUEALING, THUMPING AND NOW THE WHOLE FRONT END IS CREAKING. I'VE GONE THROUGH SEVERAL PAIRS OF BREAKS FRONT AND BACK. I'VE GOTTEN NEW ROTORS, HAVE HAD THE ROTORS CUT. I'VE GOTTEN NEW CALIPERS BUT THIS STILL HASN'T FIXED MY PROBLEM. AT TIMES I FEEL I AM RIDING IN AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. MY CAR HAS BEEN LOOKED AT ONE MONTH AND LESS THAN 30 DAYS LATER MY BRAKES WILL BE FULLY WORN DOWN. I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CORRECTED. ON TOP OF IT ALL, THE IGNITION HAS BEEN CHANGED, THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT SPRINGS ARE COMING THROUGH THE SEAT, THE RADIOS VOLUME WILL GO UP AND DOWN FOR NO REASON, I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE TURN SIGNAL / HAZARDS SIGNAL PART, THE TRUNK LEAKS AND OF COURSE NONE OF IT IS UNDER WARRANTY. I STILL HAVE A LITTLE OVER A YEAR LEFT TO PAY ON THE VEHICLE AND PONTIAC COULD CARE LESS. *NM

FAULTY SECURITY SYSTEM; THE CAR WILL START AND RUN ONE MINUTE AND THE NEXT TIME THE CAR WILL NOT START BECAUSE THE ANTI-THEFT FEATURE WILL ACTIVATE FOR NO APPARENT REASON THE ONLY THING THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME IS THE SAME PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION TURN TO ACC POSITION WAIT TEN MINUTES AND TRY TO START, AND IT USUALLY DOES. I HAD A FRIEND TAKE HIS 2002 GRAND AM TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME REASON AND THEY REPLACED A CHIP ON HIS COMPUTER AND CHARGED HIM 400.00 DOLLARS WHICH DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, AND THEY TELL HIM THE SAME THING PUT YOUR KEY IN TURN TO ACC POSITION AND WAIT TEN MINUTES , AND LOW AND BEHOLD THE CAR STARTS, I COULD HAVE TOLD HIM THAT AND NOT CHARGED HIM 400.00 DOLLARS. BASICALLY NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS ISSUE, I WAS TOLD HOW TO DEACTIVATE THE ANTI-THEFT DEVICE BY REMOVING TWO YELLOW WIRES AND HOOKING THEM TOGETHER THE PROBLEM WITH THAT IS THE SECURITY LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME, BUT WILL ALWAYS START. THIS PROBLEM IS REALLY STARTING TO WEAR ON ME AND AS I SAID THEIR IS A LOT OF OTHER GRAND AM OWNERS FROM THE 90'S TO PRESENT THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM . G.M DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, OR DOESN'T CARE.*JB

2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE1 SEDAN ... POWER WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED BECAUSE OF SUBSTANDARD PLASTIC BRACKET THAT BREAKS AND CAUSES THE MOTOR TO SEIZE. BECAUSE OF THIS FAILURE, I CANNOT ROLL DOWN ANY OF MY WINDOWS. I LIVE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESERT AND LIKE TO HAVE MY WINDOWS DOWN. THE DEALERSHIP QUOTED ME $250.00 FOR EACH WINDOW PLUS THE COST OF LABOR AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD TAKE 2 WEEKS FOR THE PARTS AND THEN THEY WOULD HAVE MY CAR FOR APPROX 3 DAYS. I ASKED ABOUT A RENTAL AND THEY SAID THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR IT IF I WANTED ONE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND FOUND UPWARDS OF 40 SOME ODD COMPLAINTS ON DIFFERENT WEB SITES PERTAINING TO 1998-2004 MODELS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. I HAVE FOUND AFTER MARKET PARTS TO REPAIR THEM MYSELF AND IT WILL STILL COST ME $400.00 BECAUSE I HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR AND MOTOR FOR EACH DOOR. MY BROTHER HAS A 2001 MODEL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB

ON 4/27/2005 I REPLACED THE COMBINATION SWITCH ON MY 2000 GRAND AM, BECAUSE IT WAS MAKING A CLICKING NOISE FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS, WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL WASN`T ON AND I NOTICED SOME SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. A WEEK LATER I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THE SWITCH. GM`S CONSUMER SERVICES SENT ME A FORM TO FILL OUT FOR A REFUND. I SUMITTED THE FORMS AND MY CLAIM WAS REFUSED BECAUSE THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON 4/26/2004. I CHECKED MY RECORDS AND THEY DID REPLACE THE SWITCH 1 YEAR EARLIER. MY CONCERN IS THAT GM WAS REPLACEING BAD WITH BAD. MY SERVICE REQUEST # 1-348061917. CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGER; KRYSTAL KEEL.

