1995 Pontiac Grand AM

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING ON A GM 3100 ENGINE.

• 12/30/1999· VISIBILITY

  PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW IS INOPERABLE. YH

• 12/27/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CAR BOUGHT IN 1995. HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP OVER 10 TIMES FOR MAJOR REPAIRS. CAR IS AGAIN IN THE SHOP DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE OVER 30 MILES PER HOUR. ENTIRE ENGINE SHAKES VERY BADLY.*AK

• 12/27/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  RECALL 00V287000/ IGNITION SWITCH: VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH A CLICKING SOUND UPON STARTING VEHICLE,AND ASKED DEALER TO INSPECT VEHICLE. SERVICE MANGER MR. RON CAPALDI REPLIED THAT IF DIAGNOSTIC SHOWED THAT PROBLEM WAS NOT PART OF RECALL CONSUMER WOULD BE BILLED FOR THAT INSPECTION. THIS HAPPENED AT BURNS PONTAIC IN MARLTON, NJ; PHONE # 856/ 983-1115. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

• 12/27/2000· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  INTERMITTENTLY HEADLIGHTS BECOME INOPERABLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK WHEN THE VEHICLE HITS BUMP, THE HEAD LIGHTS AND SIGNAL LIGHT GOES OFF. *YH

• 12/27/1996· AIR BAGS

  NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS DURING COLLISIONS.

• 12/27/1996· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  WHILE DRIVING NOTICED ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLING INTO LANE, APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES BRAKES STILL FADE. *SLC

• 12/22/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKED ANTIFREEZE INTO THE ENGINE, AND THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

• 12/21/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES WHEN COLD HAVE CONTINUOUS LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS, ALSO BRAKE LOCKS UP. TT

• 12/18/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  IGNITION MELTED WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A FIRE. BUT, PONTIAC STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 00V287000 ALTHOUGH IT HAD SAME PROBLEM, CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE 1 WEEK AFTER THE DEALER STATED THE RECALL WAS VIN NUMBER SPECIFIC, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

• 12/16/1996· AIR BAGS

  NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG IN ACCIDENT.

• 12/15/1995· STEERING

  THE STEERING SYSTEM IS FAILING.PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 12/14/1998· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION HAD COMPLETE FAILURE WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING.

• 12/13/1996· AIR BAGS

  NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS DURING COLLISION.

• 12/10/2003· STRUCTURE

  WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH HOOD POPPED OPEN. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER. THEN, HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. TO DEALER. *AK THE HOOD HIT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD DAMAGING IT AND INJURING THE CONSUMER. CONSUMER CLOSED THE HOOD UNTIL IT LOCKED. WHILE DRIVING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE HOOD UNLATCHED AGAIN THE HIT THE WINDSHIELD. MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THIS KIND OF INCIDENT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME WITH PONTIAC GRAND AM'S. *PH

• 12/10/2001· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON THESE VEHICLES ARE OF A BAD DESIGN OR HAVE A WIRE IN THE WRONG PLACE (CAUSING IT TO GET CUT) . THE HEADLIGHTS CAN GO OUT AT ANY TIME, POSSIBLY CAUSING A CRASH. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER GRAND AM OWNERS AND THEY TOO ARE HAVING OR HAVE HAD A PROBLEM SIMILAR TO MINE.*AK

• 12/10/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  ENGINE STUTTERS AND STALLS AFTER A COLD START AND LURCHES FORWARD. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

• 12/09/1999· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,INTERIOR LIGHTING

  LOW DIMMER IS INOPERATIVE. ALSO, FOG LIGHTS AND DOME LIGHT MALFUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY WHICH MAY RESULT IN VISUAL DIFFICULTY AND A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 12/08/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS TO INDICATE FAILURES, NO FAILURES FOUND IN BRAKE SYSTEM.

• 12/08/1998· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION WAS MAKING WHINING NOISE. YH

• 12/07/1998· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  WHEN PUTTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION, SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN BETWEEN THE DASH AND STEERING WHEEL, CAR WAS OFF. THE STARTER ENGAGED TO START THE ENGINE IN CAR, AND FIRE STARTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. NO WARRANT., DEALER CONTACTED AND WILL ESTIMATE DAMAGES. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. AK

