2000 Pontiac Grand AM complaints

WHILE DRIVING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. ALSO, THE TRAC SYSTEM FLASHED ON AND OFF. VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. BUT CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. DEALER PLACED THE VEHICLE ON DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE AND CODES WERE FOUND. MECHANIC REPLACED THE O2 SENSORS. THEN, CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THE PROBLEM RECURRED, AND HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK

COOLANT LOSE, EVIDENCE FLUID ON THE GARAGE FLOOR, ETC., OR COOLANT WARNING LIGHT COMING ON. *AK

TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THIS STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND NOW THE HAZARD SIGNAL DOES IT ALSO. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN AFTER I HAVE DRIVEN SEVERAL MILES. I DRIVE 55 MILES ONE WAY TO WORK AND BY THE TIME I GET CLOSE TO MY JOB THEY HAVE STOPPED WORKING. ALSO, I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY KIND OF NOTIFICATION ON ANY RECALLS FOR THIS VEHICLE AND I HAVE READ THAT THERE HAVE BEEN FOUR TOTAL. *JB

HAZARD/SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET DEVOLPED A LEAK RESULTING IN ANTIFREEZE LEAKING INTO MY ENGINE OIL WHICH CAUSED A $1000.00 REPAIR, AS WELL AS BOTH FRONT BEARINGS WENT RESULTING IN A $1000.00 REPAIR AS WELL. THIS IS ON TOP OF THE 4 WINDOWS SEVERLY SCRATCHED AND LOOSE IN THEIR TRACKS, RADIO STOPPED WORKING & BRAKES/ROTORS CONSTANTLY NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WARPING. I FOUND A FEW RECALLS ON 2000 GRAND AM'S, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THEY KEEP TELLING ME THAT MY VIN# ISN'T ONE OF THE ONES INCLUDED IN THE RECALL???... I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO CONTINUE POURING INTO THIS "LEMON"!

ENGINE PROBLEMS AND SAFETY CONCERNS WITH PONTIAC 2000 GRAND AM GT. LOST ALL COOLANT IN MAY 04, HAD TO REPLACE WATER PUMP AND HOSES. AUGUST 04 COOLANT LIGHT COMING ON ONLY TO DISCOVER THE DEXCOOL WAS SLUDGY. THE SLUDGE HAD TRANSPIRED WITHIN 2 MONTHS AND IT APPEARS THAT OIL IS LEAKING INTO THE COOLANT DUE TO A BAD GASKET. ALSO EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE TURN SIGNALS NOT WORKING WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE. CALLED GM TO FIND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL #03043 ONLY TO BE TOLD IT DOESN'T APPLY TO MY MODEL OF VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH THE RECALL STATES FOR GRAND AM '00-01, ALONG WITH THE '00-01 CHEVEROLET MALIBU AND THE '00-01 OLDSMOBILE ALERO, ALL MANUFACTURED 02/01/00 TO 05/01/01. I WAS INFORMED MY VEHICLE CAME OUT OF A DIFFERENT FACTORY AT A DIFFERENT TIME ACCORDING TO THE VIN # AND THERE MAY BE ANOTHER RECALL AT A LATER TIME WHICH WOULD INCLUDE MY VEHICLE. THIS DOES NOT HELP ME NOW WITH SUCH A SERIOUS DEFECT OF EQUIPMENT. IS IT IN GM'S BEST INTEREST FOR GM CONSUMERS EXPERIENCING THESE ISSUES TO BE INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS CAR ACCIDENT WITH INJURIES AND FOR THE CONSUMER TO SUE GM FOR MILLIONS AS OPPOSED TO GOING AHEAD AND DOING THE RECALL AND SPENDING $150 PER VEHICLE TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TURN SWITCH AND MAKING OUR HIGHWAYS SAFER AS WELL AS PROTECTING THE CONSUMER FROM INJURY OR HARM? KNOWING WHAT I KNOW NOW, I WOULD NEVER HAVE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE WITH THIS SERIOUS OF ISSUES. IS THERE AN ISSUE WITH DEXCOOL? WHAT IS CAUSING THE GASKET TO GO BAD IN THESE CARS? PLEASE HELP THE

