2000 Pontiac Grand AM complaints

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING WITH TWO/THREE MARKS OF GAS ON THE GAS GAUGE. *PH CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL ON VEHICLE AND WENT TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER SAID THAT THERE MIGHT BE ANOTHER DEFECT ON THE FUEL PUMP. *LA

ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION--BLINKERS INTERMITTENTLY WORKING--TRUNK OPENS WHEN TURNING IGNITION SWITCH AND CAR DOES NOT START.

TROUBLE STARTING VEHICLE DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH THE SECURITY SYSTEM. *PH CONSUMER WENT TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS TO HAVE IT FIXED BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A DEFECT WITH THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER FINALLY ABLE TO FIND A DEALER TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE IGNITION CYLINDER WAS REPLACED WHICH SOLVED THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER NOW ASKING IF THE PROBLEM IS A DEFECT WITH THESE VEHICLES, WILL THE CONSUMER BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE IGNITION CYLINDER. *LA

MY 2000 GRAND AM GT HAS HAD NUMEROUS BRAKE/ROTOR PROBLEMS. THERE IS A LOUD GRINDING NOIDE FROM THE FRONT, EVEN WITH NEW PADS AND ROTORS. WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER PONTIAC AGAIN. *AK

INTAKE GASKET LEAK. *AK

TURN SIGNALS ARE FAILING INTERMITTENTLY. THEY WILL WORK AGAIN IF THE HAZARD SWITCH IS PRESSED MULTIPLE TIMES. I'M AWARE OF A RECALL FOR THIS SITUATION FOR MY MAKE AND MODEL CAR (RECALL 03V327000). HOWEVER, PONTIAC TELLS ME MY CAR VIN IS OUTSIDE THE RANGE OF VIN'S RECALLED AND THAT I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. GIVEN THIS IS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF, I FEEL MY CAR SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE RECALL.*AK

VEHICLE DID NOT START. A MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP STOPPED WORKING. *AK

THE SIGNAL LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND OFF OWN ITS OWN. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE TURN SIGNAL UNIT NEEDED REPLACING. THE DRIVER VEHICLE WAS NOT ON RECALL. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

TURN SIGNALS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO WORK. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASED PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *NM

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH AND HIT A WALL. UPON IMPACT, VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND HIT WALL AGAIN HEAD ON. NONE OF THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED THE DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLED. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO DRIFT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT FUEL GAUGE FAILED. *AK

FAN SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED. FAN ONLY WORKS IN POSITIONS 3, 4, AND 5. I KNOW OF TWO OTHER PEOPLE WITH 2000 PONTIACS THAT HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM, ONE A GRAND AM AND ONE A GRAND PRIX.*AK

DRIVER WINDOW WOULD NOT WORK FOR 1 YEAR THEN IT STARTED WORKING AND WORKED FOR 4 MONTHS AND IS NOT WORKING AGAIN. I KNOW 4 OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME CAR AND THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR CAR.*AK

LOWER SET OF BACK UP LIGHTS BUILT INTO BUMPER, FILLED UP WITH DIRT, WATER, AND MUD. THIS WATER GETS TRAPPED BETWEEN LENS AND REFLECTIVE HOUSING, TURNING HOUSING BLACK AND SHORTING OUT BULBS. *AK

WINDOW MOTOR/PIECE HAS BROKEN IN BOTH BACK WINDOWS CAUSING THE GLASS IN THE BACK DOORS TO FALL DOWN. REPLACEMENTS ARE UP TO 400.00 FOR A VERY SMALL PIECE WHICH HAS TO BE REPLACED. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED. ALSO, THE BLINKERS DON'T WORK SOMETIMES BUT IF THE HAZARD BUTTON IS PUSHED, THEN THEY WILL WORK FOR A WHILE. *JB

WHILE BRAKING THERE WOULD BE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT PROBLEM PERTAINED TO THE FRONT DISC ROTORS BEING WARPED. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK

I OWN A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT WHICH GM WAS SET TO RECALL THE WARNING/HAZARD LIGHTS ON AS OF SEPTEMBER 2003. BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT PARTS FOR THE RECALL, THEY WERE POSTPONING CONTACTING CONSUMERS UNTIL THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2004. THE RECALL STATES THAT IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY HAVING A PROBLEM TO GO TO YOUR DEALER AND GET IT REPLACED. I DID THIS BECAUSE MY TURN SIGNAL WAS NOT WORKING ALL THE TIME AND I JUST HAD A BRAND NEW BABY IN MY FAMILY AND DID NOT WANT TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I WAS NOT ABLE TO PROPERLY SIGNAL. AFTER GETTING THE PART REPLACED, I HAD TO PAY FOR IT AND BE OUT THE MONEY UNTIL GM "OFFICALLY" ISSUES THE RECALL. I THINK THIS IS A TERRIBLE POLICY WHICH ENDAGERS MOTORISTS. IF I HAD NOT SEEN THE NEWS ON THE NHTSA SITE ABOUT THE RECALL, I WOULD NEVER HAD KNOWN TO GET IT FIXED RIGHT AWAY. I BELIEVE GM SHOULD IMMEDIATELY REFUND THE FEE I PAID FOR THE PART AND LABOR BECAUSE IT WAS THEIR NEGLIGENCE THAT CAUSED ME TO REPLACE IT. *AK

THE TRACTION OFF LIGHT TURNS ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. WHEN IT RAINS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON THEN SHUTS OFF. THE RADIO DISPLAY ONLY DISPLAYS PART OF THE NUMBERS SOMETIMES. THE TURN SIGNAL WON'T WORK ALL THE TIME, I HAVE TO TURN ON THE HAZARDS AND IT WILL SOMETIMES KICK THE TURN SIGNAL ON.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING IT TO ROLL OVER. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP; MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT A BOLT FROM THE REAR SWAY BAR WAS MISSING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THIS CAUSED LOSS OF BRAKING AND STEERING POWER. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, ALTHOUGH THE FUEL MODULE WAS REPLACED TWICE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH VEHICLE OVERHEATED. CONSUMER PULLED INTO A SERVICE STATION AND CHECKED THE RADIATOR LEVEL, AND ADDED WATER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC THE NEXT DAY. MECHANIC DETERMINED THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE GASKET BETWEEN THE MANIFOLD AND ENGINE. GASKET AND THE MANIFOLD BOLTS WERE REPLACED. *AK *NM

THE OWNER'S MANUAL SAYS TO REMOVE A BACKPLATE TO CHANGE THE HEADLIGHT BULB. THE PLATE THEY REFER TO IS WELDED TO THE CAR'S FRAME. ONCE YOU REMOVE THE ONLY 2 SCREWS THAT ARE BACK THERE (ATTEMPTING TO FOLLOW THEIR WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS) & TRY TO SLIDE THE HEADLIGHT OUT, IT BREAKS THE OTHER AREAS THAT THE BOLTS ARE BOLTED INTO IN 1/2 & RENDERS THE HIGHLIGHT UNATTACHED TO THE CAR. THE ENTIRE PLASTIC PIECE FROM SIDE TO SIDE IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR MUST BE REPLACED TO REPAIR THOSE BREAKS.*AK

I PURCHASED A USED 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE IN SEPT. OF 2003, IN DECEMBER OF 2003 I STARTED HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE SIGNAL LIGHTS, THEY ONLY WORK SOMETIMES, AT FIRST I THOUGHT I BLEW A FUSE, THAT WAS CHANGED AT THE GARAGE, AND THEY STOPPED WORKING AGAIN ON MY WAY HOME...SINCE THEN I LOSE THEM ABOUT FIVE TIMES A WEEK, ITS EXACTLY THE PROBLEM DISCRIBED IN THE ARTICLE TELLING ABOUT RECALL NUMBER 03043, I CALLED THE PONTIAC HOTLINE WITH MY VIN NUMBER AND WAS TOLD THAT PARTICULAR RECALL DOES NOT PERTAIN TO MY VEHICLE......THATS FUNNY, ITS DOING EXACTLY WHAT THE RECALL STATES NEEDS FIXING........CHERYL AMES. *AK

