1997 Pontiac Grand AM

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

• 12/30/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  REAR BRAKES BIND DURING NORMAL STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. UPON ACCELLERATION THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SQUEALS AND 1 OR 2 LOUD BANGS ARE HEARD AS THE BRAKES RELEASE. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE AND UNABLE TO DETECT ANY BRAKE PROBLEMS. VEHICLES ALTERNATOR FAILED WITHOUT ANY TELTALE WARNING SIGNS, STRANDING THE CONSUMER. 60 DAYS LATER THE BATTERY DIES. ENGINE USED TO REV TO ABOUT 1500 RPM WHILE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND IN GEAR. REPLACEMENT OF 02 SENSOR CURED PROBLEM. OTHER MINOR PROBLEMS INCLUDE POWER DOOR LOCK BUMPER FAILURE (REPAIRED) AND POOR DESIGN OF THE DRIVER'S SUN VISOR. (IT MOVES THE REAR-VIEW MIRROR) WHEN MOVING VISOR FROM WINDSHIELD TO SIDE WINDOW. CONSUMER HAS ALREADY REPLACED VISOR ONCE DUE TO CRACKS AT MOUNTING SCREWS. *AK

• 12/30/1999· AIR BAGS

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 20MPH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT REASON OR WARNING. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

• 12/29/1999· AIR BAGS

  CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 45 MPH ON FLAT ROAD WHEN DUAL AIRBAGS SUDDENDLY DEPLOYED, CAUSING BURN INJURIES. THERE WAS NO FRONTAL OR ANY KIND OF IMPACT. *AK

• 12/27/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH LEAKAGES ON THE VEHICLE. ALSO STATED THAT THE HEATHER BEEN ON WILL MAKE THE VEHICLE OVERHEAT. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINE. TS

• 12/26/2000· VISIBILITY

  BOTH FRONT WINDOWS HAVE FALLEN OUT OF THEIR ORIGINAL TRACKS AND HAVE TO BE REALIGNED BY HAND WHENEVER THEY ARE ROLLED DOWN. NLM

• 12/24/1997· SUSPENSION

  REAR SWAY BAR BUSHING FAILURE.

• 12/21/2003· AIR BAGS

  BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES APART. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR ANY WARNING OF POSSIBLE CAR PROBLEMS BEFORE OR AFTER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PASSENGER SIDE DEPLOYED AROUND 7:30 WHILE CAR WAS IN MOTION AND DRIVERS SIDE DEPLOYED AROUND 7:40 WHILE PULLING OUT OF A BUSINESS PARKING LOT.*AK

• 12/21/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY

  HAD THE SUNROOF MOTOR REPLACED 2 TIMES, LEFT FRONT WHEEL NOISE, DEALER SAID THERE IS NO PROBLEM ALWAYS MAKES GRINDING NOISE LEFT FRONT AFTER CAR SITS ALL NIGHT , WHEN YOU FIRST PUT CAR IN REVERSE THE NOISE IS NOTICEABLE, HAD TOO HAVE LEFT REAR TAILLGHT REPLACED WHEN NEW,CAR TRUNCK GETS DUST INTO AT RIGHT SIDE OF REAR SEAT WHERE IT FOLDS DOWN , DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLE, STILL NOT REPAIRED ,CAR IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY.HAS COOLANT LEAK AT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ,HAS BEEN LEAKING FOR APROX 15,000 MILES AGAIN OUT OF WARRANTY THIS WAS MY FIRST NEW CAR I HAVE EVER BOUGHT AND WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GENERAL MOTORS CAR AGAIN, AND I WORK FOR GENERALMOTORS. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. I HAD A SALVAGE BUICK CENTRY I SOLD TOO PURCHASE THIS NEW ONE AND IT WAS A VERY NICE CAR NEVER HAD THE PROBLEMS WITH THAT CAR AND IT WAS WRECKED. NO MORE GENERAL MOTORS FOR ME . *AK

• 12/20/2002· POWER TRAIN

  THE CAR HAS A HARD START BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR THAT HAS HAPPENED FOR THE PAST 60K AND NO ONE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. THE CAR IS NOW AT 96K AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING A P1870 CODE WHICH TRIGGERS THE LIGHT AND IS CAUSED BY A WORN TCC APPLY VALVE ON THE 4T60E GM TRANSMISSIONS. HAVE HEARD FROM SEVERAL OTHER INDIVIDUALS THAT THEY ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS ON THEIR 1997 4T60E TRANSMISSIONS. THIS ITEM SHOULD BE RECALLED SINCE IT IS ONLY THE CONTROL VALVE BODY WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED WITH A REVISED TCC REGULATOR AND ISOLATOR VALVES ALONG WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ON THE 97 PONTIAC GRAND AM CARS AND ALL CARS WITH 4T60E TRANSMISSIONS WHICH WILL RESULT IN OTHER PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VALVES AND TORQUE CONVERTER. TS