PROBLEMS WITH BRAKING SYSTEM ON 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. *MR THE BRAKES SQUEALED, THE FRONT END WOULD SHAKE, THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE WINDOWS WERE BROKEN, THE REGULATORS IN THE DOORS WERE BUSTED, THE VOLUME ON THE RADIO CONTROL WAS IMPROPER, THE STEERING HOSE BROKE, THE BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED 12 TIMES, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE WHEN BRAKING, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED, THE VEHICLE BURNED EXCESSIVE OIL, THE PASSENGER SIDE STRUT WAS BAD, THE POWER STEERING LEAKED, THE ENGINE ACTED AS IF IT WAS GOING TO STALL, THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER WAS INOPERATIVE, AND THE REAR COMPARTMENT FILLED WITH WATER. *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

VEHICLES TURN SIGNALS ARE INTERMITTENT AND INOPERATIVE AT TIMES. THIS IS IN ALL MODES WHETHER RIGHT, LEFT, OR HAZARDS. THERE IS A VOLUNTARY RECALL FOR MY MAKE OF VEHICLE AND YEAR, BUT THE ACTUAL MANUFACTURES DATE INVOLVED IN THE RECALL EXCLUDES MY VEHICLE. I HAVE SPENT A COUPLE HUNDRED DOLLARS REPLACING THE MULTIPURPOSE SWITCH IN THE STEERING COLUMN, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSIST. THE RECALL EXACTLY DESCRIBES THE PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE HOWEVER IT MISSED THE RECALL INCLUSIVE DATE BY A FEW MONTHS. IF I BEAT ON THE DASH JUST ABOVE THE RADIO THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS WILL WORK. *JB

THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH FAILS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. RECALL NUMBER 03V-327000. THE DEALERSHIPS MECHANIC WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE, BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *LA

STARTING LAST SUMMER, I NOTICED A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEREO AREA OF MY VEHICLE. THE NOISE SEEMS TO COME FROM THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS SWITCH LOCATED JUST ABOVE MY RADIO. SINCE THE SWITCH STILL WORKED, I FIGURED IT WAS SOMETHING PHYSICAL THAT WAS LOOSE BEHIND THE MOLDING. THIS SUMMER, WHEN THE TEMPERATURE GOT EXTREME HOT IN THE MONTHS OF JUNE AND JULY, THE CLICKING STARTED AGAIN. I THEN NOTICED ANOTHER PROBLEM. SOMETIMES MY TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. I WILL HAVE TO HIT THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS BUTTON A FEW TIMES TO GET MY TURN SIGNALS TO WORK. I WAS GOING TO HAVE AN ESTIMATE FOR THE COST OF REPLACEMENT, BUT FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THESE INCIDENTS. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID IS 03V327000. READING THE RECALL NOTICE SHOWS THAT MY CAR IS SHOWING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE PROBLEMS WITH THE TURN SIGNAL DID NOT START UNTIL THE HOT SUMMER MONTHS OF JUNE AND JULY (THEY CONTINUE EVERY SO OFTEN AS OF THIS COMPLAINT). I CALLED THE GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE NUMBER AND GAVE THEM MY VIN. TOYNICIA JACKSON ANSWERED AND SAID I SHOULD REFERENCE CASE 1-238622769. SHE WAS VERY HELPFUL BUT SAID THE REASON I DID NOT GET A RECALL NOTICE WAS BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED. EVEN THOUGH IT IS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM, SHE SAID THAT IT COULD HAVE HAD DIFFERENT PARTS USED. I PLAN ON SENDING INFORMATION TO GM/PONTIAC AS WELL ABOUT THIS ISSUE. SINCE I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS DESCRIBED IN THE NHTSA RECALL NOTICE I BELIEVE MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. PLEASE LO