THE TURN SIGNALS/ HAZARD SIGNAL, WORK AT TIMES BUT THEN DON'T AT OTHER TIMES. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU ARE TURNING WHETHER THEY WILL WORK OR NOT. I FOUND ON THE GM WEB SITE AS WELL AS YOUR SITE, THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. GM HOWEVER SAYS THAT THE RECALL DOES NOT COVER MY PARTICULAR CAR BECAUSE IT WAS MAUFACTURED AUG OF 99 AND THE RECALL IS FOR CARS BUILT BETWEEN FEB. 2000 & MAY 2001. IF THE CAR IS EXPERENCING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, WHICH IS A DEFINATE SAFETY PROBLEM SHOULDN'T THE RECALL COVER MY CAR? PEOPLE TRAVELING BEHIND ME ARE NOT GOING TO KNOW MY INTENTIONS TO TURN IF THE SIGNALS DECIDE NOT TO WORK AT THAT PARTICULAR TIME. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE WITH MY SAFETY CONCERN. TONYA ANDREWS. *AK

CONSUMER HAD BEEN ADDING COOLANT, BUT DID NOT INITIALLY REALIZE THAT IT WAS AN INTAKE MANIFOLD PROBLEM. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER PARTS OF INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING. CONSUMER WAS ADDING MORE ANTIFREEZE THAN USUAL BECAUSE INDICATOR WAS READING LOW COOLANT. *AK

THIS CAR HAS HAD ONE ELETRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE AFTER ANOTHERE CAUSED THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS:1) TERMINALS IN THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY ARE NOT GREASED AND HAVE RUSTED AWAY. HENCE TURN SIGNALS AND BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK.2) ALL FOUR BACK UP LIGHTS DO NOT WORK AT ALL. 3) THE 5 SPEED HEATER/AC BLOWER ONLY WORKS ON SPEEDS 3-5. 4) ENGINE POWER SURGES IN COLD WEATHER.5) SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS, ABS LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL OFF LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALL COME ON AND GO OUT WITHOUT REASON. 6) ON ONE OCCASION THE CAR STALLED WHILE CRUISING AT 65MPH. ONCE I GOT IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I WAS ABLE TO RETART THE ENGINE AND CONTINUE DRIVING. 7) FUEL REGULATOR SOMETIMES LEAKS, CAUSING A GAS ODER IN THE CABIN. 8) THE VOLUME CONTROL ON THE RADIO DOESN'T WORK. I AM LISTING THE NUMBER OF FAILURES AS 730, BECAUSE EVERY DAY DURING THE LAST 2 YEARS AT LEAST ONE OF THESE THINGS HAS HAPPENED. *AK

POWER STEERING FAILURE, SHAFT IN POWER STEERING UNIT WAS WORN SO BADLY THAT IT BROKE. G M STATES THAT THE PART IS NOT DEFECTIVE AND REPAIRS ARE MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS,ONLY 33,000 MILES ON VEHICLE,BUT WARRENTY HAS TIMED OUT.*AK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I CANNOT STEER VEHICLE WITHOUT POWER ASSIST STEERING,SO VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVEABLE UNTILL REPAIRED.

I TOOK MY CAR IN BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T CRANK. AFTER THREE WEEKS, THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS BECAUSE IT DIDN'T HAVE ANY GAS IN IT!! THE GAS GAUGE SAID IT HAD 3/4 TANK. HE REPLACED A SENSOR FOR THE FUEL TANK AND SAID THAT WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT. FOUR DAYS LATER, IT'S DOING IT AGAIN!!! I'VE SEEN WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME TYPE. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL TO FIX THIS? THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE IT WOULD LEAVE PEOPLE STRANDED WITHOUT ANY WARNING! *JB

WHILE DRIVING TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING. DEALER STATED TURN SIGNAL FLASHER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. *AK

TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS FAIL TO WORK OCCASSIONALLY FROM SUMMER 2003 TO THE RECENTLY (USUALLY WHEN IT IS HUMID OUTSIDE). POSSIBLE CIRCUIT PROBLEM.

DRIVER-SIDE POWER WINDOW FELL DOWN DUE TO CHEAP PLASTIC REGULATOR CLIP. NEW REGULATOR INSTALLED.

