2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND-AM SE. THE DASHBOARD PANEL FAILED AND BROKE INTO PIECES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. THE DASHBOARD PANEL WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WILL NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE AND MILEAGE. THE CONTACT STATED WOULD LIKE FOR THE MANUFACTURER TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS REPORTED TO THE NHTSA DEFECT INVESTIGATION # EA02037 AND NHTSA RECALL # 03V327. IT JUST STARTED THIS YEAR AND I CALLED THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE CAR (NEW) FROM AND I WAS TOLD IT IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL BECAUSE THE VIN # IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE REPORT. *TR

I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT YET ANOTHER CUSTOMER THAT HAS A PONTIAC GRAND AM WITH THE PASS KEY SECURITY SYSTEM DEFECT. IT OCCURS AT RANDOM INTERVALS. THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON FOR IT. I AM ON A SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM. MY ABILITY TO HAVE A RELIABLE VEHICLE IS ESSENTIAL TO ME PERFORMING MY DUTIES SAFELY AND RELIABLY. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE TO HAVE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME REASON AND YET THE MANUFACTURERS DO NOTHING TO RESOLVE IT. I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE MY VEHICLE YET, BUT REST ASSURED, MY NEXT VEHICLE WILL NOT SUPPORT A COMPANY THAT PERMITS THIS TO CONTINUE. I AM ALSO BEING VERY VOCAL ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND NOTIFYING EVERYONE I KNOW VIA WORD OF MOUTH AND SOCIAL NETWORKING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. HE STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVER HEATED. THE DEALER ADVISED HE WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET HAS GONE BAD AND MY CAR HAS NEVER GOTTEN HOT OR OVER HEATED FOR ANYTHING LIKE THIS TO OCCUR. I BELIEVE IT IS DEFECTIVE GASKETS IN THE 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THE MOTOR MOUNT HAD FRACTURED AND FELL INTO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE MOTOR MOUNT WAS REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD FAILURES WITH THE RACK AND PINION AND WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SCREWS WERE LOOSE AND NEEDED TO BE TIGHTENED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,932 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000. UPDATED 11/03/10. *LJ UPDATED 11/29/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE MOTOR MOUNT FAILED WHICH LED INTAKE GASKET NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE WINDOWS WOULD STICK ON OCCASIONS AND A TIMES WOULD FALL DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR. THE OIL FROM THE ENGINE BECAME MIXED WITH THE ANTI-FREEZE. UPDATED 11/30/10

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON MAR. 8, 2010, I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED BUT THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. MY HUSBAND WAS TOLD BY THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER (NEXTOW) THAT THE COMPUTER WILL OVERRIDE DEPLOYING AIRBAG. MY HUSBAND SAID HE HAS NEVER HEARD OF THIS AND WANTED TO REPORT THE INCIDENT. THE CAR WAS A RED, 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT, VIN: [XXX]. THE INSURANCE HAS TOTAL THE VEHICLE. *TR

SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON AND CAR WON'T START. FROM WHAT I HAVE INVESTIGATED IT SOUNDS LIKE THE PASSLOCK MODULE IS HAVING ISSUES. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS AND THE MECHANICS TROUBLE SHOOT BY CHANGING OUT PART THAT HAVE COST ME OVER A $1000 BUT STILL THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. GM DOESN'T RECOGNIZE THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM AS A PROBLEM BUT THERE IS ONE AND THERE IS NO GOOD WAY TO DIAGNOSE IT. JUST BECAUSE NO ONE IS INJURED IT IS NOT RIGHT THAT WE HAVE TO EXPERIENCE THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ IT IS NOT ONLY MY 2000 GRAND AM BUT A LOT OF OTHER PONTIACS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM.. *TR

MY PROBLEM STARTED SUMMER OF 2008,I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY12 TRAVELING 55MPH. I FELT AS IF MY CAR WAS LIFTING ITSELF OFF THE GROUND SEVERAL MINS LATER I HEARD A LOUD BOOM. AND WAS SLIGHTLY BLINDED BY THE SUNLIGHT. I THOUGHT I WAS HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. BUT IT WAS MY SUNROOF THAT CAME OFF. IT HAS BEEN WELL OVER A YEAR I STILL HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE SUNROOF REPAIRED. MOST REPAIR SHOPS REFER ME TO THE PONTIAC DEALER AS THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A SUNROOF COMING OFF UNLESS DEFECTED. I CALLED THE PONTIAC DEALER IN STOCKTON, CA TWICE EACH TIME I WAS TOLD SUNROOFS FLY OFF ALL THE TIME, I COULD TAKE IT TO ANY REPAIR SHOP OF MY CHOICE OR SEE IF INSURANCE WILL COVER REPAIRS. I ASKED WHAT SHOPS THEY USED OR RECOMMEND EACH TIME AGENTS COULD NOT RECALL ANYTHING. I CALLED MY INSURANCE THEY TOO HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS, SINCE NOT FROM AN ACCIDENT OR NATURAL DISASTER I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR COST OF REPAIRS. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN WHO I TRANSPORT IN VEHICLE DRIVING WITHOUT A SUNROOF WAS VERY STRESSFUL AND NOT SAFE FOR THE HEALTH OF MY CHILDREN NOR MYSELF. AFTER THE RUN AROUND, TRYING TO TAPE DOWN EXPOSED AREA TO NO AVAIL, LOST OF HEARING. I DECIDED TO GO TO TAPS, THERE, THEY WERE ABLE TO CUT A PIECE OF HARD PLASTIC TO COVER TEMPORARILY. I FEEL AS A CONSUMER I HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE RUN AROUND AND I 'M AT A LOST FOR WHERE I CAN TAKE MY CAR LOCALLY TO HAVE SUNROOF REPAIRED PERMANENTLY. MY SECOND ISSUE IS WITH MY IGNITION LOCKS UP ON ME AND WILL NOT LET ME DRIVE.A SECURITY LIGHT THAT IS LIT UP AS WELL, AS I DO NOT HAVE A SECURITY SYSTEM, I CALLED DEALER I WAS TOLD IT MAY HAVE TO DO WITH MY KEY REMOTE, I STATED I DON'T HAVE KEY, I WAS THEN TOLD IT MAY BE I COPIED KEYS AND THE COPY IS NOT BEING READ BY CAR. I INFORMED THEM I USE THE ORIGINAL KEY FOR CAR I WAS GIVEN WHEN I PURCHASED CAR. THE DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHY AND REFERRED ME TO HAVE CAR CHECKED. I HAD MAINTENANCE DONE, EACH SHOP COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY FOR THE PROBLEM. I'M DISAPPOINTED AND FRUSTRATED. *TR

IN PONTIAC GRAND AM'S, THERE HAVE BEEN MANY DRIVERS THAT HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH WATER LEAKS. THESE WATERS LEAKS FLOOD THE CAR COMPARTMENT AND CAN LEAVE 1-4 INCHES OF WATER IN THE CAR. SOME CARS HAVE HAD THE LEAK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, WHICH CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE WATER...EVEN AFTER YOU DRAIN IT, IT WILL STILL LEAVE THE PEDALS WET/SLIPPERY WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. *TR