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN FEB. OF 2000 BRAND NEW. STARTING LAST SUMMER, I NOTICED A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEREO AREA OF MY VEHICLE. THE NOISE SEEMS TO COME FROM THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS SWITCH LOCATED JUST ABOVE MY RADIO. SINCE THE SWITCH STILL WORKED, I FIGURED IT WAS SOMETHING PHYSICAL THAT WAS LOOSE BEHIND THE MOLDING. THIS SUMMER, WHEN THE TEMPERATURE GOT EXTREME HOT IN THE MONTHS OF JUNE AND JULY, THE CLICKING STARTED AGAIN. I THEN NOTICED ANOTHER PROBLEM. SOMETIMES MY TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. I WILL HAVE TO HIT THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS BUTTON A FEW TIMES TO GET MY TURN SIGNALS TO WORK. I WAS GOING TO HAVE AN ESTIMATE FOR THE COST OF REPLACEMENT, BUT FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THESE INCIDENTS. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID IS 03V327000. READING THE RECALL NOTICE SHOWS THAT MY CAR IS SHOWING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE PROBLEMS WITH THE TURN SIGNAL DID NOT START UNTIL THE HOT SUMMER MONTHS OF JUNE AND JULY (THEY CONTINUE EVERY SO OFTEN AS OF THIS COMPLAINT). I CALLED THE GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE NUMBER AND GAVE THEM MY VIN. TOYNICIA JACKSON ANSWERED AND SAID I SHOULD REFERENCE CASE 1-238622769. SHE WAS VERY HELPFUL BUT SAID THE REASON I DID NOT GET A RECALL NOTICE WAS BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED. EVEN THOUGH IT IS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM, SHE SAID THAT IT COULD HAVE HAD DIFFERENT PARTS USED. I PLAN ON SENDING INFORMATION TO GM/PONTIAC AS WELL ABOUT THIS ISSUE. SINCE I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS DESCRIBED IN THE NHTSA RECALL NOTICE I BELIEVE MY VEH

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN FEB. OF 2000 BRAND NEW. STARTING LAST SUMMER, I NOTICED A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEREO AREA OF MY VEHICLE. THE NOISE SEEMS TO COME FROM THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS SWITCH LOCATED JUST ABOVE MY RADIO. SINCE THE SWITCH STILL WORKED, I FIGURED IT WAS SOMETHING PHYSICAL THAT WAS LOOSE BEHIND THE MOLDING. THIS SUMMER, WHEN THE TEMPERATURE GOT EXTREME HOT IN THE MONTHS OF JUNE AND JULY, THE CLICKING STARTED AGAIN. I THEN NOTICED ANOTHER PROBLEM. SOMETIMES MY TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. I WILL HAVE TO HIT THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS BUTTON A FEW TIMES TO GET MY TURN SIGNALS TO WORK. I WAS GOING TO HAVE AN ESTIMATE FOR THE COST OF REPLACEMENT, BUT FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THESE INCIDENTS. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID IS 03V327000. READING THE RECALL NOTICE SHOWS THAT MY CAR IS SHOWING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE PROBLEMS WITH THE TURN SIGNAL DID NOT START UNTIL THE HOT SUMMER MONTHS OF JUNE AND JULY (THEY CONTINUE EVERY SO OFTEN AS OF THIS COMPLAINT). I CALLED THE GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE NUMBER AND GAVE THEM MY VIN. TOYNICIA JACKSON ANSWERED AND SAID I SHOULD REFERENCE CASE 1-238622769. SHE WAS VERY HELPFUL BUT SAID THE REASON I DID NOT GET A RECALL NOTICE WAS BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED. EVEN THOUGH IT IS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM, SHE SAID THAT IT COULD HAVE HAD DIFFERENT PARTS USED. I PLAN ON SENDING INFORMATION TO GM/PONTIAC AS WELL ABOUT THIS ISSUE. SINCE I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS DESCRIBED IN THE NHTSA RECALL NOTICE I BELIEVE MY VEH

WHILE DRIVING, THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH LIGHT FAILED TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE FLASHER ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. *SC *JB

RIGHT PASSENGER SEAT HAS PROBLEMS LOCKING INTO PLACE THEREFORE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES SEAT ROLLS FORWARD. 10 YEAR OLD SON HEAD HIT THE WINDSHIELD DUE TO THE SEAT NOT LOCKING... ALSO THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT CONSTRICTS AND THE SEAT BELT HAS TO BE UNBUCKLE AND RESET BY THE PASSENGER .. DUE TO THESE DEFECTS MY CHILD HEAD WAS SLAMMED INTO THE WINDSHIELD OF THE VEHICLE. *LA