I HAVE THREE COMPLAINTS ON MY 2000 GRAND AM SE: 1. I JUST HAD TO REPLACE MY INTAKE MANIFOLD. IT HAD A HAIRLINE CRACK IN IT THAT THE DEALER INFORMED ME HAD TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFAULT BECAUSE IT COULDN'T HAVE CRACKED ON ITS OWN. I PAID $600 TO HAVE THIS FIXED IN TOTAL. 2. MY AIR CONDITIONER HASN'T HELD A CHARGE SINCE THE END OF 2003. I HAVEN'T HAD THAT REPAIRED YET SO I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT WILL COST. 3. MY "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. I'M NEVER SURE IF THERE IS OR ISN'T A PROBLEM. ONE DAY IT'S ON, THE NEXT DAY IT'S OFF. I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD CAN HAVE SO MANY ISSUES. I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKES ONCE AND ALREADY NEED TO DO SO AGAIN. HOWEVER, I AM VERY UPSET ABOUT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND AIR CONDITIONER. AN AIR CONDITIONER SHOULDN'T GO OUT ON A THREE YEAR OLD CAR. THAT IS JUST UNACCEPTABLE. I STILL OWE TWO MORE YEARS ON THE CAR AND AM AFRAID OF WHAT WILL BREAK NEXT. I WOULD LIKE TO BE COMPENSATED FOR THIS DEFAULT ON A FAIRLY NEW VEHICLE. I DO WANT TO SAY THAT I JUST LOVED MY CAR WHEN I GOT IT, BUT I DON'T WANT TO CONSTANTLY BE PAYING FOR MAJOR REPAIRS ON A VEHICLE THAT SHOULDN'T REQUIRE THEM.

I HAVE REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET TWICE ON MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. ONCE IN 02/2002 AND AGAIN IN 01/2004. *AK

THE POOR ENGINERING OF WINDOW CLIPS. BEING PLASIC BREAK WHEN COLD. CAUSING WINDOWS TO FALL DOWN WHILE DRIVING. BOTH WINDOWS HAD SAME PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO PARTS DEALERS THIS HAPPENS OFTEN TO THIS YEAR CAR.*AK

CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND LEAKED ANTIFREEZE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED IT WAS LEAKING FROM THE MANIFOLD GASKET. CONSUMER HAD PROBLEM REPAIRED AND PAID FOR IT. THIS WAS AFTER THE MECHANIC RESEARCHED AND DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT A RECALL, BUT A SERVICE BULLETIN. CONSUMER WAS CHARGED $570.00 FOR REPAIRS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *NM

WHILE TRAVELING TO AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY 5 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER, I SAW THAT THERE WAS SOME SLUSH ON THE ROAD AHEAD SO I LET UP OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR SO I COULD SLOW DOWN. THE CAR STARTED TO SWERVE SO I TRIED TO VEER TO THE RIGHT OF THE ROAD BECAUSE I NOTICED 2 TRACTOR TRAILERS COMING AT ME IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE CAR THEN SPUN OUT OF CONTROL, DID A COMPLETE 360 DEGREE TURN AND ENDED UP IN THE OTHER LANE OF TRAFFIC WHERE ONE OF THE TRACTOR TRAILERS SLAMMED INTO ME ALMOST COMPLETELY HEAD ON, SPUN ME AROUND, HIT ME IN THE REAR, THEN SPUN ME AROUND AGAIN AND RAN OVER THE FRONT END OF THE CAR. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. I TURNED 90 DEGREES IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY LEFT SIDE AND SHOULDER. MY LEFT LEG TOOK OUT THE COMPLETE CENTER CONSOLE INCLUDING THE GEAR SHIFT AND THE E-BRAKE. MY DAUGHTER WAS NOT INJURED, BUT I AM GOING THROUGH PHYSICAL THERAPY TO REGAIN STRENGTH IN MY LEFT ARM BECAUSE I SEVERELY DAMAGED THE MUSCLES THAT ATTACH TO MY SHOULDER. BECAUSE OF THIS I AM NOT PERMITTED TO WORK. THE TRACTOR TRAILER WAS ALSO TOTALED UPON IMPACT AND 150 GALLONS OF DEISEL FUEL WERE SPILLED. IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR MORE OR SEE PICTURES OF THE CAR, CONTACT ME AT [email protected]. *AK

