2004 Pontiac Grand AM complaints

TURN SIGNAL FLICKERS AFTER TURN MADE OR EVEN IF NO TURN WAS MADE . I NOTICED VEHICLES IN 2000 HAD RECALLS AND THESE WERE REPLACED . *JB

AUTOMATIC LOCKS KEEP GOING OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5+ TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2004. AND IT SEEMS TO ONLY HAPPEN WHEN THE WEATHER GETS COLD. IT HAPPENED 3+ TIMES IN THE WINTER OF 2004-2005 AND TWICE SO FAR IN WINTER OF 2006-2007. THE DEALER HAS WORKED ON IT SEVERAL TIMES TO TRY TO FIND WHAT WAS WRONG AND THEY CANNOT FIGURE IT OUT. ALL THEY DO IS CHANGE THE FUSE AND GIVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO ME AND TELL ME TO MONITOR IT AND BRING IT IN IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. DATE OF INCIDENT IS THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE. IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ELECTRICAL-KEEPS BLOWING THE FUSE.*JB

MY DAUGHTERS 2004 GRAND AM RECENTLY STARTED EXPERIENCING AN ANNOYING PROBLEM. WHENEVER SHE USED THE TURN SIGNALS, THE CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE DASH NEAR THE RADIO AND HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH CONTINUES FOR SEVERAL SECONDS (ANYWHERE FROM 2 TO 30 SECONDS OR LONGER!!!) AFTER THE BLINKER IS TURNED OFF. THE PROBLEM IS GRADUALLY GETTING WORSE AS TIME GOES BY. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED ON FOUR OCCASIONS. ON EACH OCCASION, THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND A SHRIEKING NOISE COULD BE HEARD LIKE METAL RUBBING ON METAL. THE CONDITION WAS PERMANENT, REPEATABLE TO WORSENING UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO BOTH DETERMINED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING MECHANICALLY WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, AND THAT THIS WAS AN UNUSUAL PROBLEM FOR A NEW VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTREME PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME COMPONENT. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THE CONTACT TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA. THERE WERE NO FURTHER REPAIRS MADE. UPDATED 12/28/2006 - *NM

I HAD AN ACCIDENT IN A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM HITTING THE MEDIAN WHICH SPUN ME AROUND THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY HITTING THE OTHER CEMENT WALL ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND AFTER ALL THAT MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE POLICE ASKED ME "WHY DIDN'T THEY DEPLOY"? I SAID "THAT I DIDN'T KNOW. *NM

I HAVE A 2004 GRAND AM. I BOUGHT IT FROM A DEALERSHIP USED WITH APPROX. 36,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE HAD IT FOR ONLY 4 MONTHS AND HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE IGNITION SENSOR, AND HAVE BEEN TOLD TO REPLACE THE O2 SENSOR AS WELL. NOW THE CAR RANDOMLY LOSES ALL POWER WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS ANNOYANCE IS ACCOMPANIED WITH THE CAR ALSO NOT EVEN TURNING OVER ON SOME OCCASIONS. THE CAR CANNOT BE COUNTED ON. I'M TAKING IT IN FOR TESTING. *JB

I OWN AN 04 PONTIAC GRAND AM. AT THE TIME OF SALE ALL THE EQUIPMENT WORK PROPERLY ON THIS VEHICLE. THE CLICKING SOUND STARTED YESTERDAY 11/20/06. HAVING A CLICKING NOISE IN THE DASH, AFTER LOOKING INTO IN THE PROBLEM IS A MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH THAT PONITAC WILL NOT RECALL DUE TO A MALFUNCTION CAUSING THE BRAKE LIGHTS NOT TO WORK OR OTHER SERIOUS INJURY. THIS SWITCH NEEDS TO BE RECALLED DUE TO THE MALFUNCTION OF IT AS THE OTHER PARTS RELATED TO IT ALSO. *JB

THE CRUISE CONTROL ON THE BOTTOM OF MY STEERING WHEEL HAS COME UNDONE. THE CASE HOUSING AROUND IT POPPED OFF, AND NOW IT WON'T SECURE BACK ONTO IT. THE THREE CONTROL BUTTONS USED FOR CRUISE CONTROL NOW SLIDE OUT, AND THE "ON" BUTTON WON'T STAY PRESSED. THE CAR WORKS FINE, SHORT OF THE FRUSTRATIONS OF NOT BEING ABLE TO USE CRUISE CONTROL, AND HAVING THAT MAJOR EYE SORE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. *NM