THE PROBLEM THAT I AM HAVING WITH MY VEHICLE IS THAT THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON WHEN TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE AND WILL NOT LET ME START IT. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN AND AM PREGNANT AND WAS STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF A STORM BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. AFTER THE LIGHT COMES ON, I USUALLY HAVE TO WAIT FOR 30MIN.- 1 HR. BEFORE IT WILL GO OFF AND THE VEHICLE WILL START. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED 7 TIMES NOW IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS. I HAVE COMPLAINED SEVERAL TIMES TO THE SERVICE DEALER, AND THEY KEEP GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND AND SAY NOTHING IS WRONG AND CAN'T FIND ANYTHING. IF NOTHING IS WRONG, WHY DOES IT KEEP HAPPENING?? A FRIEND OF MINE HAS THE SAME VEHICLE AND IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I THINK THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS! I HAVE CHILDREN AND CANNOT AFFORD TO GET STRANDED.*AK

I TOOK MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT TO BE SERVICED AND I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS GOING TO BE A RECALL FOR THE PROBLEM I WAS HAVING.THE PROBLEM IS MY TURN SIGNAL WORKS SOMETIMES . I'VE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALL ACCIDENTS WITH THEM NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE PONTIAC DEALER ON EAST WASHINGTON ST AND WAS TOLD MY CAR WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL,THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I'M HAVING SO WHY ISN'T MY CAR IN THE RECALL .WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO BEFORE THEY WILL FIX THE PROBLEM PLEASE HELP ...THANK YOU. *AK

I HAVE A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. SOMETIMES THE SIGNAL LIGHTS WORK AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T.THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. WHEN THE SIGNALS DON'T WORK, I CAN PUSH THE EMERGENCY FLASHER SWITCH AND THEY WILL START WORKING AGAIN FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS BUT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE TRACTION SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE , CONSUMER PUSHED THE EPS BUTTON YET THE SYSTEM FAILED TO RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *NM

INTERMITTENTLY TURN SIGNAL WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE AS STATED IN HAZARD WARNING SWITCH RECALL 03V327000. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

WAS PULLING OUT OF GARAGE AND HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT END. I STOPPED AND GOT OUT TO INSPECT THE CAR. I COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG SO I CONTINUED BACKING UP. THE NOISE DID NOT STOP. I PULLED FORWARD TO GO BACK INTO THE GARAGE AND THE LEFT FRONT TIRE POPPED. I GOT OUT TO SEE IF I COULD IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. THERE WERE SHREDDS OF MY TIRE IN THE DRIVEWAY. I CALLED THE WRECKER. WE TOOK OFF THE FLAT TIRE TO SEE THAT THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN AND CUT MY TIRE ALL THE WAY AROUND. WE BROUGHT THE CAR TO SMITH AUTO SALES IN LEBANON,NH TO BE FIXED. BOTH FRONT SPRINGS WERE REPLACED AND FRONT END ALIGNED. I AM CONCERNED IF THIS SPRING HAD BROKEN WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE WHAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED.*AK

LEFT COIL SPRING BROKE RESULTING IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR DROPPING TO THE GROUND.*MR THE CONSUMER SON LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE COIL SPRING FAILED . THE FRONT TIRE ALSO BLEW OUT DUE TO THE COIL SPRING FAILURE. *JB

TURN SIGNALS CAME ON AND OFF ON THEIR OWN. ALSO, THE HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A WORN OUT PART. *AK

A WARPING OF THE FRONT ROTORS MAY CAUSE THE BRAKES TO VIBRATE DURING BREAKING AND CAUSE THE ABS SYSTEM FAILURE INDICATOR TO GO ON. *AK DRIVER SIDE DOOR WINDOW: CABLE FOR THE POWER WINDOW WILL BIND UP BEHIND THE PULLEY AND MAKE THE WINDOW INOPERATIONAL. IN SOME CASES THE CABLE PULLED OFF THE PULLEY AND CAUSED THE WINDOW TO DROP AND SMASH INTO PIECES.