I HAVE AFTER MARKET RIMS WITH SUMITOMO HTR+ 225/40ZR18 TIRES. ON MY WAY TRAVELING TO CALIFORNIA FROM LOUISIANA MY REAR TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING MY RIM TO CRACK AND IT ALSO SCRACHED UP THE LOWER RIGHT HALF OF MY CAR, IT COST ME $600.00 TO REPLACE THE RIM AND TIRE AND NOW I HAVE A BUBBLE FORMING IN MY FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE I THINK THAT THE COMPANY WHO MAKES THIS TIRE SHOULD REFUND ME THE MONEY I SPENT TO REPLACE THE RIM AND TIRE, FIX THE DAMAGE TO MY CAR, AND ALSO GIVE ME A REPLACEMENT FOR THE ONE WITH THE BUBBLE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BECAUSE IM NOT THE ONLY ONE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MY FRIND HAS THE SAME EXACT TIRES AND HIS DID THE SAME THING ONLY HE WAS AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN IT HAPPENED.THESE TIRES ARE NOT CHEAP AND I STILL HAVE TO REPAIRE THE BODY DAMAGE. THANK YOU FROM A CONCERED SOLDIER OF THE ARMY. *AK

MISSING BOLT IN REAR SUSPENSION CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE CAUSING ROLLOVER AND CONSOLE OPENING UP DURING ROLLOVER. *LA

CAR WAS RUNNING FINE AND THE NEXT MINUTE THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE (LIKE I BUSTED A HOSE OR SOMETHING) WHEN I TURNED IT ON. I LOOKED ON THE GROUND AND POWER STEERING FLUID WAS RUNNING EVERY WHERE AND LEAKED ALL OUT WITHIN A MATTER OF MINUTES. THEN I TRIED TO MOVE THE CAR OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SO TOUGH TO TURN THAT IT FELT LIKE THE WHEEL WAS LOCKED UP. NOW I HAVE TO GET A NEW POWER STEERING PUMP, A RETURN HOSE, AND A SERPENTINE BELT, AND THE TO TOP IT OFF IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT IT DID NOT HAPPEN IN THE MIDDLE OF A ROAD THOUGH. WHAT A WAY TO START THE NEW YEAR! *LA

CONSUMER PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND SHUT VEHICLE OFF. A FAMILY MEMBER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. CONSUMER CALLED THE EMERGENCY RESCUE DEPARTMENT TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. FIRE DEPARTMENT INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE FIRE STARTED FROM THE DASHBOARD. *AK

SIGNAL LIGHTS CAME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY, INDICATING THAT THE SIGNAL LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. CONSUMER COULD NOT USE THEM TO SIGNAL INTENT. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, AND MECHANIC TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 03V327000 CONCERNING HAZARD WARNING SWITCH FAILURE DUE TO VIN. *AK

BLINKERS & HAZARDS DO'NT WORK PROPERLY BRAKES ALWAYS MAKING NOISES AND RUBBING SOUNDS

I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED IN THE NOVEMBER 2001. WITH IN 31 DAYS THE BRAKES STARTED SQUEALING TOOK IN FOR SERVICE WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKES WERE SHOT AND NEED REPLACED. THIS COST ME $86. I WENT BACK ON THE DEALER WHERE PURCHASED AND HE PAID THE OTHER HALF. WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID TANK HAD A HOLE IN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED THIS WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS IN THE SHOP AT THE SAME TIME WITH THE BRAKES. THEY WERE TO ORDER THE NEW TANK WHEN THEY HAD THE CAR IN FOR BRAKES AND DIDN'T I HAD TO GO BACK TO GET IT INSTALLED. THERE WAS REAR END NOISE THAT THEY TOLD ME WAS THE CONTROL ARM IN THE BACK, WHICH THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE AND IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THERE WAS FRONT END NOISE THAT THEY TOLD ME WAS THE CONTROL ARM ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND THAT THERE WAS A BUSHING THAT NEEDED GREASED - THAT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE MOLDING ON THE SIDE DRIVERS DOORS WAS BEEN PUT BACK ON IN OCTOBER OF 2001 BEFORE I PURCHASED THE CAR - THE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2002 IT STARTED COMING OFF AGAIN - WHEN I TRIED TO GET IT IN TO BE REPAIRED AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT DID THE WORK THEY COULDN'T GET IT IN BEFORE THE ONE YEAR WARRANTY EXPIRED - SO I SUPER GLUED IT. IN MARCH 2003 THE FRONT END NOISES HAVE COME BACK SO BAD THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE A OLD BED SPRING AND NO MECHANIC CAN SEEM TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THE NOISE IS COMING FROM OR WHAT IS CAUSING IT. WHEN MY CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR THIS ONE OF THE CENSORS IN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WENT BAD AND COST ME $489. TH