• 12/20/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE IN THE DRIVE POSITION AND STOPPED ON AN INCLINE WITH THE BREAK DEPRESSED, UPON RELEASE OF THE BRAKE THE CAR MAKES A GRINDING NOISE. TS

• 12/20/2002· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION SHIFTS OUT OF DRIVE TO NEUTRAL GEAR. I FOUND A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN #677164 WHICH THE DEALER SAID WAS NOT A RECALL NOTICE AND WOULD NOT HONOR IT. THE NOTICE STATES TO REPAIR THE CONTROL VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY. THE POWER LOSS RESULTED IN A REEVE OF THE ENGINE AT 70 MILES PER HOUR ON INTERSTATE 10 IN ARIZONA AND ALSO WHILE DRIVING LOCALLY OFF HIGHWAY 101 AT 65 MILES PER HOUR. THE CAR GEARS SHIFTED OUT OF DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL GEAR. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE IT CAUSES INJURY. TS

• 12/19/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THIS IS THE LETTER I SUBMITTED TO THEM: I'M WRITING YOU THIS LETTER TO LET YOU KNOW HOW DISATISFIED I AM WITH YOUR PRODUCT. I BOUGHT MY 97 PONTIAC GRAND AM NEW. I AM A STRONG BELIEVER YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR. THAT IS WHY I BOUGHT NEW VERSUS A USED VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THAT I SHOULD GET MORE FOR MY MONEY THAN WHAT I HAVE GOT FROM YOUR PRODUCT. I'M VERY DISSATISFIED!!!! I AM IN THE U.S.M.C. MY FAMILY AND I DO ALOT OF TRAVELING TO AND FROM OUR HOME STATE. MY WIFE WAS BROKE DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THIS VEHICLE. WE AS CAR OWNERS HAVE NEVER BROKE DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY IN MY 18 YEARS OF BEING IN THE MILITARY. I AM VERY PICKY ABOUT MY VEHICLES AND ALWAYS HAVE MY CAR SERVICED AS REQUIRED. I NEVER MISS MY OIL CHANGES. I AM A MIDDLE CLASS CITIZEN JUST TRYING TO MAKE A LIVING AND MAKE SURE MY FAMILY IS SAFE ON THE ROADS. I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR DEALERSHIP. I BELIEVE THEM TO BE THE BEST IN TOWN. I BELIEVE I JUST PICKED THE LEMON ON THE LOT. I HAVE LISTED MY EXPENSES THAT I HAVE PAID OUT OF MY POCKET AND ALSO WHAT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. PLEASE FELL FREE TO GIVE ME A CALL IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE REIMBURSE FOR REPAIRS AND EXPENSES. OF $1257.65 *AK

• 12/17/1997· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  DAYTIME SENSOR LIGHTS FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY.

• 12/16/1998· SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, AIR,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER PONTIAC-I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE FROM THIS CAR AND ABSOLUTELY ZERO HELP REPAIRING IT. I OWNED TWO BUICKS PRIOR TO THIS CAR AND WILL BUY ANOTHER AS SOON AS I CAN GET RID OF THIS LEMON!

• 12/12/2003· STRUCTURE

  CAR HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT, WAXED AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR. WHEN WAXING FOUND PAINT WAS PEELING ON ENGINE HOOD ALONG THE SIDE THAT GOES DOWN INTO THE ENGINE.*AK

• 12/11/2002· POWER TRAIN

  CONSUMER STATES HE HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION, SENSOR SYSTEM THAT RUNS THE ABS, BRAKING SYSTEM. CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT HE HAS BEEN DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN HIS AUTO WILL NOT GO INTO THE NEXT GEAR, AND HE IS IN FAST TRAFFIC. MR

• 12/11/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  1997 PONTIAC GRAND AM HAS MULTIPLE BRAKE PROBLEMS I HAVE REPLACED CALIPERS AND ROTORS AND PADS WITHIN 2 TO 3 WEEKS THE BRAKES START CLUNKING AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE TIME IS DECREASED.I HAVE CONTACTED THE MAIN PONTIAC COMPANY WITH NO POSITIVE RESULTS. *AK