BRAKES GRINDING. BOUGHT CAR USED THREE WEEKS AGO, NOTICED BRAKES GRINDING. TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE BRAKES AND TURNED THE ROTORS. BRAKES STILL GRIND AND ROTORS FORM LAYER OF RUST WHILE JUST WASHING THE CAR!*AK

I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY COOLANT LEAKING MY I HAVE RAN INTO A COUPLE OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS THEY SAY ITS IS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD PONTAIC NEDDS TO RECALL THESE CARS I HAVE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY TRYING TO FIND OUT THE PROBLEM TOOK IT TO A PONTIAC DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T TELL ME WHAT THE PROBLEM IS LOKED ON THE WEB AN FOUND OTHERS HANING THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

1ST & 2ND FAN SPEEDS ON CLIMATE CONTROL ARE INOPERABLE, HAZARD/SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET DEVOLPED A LEAK RESULTING IN ANTIFREEZE LEAKING INTO MY ENGINE OIL WHICH CAUSED A $1000.00 REPAIR, AS WELL AS BOTH FRONT BEARINGS WENT RESULTING IN A $1000.00 REPAIR AS WELL. THIS IS ON TOP OF THE 4 WINDOWS SEVERLY SCRATCHED AND LOOSE IN THEIR TRACKS, RADIO STOPPED WORKING & BRAKES/ROTORS CONSTANTLY NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WARPING. I FOUND A FEW RECALLS ON 2000 GRAND AM'S, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THEY KEEP TELLING ME THAT MY VIN# ISN'T ONE OF THE ONES INCLUDED IN THE RECALL???... I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO CONTINUE POURING INTO THIS "LEMON"! *AK

WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL WAS ON CONSUMER HEARD A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHT SWITCH. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO MANUALLY SHUT OFF THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHT SWITCH. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *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. I'VE READ ABOUT OTHER 2000 GRAND AMS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY NO RECALL?

RECALL 03V327000, WHILE DRIVING OR IDLING HAZARD WARNING SWITCH FAILED TO WORK. DEALERSHIPS' WOULD NOT REPAIR THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK

HEARD LOUD NOISE COMING FROM FRONT PART TIRES WHILE DRIVING. I KNEW IT WASN'T THE BRAKES. TOOK IT TO MY REGULAR MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A BAD WHEEL BEARING. $400 LATER IT WAS REPLACED. THIS IS NOT MY FIRST PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. 1ST PROBLEM: BLOWER MOTOR WENT, 2ND: WATER PUMP WENT, 3RD: WAS TOLD IGNITION COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, 4TH: SHOE OVER TIMING BELT WORE AWAY BECAUSE OF WATER PUMP PROBLEM. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS INCLUDING REPLACEMENT OF THE BRAKES. MY CAR ONLY HAS 53,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN JUNE OF 2000. FOR THE MONEY I HAVE SPENT ON IT, I COULD'VE HAD A LEXUS! *JB

ON THE DATE BELOW, I DROVE TO WORK AND PARKED. MY GAS GAUGE READ JUST OVER 1/4 A TANK. WHEN IT WAS TIME TO GO HOME, I GOT IN MY CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START. I CALLED A FRIEND AND HE SAID IT COULD BE OUT OF GAS. LUCKILY, THERE WAS A GAS STATION CLOSE BY, SO I BOUGHT A GAS CONTAINER AND GAS. I PUT THE GAS IN MY CAR AND THE CAR STARTED UP FINE. THE GAS GAUGE STILL READ 1/4 A TANK. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED TO ME SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE AND IT GETS REALLY ANNOYING. I WILL BE DRIVING AND MY GAS TANK READS 1/8 TO 1/2 A TANK AND MY CAR WILL DIE ON ME. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS ABOUT A MONTH AGO IN APRIL 2004. I HAD TO WALK 4 MILES ROUND TRIP TO GET GAS. I TAKE REAL GOOD CARE OF MY CAR AS MUCH AS I CAN BECAUSE I DIDN'T EXTEND MY WARRANTY DUE TO LACK OF MONEY. THIS HAPPENS RIGHT AT THE MOST INOPPORTUNE TIMES. I HAVE NOT TAKEN MY CAR IN TO HAVE THIS FIXED BECAUSE I KNOW IT WILL COST ME ABOUT $500 AND I JUST CANNOT AFFORD THAT. THERE'S A WEBSITE THAT I GO TO FIND OUT PROBLEMS WITH THE GRAND AM CAR (GRANDAMGT.COM). A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH 1999+ MODELS. I'VE ACTUALLY HAD TO REPLACE SEVERAL COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PARTS ON MY CAR (SENSORS, RESISTORS, SWITCHES) DUE TO GM'S POOR ENGINEERING AND I CAN'T AFFORD THIS CURRENT PROBLEM. IT'S RIDICULOUS THAT OUT OF ALL THE CONSTANT PROBLEMS THAT GRAND AM OWNERS HAVE, GM CAN ONLY SEND OUT A RECALL ON A STUPID HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH RELAY. THAT'S MY 2 CENTS. *JB