I HAVE A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM WITH 40,000 MILES ON IT. THE OTHER DAY I WAS SIGNALING A LANE CHANGE AND NOW THE CLICKING SOUND BEHIND MY HAZARD WARNING SWITCH IS CONSTANTLY ON AND OFF. SOMETIMES MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS TURN ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES. NOT ONLY ARE THESE THINGS VERY ANNOYING BUT ARE DANGEROUS. I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM ON EARLIER MODEL YEARS OF MY VEHICLE AND AN INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED FOR THOSE VEHICLE. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO CORRECTLY ADDRESS. PLEASE EXPAND YOUR INVESTIGATION TO MORE MODEL YEARS OF MY VEHICLE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED, BUT HAD NO EFFECT. THE SPEEDOMETER REACHED 35 MPH BEFORE THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE CLUTCH TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. CONSEQUENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A VERY MINOR COLLISION WITH A SECOND VEHICLE. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV UNTIL THE TACHOMETER NEEDLE WAS REDLINED. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ON SIX OTHER OCCASIONS. PREVIOUSLY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER WHERE THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE COMPUTER MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE PROBLEMS PERSISTED.

I BOUGHT A FAIRLY NEW USED CAR 2004 PONTIAC GRANDAM FROM STARK PONTIAC , SUN PRAIRE WI ON 12/2005, AND THE MILEAGE WAS AROUND 13,000-14,000 AND NOW 28,000 AND ON 08/18/06 AND I WAS ALMOST IN A CAR ACCIDENT DUE TO SKIDDING OFF THE ROAD AND I NOTICED I HAD A FLAT TIRE I TOOK THE TIRE TO GET REPAIRED AND WAS TOLD IT HAD BUMPS NO NAIL THAT PROBABLY THE BUMPS WERE THE CAUSE OF THE DEFLATION, SO I BOUGHT A NEW TIRE AND THEN 2 DAYS AFTER I LOOKED AT MY FRONT TIRE AND I COULD SEE THE TEARING IN THE TIRES . MY HUSBAND REVIEWD THE TIRES AND HE STATED THEY HAD BIG BUMPS , I DIDN'T TAKE IN FOR INSPECTION SINCE I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO PAY AGIAN. NOW I AM AFRAID THE TIRES WILL BURST ON ME WHILE DRIVING TO WORK . THE TIRES ARE GOOD YEAR EAGLE 205/65/15 AND I LOOKED AT MY NEIGHBORS TIRES SINCE HE OWNS THE SAME KIND OF VEHICLE AND THEY ALSO LOOK VERY DEFLATED I HAVEN'T GOT A CHANCE TO ASK ABOUT THE TIRES. I AM NOT A TIRE PROFESSIONAL BUT DO KNOW THAT SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT , I AM A BIT DISSAPOINTED SINCE GOODYEAR WAS THE ONE TO REPLACE MY ONE FLAT TIRE ON 08/18/06 AND NEVER MENTIONED THE OTHER WEAR ON THE TIRES.I GUESS WHAT SUPRISES ME IS THAT AREN'T TIRES SUPPOSED TO HAVE AT LEAST 30,000 TO 40,000 MILES BEFORE THEY NEED REPLACING DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR? PLEASE ADVISE. DO YOU HAVE AN OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THESE TIRES?

WHILE DRIVING IN A CITY AREA THE ACCELERATOR STUCK CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED EVEN WITH THE BRAKE FULLY DEPRESSED. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO AN EMPTY PARKING LOT, PULL UP THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. ON RESTARTING THE MOTOR, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV AT A HIGH RPM. ON CHECKING THE THROTTLE BODY, THE THROTTLE APPEARED TO REMAIN PARTIALLY OPEN WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR FOOT PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. AFTER MANUALLY PUSHING IT BACK IN PLACE, THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED, AND NO APPARENT CAUSE WAS FOUND. APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT THAT CAUSED PROBLEM TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE ENGINE REVS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER MODULE WHICH DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.