• 12/09/2004· AIR BAGS

  WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

• 12/09/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS PAID OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE BEING A RECALL EVEN DO I WAS NEVER CONTACT AND THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHSED BRAND NEW. I SPEND APRROX $300.00 BETWEEN TOWING FEES AND MECHANICAL REPAIR. I NEED TO GET REFUNDED THIS MONEY. OTHERWISE, I WILL CONTACT THE BBB AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS. DT

• 12/08/2006· AIR BAGS

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER. THERE WAS A RECALL ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE FOR THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE IN CANADA. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS 03-162. UPDATED 12/28/2006 - *NM

• 12/08/1999· EQUIPMENT

  THE AIR CONDITIONING SENSOR FAILED. YH

• 12/07/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DEX-COOL WAS USED AS ONLY COOLANT. MY MECHANIC FAXED ME SOME INFORMATION ON DEX-COOL STATING THAT IT WAS STARTING TO CAUSE PROBLEMS IN THE 1ST CARS USING IT. EVERYTHING COOLING RELATED IS STARTING TO GO OUT.*AK

• 12/05/1997· TIRES

  WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE 75, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WENT FLAT RIGHT AWAY. THIS WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE VALVE STEM WHICH LEAKED AND CAUSED THE TIRE TO BE RUINED. NEW TIRES ON A 1997, PONTIAC. TIRE SIZE P19565R15. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE STEM LEAKED AT THE RIM WHERE THE STEM GOES THROUGH. *SLC

• 12/03/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  1) FRONT ABS BEGAN TO PULSATE AS IF THE VEHICLE WERE IN A SKID HOWEVER THIS HAPPENED DURING NORMAL DRIVING AND BRAKING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP. 2) ABS WIRING HARNESS WAS FAULTY DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR FROM TURNING THE WHEEL 3) HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT RIGHT AND LEFT ABS WIRING HARNESSES THIS BRAKING SYSTEM IS FAULTY AND CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS BRAKING ISSUES. *TR

• 12/03/2004· STEERING

  DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR STEERING RECALL FOR THE BEARING GEAR AS STATED ON THE RECALL NOTICE. *AK

• 12/03/2001· STEERING

  CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN UNLESS MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY CAN SHIFT SIDEWAYS A COUPLE INCHES BEFORE IT HITS AND THEN STARTS TURNING THE WHEEL, MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE UPPER STUD INTO THE FIREWALL HAD BROKEN OFF AND THE CALMP HOLDING THE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY WAS BENDING ON THE LOWER STUD UNTIL IT FINALLY BROKE OFF. *ET

• 12/01/1998· AIR BAGSCrash

  DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 -65 MPH CONSUMER HIT GUARDRAIL AND THEN VEHICLE SPUN AROUND HITTING GUARD RAIL AGAIN HEAD-ON, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH RESULTED IN INJURIES. VEHICLE SUSTAINED APPROXMATELY 10,000 DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE ALONE TO FRONT END. *AK

• 11/27/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS A LOUD SQUEAKY NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. *AK

• 11/27/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ENGINE HAS A HESITATION WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR LEAVING A STOP. OIL PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. IGNITION MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. DEALER HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM ON 4 ATTEMPTS IN TWO WEEKS.

• 11/25/1998· SUSPENSIONCrash

  TRAVELING 35MPH WHEN REAR OF VEHICLE HIT SIDE OF ROAD AND DRIVER LOST CONTROL. HIT A DITCH & CAME UP ON OTHER SIDE. TOOK TO MECHANIC & INFORMED LEFT REAR SUSPENSION OUT OF ALIGNMENT. HAD TO HAVE BEARINGS REPACKED. *AK *ML

• 11/23/1999· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEEDS (IN PARKING LOTS, ECT.) CAR WILL ACCELLERATE UNCONTROLLABLY. APPLYING BRAKES DOES NOT HELP, PUT IN NEUTRAL AND RPMS REV UP TO "RED ZONE". *AK

• 11/22/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DRIVING IN CITY AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE FOR A NORMAL STOP, THE PEDAL IS HARD AND BRAKES FAIL TO RESPOND CORRECTLY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER 7 TIMES FOR REPAIRS, BUT DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM OR SO HELP. *AK

• 11/21/2000· TIRES

  TIRE CASING STARTED TO PEEL OFF. WE WERE AWAY FROM HOME FOR THE WEEKEND. WE IMMEDIATELY CHANGED TO THE SPARE TIRE, AND LIMPED HOME. THE PONTIAC DEALER TOLD US THAT WE HAD TO GO TO THE GOODYEAR DEALER FOR AN ADJUSTMENT. THEY GAVE US AN ALLOWANCE TOWARD A NEW TIRE. BUT, I CAN'T HELP THINKING I CAUGHT OUR TIRE BEFORE IT GOT A CHANCE TO FALL APART LIKE ALL OF THOSE ONES I'VE BEEN SEEING ON TV. MY SON HAS A 1995 GRAND AM WITH THE SAME TIRES, AND HE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH A GOODYEAR EAGLE GA, THE SAME SIZE AS OURS. I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU FOLKS KNOW. *AK (DOT NUMBER: MKT2E2DR12 TIRESIZE: P205/55R16)

• 11/18/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THIS FAILURE IS PARTICULARLY BAD BECAUSE BOTH TIMES THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT 10 MILES BEFORE THE OCCURRENCE (WHICH IN HINDSIGHT) I SEE WAS THE ONLY WARNING OF DANGER AND BOTH TIMES WERE PITCH DARK OUTSIDE, FIRST THE CAR SEEMED TO BE IN NEUTRAL IN THE DRIVE POSITION, IN THAT THE ENGINE REVVED, BUT HAD LITTLE REAL POWER AND WHILE IN ANTICIPATION (FEAR) THAT THE CAR WOULD LUNGE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY TOOK HOLD DIDN'T COME TO FRUITION, WHAT OCCURRED COULD HAVE BEEN AS BAD. THE DASH LIGHT INDICATORS STARTED FLASHING BUT THE MAIN DASH LIGHTS SEEN FREGUENTLY (SPEEDOMETER) DISAPPEARED AND THEN I NOTICED THAT I WAS ONLY BEING GUIDED BY STREET LAMPS (SECOND OCCURENCE, I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE THAT) AND THE CAR DIED AT THE SAME TIME, MAKING ME LOSE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES AND HAVE TO GET THIS THING OFF THE ROAD. THIS CAR HAS NEVER MISSED A BEAT BEFORE THAT, BUT WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME, A BUNCH OF CITY WORKERS OUT TRYING TO FIX A BURST PIPE IN THE STREET AT 5:30 A.M. WERE WATCHING THIS HAPPEN AND CAME RUNNING OVER AND SAID THAT THE WAY THIS CAR FAILED SHOULD BE REPORTED BECAUSE IT COULD HAVE BEEN BAD FOR ANY DRIVER TO LOSE CAR MANUEVERABILITY AT THE SAME TIME AS EXTERIOR LIGHTS. THE SECOND TIME, WHEN I SAW THE ABS LIGHT COME ON, I WAS PREPARED. I CALLED MY HUBBY ON THE CELL PHONE AND HE CAME AND FOLLOWED ME FROM THERE AND I HAD ABOUT 10 MILES OF DRIVETIME BEFORE MY CAR BECAME POSSESSED AGAIN. IT IS SITTING BY THE ROAD ON AN ISOLATED SECTION IN INDIANA AND I'M FEELING PRETTY DARN LUCKY.*AK

• 11/18/1997· POWER TRAIN

  THE DEFECTIVE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY LOCKED UP AND BLEW OUT, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER REPLACED THE CLUTCH. *AK

• 11/17/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THIS PROBLEM WAS REPORTED ACCURATELY BY ANOTHER PERSON 0DIID 726109/ WE JUST PURCHASED A BATTERY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, WHICH IT DID FOR ABOUT 100 MILES, THEN IT WAS DITTO, BUT WOULD LIKE AN EMAIL AS TO WHAT THE PERSON ODIID 726109 FOUND TO BE THE PROBLEM. MY HUSBAND IS A MASTER MECHANIC. *AK

• 11/14/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STARTER AND HAS HAD THE VEHICLE ON THE SHOP FOR A RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE STATERTED HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH SO THERE FOR THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. MR

• 11/13/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  COOLANT LEVELS IN RESERVE TANK ALWAYS WOULD DROP BELOW MINIMUM LEVELS, AND WE WOULD CONTINUE TO ADD COOLANT. LAST OIL CHANGE IN JUNE 2009 REVIEW NO PROBLEM. NOVEMBER 2009, WHILE SON WAS DRIVING HOME FROM COLLEGE (APPROXIMATELY 80 MILES) CAR BEGAN TO OVERHEAT WITH TEMP GAUGE READING IN THE RED. HAD CAR TOWED TO LOCAL SHOP AND REPORTED THAT COOLANT HAD LEAKED INTO CORE, ENGINE DESTROYED (ESTIMATED REPAIR - NEED NEW/REMANUFACTURED ENGINE $2500-3000). SEEMS WHILE REVIEWING THIS SUBJECT ONLINE AND W/NHTSA WEB SITE THAT THIS HAS BEEN A RE-OCCURRING PROBLEM WITH 1997 PONTIACS 4 AND 6 CYLINDER ENGINES. *TR