I DID NOT HAVE A VEHICLE FAILURE, HOWEVER, AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, I WAS BOTHERED BY THE RESULTS. ON LATE MODEL PONTIAC GRAND AMS, MAINLY THE INTAKE MANIFOLD HOUSING/GASKET GOES BAD WITHIN ANY VEHICLE MILEAGE RANGE ESPECIALLY LOW MILEAGE. I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE MY GASKET HAD GONE BAD UNTIL MY OIL LIGHT CAME ON. THE OIL LEAK DOESN'T LEAVE PUDDLES ON THE GROUND. IT GETS BURNED ON THE ENGINE BLOCK AS YOU DRIVE. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON GRAMDAMGT.COM AND A LOT OF PEOPLE HAD THIS PROBLEM AS WELL AND AT 15000 MILES AND HIGHER. I KNOW THIS COSTS ABOUT $800 TO FIX, BUT IT'S A RECURRING PROBLEM FOR DEALERS TO TAKE CARE OF. SEEMS LIKE ITS A WAY FOR THEM TO MAKE MONEY BY INSTALLING FAULTY PARTS IN THEIR CARS, SO THEY GET THE BUYER'S MONEY. MY WARRANTY EXPIRED BECAUSE I COULDN'T AFFORD THE COST OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I ACTUALLY BOUGHT THE INTAKE AND EXHAUST GASKETS FOR MY CAR, BUT I FOUND THAT I NEED TO BUY MORE TOOLS AND HAVE AN EXTRA CAR (WHICH I DON'T HAVE) IN ORDER TO PERFORM THIS JOB. I DON'T MAKE ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY MY RENT AND SUPPORT MY WIFE AND SON AND PAY TO HAVE THE PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR FIXED AND IT'S MY ONLY CAR. I RARELY HAVE TIME TO WORK ON IT. LUCKILY FOR ME THE ONLY THING THAT I GOT FIXED BY THE DEALER FOR FREE WAS MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER. IT MELTED AT 48000 MILES. IT'S WARRANTED FOR 8 YEARS. *JB

WHEN USING THE TURN SIGNALS THEY WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED OVER 40 TIMES IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS. *AK

CONSUMER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS NHTSA CAMPAIGNS # 03V327000: HAZARD WARNING SWITCHES THAT MAY EXPERIENCE SOLDER JOINT CRACKING CAUSED BY RAPID TEMPERATURE TRANSITIONS AND THE SOLDERING PROCESS. IF SOLDER JOINT CRACKING OCCURS AND RESULTS IN AN OPEN CIRCUIT, THE TURN SIGNALS/HAZARD LAMPS BECOME INTERMITTENT OR INOPERATIVE. DEALERSHIP INDICATED YOUR VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDE IN THIS RECALL DUE TO THE VIN#. *JB

THE BRAKES SHUTTERED BADLY AND THE FRONT ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED. ON 10/16/2003 WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE BRAKES SHUTTERED. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKED, AND CAUSED THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK THE OTHER VEHICLE'S DRIVER WAS INJURED. *SC *JB

INTERMITTENTLY THE TURN SIGNAL FAILED TO FUNCTION. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE THE FLASHER WAS DEFECTIVE. HAZARD WARNING SWITCH RECALL 03V327000 WAS ISSUED . BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