• 12/02/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE

  1995 PONTIAC GRAND AM OVERHEATING. REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT FOUR TIMES AND FINALLY THE HEAD GASKETS WARPED. PAID FOR THE HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT. CONTINUED TO OVERHEAT AND CALLED GENERAL MOTORS. MEDIATOR WAS OF VERY LITTLE HELP. TOOK IT BACK UNDER THE REPAIR WARRANTY, THEN THE RADIATOR BLEW BECAUSE THEY HAD REPLACED THE RADIATOR CAP WITH A HIGHER PRESSURE RATING. WE TOOK IT BACK AND THEY REPLACED THE RADIATOR, HOSES, HEATER CORE AND NUMEROUS OTHER THINGS. IT CONTINUED TO OVERHEAT. IN GENERAL WE HAVE SPENT ABOUT $2500.00 AND STILL HAVE THIS ISSUE. ADDITIONALLY, WE NOW HAVE THE ABS WARNING LIGHT COMING ON OCCASIONALLY AND I FOUND SOME ENGINE WIRES TWISTED UP OVER THE MANIFOLD. I HAVE SINCE MOVED THEM BACK TO THEIR ORIGINAL LOCATION AND HAD TO USE ELECTRICAL TAPE ON ANOTHER WIRE CONNECTION THAT THE LOCK (SNAP) WAS BROKE OFF. SINCE DOING THIS I HAVE NOT HAD THE CAR OVERHEATING AS OFTEN. ADDITIONALLY SINCE REPAIRS WERE MADE, WE NOW HAVE HEAVY CONDENSATION ON THE INTERIOR WINDSHIELD, (WINDOW WIPERS ON THE INSIDE COULD BE A SOLUTION...) ALONG WITH PUDDLES OF WATER ON THE PASSENGER FLOOR AND IN THE TRUNK....GOD ONLY KNOWS WHAT THEY DID TO MY CAR AFTER I CALLED GENERAL MOTORS, EVERYTHING JUST SEEMED TO GET WORSE FROM THERE.. COINCIDENCE, I THINK NOT. THEY ARE NOW BANKRUPT SO THERE IS NO RECOURSE IN MY CASE OF RETRIEVING MONEY NEEDLESSLY SPENT ON REPAIRS THEY SHOULD HAVE FIXED PROPERLY IN THE FIRST PLACE. AND WHILE I'M AT IT, I WONDER IF THEY EVER TOOK CAR OF THAT IGNITION RECALL? I AM STILL DRIVING THE CAR WHEN IT IS BEHAVING BUT I HAVE BEEN HAVING TO HOLD THE IGNITION SWITCH TO GET THE CAR TO START WHICH I HADN'T HAD TO DO BEFORE... ARE THEY WAITING FOR MY CAR TO CATCH ON FIRE DUE TO THIS IGNITION PROBLEM? THE SMARTEST THING WOULD BE TO TAKE IT TO SOMEONE ELSE BUT NO ONE WANTS TO TOUCH THE CAR AFTER FINDING OUT IT WAS AT THE OTHER DEALERSHIP SO WHERE DO I GO NOW? AND A REPLY ON THAT SURE WOULD BE A BIG HELP! *JB

• 12/02/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE COMBINATION SWITCH FOR THE HEAD LIGHTS/TURN SIGNAL, AND CRUISE CONTROL FAILED. AS A RESULT, WHILE DRIVING THE HEAD LIGHTS SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. *AK HEADLIGHTS REPEATEDLY WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. *PH

• 12/01/2000· SUSPENSION,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY

  I HAVE HAD A LOT OF TROUBLE WITH SQUEAKY STEERING COLUMN,NOW IN ADDITION RECENTLY,MY HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT AND MOST LIKELY IS A CONTACT WITHIN THE OPERATIONS STICK ON THE STEERING WHEEL.I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH CLUNKING NOISES ON FRONT LEFT AND ALL MECHANICS TELL ME MY SHOCKS ARE FINE.MY HEATER CORE HAS TAKEN A DUMP,ALONG WITH A BATTERY,ALONG WITH A FUEL PUMP,ALL OF WHICH SEEM VERY PREMATURE ALL FROM 40000 MILES TO 55000 MILES.

• 11/30/2000· POWER TRAIN

  AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OPERATED ERRATICALLY. *AK

• 11/27/1996· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKS..

• 11/25/1996· AIR BAGS

  DRIVER'S AIR BAG COULD NOT REACH DRIVER BECAUSE OF HER SMALL SIZE AND LIGHT WEIGHT; SHE IS 5'1" AND WEIGHS 94 LBS. *AK

• 11/24/1998· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A DITCH TO AVOID HITTING A HORSE, AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. ALSO, SHOULDER STRAP DIDN'T HOLD THE CONSUMER , CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HIT HIS FACE. *AK

• 11/23/2000· TIRES

  WE WERE DRIVING ON RT 28 IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY WHEN OUR FRONT RIGHT TIRE HAD A BLOW OUT. THE NEXT DAY WE TOOK OUR CAR TO A LOCAL GARAGE. THE FRONT TIRE HAD A HUGE HOLE IN IT EVEN THOUGH WE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. UPON INSPECTION OF ALL FOUR TIRES, IT WAS FOUND THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE SPLIT ON THE INSIDE. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THE TIRES ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKED FINE, BUT THE INSIDE OF ALL FOUR TIRES WERE SPLIT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT IN THESE TIRES. WE HAVE KEPT THESE TIRES IN THE EVENT THEY ARE NEEDED FOR ANY FURTHER INSPECTION. *AK

• 11/22/1999· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE WHOLE CASTING THAT HOUSES THE BULB FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE FOG LIGHT HAS BURNED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME WAS ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. OWNER'S FATHER REPLACED THE FOG LIGHT AND CASTING. THE DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF THE CURRENT PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER NFORMATION. *AK