MALFUNCTION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM ON MY 2000 GRAND AM.THE PROBLEM HAS HAPPEN 3 TIMES TO THE CAR.

DT: CONSUMER STATED THAT WITHIN THE LAST FOUR MONTHS THREE OF THE WINDOWS BROKE. THEY BROKE WHILE ROLLING UP, DOWN OR BEING UP. CONSUMER CONTACTED PONTIAC, AND THEY STATED THAT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. THERE WAS A PLASTIC PIECE IN THE WINDOW THAT GUIDED THE WIRE, THAT WAS THE PIECE THAT BROKE. *AK

2000 GRAND AM GT1 WITH 36,127 MILES; A/C BLOWER STARTED MAKING A LOUD VIBRATING NOISE ON SPEEDS 4 & 5; BLOWER THEN WENT OUT ON SPEEDS 1,2,3, AND MAX. DIAGNOSED AT DEALER AND HAD TO REPLACE BOTH BLOWER MOTOR AND BLOWER RESISTOR AT COST OF $229. SERVICE MANAGER INDICATED THAT BLOWER MOTOR HAD A BEARING FAULT WHICH COULD START A FIRE.

MY DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW BROKE WHEN MY CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY, WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR. I TRIED TO ROLL IT DOWN ONE DAY AND IT STARTED MAKING CRACKING AND BREAKING NOISES THEN IT WOULDN'T GO UP. IT WAS THE MOTOR/REGULATOR. A YEAR/YEAR AND A HALF LATER, THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW DID THE EXACT SAME THING. I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THAT FIXED, IT WAS $400+. SAME THING, MOTOR/REGULATOR. I HARDLY USED MY WINDOWS AFTER MY FIRST INCIDENT. I WAS AFRAID THEY WOULD BREAK AGAIN. ONLY USED IN EMERGENCIES. 6 MONTHS AGO, I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER TO HAVE AN OIL CHANGE AND THEY ROLLED DOWN MY DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW AND COULDN'T GET IT TO GO BACK UP. SAME THING, REGULATOR/MOTOR. THEY REFUSED TO PAY FOR IT. THEY ONLY OFFERED ME A FREE OIL CHANGE. THIS HASN'T BEEN FIXED. I TRIED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE WITH PONTIAC SINCE IT WAS THE THIRD TIME I HAD A WINDOW BREAK ON MY CAR. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. TODAY I HEARD A STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM OUTSIDE SO I ROLLED MY ONLY WORKING WINDOW (PASSENGER SIDE) DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND IT STARTED MAKING HORRIBLE NOISES AND I COULD HEAR PARTS BREAKING AND FALLING INSIDE THE DOOR. THE WINDOW WILL NOT GO BACK UP. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME MY WINDOWS HAVE BROKE. EVER SINCE THE FIRST TIME, I HAVE BEEN HESITANT TO USE THEM (EXCEPT IN EMERGENCIES) BECAUSE I FEAR THEY WILL BREAK AGAIN. I CALLED PONTIAC TODAY TO VOICE MY FRUSTRATION. 4 TIMES IN 5 YEARS IN RIDICULOUS ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S THE SAME EXACT THING OVER AND OVER AGAIN. I HAVEN'T H

(1)GAS GAUGE DOESN'T WORK, SHOWS STILL HAVE GAS AT 1/4 TO 1/2 TANK FULL AND IS NEAR EMPTY OR I RUN OUT. (2)RUN OUT OF GAS. HAD TO CALL SOME ONE TO BRING ME GAS. (IT WAS -10 DEGREES F) (3) NOTHING CAN'T AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED.