2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TS THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED THEN PUSHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT SHE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING 60 MPH. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES. NO REPAIRS TO VEHICLE WERE MADE. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT ACCIDENT AND THE FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DUE TO THE SUDDEN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BURNS TO HER HANDS. BOTH SHE AND THE PASSENGER WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE INCURRED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOOK POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION. *AK

I PURCHASED A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM FROM CAR CORNER DEALER IN ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC 27870 ON OR ABOUT 10/9/05. I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR 1 MONTH AND THE IGNITION SYSTEM LOCKED UP. I WAS INFORMED BY A PERSON THE DEALER SENT TO WORK ON THE VEHICLE THAT HE WAS CALLED TO ANOTHER INCIDENT RECENTLY IT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH A CAR THAT WAS PURCHASED FROM THIS DEALERSHIP. AT THIS TIME THE PERSON STATED THAT IT WAS A RECALL ON THE SAME PROBLEM I AM EXPERIENCING WITH MY VEHICLE. I CONTACTED PONTIAC AND THEY STATED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT HE IS NOT GOING TO BE FULL RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SYSTEM. WHAT RIGHTS I HAVE AT THIS POINT. I AM SEEKING HELP WITH THIS MATTER. *JB

2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM TRUNK POPPED OPEN AND RACED OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY WHILE IN REVERSE AND FOOT WAS NOT ON ACCELERATOR. *TS THE CONSUMER PUT IN A CLAIM TO GM, HOWEVER THE CLAIM WAS DENIED. THE LOCAL DEALER STATED THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED WHICH DESCRIBED EXACTLY WHAT HE EXPERIENCED. *JB

I RECENTLY PURCHASED MY CAR WITH THE UNDERSTANDING FROM THE DEALERSHIP THAT THEY WOULD FIX AN AIR LEAK IN THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW. AFTER TAKING IT TO THEM ON 4 DEFERENT OCCASIONS, THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A DEFECT IN THIS PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED THE CAR IF I HAD KNOWN I WOULD HAVE TO LISTEN TO AN AIR LEAK. I CONTACTED A REPRESENTATIVE FROM GM WHO VERIFIED THAT THERE IS IN FACT A DEFECT WITH THIS AUTOMOBILE LEAKING AIR, BUT WAS TOLD THAT UNTIL "ENOUGH" PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THE AIR LEAK, THERE WILL NOT BE A RECALL ON IT. *JB

WHILE ACCELERATING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK. CONSUMER MANAGED TO DECELERATE THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN, AND RESTART THE IGNITION. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WILL GET STUCK IN A VERY HIGH IDLE CAUSING THE TACHOMETER TO ALMOST ENTER THE RED ZONE. IT WAS MOST NOTICEABLE WENT HE CLUTCH WAS DEPRESSED DURING A HEAVY DOWN POUR, HOWEVER IT HAPPENED IT OCCASIONALLY HAPPENED ANYTIME. THE DEALER STATED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN HAD BEEN ISSUED REGARDING THE IDLE FLAIR, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER THOUGHT THEIR DIAGNOSES WAS INCORRECT. AFTER NUMEROUS CONVERSATIONS, THE DEALER FINALLY REPLACED THE ENTIRE THROTTLE PEDAL ASSEMBLY AND THROTTLE CABLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM STILL HAS NOT BE RESOLVED. *JB

BEGINNING IN DECEMBER OF 2004 THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A HEAVY RAINFALL HAD THE ACCELERATOR STICK AND THE CAR HAD TO BE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF. AT VARIOUS OTHER TIMES BETWEEN DEC 04 AND 3/28/05 THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED ERATIC SPEED CONTROL. ON 3/28/05 VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT BOMMARITO SOUTH FOR THIS SAME ISSUE, DURING THAT SERVICE VISIT, THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE ISSUE. ON 4/08/05, VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT DEALER FOR THE SAME ISSUE AGAIN AND THE THROTTLE BODY AND ACCELERATOR CABLE WERE REPLACED. THIS APPARENTLY ALSO DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2005 WITH APPROXIMATELY 9524 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, WHILE SLOWING DOWN IN 5TH GEAR AND LEVELING MY SPEED OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, I RELEASED THE GAS PEDAL AND ENGAGED THE CLUTCH IN ORDER TO DOWNSHIFT. WHEN I DID THIS, THE RPM LEVEL ON THE VEHICLE CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 4000 RPM AND REMAINED AT THAT LEVEL. IN ORDER TO GET IT TO COME DOWN FROM THE HIGH RPM I HAD TO PUMP MY GAS PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES. ON 9/12/2005 THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY GM TO THE BOMMARITO PONTIAC SOUTH DEALER AGAIN, THIS TIME THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSE TO DO THIS.. ON SEPTEMBER 15TH 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 20:00 HRS I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE THROUGH A HEAVY DOWNPOUR ON INTERSTATE 44 NEAR VALLEY PARK, MO. THE TRAFFIC AHEAD WAS SLOWING DOWN AS YOU COULD NOT SEE VERY FAR AHEAD DUE TO THE EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL. I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELORATOR, HOWEVER THE