• 11/21/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  FAILURE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG, CONSUMER WAS INVOVLED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

• 11/20/2003· STRUCTURE

  WHILE DRIVING AT 45-MPH THE UNDERHOOD LATCH FAILED. THE HOOD OPENED UP BREAKING THE WINDSHIELD AND INJURING THE DRIVER'S FACE AND ARMS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. DEALER NOTIFIED. *PH

• 11/20/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  PROBLEMS WITH TURN SIGNALS/EMERGENCY FLASHERS,AND DASH LIGHTS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, RECENTLY HAD TROUBLE STARTING, AS IT DIDN'T WANT TO TURN OVER A FEW TIMES IN ROW.WHEN TURN SIGNALS DIDNT WORK I TURNED ON EMERGENCY, AND FAILED TO WORK.ALMOST REAR ENDED! *AK

• 11/18/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SEE NHTSA CAMPAIGN #00V287000 - MY STARTER SWITCH FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. WOULD LIKE IT FIXED PRIOR TO CAUSING A FIRE.*AK

• 11/17/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR.

• 11/16/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING SYSTEM, CAUSING ACCIDENT IN WHICH DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

• 11/13/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN APPYLING THE ABS BRAKES, THE PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOOR; ALSO, THEY GRIND. PLEASE DESCRIBE FUTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 11/13/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CONSUMER STATES THAT BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOOR AND ALSO THAT THE BRAKES GRIND WHEN APPLIED. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 11/12/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WE FIRST HAD PROBLEMS IN JUNE WITH CAR RUNNING ROUGH TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE AND PAID 700.00 FOR MANIFOLD GASKET BLOWN. NOW AFTER DRIVING ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON CAR HAS ALREADY OVERHEATED. TOWED HOME TO BE REPAIRED AT GM FACILITY NOV22. NOW ANOTHER 1000.00 OR MORE TO REPLACE HEAD. *AK

• 11/12/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  HAD PARKED VEHICLE IN GARAGE. HEARD HORN GO OFF. HUSBAND OPENED DOOR TO CHECK & FLAMES SHOT OUT. CALLED FIRE DEPARTMENT. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. INSIDE OF VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. FIRE DEPARTMENT INDICATED FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH DUE TO A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL WIRES. *AK

• 11/11/2004· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE ORIGINAL HEADLIGHT SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED AND I DID NOT HAVE ANY DASH LIGHTS OR TAIL-LIGHTS. THE SECOND SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED TOO AND THE HEADLIGHTS NOW GO OUT WHEN I TRY TO CYCLE THEM FROM HIGH BEAM TO LOW BEAM OR DON'T COME ON UNTIL I CYCLE THEM AGAIN. *JB

• 11/10/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER TRIED TO STOP TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP, PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STILL TRAVEL. CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH FORCE, THE VEHICLE STOPPED. *AK

• 11/09/2004· SUSPENSIONCrash

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SWERVED RIGHT ON ITS OWN. CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY PULLED LEFT, CAUSING REAR AXLE TO BREAK OFF, AND RESULTING IN A CRASH. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK

• 11/07/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHEN TRY TO START VEHICLE IT WON'T START,. HAVING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STARTING JUST LIKE RECALL 00V287000, AND IGNITION DID NOT WORK, BURNING A BATTERY.*AK

• 11/07/1995· SEAT BELTSCrash

  WHEN APPLY THE SEAT BELT DOESN'T LOCK UP . TT CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTIN WHICH SHE HIT THE BACK END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH THE LEFT FRONT PANEL OF HER VEHICLE, THEN CLIMBED AN EMBANKMENT AND THROUGH A FENCE, CONSUMER STATEED VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITHT THE SEAT BELT, THE SEAT BELTS WERE REPLACED BUT THEY STILL DO NOT LOCK WHEN YOU COME TO AN ABRUPT STOP CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES. *JB

• 11/06/1997· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHERFire

  DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO WORK, GOT OUT OF VEHICLE AT WORK AND WAS WALKING TO THE BUILDING AND HEARD A LOUG BANG. TURNED AROUND AND SAW FLAMES COMING FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. CALLED FIREMEN AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FIRE COULD HAVE STARTED IN THE FUEL LINES. *AK *SLC

• 11/04/1998· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT, AND DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK *ML

• 11/04/1997· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  STARTER FAILED.

• 11/04/1996· SEATS

  FAILURE ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT TRACK, WHEN DRIVING THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT DOES NOT LOCK, CAUSING THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT TO MOVE FORWARD WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. *AK THE LATCH AT THE BACK OF FRONT SEATS DOES NOT CATCH, THIS ALLOWS THE SEAT BACK TO FOWARD AT ANY TIME, THE MANUFACTURER CALIMS THIS IS A FEATURE DESIGN CALLED EASY ENTRY.*JB

• 11/02/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE WILL NOT PICK UP SPEED WHEN ACCELERATING. THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE. *YC