DT: CONTACT STATES THE AREA WHERE THE JACK STAND IS PLACED TO CHANGE A TIRE IS CORRODED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO FALL FROM THE JACK STAND. *AK

DT: STEERING IS GOING OUT ON THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP DUE TO A RECALL ON THE HAZARD SIGNAL. WHEN PUTTING ON THE TURN SIGNAL TO GO LEFT OR RIGHT THE STEERING WOULD SOUND LIKE IT MAKES AWHISTLING NOISE. FROM UNDERNEATH IT SOUNDS LIKE KNOCKING OR RATTLING SOUND.*AK

RECURRING PROBLEM WITH WATER GETTING INTO PASSENGER SIDE FUSE BOX. WE HAVE REPAIRED 4 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. GM HAS A TSB LETTING YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, DUE TO EITHER A DEFECTIVE WATER DEFLECTOR IN THE DOOR OR A PASSENGER SIDE "A" PILLAR SEAM PROBLEM. SHOULD BE A RECALL AS WE HAVE ALREADY REPAIRED ONE CUSTOMER ONCE AND THEY ARE COMING IN AGAIN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.

MY CAR STARTED OVER HEATING, THE COOLANT LIGHT WAS GOING ON AND OFF, WHEN I CHECKED THE COOLANT THERE WAS NONE IN THERE, BUT THE DAY BEFORE I CHECKED IT AND IT WAS AT THE CORRECT LINE. SO I FILLED IT UP ONCE MY CAR COOLED DOWN AND BY THE TIME I GOT HOME WHICH IS ABOUT 4 MILES THERE WAS NO COOLANT LEFT. SO I TOOK IT IN TO A LOCAL SHOP AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT THERE IS A LEAK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS, WHICH IS NOW GOING TO COST ME AROUND 600 TO FIX. WHEN I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ONLINE I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS ISN'T A RARE THING, IT IS HAPPENING TO ALL OF THE GRAND AM'S . ALSO THE GUY AT THE SHOP SAID HE IS FIXING ABOUT 3 A MONTH JUST LIKE MY CASE. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED.

I AM EXPERIENCING REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE ROTORS. WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (ABOVE 50 MPH), IF THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE CAR, INCLUDING THE TIRES AND STEERING WHEEL, VIBRATES/SHAKES BACK AND FORTH. SOMETIMES IT SHAKES SO MUCH THAT IT FEELS LIKE CONTROL OF THE CAR IS COMPROMISED. SEVERAL AUTO MECHANICS HAVE TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM IS DEFINITELY THAT THE BRAKE ROTORS WEAR OUT. THE BRAKE ROTORS HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPLACED TWICE (THE FIRST TIME BY A PONTIAC DEALERSHIP), AND NOW NEED TO BE REPLACED A THIRD TIME, EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE REPLACED LESS THAN A YEAR AGO.

2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE PUNCTURING THE TIRE EQUIPMENT.*MR VEHCILE WAS PARKED WHEN LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE. THE REPAIR SHOP MENTIONED THERE MIGHT BE A RECALL. CALLED PONTIAC THEY SAID THERE WAS A RECALL BUT OUR VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *BF *NM

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY LOW COOLANT LIGHT, I TOOK MY CAR IN AND GOT THE THERMOSTAT REPLACED AND THERE WAS A LEAKAGE WITH THE GASKET APPARENTLY I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE SO THE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THIS CAR WHILE MY CAR WAS BEING REPAIRED THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR CAR WAS ALSO BEING REPAIRED AND THE MECHANIC SAID THAT IT WAS COMMON TO REPLACE THESE PARTS IN THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE

CONSUMER STATES: THAT WHEN THEY TURN OFF BLINKER LIGHTS THAT THERE IS A TICKNG SOUND INSIDE THE DASH, AS IF THE BLINKER WERE STILL ON. IT ALSO DOES IT EVEN WHEN JUST DRIVING WITHOUT USING THE BLINKER AND SO AS YOU START VEHICLE

AT APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES, THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ON MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT HAD TO BE REPLACED. I HAD NOTICED THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY, AND DECIDED TO GET THE COOLANT FLUSHED AND FILLED. WHEN I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO THE LOCAL PONTIC DEALERSHIP, I WAS INFORMED THE ENGINE GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WHICH WAS CLOSE TO AN $800 REPAIR. THIS WAS DONE IN DECEMBER OF 2004. IT IS NOW APRIL OF 2005, AND I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM . AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT SITES, IT APPEARS THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM, AS MANY OWNERS OF GM CARS WITH THE ENGINE THAT PONTIAC USED IN THE 2000 GRAND AM GTS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. THE LIM GASKET WAS REDESIGNED AFTER GM NOTICED THIS RECURRING PROBLEM, AND THE NEWER ONE IS BEING USED TO REPLACE THE OLDER ONE. IF IT'S BECOME OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FAULT OF GM, WHY AM I THE ONE WHO HAS TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR? *AK