BEGINNING IN DECEMBER OF 2004 THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A HEAVY RAINFALL HAD THE ACCELERATOR STICK AND THE CAR HAD TO BE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF. AT VARIOUS OTHER TIMES BETWEEN DECEMBER OF 2004 AND 3/28/05 THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED A STUCK ACCELERATOR. ON 3/28/05 VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT BOMMARITO SOUTH FOR THIS SAME ISSUE, DURING THAT SERVICE VISIT, THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE ISSUE BUT THEY INACCURATELY REPROGRAMMED THE PCM FOLLOWING THE TECH SERVICE BULLETIN #04-06-063 (IN REFERENCE TO IDLE FLAIR). THIS SERVICE DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM ON 4/08/05, VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT BOMMARITO SOUTH FOR THE SAME ISSUE AGAIN AND THE THROTTLE BODY AND ACCELERATOR CABLE WERE REPLACED. THIS APPARENTLY ALSO DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2005 WITH APPROXIMATELY 9524 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, WHILE SLOWING DOWN IN 5TH GEAR AND LEVELING MY SPEED OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, I RELEASED THE GAS PEDAL AND ENGAGED THE CLUTCH IN ORDER TO DOWNSHIFT. WHEN I DID THIS, THE RPM LEVEL ON THE VEHICLE CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 4000 RPM AND REMAINED AT THAT LEVEL. IN ORDER TO GET IT TO COME DOWN FROM THE HIGH RPM I HAD TO PUMP MY GAS PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES. (I WILL POINT OUT THAT THERE HAD BEEN A HEAVY DEW THAT MORNING, I AM NOT SURE IF THAT HAD A BEARING ON THE ISSUE, BUT CONSIDERING THAT THIS SITUATION HAS ALSO OCCURRED DURING HEAVY RAINFALL I FEEL IT IS WORTH POINT OUT). ON 9/12/2005 THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY GM TO THE BOMMARITO PONTIAC SOUTH DEALER AGAIN, THIS TIME THE DE

DT: THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. SHE STATED VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT. SHE WAS GOING SLOWLY, WHEN THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF. SHE HIT THE BRAKES AND LUCKILY THE VEHICLE STOPPED, BUT SHE ALMOST WENT THROUGH A STORE WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY WERE CHECKING I. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED. *AK *JB

WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM THE CAR FAILED AT 30 MPH. IT COMPLETELY SHUT OFF LEAVING ME WITH NO POWER STEERING AND NO WAY TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR UNTIL COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP TO RESTART IT. ONCE I HAD STOPPED IT DID RESTART WITHOUT INCIDENT. ONE WEEK LATER THE CAR FAILED TO START AT ALL NOT EVEN TURNING OVER. WHEN THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AT THE GARAGE IT WAS FOUND TO BE A FAULTY "IGNITION CONTROL MODULE" IN THE CAR. AT THIS TIME THE PART WAS REPLACED ONLY TO FAIL AGAIN WITHIN 2 MONTHS TIME AGAIN WHILE I WAS DRIVING THIS TIME IN A MUCH MORE HAZARDOUS CONDITION BEING THAT I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND WAS TRAVELING AT 50 MPH AND HAD TO TRAVEL ACROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC TO EVEN PULL OVER TO TRY TO RESTART IT. THE CAR CONTINUED TO START AND SHUT OFF ALL THE WAY TO THE SERVICE GARAGE WHERE IT WAS AGAIN FOUND TO BE A FAULTY "IGNITION CONTROL MODULE". IN ANOTHER TWO WEEKS TIME THE CAR FAILED TO START AND WHEN DIAGNOSED THIS TIME IT WAS SAID TO HAVE "ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS" POSSIBLE THE "POWER CONTROL MODULE". AT THIS TIME THE CAR IS STILL UNDRIVEABLE AND UNSAFE FOR TRAVEL. *JB