ON THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR I TOOK MY FAMILY OUT TO DINNER. WE RETURNED TO THE CAR AFTER FINISHING OUR DINNER AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. WE TRIED FOR ALMOST 1/2 HOUR THEN CALLED FOR THE ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE. THEY CAME AND PICKED UP THE CAR AND WE WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A COMPUTER COMPONENT AND THE CAR WOULD BE READY THE FOLLOWING DAY. AFTER ARGUING ON HOW WE WOULD GET HOME SINCE THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOW CLOSED AS WAS THE RENTAL CAR PLACE THEY FINALLY AGREED TO LET A PORTER TAKE US HOME, THE PORTER HAD A SMALL CAR THAT WOULD ONLY HOLD 4 PEOPLE AND THERE WERE 6 OF US. THEIS MEANT 2 TRIPS AND WE LIVED NEARLY 30 MINUTES AWAY. LONG STORY SHORT A VERY DISSAPOINTING FIRST DAY WITH MY NEW VEHICLE. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS MY DRIVERS WINDOW WOULD NOT WORK OR WORKED WHEN IT FELT LIKE IT. I TOOK IT IN AND THEY REPLACED THE WINDOW REGULATOR. PROBLEM SOLVED, THEN A FEW MONTHS LATER THE WINDOW WOULD NOT WORK AGAIN WITH THE REGULATOR. IT WORKED FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS THEN IT STARTED UP ONCE AGAIN AND STILL BEING UNDER WARRENTY (GMPP) THEY TOOK THE CAR IN TO LOOK AT. I LEFT IT FOR A DAY AND RETURNED TO BE TOLD THE WINDOW WAS FINE AND YES IT WAS WORKING. A FEW MORE MONTHS GO BY AND THE WINDOW IS NOT WORKING SO I GO IN AGAIN AND AGAIN IT WORKS FOR THEM NOT ME. THIS GOES ON WITH ME TAKING THE CAR IN AND THE BUTTON WORKS WHEN THE TEC LOOKS AT IT THEN AFTER I LEAVE IT DOES NOT. I WAS IN TOWN 05/03/2004 AND THE WINDOW WENT PART WAY DOWN AND STUCK, I QUICKLY WENT TO RALLY CHEVROLET, WHE

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED SIDE VIEW MIRROR FELL OFF. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE AS MENTIONED IN THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH RECALL 03V327000. BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

THE BLINKERS ON MY 2000 GRAND AM ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. HITTING THE HAZARD SWITCH FIXES THE PROBLEM FOR A TIME. THIS PROBLEM SOUNDS JUST LIKE THAT ON GM RECALL # 03043 (NHTSA RECALL # 03V327000), BUT WHEN I CONTACTED MY DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME MY VIN # WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I THINK THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO COVER ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES.*AK

PONTIAC HAS A RECALL ISSUED FOR OVER 600,000 PONTIAC GRAND AMS FOR THE HAZARD WARNING FLASHER AND BLINKER SIGNAL. IN AUGUST, I CONTACTED PONTIAC CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY TOLD ME A RECALL NOTICE WOULD BE ISSUED FOR MY VEHICLE BUT THE PARTS WERE NOT READY YET AND IT WOULD BE A FEW MONTHS. I HAD TO REPLACE THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH BECAUSE MY FLASHERS AND BLINKERS STOPPED WORKING AND THE DEALERSHIP MADE ME PAY FOR IT BECAUSE THEY SAID THEY HAD NO INFO ON THE RECALL YET. NOW I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE AGAIN AND NOT ONLY DOES THE DEALERSHIP DENY THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE BUT PONTIAC CUSTOMER SERVICE SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE. THEY HAD NO TROUBLE FINDING THE ORIGINAL RECALL NOTICE BUT NOW THEY DENY IT EXISTS. THEY HAVE NEVER SENT ME A RECALL NOTICE, ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE SENT A NOTICE TO MY WIFE WHO ALSO HAS A PONTIAC GRAND AM OF THE SAME YEAR AS MINE! HOW CAN THEY ACKNOWLEDGE A RECALL FOR A DEFECTIVE PART ON MY CAR, THAT I HAVE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE ONCE AND NOW HAVE TO REPLACE A SECOND TIME, AND THEN DENY THE RECALL EXISTS 10 MONTHS LATER. I BELIEVE THEY ARE TRYING TO GET OUT OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART*AK

MY 2000 MODEL PONTIAC GRAND AM WOULD CUT OFF ON ME GOING DOWN THE ROAD, SOMETIMES IN A STRAIGHT AWAY AND SOMETIMES IN A TURN, AND AT RED LIGHTS. WITH THE VEHICLE QUITTING LIKE THAT I HAVE NO POWER FOR STEERING AND BRAKES. I KNOW OF LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ON PONTIAC FUEL PROBLEMS IN THE PAST. I HAD TO REPLACE MY FUEL PUMP, WHICH WAS VERY EXPENSIVE,WHICH SHOULD NEVER COST THAT MUCH IN THE FIRST PLACE! I DO HAVE THE OLD PUMP IN MY POSSESSION.

HAZARD AND OR TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS QUIT WORKING AND I HAVE COME VERY CLOSE TO BEING INVOLVED IN MANY ACCIDENTS. PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED FOR AT LEAST 9 MONTHS. WHEN CONTACTING GM, WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY THE RECENT RECALL. *AK

FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM INDICATOR ALWAYS READ 1/4 TANK, EVEN WHEN THE GAS TANK WAS FULL. DEALER INDICATED THE NEED TO REPLACE THE FUEL SENSOR INSIDE THE GAS TANK AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE OF $1,000. *AK

WHEN DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED THAT TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER STATED THAT HAZARD LIGHTS HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED. *AK

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKED. (NAR) *PH THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT PONTIAC REVIEW THIS MANIFOLD GASKET PROBLEM AND SERIOUSLY CONSIDER A RECALL. *CB

TURN SIGNALS DO NOT OPERATE. THIS MAKES OTHER DRIVERS UNAWARE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNING. *AK *NM

THE FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM ON MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM, HAS REPEATEDLY HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. AFTER INITIALLY PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, AFTER ABOUT A YEAR, I NOTICED THAT MY FUEL GAUGE WAS READING THAT IT HAD MORE FUEL THAN I KNEW IT SHOULD HAVE. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER (THIS WAS PRIOR TO THE RECALL) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE ISSUE. THEY HAD NOT HEARD ANYTHING. THEY RESET MY COMPUTER SYSTEM, AND THIS SEEMED TO WORK FOR A WHILE. THEN I RECEIVED THE RECALL LETTER FOR THE ISSUE THAT I HAD TOLD MY DEALERSHIP ABOUT. THEY REPLACED THE SENSOR, AND EVERY THING SEEMED TO BE FINE. THEN ABOUT A YEAR AFTER THAT, THE SAME THING STARTED TO HAPPEN. THEY ASKED IF I HAD RUN OUT OF GAS, I SAID NO, BECAUSE I HAD PAID ATTENTION TO THE GAUGE AND KNEW IT WAS NOT REGISTERING CORRECTLY. THEY REPLACED THE SENSOR AGAIN; THIS WAS ABOUT MAY OF 2003. NOW THE SAME THING IS STARTING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. MY HUSBAND CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND HE WAS TOLD THEY ARE NO LONGER RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS, EVEN THOUGH IT IS A CONTINUING PROBLEM, BUT THEY WILL CHECK INTO IT. I FEEL THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN CORRECTED A LONG TIME AGO. THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SENSOR SEEMS TO BE A BANDAGE, NOT A CURE.

WHEN USING THE TURN SIGNALS CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE HAZARD LIGHT ALSO WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK IF THE DASH WERE TAPPED ABOVE THE FLASHER BUTTON, IT WOULD SOMETIMES MAKE THE TURN SIGNAL BEGIN TO WORK. WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED IN THE IGNITION THE TRUNK LID IMMEDIATELY OPENED AND A SECURITY MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED ON THE DASH. ONCE THE TRUNK LID WAS CLOSED THE CAR WOULD NOT START. A LATER ATTEMPT TO START THE CAR WAS SUCCESSFUL, HOWEVER AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE CAR, THE NEXT ATTEMPT OPENED THE TRUNK LID AGAIN. THE LEFT FRONT WINDOW QUIT WORKING AROUND THE SAME TIME THAT THE TURN SIGNAL STARTED TO ACT UP. *NM