PAST VEHICLE WARRANTY. ESTIMATED COSTS THROUGH THE DEALER WERE WELL OVER $900.00 FOR A BLOWN INTAKE GASKET ON THIS VEHICLE. COMBUINATION OF DEX-COOL AND AN INFERIOR GASKET MATERIAL IS WHAT CAUSE THIS. THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND GM ADMITS THE INTAKE GASKETS ON THE 3.0,3.1,3.4 AND 3.8 LITER MOTORS ARE BAD AND FAILING WAY BEFORE THEIR SUPPOSED LIFE EXPECTANCY. THE GASKETS ARE FAILING AND RUINING MOTORS JUST AS MOST OF THE VEHICLES ARE PAST THE WARRANTY MILEAGE. THE DEALER WILL FIX BUT WILL CHARGE ME FULL PARTS AND LABOR. I AM A MECHANIC AND WILL PEROFRM THE REPAIR MYSELF.

OUT OF WARRANTY. EXPERIENCING ENGINE COOLANT LEAK AT INTAKE MANIFOLD. DEALER WANTS TO REPLACE $100.00 GASKET AND ALSO FLUSH & REFILL COOLANT @ $130.00. $970.00 FOR LABOR SEEMS EXCESSIVE TO ME. APPAENTLY THE ENGINE HAS TO BE REMOVED TO PERFORM THIS REPAIR. PONTIAC ADVERTIZED 100,000 MILE COOLANT ON WINDOW STICKER!

GRINDING NOISES COMING FROM FRONT END. TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT IS A WHEEL ON RIM INCOMPATIBILITY. THEY WILL NOT CHANGE CAUSE THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE PARTS. WAS TOLD IF I BOUGHT NEW TIRES AND RIMS IT WOULD HELP. SPENT $1300 ON TIRES AND RIMS TO STILL HEAR THE NOISE. TOOK IT BACK FOR THE DEALER TO SAY THEY CANT HELP CAUSE OF THE FACTORY WARRANTY BEING OVER AND THE COMPANY THAT HELP MY EXTENDED WARRANTY FILED BANKRUPCY.

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE ON MY 3.4L V6. IT WAS POINTED OUT TO ME BY THE SERVICE MANAGER, WHO HAPPENED TO KNOW RIGHT WHERE TO LOOK. BEING ON A TIGHT BUDGET, I COULDN'T AFFORD THE $800+ DOLLARS I WAS QUOTED. NOW I CARRY A GALLON OF DEX-COOL TO TOP OFF THE SYSTEM AND PRAY THE COOLING SYSTEM DOESN'T GIVE OUT BECAUSE OF THE DEX-COOL PROBLEM WITH THESE ENGINES. MY CAR WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT OR EVEN OFFER A 50/50 DEAL. GM SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.

I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE ON JAN 10, 2004 BECAUSE OF THE SMELL OF ANTI-FREEZE, CAR NOT HEATING UP AND SLUGGISH BEHAVIOR DURING DRIVING. AS IT TURNED OUT, THE COOLANT WAS LEAKING IN THE OIL AND CAUSING THESE PROBLEMS. MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME OF A SERVICE BULLETIN AND CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST GM REGARDING THESE ISSUES. WHEN I NOTIFIED GM (DEAN NELSON) REGARDING THE ISSUE, THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE SERVICE BULLETIN. THE BULLETIN NUMBER IS 03-06-01-010A AND SUPERSEDED BULLETIN NUMBER 03-06-01-010. THIS BULLETIN COVERS PONTIAC GRAND AM BETWEEN THE YEARS OF 1999-2003. IN PAST INCIDENTS, GM ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT. THIS CASE SHOULD NOT BE ANY DIFFERENT. *LA

I HAD BOUGHT MY USED 2000 GRAND AM IN DECEMBER OF 2001. SINCE THEN, I HAVE HAD TO BUY FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS TWICE. BOTH TIMES THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME OF THE TERRIBLE CONDITION THEY WERE IN. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR SHUTTING DOWN COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING. AFTER TALKING TO SEVERAL MECHANICS, THEY ALL AGREED THAT IT WAS MY FUEL PUMP. THEY HAD ALSO INFORMED ME THAT MANY OTHER GRAND AMS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS CAR FOR THESE PARTICULAR PROBLEMS? *LA