DT: WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER IT SOUNDED FROM THE RIGHT FRONT CORNER OF THE CAR UNDER THE HOOD LIKE SOMETHING WAS GRINDING OR ABRASION. IT SOUNDED LIKE TWO BEARINGS RUBBING AGAINST EACH OTHER. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO HEAR IT. THE DEALER TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE, LIFTED IT UP ONTO THE LIFT AND WAS NOT ABLE TO HEAR ANY NOISE.*AK UPDATED 8/14/2006 - THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WARPED. THE BRAKE CALIPERS WARPED SHORTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. BOTH FRONT ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WARPAGE. THE CONSUMER HEARD NOISE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT END. THE DEALER REPLACED THE UPPER STRUT MOUNT, BEARING PLATE AND ALIGNED THE FRONT END. THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. THE MASTER CYLINDER LEAKED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. POWER STEERING PUMP LEAKED AND WAS REPLACED. THE TRAMSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. *NM

2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITY ARE LOST.*MR *NM

THE BRAKES TENDED NOT OPERATE WHILE DRIVER STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS FOUR TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK, AND THE KEY STICKS WHEN THE CONSUMER TRIES TO REMOVE IT OR PLACE IT INTO THE IGNITION. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SERVICED FOR THE EXISTING DEFECTS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES BECAUSE OF THE IMPACT WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK

RENTER CAR I SECURED IN APRIL 2004 HAD STEERING PROBLEMS WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. *BF *SC

COMPLAINT AGAINST GENERAL MOTOR CORPORATION. *BF ABS LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. VEHICLE SERVICED THREE TIMES AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *TC

THE VEHICLE WAS FLOODED. WATER LEAKED THROUGH THE SUN ROOF BECAUSE OF A MALFUNCTION IN THE DRAINS. THE PATH THE WATER WENT WAS THE FLOOR BOARD, IT SOAKED THE COMPUTER ON THE SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD PANEL. THIS CAUSED ELECTRICAL FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION CAUSED BY THE WATER. ALSO, THE MOLD AND MILDEW WAS MAKING THE CONSUMER'S CHILD SICK. THEY HAVE HAD RESPIRATORY INFECTION ETC. *JB

GAS TANK RUPPTURED TRAVELING ON A ROAD FREE OF DEBRI AT A SPEED OF 20-25 MPH/ I HEARD A LOUD THUMP IN REAR OF VEHICHLE UPON ARRIVING HOME WHEN GETTING OUT I SMELLED A VERY STRONG GAS AROMA, LOOKING UNDER THE CAR GAS WAS STREAMING OUT OF BOTTOM OF GAS TANK IN ABOUT 6 STREAMS APPROXIMATELY 1-1 1/2 INCHES IN FRONT OF MY EXHAUST SYSTEM. NO ONE WITH GM SEEMS TO FEEL THIS WAS AN UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE FOR THE GAS TANK TO FAIL AT THIS SPEED OR THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAD BEEN IN THE HAIRDRESSER FOR ABOUT 2 HR SO THE CAR WAS COLD AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. I AM SCARED TO THINK WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I HAD BEEN RUNNING A NORMAL DAY OF MY ERRANDS AND THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS WARM WITH GAS STREAMING OVER IT. THEY ARE MAKING ME PAY $750.00 TO REPLACE THE TANK. I FEEL THAT THIS IS UNFAIR ALSO ANYONE OWNING THIS CAR LIKE MYSELF IS IN DANGER, AS THEY ARE MAKING LIGHT OF THE SITUATION AND COULD HAPPEN AGAIN TO MYSELF AND OTHER OWNERS. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT INTERIOR/EXTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD DIM WHEN APPLYING BRAKES OR ROLLING DOWN THE POWER WINDOW ON DRIVER'S SIDE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IT WAS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THAT VEHICLE.*AK