RECALL CAMPAIGN 03V327000/HAZARD WARNING DEVICES. VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE TURN SIGNALS WHICH OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY. OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK THE CUSTOMER HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. *BF *NM

MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH BAD. SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS TO BE VERY COMMON ON THIS MODEL AS WELL AS THE BUICK ALERO. ***THIS IS NOT THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH THAT WAS RECALLED.*AK

I HAD MY 2000 GRAND AM IN FOR A TURN SINGNAL PROBLEM, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE INTAKE GASKETS ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF LEAKAGE.MY CAR ONLY HAS 32500MILES ON IT.RM*AK

PONTIAC GRAND AM 2000, LOSS OF CONTROL AND ROLLOVER. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, SUDDENLY THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE FELT LOOSE AND THE VEHICLE SWERVED WHICH CAUSED HIM TO LOSE CONTROL. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE LEFT REAR TRAILING ARMS WERE NOT ATTACHED TO THE LEFT REAR KNUCKLE. INSPECTION OF THE BOLTS THAT ATTACHED THE TRAILING ARMS TO THE KNUCKLE SHOWED THAT THE END OF THE BOLT WAS BROKEN. *JB

POWER STEERING FAILED, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO TURN THE VEHICLE LEFT/RIGHT. MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED BY CONSUMER.*AK THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND THE PRESSURE AND RETURN HOSES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *NM

FRONT END BEARINGS . HAVE SPOKE TO A FEW PEOPLE THAT OWN PONTIAC GRAND AMS. ALL HAVE HAD TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE FRONT END BEARING REPLACED . WHEN ISPOKE TO THE MECHANIC, HE SAID THAT G.M. VEHICLES ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR FRONT END BEARINGS GOING BAD. WHY DO THEY KNOW THIS, AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE OR ASKED ABOUT IT.CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO FLIP THE BILL FOR A PART THAT MAY BE FAULTY. PLEASE ASK G.M. IF THEY COULD WRITE ME AND ANSWER THIS QUESTION.*AK

LOWE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ON 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM 3.4 L V-6 ENGINE HAS FAILED TWICE RESULTING IN ENGINE COOLANT LOSS DUE TO MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. THIS CONDITION IS VERY HAZARDOUS AS IT COULD RESULT IN ENGINE OVERHEATING AND FAILURE.*AK

MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM HAS A BAD INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WITH ONLY 50,000 MILES. MY FRIEND OWNS A REPAIR SHOP, AND SAYS HE GETS AT LEAST ONE GM PRODUCT A WEEK WITH A 3.4 LITER ENGINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. MANY ALSO HAVE BLOWN HEAD GASKETS!! THIS IS A VERY COMMON AND COSTLY PROBLEM, AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED!! THERE ARE TOO MANY OF THESE CARS ON THE ROAD FOR EVERY CONSUMER TO BE STUCK WITH A $500-3000 REPAIR BILL!!!!!!*AK

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A CRACK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON ON THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. *TC

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH OR MORE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON DUE TO LOSS OF COOLANT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE 3.4L ENGINE HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2000 PONITAC GRAND AM. LAST YEAR I NOTICED THAT MY COOLANT WAS LEAKING AND TOOK MY CAR IN FOR REPAIR. AFTER PERFORMING A PRESSURE TEST ON MY SYSTEM, THE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND THE LEAK. I HAVE SINCE HAD TROUBLE WITH COOLANT LOSS AND OCCASIONALLY HAVE TO ADD COOLANT, AND HAVE NOTICED EVIDENCE OF LEAKAGE IN MY ENGINE COMPARTMENT. AFTER SOME INTERNET RESEARCH AND EXPLORING SOME GRAND AM OWNER SITES, I HAVE LEARNED THAT THERE IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE UPPER AND LOWER MANIFOLD INTAKE GASKET DETERIORATING AND ALLOWING COOLANT TO LEAK OUT, CAUSING A COSTLY REPAIR OF OVER $1,000. IN SOME INSTANCES, THE COOLANT HAS MIXED WITH THE OIL AND RUINED THE ENGINE. SOME GRAND AM OWNERS HAVE PETITIONED GENERAL MOTORS TO RECALL THE GASKETS BUT SO FAR THERE HAS BEEN NO RESPONSE. I HAVE NOT YET HAD THE GASKETS REPLACED ON MY CAR BUT AFTER FURTHER EXAMINATION I BELIEVE THIS IS MY PROBLEM. GRAND AM OWNERS LIKE MYSELF HOPE THAT GM WILL MAKE THIS DECISION TO TAKE CARE OF ITS CUSTOMERS AND TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO MAINTAIN CONSUMER TRUST AND LOYALTY. *JB

THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD IN THE CONSUMER'S 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM LEAKED ANTIFREEZE. *NM *NM

FAN SWITCH FAILS TO WORK ON SETTINGS 1 AND 2. IT ONLY WORKS ON SETTINGS 3, 4, OR 5. THIS STARTED OCCURING DURING THE PAST 6 MONTHS.*AK

(1) USE OF THE POWER WINDOWS.(2) THE WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR AS CAR WAS DRIVEN SCARING THE DRIVER.3) THE PROBLEM HAS NOT YET BEEN FIXED.*AK

ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, I NOTICED MY "LOW COOLANT" LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER. I FILLED THE COOLANT FILLING TAKE TO THE LEVEL AS INDICATED ON THE TANK WITH DEX-COOL AS INSTRUCTED. SINCE THEN, I HAVE HAD TO ADD ADDITIONAL COOLANT WITH INCREASINGLY GREATER FREQUENCY. A THOROUGH INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE AND COOLING SYSTEM SHOWED NO EXTERNAL LEAKAGE. ALSO, WHEN CHANGING THE OIL, THEIR WAS COOLANT IN THE USED MOTOR OIL, WHICH HAS ALWAYS BEEN CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES. I BELIEVE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IS FAILING, ALLOWING COOLANT INTO THE INTERNAL ENGINE. I AM ATTEMPTING TO CONTACT GM FOR INFORMATION FOR THE REPAIR. *NM

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE STEERING BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE CONTROL PANEL BOARD. *JB

ENGINE COOLANT- PONTIAC GRAND AM 2000 GT1 WITH 33,000 MILES - HEATER STARTED BLOWING COLD AIR AND ENGINE OVERHEATED, LOST ALL COOLANT. *NM

2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM HAD TO HAVE THE HUB AND BRAKE SHOES REPLACED AT 15000 MILES.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER ALSO HAD NEW CALIPERS AND HOSES INSTALLED BUT THE BRAKE SHOES STILL AREN'T RELEASING FROM THE HUB. *NM

AFTER HAVING TO GET THE WHEELS BEARINGS REPLACED IN MY FRONT WHEELS, I STARTED HEARING A KNOCKING/CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE WHEELS. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SAME PLACE AND THEY REPLACED THE BEARINGS AGAIN, BUT THE NOISE WAS STILL THERE. THE THIRD AND FOURTH TIME I TOOK IT THERE THEY REPLACED CV JOINTS AND FRONT CONTROLS ARMS. THE NOISE WAS STILL THERE. I GAVE UP ON THAT GARAGE. I TOOK IT TO A SECOND PLACE WHERE THEY PRETTY MUCH TOOK APART EVERYTHING UNDER THE FRONT END OF MY CAR. FOUR MONTHS LATER I STILL HEAR THE CLICKING, AND I THINK THIS CURRENT PROBLEM IS RELATED. DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY LAST WEEK THE ABS, SERVICE VEHICLE SOON, AND TRACTION OFF LIGHT ALL CAME ON. TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS WRONG (NO CODES). AFTER I START MY CAR, THE FIRST FEW TIMES I BRAKE, IT MAKES A CLANKING NOISE AND THE BRAKES LOSE ALL PRESSURE FOR A FEW SECONDS. AFTER THE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON THE BRAKES WORK FINE. CAR IS AT DEALER NOW. *JB

NONE. NO SUMMARY. *AK

AFTER THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH RECALL 03V327000 REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED THE TURN SIGNALS STILL MALFUNCTIONED. DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED, AND INDICATED THAT THE MALFUNCTION WAS DUE TO A FAILURE IN THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH.*AK

THE HAZARD AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA RECALL. 03V327000 DUE TO VIN. *AK TAPPING ON THE HAZARD SWITCH CAUSED THE TURN SIGNAL TO FUNCTION FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. *NM