• 11/12/2003· TIRES

  PROBLEMS WITH GOODYEAR TIRE EQUIPMENT ON 1997 A PONTIAC GRAND AM.*MR THE VEHICLE CAME EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE TIRES, ONE OF THE TIRES EXPERIENCED A FLAT AND THE LOCAL TIRE SHOP RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF ALL FOUR TIRES, GOODYEAR INTEGRITY XNW9608B TIRES WERE CHOSEN, AFTER ABOUT 100 MILES OF DRIVING, THE CONSUMER HEARD A STRANGE NOISE AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THE TIRE SHOWED SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION, 200 MILES LATER THE NOISE CAME BACK. *JB *NLM

• 11/12/2001· WHEELS

  WHILE DRIVING, THE LEFT FRONT ALUMINUM MAG WHEEL BLEW OUT ON THE INSIDE AND CRACKED NEARLY ALL THE WAY AROUND, THE TIRE AND THE VEHICLE WERE UNDAMAGED, CONSUMER REPLACED THE WHEEL. *SLC

• 11/12/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHEN VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NOTICED THE OIL LEAKING OUT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

• 11/10/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  FRONT BRAKES OVERHEAT, ROTORS WARP

• 11/09/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ABS: STEERING GROANS AFTER HARD BRAKING OR TIGHT HIGH/LOW-SPEED TURNS/WARNING LIGHT COMES ON; ALTERNATOR: NOT CHARGING-REPLACED TWICE; THERMOSTAT REPLACED TWICE

• 11/09/1999· SEAT BELTSCrash

  WHILE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC DRIVER BEHIND CONSUMER REAR ENDED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. SEAT BELTS DID NOT RETRACT, CAUSING PASSENGER TO BE THROWN FOWARD. HAD TO CATCH HERSELF WITH HER ARMS ON DASHBOARD OR FACE WOULD HAVE HIT THE DASHBOARD. *AK

• 11/07/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THIS CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. YOU MUST PUSH THE PEDAL COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE CAR WILL STOP. I HAVE HAD BRAKE PADS, ROTORS, ALTERNATOR, SERPINTINE BELT REPLACED. I HAVE HAD MY COMPUTER REPLACED 3 TIMES AND SIX INJECTORS INSTALLED. THIS CAR IS A NIGHTMARE GM SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS HORRIBLE CAR. AS WE ALL CAN SEE THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON NHTSA'S WEB SITE. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP US! DT

• 11/06/2013· STEERING

  THE MOST RECENT OF PROBLEMS IS MY STEERING WENT OUT ON ME WHILE TURNING IN TO A PARKING LOT. HAD MY MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND HE SAID IT WAS THE RACK AND PINION SEAL THAT CAUSED IT TO POUR OUT THE FLUID. I HAVE ALSO HAD MANY OTHER PROBLEMS SUCH AS GAS LEAKING EVEN THOUGH ALL LINES WERE REPLACED. POWER STEERING LINE REPLACED DUE TO PIN HOLE LEAKS, MULTIPLE WHEEL BEARINGS, RADIATOR. IGNITION SWITCH, AND ONE OF THE SENSORS IN THE UPPER BACK SIDE OF THE MOTOR SOMEHOW CAME UNDONE AND MELTED THE CONNECTOR AND CAUSED A DEAD SHORT IN MY CAR. *TR

• 11/05/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THE VEHICLE IDLES HIGH WHEN IT IS FIRST STARTED AND WHILE DRIVING. IT IDLES ANYWHERE BETWEEN IT IDLES 1000-1500 RPM'S. THE BRAKES AUTOMATICALLY PUMP THEMSELVES WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, WHERE THE DEALER CORRECTED THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING A COMPUTER CHIP. THE VEHICLE IS DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN.*AK

• 10/30/2001· AIR BAGS

  WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON A SMOOTH ROAD BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.*AK

• 10/30/1998· SEATS

  PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT DOES NOT STAY LOCKED IN POSITION, CAUSING THE SEAT TO LUNGE FORWARD INTO WINDSHIELD. DEALER HAS LUBRICATED CATCHES, BUT DEFECT IS STILL OCCURRING. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *AK

• 10/29/2004· AIR BAGSCrash

  PONTIAC GRAND AM 1997, FATAL ACCIDENT, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, ON EITHER SIDE. *BF THE DRIVER WAS KILLED AND THE PASSENGER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. *JB