WHILE APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE UNCONTROLLABLY ON IT IS OWN. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK

AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER PULLED TO THE RIGHT. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DELARSHIP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MPH THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. ALSO, THE BRAKE LINE WAS LEAKING AND THAT THE MOUNTING OF THE BRAKE LINE WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE ENGINE WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKE LINE TO LEAK. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE SERVICE MANAGER WAS VERY CAVALIER IN HIS APPROACH, THUS IRRITATING THE CONSUMER. *AK *SC *JB

DURING LOW SPEED MANUEVERS, TURNING INTO A PARCKING SPACE,PARRALLEL PARKING, WHEN TURNING AT IDLE SPEED STEERING TIGHTENS UP LIKE IT IS MANUAL STEERING. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP THEY ORDERED A NEW POWERSTEERING PUMP. CAR CURRENTLY HAS 10,000 MILES BUT HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE NEW.. JUST A LITTLE INFO INCASE ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM.*AK

NO OTHER MANUFACTURER, AMERICAN OR FORIEGN, HAS A HIGHER INCIDENCE OF WARPED FRONT ROTORS, AND WITHIN THE LAST DECADE THIS PROBLEM INCREASINGLY SHOWS ITSELF AT RELATIVEY LOW MILAGE. MY MOST RECENT EXPERIENCE (LAST 3 YEARS) WAS A NEW GRAND AM SE DEVELOPING PULSATING BRAKES AT 20K MI. THE DEALER FOUGHT WITH US TOOTH & NAIL AND SAID "THAT'S YOUR FAULT, WE AINT PAYING FOR ANYTHING!" I CALLED THE PONTIAC ZONE AND RAISED HELL, ..NO CIGAR. FINALLY GOT WITH THE SHOP MANAGER TO PULL THE ROTORS & PUT THEM ON THE LATHE AND SEE HOW TRUE THEY WERE. THEY WEREN'T, BUT WE KNEW THAT BEFORE WE GOT STARTED. THE BRAKE PADS SHOWED VERY LITTLE WEAR. CONCLUSION, I GOT HUSTLED OUT OF THE SHOP WITH "WE'LL TAKE CARE OF IT." THEY DID, A NEW BRAKE JOB AT NO CHARGE. THE SECOND CAR WAS A 2000 MALIBU. CHEVROLET, THEY SAID PAY US FOR NEW ROTORS OR TAKE A HIKE. WE HIKED. REPLACED THE BRAKES MYSELF AND THE PROBLEM CAME RIGHT BACK AROUND 18K MI. I SOLD THE CAR INSTEAD OF FIXING IT. MY LAST GM CAR IS AN 04 GRAND AM, AND WITH JUST 11K MI, ...HERE WE GO AGAIN!! GENERAL MOTORS KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM. IT'S RAMPANT IN THE PRODUCT LINE- UP. TO ANNOUNCE A CHANGE WOULD BE STRICTLY FORBIDDEN AS A MATTER OF CORPORATE POLICY AS THAT MIGHT DRAW LIABILITY LEADING TO POSSIBLE CLASS ACTION SUITS. KEEP IN MIND THAT BRAKES ARE A SAFETY ITEM NOT SUBJECT TO LIMITATIONS OF WARRANTY OR LIABILITY WHERE IT CAN BE SHOWN THAT GM "KNEW, OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN", THAT THIS PROBLEM EXISTS. ERGO, OPENED ENDED LIABILITY. FURTHER, GM HAS KNOWN O

UPON CLOSING MY CAR DOOR, THE PLASTIC FRAME AROUND THE OUTSIDE OF THE SIDE WINDOW CUT MY THUMB OPEN.*AK

WHEN TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE IGNITION WILL NOT CONNECT TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. *AK

I WAS DRIVING THIS VEHICLE ON A DRY CLEAR DAY. WHEN I EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND SLOWED DOWN IN THE EXIT LANE BY TAPPING THE BRAKES THE CAR TURNED 90 DEGREES TOWARD THE INSIDE OF THE CIRCLE AND PROCEEDED OFF THE ROAD. THE CAR BEHAVED LIKE IT WAS ON A SHEET OF ICE EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A WARM DRY DAY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE COLLAPSED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THE FRONT STRUT BOLT WAS MISSING. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM